Nursie vs Shift Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nursie
This app helps nurses and healthcare professionals manage their work schedules, estimate pay, and track overtime. It offers features like recurring shift automation, group schedule sharing, and smart notifications to improve work-life balance. Personalize your calendar with custom colors and themes for a better overview of your shifts.
- Fast and simple shift planning
- Recurring shifts and rotation automation
- Group schedule sharing
- Pay estimates and overtime tracking
- Smart shift reminders
- Multiple hospital and role support
- Home screen widgets
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Nursie is a simple, beautiful shift planner made for nurses and healthcare workers who want to stay on top of their rota, pay, reminders, and work-life balance. Plan your shifts, estimate your pay, track overtime, share your schedule with friends or family, and coordinate with your team using group schedule sharing. WHY NURSES LOVE NURSIE Fast & Simple Shift Planning Add shifts in seconds with quick-select shift types. Use smart templates for Day, Evening, Night, Training, and custom shifts. View your rota in a clean, colour-coded calendar. Swipe through dates quickly and easily. Recurring Shifts & Rotation Automation Set up repeating shifts and full rotations in minutes. Supports daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly patterns. Auto-generate future schedules, ideal for rotating shifts and predictable rosters. Group Schedule Sharing Create or join a shared group with an invite code. See colleagues’ shifts in one place. Perfect for ward teams, placements, agency work, and coordinating time off. Share only what you choose. Pay Estimates & Overtime Tracking Estimate your pay based on your shifts, hours, and rates. Track weekly and monthly hours. Calculate overtime using your own custom rules. Use clear insights to understand workload, pay, and balance. Smart Notifications Get shift reminders before your start time. Choose reminder times that suit your routine. Set custom notifications for different shift types. Use night-shift reminders to help protect your sleep rhythm. Schedule Sharing Share your rota by text, email, or image. Great for partners, family, childcare, car shares, and friends. Export a clean calendar view when someone needs to know when you are working. Multiple Hospitals, Wards & Roles Organise shifts by workplace, ward, placement, or role. Use separate colours for different locations. Filter your calendar to focus on one hospital or work area at a time. Home Screen Widgets See upcoming shifts without opening the app. Choose from helpful widget layouts. Keep your next shift visible at a glance. Personalisation Custom shift colours and icons. Cute, minimal, and professional background themes. Light and dark mode support. Make your calendar feel like yours. PRO FEATURES Unlimited recurring shifts and advanced rotation planning. Group schedule sharing. Advanced pay and overtime tools. Premium widgets and themes. More customisation options. All Pro updates included. Made for nurses, student nurses, healthcare assistants, CNAs, LPNs/LVNs, RNs, medical assistants, techs, agency staff, per-diem workers, and healthcare teams. Nursie helps you plan your rota, understand your pay, remember your shifts, and share your schedule without the stress. Private, secure, and ad-free. Your data stays under your control, and schedule sharing only happens when you choose to share. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Shift Calendar
Automate your rotating work schedule with this planner. It automatically fills your calendar with shifts, tracks your earnings, and syncs with your device's calendar. Ideal for those on non-standard rotas like nurses or firefighters.
- Auto-pattern scheduling
- Earnings tracker
- Home screen widget
- Dark mode support
- Calendar sync
- Customizable shift patterns
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Plan every shift in seconds — no manual input, no missed days. Shift Calendar is built for people who work rotating schedules: nurses, firefighters, paramedics, drivers, factory workers, and anyone on a non-standard rota. Set your shift pattern once, and the app fills your entire calendar automatically — months in advance. KEY FEATURES Auto-Pattern Scheduling Choose from built-in patterns (2/2, 3/3, 4/4, continental, Panama, Pitman) or create your own custom rotation. Set the start date, and your schedule populates instantly — no re-entering shifts every week. Earnings Tracker Enter your hourly rate once. Shift Calendar automatically calculates how much you'll earn this week, this month, or per shift. See your projected pay before payday — no spreadsheet needed. Home Screen Widget See today's shift and tomorrow's at a glance without opening the app. The widget updates automatically when your pattern rolls over. Supports both small and medium widget sizes. Dark Mode — Properly Done Full Dark Mode support that follows your system setting or can be pinned manually. Every screen, every colour — designed for readability on night shifts when screen brightness matters. Calendar Sync Export shifts to Apple Calendar or view your rota alongside personal events. Your schedule stays in one place. BUILT FOR YOUR PROFESSION - Nurses & healthcare workers — 12-hour shifts, night rotations, on-call blocks - Firefighters & EMS — 24/48, Kelly schedule, 2-on/4-off - Drivers & logistics — continental shifts, variable start times - Factory & manufacturing — Panama, Pitman, rotating 3-team patterns Try free for 3 days. Weekly and annual plans available. Support: hello@britetodo.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://britetodo.com/legal/PrivacyPolicyBrite.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift Calendar at 5.0 against Nursie's 4.0. Shift Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Nursie sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Shift Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Nursie ships an update every 8 days, Shift Calendar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nursie | Shift Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Halley | Brite Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Nursie
Shift Calendar
In-app purchases
Nursie
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Version Lifetime Promo$2.99
- Lifetime Pro 4.99$4.99
Shift Calendar
- Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year









