Comparison

ShiftCal vs Time Nodes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShiftCal

Effortlessly manage your work shifts with custom planning, automatic reminders, and time tracking. Estimate your pay and view your schedule in multiple formats. Syncs across devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Custom shift planning
  • Automatic shift notifications
  • Time tracking and logging
  • Pay calculation
  • Multiple schedule views
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Simplify Your Work Schedule with Shift Calendar! Whether you're a nurse, manager, or part-time worker, Employee Scheduling makes scheduling and tracking your shifts effortless. Stay organized, manage your hours, and never miss a shift again with our user-friendly tools. Key Features: Custom Shift Planning: Create and manage personalized shift schedules tailored to your needs. Automatic Notifications: Get reminders for upcoming shifts or overdue updates. Time Tracking Made Easy: Log your hours to track your work-life balance and productivity. Pay Calculation: Estimate your income based on logged hours and rates. Multiple Views: Access daily, weekly, and monthly schedules for quick overviews or detailed plans. Sync Across Devices: Keep your schedule updated and accessible wherever you are. Who is Calendar Planner for? Designed for professionals with dynamic work schedules, such as nurses, retail staff, hospitality workers, and anyone managing shifts. Why Choose Calendar Planner? Intuitive and easy to use. Stay on top of your schedule effortlessly. Save time and reduce stress with automated tools. Start organizing your workday smarter today with Calendar Planner. Download now and take control of your shifts! Please read term of use: https://thanhbkap.github.io/Employee-Scheduling-Term/

About

Time Nodes

Track time with simple count-up and count-down timers. Monitor progress towards future events or count elapsed time from past dates. Sync across devices with a native, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Count up from past dates
  • Count down to future dates
  • Track percentage progress
  • Log actions needed
  • Sync across Apple devices
  • Native system style UI
Features
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Time Nodes is a simple and focused app that helps you to: - Count up from a past date. - Count down to a future date, with the ability of tracking the percentage progress and actions that need to take. You can sync your time nodes across multiple Apple devices (login with same Apple ID), and the system native style user interface is intuitive and easy to use.

Screenshots

ShiftCal4 screens
Time Nodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Nodes at none against ShiftCal's 3. ShiftCal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShiftCal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Time Nodes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShiftCal against 5.0 for Time Nodes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftCal has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftCal ships an update every 3 weeks, Time Nodes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ShiftCal versus Time Nodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftCalTime Nodes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernguyen thanhCreationAct (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

ShiftCal

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time Nodes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShiftCal

Subscriptions2
  • One Month Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • First Pack$24.99
None

Time Nodes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftCal free?
ShiftCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Nodes free?
Time Nodes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShiftCal or Time Nodes?
ShiftCal and Time Nodes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ShiftCal or Time Nodes have ads?
Neither ShiftCal nor Time Nodes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShiftCal or Time Nodes?
ShiftCal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Time Nodes every 3 months. Most recently, ShiftCal was updated on September 18, 2026 and Time Nodes on June 1, 2026.

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