Comparison

ShiftWave vs shift show

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

Head to head
About

ShiftWave

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Shift Calendar Simple Calendar App for Repeating Shift Schedules & adding notes/highlight colors for any day. Choose from color themes, and customize to your schedule. Export to other calendars, like Google Calendar and/or Apple Calendar. View Pitman Schedule, 4 On / 2 Off, 5 On / 3 Off or any custom schedule. Throw away your paper schedule! Upgrade for Pro Features like adding notes, highlight colors for any day, override a day's text on the calendar, share schedule, and more! For anyone that has a rotating/repeating shift schedule -- Calendar/Schedule app, for example if police officers wish to view which squads work together and which squads have days off. Tap Settings-->Set Rotation Days to change schedules - supports any combination of custom text.. For instance, supports 3 squads, with repeating schedules of: • 5 days on, 2 days off, then 5 days on, 3 days off • 4 days on, then 2 days off • ... or make your own schedule, like: On, On, On, Off, Off, Off or AA, BB, CC, DD Tap on Edit button for any day to view the screen and Add Notes for any day or highlight it a color for important dates. Tap on Set Rotation Days to customize the days to rotate (add, remove, move days around) to make the schedule exactly match your own. Load quick setup codes to download a predefined schedules so you don't need to enter it manually. You can enter a 4 digit code to instantly set up your schedule. ** If your schedule is similar to one of the quick setup codes, you can edit it to make it like your own. If you want to add your schedule to the list, just email support with your schedule name and the text (ie: On,On,On,On,Off,Off -- or A,A,B,B,C,C -- or D,D,D,-,-,-,N,N,N,N, etc...) ** Please contact support before leaving any negative reviews, we can almost always help. Automatically highlight a color for text string for the calendar by setting it one time in settings. Choose up to 3 different colors/string combos. * Subscription provides access to premium features including ad removal, note editing, and quick setup codes for the duration of the subscription. * Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For standard Terms of Use, please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Feel free to contact support if you have any other questions or issues: myprojectxinc@gmail.com

About

shift show

Easily manage a rotating two-week work schedule. Input your rotation start date and shift patterns for Week 1 and Week 2 to instantly see your shift times or days off for any future date.

Highlights
  • Manage rotating two-week schedules
  • Input rotation start date
  • Define Week 1 and Week 2 shifts
  • View future shift times
  • See days off instantly
  • Eliminates manual counting
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Stop guessing your schedule. Start planning your life. Shift Show is the simplest way to manage a rotating two-week work schedule. If your shifts alternate every other week and you constantly find yourself counting weeks on a calendar, this app is built for you. Just enter: The Monday your rotation starts, and Your Week 1 and Week 2 shift patterns Shift Show handles the rest. Tap any future date and instantly see: - Whether it’s Week 1 or Week 2 - Your shift start and end time - Or if you’re off that day No spreadsheets. No mental math. No guessing.

Screenshots

ShiftWave4 screens
shift show3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: shift show at none against ShiftWave's 3. shift show also leads on ads (none vs shown). ShiftWave's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. ShiftWave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. shift show asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftWave ships an update every 6 days, shift show every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
ShiftWave versus shift show: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftWaveshift show
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB2 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMyProjectX, Inc.Tobel Atnafu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShiftWave

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftWave Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • ShiftWave Premium - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShiftWave Premium - Lifetime$24.99
None

shift show

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftWave free?
ShiftWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is shift show free?
shift show is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShiftWave or shift show have ads?
ShiftWave shows ads; shift show does not.
Which is updated more often, ShiftWave or shift show?
ShiftWave ships an update every 6 days, and shift show every 6 months. Most recently, ShiftWave was updated on September 10, 2026 and shift show on July 1, 2026.

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