Comparison

NextShift vs Turnista

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

Head to head
About

NextShift

This app helps manage complex work schedules, automatically calculating hours, overtime, and pay. It allows for adding notes and to-dos to shifts, syncing data across devices, and sharing schedules with others. Plan and adjust work patterns with ease.

Highlights
  • Custom shift patterns and work cycles
  • Automatic calculation of hours and earnings
  • Overtime, bonuses, and expense tracking
  • Detailed statistics and insights
  • Notes and tasks in calendar
  • Cloud sync and secure backups
  • Shareable work schedules
Features
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NextShift is the shift calendar for job schedules. It’s your work schedule calendar for 2‑on/2‑off, 24/72, day/night, and any custom cycle. Automatically totals hours, overtime, bonuses, expenses, and pay. Add notes and to‑dos to each shift and see per‑day and overall stats. Set an alarm before your shift - it will reliably ring on the day of your shift. Sync across devices with secure backups. Share your work schedule with family and coworkers via a link. Use the work schedule planner to build and tweak patterns fast. Features: • Custom shift patterns and work cycles • Automatic calculation of shifts, hours and earnings • Overtime, bonuses, and expense tracking • Shift alarms that always ring on your shift day • Detailed statistics and insights • Notes and tasks in your calendar • Cloud sync and secure backups By using this app, you agree to Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Turnista

This app helps manage complex work schedules for shift workers, including nurses and retail staff. It allows for tracking earnings, sick pay, and overtime, with features for building rosters, syncing calendars, and exporting data. Enjoy smart planning tools and real-time shift countdowns.

Highlights
  • Smart shift planning with drag-and-drop
  • Track earnings, sick pay, and overtime
  • Calendar sync and export options (PDF, CSV, ICS)
  • Real-time shift countdowns with Live Activities
  • Conflict detection for schedules
  • Sleep reminders and pre-shift checklists
Features
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Turnista is the shift calendar and planner for nurses, healthcare workers, retail staff, and anyone managing rosters, rotas, rotating shifts, and night shifts. Track work earnings, sick pay, vacation pay, and overtime in one place. Build complex schedules, keep your calendar clear, and generate detailed shift reports with accurate statistics. SMART SHIFT PLANNING Use drag-based shift planning with haptic feedback to build rosters quickly and keep irregular schedules under control. BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch support • Dynamic Island & Live Activities with real-time shift countdowns • Home, Lock Screen, and Control Center widgets • Apple Calendar sync SHARE & EXPORT Send rosters as PDF, CSV, or ICS. Share polished schedule images and export payroll data in seconds. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No monthly subscriptions. One purchase unlocks Turnista on all supported Apple platforms with privacy-first storage. ADVANCED FEATURES • Smart rotating shifts for complex schedules • Sleep reminders before night shifts • Pre-shift checklists • Earnings, overtime, sick pay, and vacation pay statistics • Conflict detection Perfect for Nursing (RN/LPN), EMS, Firefighters, Police, Security, Warehouse, Hospitality, and Retail. Download Turnista and take control of your work schedule.

Screenshots

NextShift4 screens
Turnista4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NextShift at 4.3 against Turnista's 2.5. NextShift also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Turnista's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NextShift sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Turnista sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextShift holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextShift has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NextShift versus Turnista: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextShiftTurnista
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShift Workers LabGiuseppe Pignataro

Customer experience

NextShift

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Turnista

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

NextShift

Subscriptions4
  • Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year
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  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$35.991 Year
1 purchases

Turnista

One-time1
  • ShiftFlow Pro$4.99

Questions

Is NextShift free?
NextShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turnista free?
Turnista is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NextShift or Turnista?
NextShift is rated higher. NextShift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Turnista averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do NextShift or Turnista have ads?
Neither NextShift nor Turnista shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextShift or Turnista?
NextShift ships an update every 2 weeks, and Turnista every 2 weeks. Most recently, NextShift was updated on October 24, 2026 and Turnista on October 24, 2026.

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