NextShift vs Turnista
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | NextShift | Turnista |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shift Workers Lab | Giuseppe Pignataro |
Customer experience
NextShift
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In-app purchases
NextShift
- 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
Turnista
- ShiftFlow Pro$4.99
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