Comparison

NextShift vs SchichtPlaner Pro

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

SchichtPlaner Pro

Features
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SchichtPlaner Pro is a professional salary and shift planning app designed for shift workers, factory employees, temporary workers, healthcare staff, logistics workers, construction workers and anyone who wants better control over working hours and expected earnings. The app helps you plan shifts, calculate working hours, track bonuses, overtime, holidays, night shifts, Sunday work, temporary contract allowances and estimated salary with a clean and easy-to-use interface. Key Features • Smart Work Profile setup • Personalized interface based on your work situation • Day work, 2-shift, 3-shift, 4-shift and custom shift systems • Support for permanent and temporary workers • Working hours and overtime calculation • Night shift bonus calculation • Sunday and public holiday bonus calculation • Temporary worker contract calculation • Monthly earnings overview • Calendar-based shift planning • Detailed salary breakdown reports • PDF export • Official workplace holiday sync • Multi-language support • Light and dark mode • Jobs section for workers and companies Smart Work Profile The Smart Work Profile adapts the app to your real work situation. You can choose your employment type, shift system, wage type, workplace country, region and city. SchichtPlaner Pro then shows only the features that are relevant to your setup, making the app cleaner, simpler and easier to use. Temporary Worker Support SchichtPlaner Pro supports temporary employment contracts and can help calculate: • Holiday compensation • Public holiday compensation • 13th salary compensation • Overtime premiums • Sunday premiums • Night premiums • Gross hourly wage estimates Jobs for Workers and Companies The Jobs section allows registered users to share job opportunities, worker alerts and company job offers. Users can register or sign in with Sign in with Apple, Google or email and password. Workers can browse job posts, save posts, report suspicious content and publish worker alerts. Companies and recruiters can create a company profile and publish professional job offers. To protect users, the Jobs section includes reporting, blocking, account deletion, post expiry and safety warnings. Community posts are not verified employment guarantees. Privacy and Data Core shift planning and salary calculation data is stored locally on your device. Online features such as Jobs, Apple/Google/email account login, company profiles, saved posts, reports and job posts require secure online storage in order to work across users and devices. SchichtPlaner Pro does not sell your personal data. Important Notice Salary calculations are estimates based on the information entered by the user. The app is designed to help users better understand working hours, bonuses and expected earnings, but it does not replace official payroll statements, employment contracts, legal advice or tax advice. Whether you work in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, construction, gastronomy, retail or temporary employment, SchichtPlaner Pro helps you understand your working time and expected salary more clearly. Premium Premium unlocks advanced SchichtPlaner Pro features such as full shift planning, wage calculation support, reports, PDF export and extended app functionality. Subscription details including duration and pricing are displayed in the App Store before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://schichtplanerpro.ch/privacy-policy

Screenshots

NextShift4 screens
SchichtPlaner Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

NextShift and SchichtPlaner Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 SchichtPlaner Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextShift ships an update every 2 weeks, SchichtPlaner Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NextShift versus SchichtPlaner Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextShiftSchichtPlaner Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShift Workers LabDRITAN NERGJONI

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
3 purchases

SchichtPlaner Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is NextShift free?
NextShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SchichtPlaner Pro free?
SchichtPlaner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NextShift or SchichtPlaner Pro have ads?
Neither NextShift nor SchichtPlaner Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextShift or SchichtPlaner Pro?
NextShift ships an update every 2 weeks, and SchichtPlaner Pro fortnightly. Most recently, NextShift was updated on October 11, 2026 and SchichtPlaner Pro on September 21, 2026.

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