Comparison

WorkPal vs nShifts

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

Head to head
About

WorkPal

Easily track your work hours, shifts, and earnings with a visually organized calendar. Define custom shift types, log your time, and calculate your total pay, including overtime. Personalize your experience with a customizable avatar.

Highlights
  • Custom shift type definition
  • Visual shift calendar
  • Manual shift entry
  • Working time tracking
  • Earnings calculation
  • Overtime tracking
  • Avatar customization
Features
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Keep track of your working time and add your shifts with ease. Track your earnings and your over-time work. With this easy-to-use Shift Tracker app, you will never miss a shift. With a beautifully visualized calendar, that shows every shift in a color, that has been defined before, you can plan your free time and stay organized. Use this App to: - Define all your shift types (Name, color, time span)! - Enter every shift in the calendar by tapping on a day or by selecting „Add Shift“. Here you have a list where you can add your shifts manually. - In the calendar, you will see your shifts and a Circle showing your working time span - Simply tap on a day to change the shift! - Track your working time by tapping on the Tracker Button and see how much you’ve worked in the past - Track your earnings by defining your earnings per hour and the app calculates your total earnings. - Change the cute lion avatar, how you like it the most!

About

nShifts

Features
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Your uncompromising shift & roster planner – ... that's all you need. nShifts is the shift planner for everyone who works rotating shifts. Whether you're in healthcare, law enforcement, fire service, manufacturing, hospitality or retail – nShifts combines everything in one app: calendar, rotations, manual entries right on the calendar (3 weeks vacation? 2 taps – done), analytics, overtime account and PDF export. INFINITE ROTATIONS Set it up once, never think about it again. Your shift plan calculates itself automatically for years – whether it's a 3-shift, 4-shift or more complex system. Multiple rotations on a timeline with start and end dates. Internal rotations for alternating patterns within a cycle. Rotation shifts cannot be accidentally deleted – they're fixed. However, shifts can be manually overridden. Delete the manual entry and the original rotation shift reappears. OVERRIDE RULES (PRO) The standout feature: override rules automatically replace your rotation – based on date, weekday or public holiday. 12h night shift on Sundays? Day off on holidays? Set it once, nShifts handles the rest. Work hours and start time are overridden per rule. AUTO WORK TIME Absences aren't calculated at a flat rate – instead, the actual scheduled hours of the day are used. Vacation on a 10-hour day? 10 hours are counted – not 8. Vacation entered on a weekend? Don't worry, nothing is calculated. OVERTIME ACCOUNT (PRO) Track overtime with a running balance, FIFO principle and configurable surcharge system. Offset absences as time-in-lieu directly – the balance stays up to date at all times. SHARE SHIFT PLANS Share your shift plan via a 6-digit code with colleagues, family or friends. Subscribed plans appear as extra rows in your calendar – synced in real time via iCloud. The code is tied to your iCloud account – strangers can't use it. No external servers, no extra account, no registration. Receiving is included in the free version of the app. If you don't work shifts yourself, you can display a subscribed plan as your main calendar – nShifts becomes the perfect info system for partners and family. SHARED FREE TIME (PRO) Search specifically for consecutive free days when all, or selected, subscribed calendars are free at the same time. ANALYTICS (PRO) Total hours per shift type, bar or pie chart. Custom date range picker. Public holidays individually selectable. PDF EXPORT (PRO) Monthly and annual calendars as PDF – filterable by category, with public holidays, directly shareable. WIDGETS 3 Home Screen widgets (small/medium/large with up to 21 days) and 2 Lock Screen widgets: countdown ring and 5-day preview. MORE FEATURES • 162 color combinations (18 colors × 3 brightness levels × 3 patterns) • iOS calendar sync for shift types (PRO) • Editable work time per entry (PRO) • Backup & restore as .nshift file • In-app help in all 17 languages • Free scrolling – no grid, no month boundaries • Public holidays with regional presets (DE/AT/CH/UK/USA) • Dark & Light Mode • Offline-first – no external servers, no registration • Privacy by design – everything via Apple infrastructure FREE & PRO The basic features are free. nShifts Pro offers override rules, analytics, overtime account, PDF export, iOS calendar sync and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WorkPal3 screens
nShifts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WorkPal at none against nShifts's 2. nShifts's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. nShifts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WorkPal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkPal ships an update every 5 months, nShifts every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WorkPal versus nShifts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkPalnShifts
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel BialluchFrank Frohnert

In-app purchases

None

WorkPal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

nShifts

Subscriptions2
  • nShifts Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • nShifts Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is WorkPal free?
WorkPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nShifts free?
nShifts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WorkPal or nShifts have ads?
Neither WorkPal nor nShifts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkPal or nShifts?
WorkPal ships an update every 5 months, and nShifts every 6 days. Most recently, WorkPal was updated on September 19, 2026 and nShifts on September 14, 2026.

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