Comparison

My ShiftMate vs ArchiCal

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

Head to head
About

My ShiftMate

Features
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Tired of spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups and paper notes? ShiftMate brings your entire restaurant management into one simple, fast app. โ€ข Smart Time Clock Clock in/out with GPS location verification (and NFC support), automatic hour reports and labor-law overtime calculation. โ€ข Staff Scheduling Build a weekly schedule in one click, manage employee availability, shift requests and swaps โ€” your team sees everything in real time. โ€ข Fair Tip Sharing Manage tip envelopes, split by hours and role, with transparent reports that prevent disputes. โ€ข Digital Work Agreements Send, sign and approve employment agreements straight from the app โ€” paperless. โ€ข Management & Control Payroll reports, monthly summaries and a full picture of your restaurant โ€” from anywhere. Perfect for restaurants, bars, cafes and chains. Download now and start managing your restaurant the right way.

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ArchiCal

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ArchiCal ื”ื™ื ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืœืื ืฉื™ ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข ื‘ืขื ืฃ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ื•ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ โ€” ืงื‘ืœื ื™ื, ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™ื, ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ืคื ื™ื ื•ืžื ื”ืœื™ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื. ื ื”ืœื• ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื, ืขื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืงื˜ืœื•ื’ ื”ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื, ืจื›ื–ื• ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืœืคื™ ื—ื“ืจ ื•ืงื‘ืœื• ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ืžื—ื™ืจ ืžื”ืกืคืง โ€” ื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืžืงื•ื ืื—ื“. ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช: โ€ข ืงื˜ืœื•ื’ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื โ€” ืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื’ื™ืžื•ืจ, ืขื ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช, ืžื—ื™ืจื™ื, ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืชื™ืื•ืจ ืžืœื. โ€ข ืกืจื™ืงืช ื‘ืจืงื•ื“ / QR โ€” ืื™ืชื•ืจ ืžื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืกืจื™ืงื” ืื• ื‘ื”ืงืœื“ืช ืงื•ื“. โ€ข ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื โ€” ืฆืจื• ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜, ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื•ืชืžื•ื ืช ื ื•ืฉื, ื•ื—ืœืงื• ืื•ืชื• ืœื—ื“ืจื™ื ืขื ืฉื˜ื— ื‘ืž"ืจ. โ€ข ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืคื™ ื—ื“ืจ โ€” ืฉื™ื™ื›ื• ื›ืœ ืžื•ืฆืจ ืœืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื•ืœื—ื“ืจ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ. โ€ข ืกืœ ื•ื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ืฆืขืช ืžื—ื™ืจ โ€” ืืกืคื• ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืœืกืœ, ื‘ื—ืจื• ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื•ืฉืœื—ื• ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืฆืขืช ืžื—ื™ืจ. โ€ข ืžืขืงื‘ ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ืžื—ื™ืจ โ€” ืฆืคื• ื‘ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ืœืคื™ ืกื˜ื˜ื•ืก (ืžืžืชื™ื ื”, ืื•ืฉืจื”, ื ื“ื—ืชื”, ืฉื•ืœืžื”), ื›ื•ืœืœ ืคื™ืจื•ื˜ ืฉื•ืจื•ืช, ื”ื ื—ื•ืช ื•ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื”ืกืคืง. โ€ข ืžืžืฉืง ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืžืœืื” ืขื ืชืžื™ื›ืช RTL. ArchiCal ืžื—ื‘ืจืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืœืงื•ื— ืœืกืคืง ื•ืžืคืฉื˜ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืชืžื—ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื”ืงื˜ืœื•ื’ ื•ืขื“ ื”ืฆืขืช ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ืกื•ืคื™ืช. ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื ื“ืจืฉืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขื ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My ShiftMate3 screens
ArchiCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ArchiCal at weekly against My ShiftMate's every 2 weeks. My ShiftMate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My ShiftMate ships an update every 2 weeks, ArchiCal weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
My ShiftMate versus ArchiCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ShiftMateArchiCal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHezi HengelBalink

In-app purchases

None

My ShiftMate

No in-app purchases

None

ArchiCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My ShiftMate free?
My ShiftMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArchiCal free?
ArchiCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My ShiftMate or ArchiCal have ads?
Neither My ShiftMate nor ArchiCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My ShiftMate or ArchiCal?
My ShiftMate ships an update every 2 weeks, and ArchiCal weekly. Most recently, My ShiftMate was updated on September 10, 2026 and ArchiCal on September 22, 2026.

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