Comparison

Shift Happens vs Ambo Shift Diary

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

Head to head
About

Shift Happens

Features
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Shift Happens is a free and efficient way to record your shifts, designed specifically for supporting your CPD portfolio evidence and productivity, whilst easily recording and tracking those late finishes and late mealbreaks. Key Features: - Shift record - Add, edit and view jobs you have been part of, recording interventions, medications provided and any shift issues. - Dual role app (Frontline ambulance and Nursing) - Record and log interventions and skills used depending on your role, from airway interventions to dressing changes. - Shift Happens will automatically complete a downloadable form to evidence skill competencies, compiling medications, skills and job types for each month, allowing you to support other CPD evidence. - Export a spreadsheet, compiling all mealbreak and late finish information to ease those timesheet submissions, including whether your mealbreak was at station (for frontline ambulance users). Why choose Shift Happens? - Designed for and by frontline healthcare workers. - Helps record CPD portfolio evidence and manage your timesheet information clearly. - Allows you to clearly see what skills are being used and highlights what you may need to brush up on Whoโ€™s it for? - Paramedics - ECAโ€™s - AAPs / Technicians - Nurses - District Nurses - HCAs Disclaimer: Do not enter any identifiable, confidential, or private information into this app. The app is intended for personal use only and should not be relied upon as an official record or substitute for employer documentation. Users are solely responsible for the information they choose to input. The developer accepts no liability for any misuse, or consequences arising from the use of this app.

About

Ambo Shift Diary

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Shift Diary for SCAS Ambulance Workers. Tracks Late Mealbreaks Overruns Overtime Shift Change Allowance Away From Base breaks Incident Monitoring (enabled/disabled) Export to other devices.

Screenshots

Shift Happens4 screens
Ambo Shift Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ambo Shift Diary at none against Shift Happens's shown. Ambo Shift Diary also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

Shift Happens ships an update weekly, Ambo Shift Diary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Shift Happens versus Ambo Shift Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift HappensAmbo Shift Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROBERT DOMINIC MCGREGORMichael Matthews

In-app purchases

None

Shift Happens

No in-app purchases

None

Ambo Shift Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift Happens free?
Shift Happens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ambo Shift Diary free?
Ambo Shift Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shift Happens or Ambo Shift Diary have ads?
Shift Happens shows ads; Ambo Shift Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Happens or Ambo Shift Diary?
Shift Happens ships an update weekly, and Ambo Shift Diary every 3 days. Most recently, Shift Happens was updated on September 18, 2026 and Ambo Shift Diary on September 13, 2026.

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