Comparison

Police Shift vs Frontline

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

Head to head
About

Police Shift

Features
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Police Shift: The essential tool for Law Enforcement Officers Looking for the perfect schedule app? Police Shift is the leading solution designed for Police Officers, Sheriffs, Troopers, and Federal Agents. Forget paper calendars and manage your squad schedule, comp time, and shift trades directly from your phone. Why choose Police Shift? SMART SCHEDULE GENERATOR • Visualize your calendar by month, week, or year clearly. • Predefined patterns: configure common rotations in seconds (Pitman, Panama, 4/10, 5/2...) or create your own custom pattern. • Adapted for all agencies: Municipal Police, Sheriff's Departments, and State Patrol. COMP TIME & HOURS CONTROL • Automatic Calculation: keep full control of your Overtime and Comp Time balances. • Night & Holiday Pay: the app automatically records and calculates premiums for night shifts and holidays worked. • Avoid payroll errors by keeping your own personal log. SQUAD & SHIFT SWAPS • Partners: create groups with your squad or partner to compare schedules and always know who is on duty. • Trades & Mutuals: propose shift trades. When your partner accepts, the schedule updates instantly for both. • Total Privacy: only shifts are shared. Your personal notes, photos, and documents remain secure on your device. STATS & COURT • Detailed tracking of all your shifts, court dates (subpoenas), and overtime hours. • PDF Reports: export your monthly or annual schedule in a clean document, ready to print or send to your Sergeant or Lieutenant. NATIVE & SECURE • Dark Mode: real interface designed not to disturb during night shifts. • Automatic iCloud synchronization. • Maximum privacy and data security. Missing something for your department? In the “Suggestions” section, you can write to us directly to request improvements adapted to daily LEO operations in the US. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mycomunidad.es/TurnoCNP/public/privacidad_en.html

About

Frontline

This app helps first responders manage complex work schedules with ease. It offers features like shift trading, event reminders, and detailed tracking of hours and career milestones. Users can also share their schedules and export data for external use.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift rotations
  • Shift trading and tracking
  • Event and reminder management
  • Schedule sharing
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Hours and career tracking
  • Print and export options
Features
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Frontline is the shift calendar built for first responders - Firefighters, EMS, Police and 911 Dispatch. Set up your rotation in about 30 seconds, then see your whole month at a glance. Frontline knows the schedules crews actually work - 24/48, 48/96, 24/72, 1/3/2/3, Kelly, Pitman, 4-on/4-off, DuPont and more - so you pick yours and you're done. No setup headache. Not on a rotation? Straight days, a 9/80, a regular work week - Fire Marshals, inspectors, detectives, SROs, retirees, spouses and office staff all have a setup, or you can skip work days entirely and just use the calendar. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU WORK - Large month calendar. Your on-duty days, events and reminders at a glance, in a dark design made for night shift. - Shift trades. Log who's covering, track who owes who, and text a clean trade card that makes it obvious to everyone involved. - Events and quick adds. Court, training, overtime, appointments, sick, vacation - color-coded, with reminders that fire before your shift. - Share your rotation. Send your schedule to a new hire or your spouse with a code to scan or a link to text - they get your work days on their phone in one tap. - Home-screen widgets. Your month or your week, always on. - Hours tracked. Log OT, sick, vacation and comp by the day, and see the totals. - Career tracking. Career shift count, rank history, milestones, and the day you clear probation. - Print and export. A clean PDF of your month, or send your shifts to your other calendars. - Dark and light. Night-shift ready either way. FRONTLINE PRO - Leave balances. Vacation, sick and comp counted down in shifts as you use them and up on every payday. Set your own accrual rate and cap, and get warned before you hit the ceiling and stop earning. - Vacation bids. Tap every day you picked, across the whole year, and stamp them all in one pass. - Calendar sync. Keep your shifts on your Google or Apple calendar so your family sees them without you texting a screenshot. - Account sync. The same schedule on your phone, your tablet and the web app. Sign in with your email, Apple or Google, and a new phone picks up right where you left off. - More calendar views. Week, day timeline and agenda. - Certifications. CPR, ACLS, HazMat and the rest, counting down in shifts, with reminders before anything lapses. - Incident and exposure log. A fast, private, date-stamped record of the calls that matter - cancer presumption, bloodborne exposure, a court date years out. Export it as a clean PDF. - Partial trades and hours owed. Trade part of a shift instead of the whole thing, and see exactly how many hours you owe each person. - Partner schedule. Your next day off together, and every day you both work, in a color you pick. - Month, week and day widgets, unlimited share cards, and PDF exports by week, day or year. Free includes the full rotation calendar, events and quick adds, shift trades, rotation sharing, hours tracking, career tracking, the week widget, and month PDF and calendar-file export. Frontline Pro unlocks the rest, as a one-time Lifetime purchase or a yearly subscription. Made by Code 3 Tek. Built by a Fire Captain who got tired of clunky schedules. Privacy Policy: https://frontlinecalendar.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Police Shift4 screens
Frontline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Frontline at every 4 days against Police Shift's weekly. Frontline also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Police Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Frontline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Police Shift ships an update weekly, Frontline every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Police Shift versus Frontline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolice ShiftFrontline
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—96.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—41 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVultureSoftCode3Tek

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Police Shift

Subscriptions1
  • Turno CNP Premium$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • TurnoCNP Pro$12.99
2 purchases

Frontline

Subscriptions1
  • Frontline Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Frontline Pro (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is Police Shift free?
Police Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontline free?
Frontline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Police Shift or Frontline have ads?
Neither Police Shift nor Frontline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Police Shift or Frontline?
Police Shift ships an update weekly, and Frontline every 4 days. Most recently, Police Shift was updated on November 9, 2026 and Frontline on November 10, 2026.

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