Comparison

Shift Calendar vs wrigl

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

Head to head
About

Shift Calendar

Features
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Plan your shifts, not your stress. Shift Calendar turns any rotating schedule into a clear, color-coded calendar in seconds, built for nurses, doctors, police, firefighters, EMTs, factory and offshore workers. SET UP ONCE, SEE YOUR WHOLE YEAR - Pick a ready-made pattern (4 on 4 off, DuPont, Pitman, 2-2-3, 7/7, 14/14, 5/2) or build your own - Your rotation repeats automatically, months and years ahead - Month, week and year views MADE FOR SHIFT WORKERS - Day, night, off, on-call, holiday and custom shift types with your own colors - Notes, tags and overtime on any day - Shift reminders so you never miss the start of a shift KNOW YOUR WORK-LIFE BALANCE - Hours worked, night shifts and days off per month and year - Earnings estimate from your hourly rate SHARE WITH FAMILY - Family view to see several schedules side by side - Export to PDF, calendar (ICS) or CSV and share in one tap - Share a pattern with coworkers via QR code PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up. Works fully offline. Your schedule stays on your device. PRO Unlock detailed statistics, clean PDF export, multiple profiles, family view and smart alerts. Choose yearly (with a 7-day free trial), monthly or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

wrigl

Features
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Wrigl turns your spoken thoughts into organised action โ€” instantly. Tap the mic, speak your mind, and wrigl does the rest. Your words are transcribed, saved to your timeline, and analysed so you never lose a thought again. Capture without friction No typing. No formatting. Just speak and wrigl listens. Whether it's a fleeting idea, a task, or something you don't want to forget โ€” get it out of your head in seconds. From thought to action Wrigl detects when you mention a meeting or a reminder and offers to create it directly in your Calendar or Reminders app. One tap and it's done. Listen back Every recording is saved. Scrub through the waveform, skip ahead, and hear exactly what you said โ€” not just what was transcribed. Daily insights At the end of each day, wrigl reflects on your notes and surfaces a personal insight โ€” a pattern, a theme, or a moment worth noticing. Designed to stay out of your way A clean, distraction-free timeline keeps your thoughts in order. Search when you need something. Everything else waits quietly until you do. https://wrigl.app/terms

Screenshots

Shift Calendar4 screens
wrigl4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. Shift Calendar sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and wrigl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Calendar ships an update fortnightly, wrigl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shift Calendar versus wrigl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Calendarwrigl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMRE KOTUNPeter Taylor

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Shift Calendar

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
  • Weekly Premium Access$4.997 Days
  • Premium Access$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly Premium Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99
2 purchases

wrigl

Subscriptions2
  • Wrigl Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Wrigl Pro (Annual)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is wrigl free?
wrigl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Calendar or wrigl have ads?
Neither Shift Calendar nor wrigl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Calendar or wrigl?
Shift Calendar ships an update fortnightly, and wrigl every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shift Calendar was updated on October 27, 2026 and wrigl on October 12, 2026.

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