Calendar2XL vs Shift Work Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calendar2XL
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TRY A FILE BEFORE YOU BUY Export a free XLSX or CSV sample with up to 5 event rows from your selected report. Overnight events may take more than one row; totals cover only the sample. Try again whenever you need. Full reports require the existing one-time lifetime unlock. START WITHOUT CALENDAR ACCESS Explore and export a clearly labeled fictional demo without granting calendar access. Save named report settings for different clients or monthly reports; only settings are stored on this device, never event content. Turn the calendar you already maintain into a clear work-hours report—without starting timers, creating an account, or uploading your events. ACCURATE HOURS, NOT A CALENDAR DUMP • Overlapping meetings count once in totals, while every event stays visible • Overnight and multi-day events split at local midnight; durations use real elapsed time across daylight-saving changes • Exclude all-day events from worked-time totals REVIEW BEFORE YOU SEND • Scroll every event with start and end times, then leave individual rows out of this export without changing Calendar • Preview real totals, report days, and detail rows before you unlock • Optional location, notes, URL, attendees, and Client/Task columns from titles PRIVACY ON THIS DEVICE • Keep original titles, replace them with a neutral Work label, or export daily totals only • Location, notes, URL, and attendees stay off in protected modes • No account, advertising, tracking, custom analytics, or cloud sync CALENDAR TO EXCEL OR CSV • Professional Excel workbook with event detail, daily summary, and report total • CSV for other spreadsheet tools, including semicolon-separated CSV with decimal commas for European Excel • Last-month preset, week-to-date, and Shortcuts: “Export last month with Calendar2XL” SIMPLE ONE-TIME PURCHASE You can configure and preview your report before buying. A single non-consumable purchase unlocks unlimited exports on supported devices using your Apple ID. There is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Calendar2XL is designed for consultants, freelancers, shift workers, project teams, and anyone who records work in Apple Calendar and needs a dependable spreadsheet afterward. Privacy Policy: https://calendar2xl.com/privacy Support: https://calendar2xl.com/support Terms of Use: https://calendar2xl.com/terms
Shift Work Planner
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Shiftara helps you create recurring shift schedules quickly and neatly on your iPhone, then add them directly to your iOS calendar. Instead of entering every shift manually, you create your shift templates once, build your rotation, and sync the finished plan in just a few taps. What Shiftara offers: • Custom shift templates with names, times, locations, and colors • Recurring shift rotations with a flexible number of weeks • Start date, entry week, and planning range for your schedule • Planning with or without weekends • Preview before exporting to calendar • Export to an existing calendar, a new calendar, or separate calendars by shift type • Color-coded calendars by shift type for better overview • Manage multiple independent plans on one device Perfect for anyone working shifts who wants to organize their schedule in a reliable, clear, and simple way without complicated spreadsheets. Your data stays on your device. Shiftara uses calendar access only to write the shifts you planned into the calendar you choose. Legal: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shiftara.pages.dev/privacy.html
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Verdict
Calendar2XL and Shift Work Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Calendar2XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift Work Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calendar2XL ships an update monthly, Shift Work Planner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar2XL | Shift Work Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 就洪 邓 | Devrim Aydin |
In-app purchases
Calendar2XL
- Unlimited Excel Exports$2.99
Shift Work Planner
- Jährlich$3.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
- Big Tip$4.99
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- Super Tip$8.99
- Lifetime$22.99
Questions
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