Comparison

Shift vs Timesheet

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

Head to head
About

Shift

Easily track your work hours and calculate your earnings based on your hourly or daily rate. Generate detailed timesheets in PDF or CSV format for your records. This app offers a straightforward way to monitor your income.

Highlights
  • Hourly/daily rate tracking
  • Earnings calculation
  • PDF timesheet generation
  • CSV timesheet export
  • Simple design
Features
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Shift Tracker, simply enter your hourly or daily rate and see your earnings at a glance.. Simple design. Ability to generate PDF or CSV timesheets Privacy Policy: https://workingtimehgv.co.uk/privacypolicy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Timesheet

Features
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Timesheet works out your pay after every shift – with evening, night and weekend premiums, overtime, holiday pay and an estimate after tax. Built for nurses, care workers, retail and restaurant staff, hourly workers and anyone on shifts. LOG YOUR SHIFTS • Start, end and breaks – or clock in with the timer (shown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island) • Templates for your usual shifts, a calendar of every shift • A reminder to log your shift and a notification on payday • Logging shifts is always free – no limit YOUR PAY • Premiums for evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, per employer, as an amount or a percentage • Public holidays are recognised automatically in many countries, or mark a shift as a holiday yourself • Overtime per day or per week, holiday pay, tips and mileage • Net pay with your own rate for tax and deductions – without one you simply see gross pay ROTA • Enter your rota once and see upcoming shifts in the calendar • A pay forecast for the month before you have worked the shifts (Premium) PAYSLIP CHECK • Is your pay right? Enter gross, deductions and net from your payslip and compare them with the app's calculation – on payday the app reminds you REPORTS & EXPORT • Email your timesheet to your manager, as a PDF to sign or as CSV/Excel All amounts are estimates – your payslip applies. PREMIUM Logging shifts is always free. Premium unlocks the payslip check, rotas with a pay forecast, your full pay history, reports and PDF/CSV export, savings goals and more than 2 employers. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. The app shows the price in your currency before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. PRIVACY All data stays on your device. No account, no personal data collected. Privacy Policy: https://aleber123.github.io/tid/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shift4 screens
Timesheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift at none against Timesheet's 3. Timesheet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Timesheet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update every 9 days, Timesheet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Shift versus Timesheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftTimesheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUNUR OSMANAlexander Bergqvist

In-app purchases

None

Shift

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Timesheet

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timesheet free?
Timesheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift or Timesheet have ads?
Neither Shift nor Timesheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift or Timesheet?
Shift ships an update every 9 days, and Timesheet every 3 days. Most recently, Shift was updated on November 9, 2026 and Timesheet on November 5, 2026.

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