Comparison

RotaFlow vs ShiftCal

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

Head to head
About

RotaFlow

Features
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Build your rota once. RotaFlow keeps your shifts, sleep, pay, and time off clear. Made for healthcare workers, emergency responders, manufacturing teams, and anyone working rotating Day, Night, and Off patterns, RotaFlow is a calm, private shift planner for iPhone, Apple Watch, widgets, and Siri. YOUR ROTA AT A GLANCE • Create repeating schedules from popular presets—including 4-on/4-off, Pitman, Panama, DuPont, and DDNNOO - or build your own pattern. • Keep multiple personal rotas, switch between them, and see every shift in a clear calendar and upcoming list. • Add swaps, holidays, vacation, sick leave, training, on-call duty, and other exceptions without changing the base rotation. SLEEP & FATIGUE INSIGHTS • Optionally connect read-only Apple Health sleep data. • Fatigue Guard highlights potential risk from your sleep trends, recovery, night shifts, and consecutive workdays—all processed on device. • See simple explanations and affected days, receive low-noise alerts, and open smarter swap options from a flagged shift. HOURS, PAY & TIME OFF • Set Day and Night hours, unpaid breaks, rates, pay cycles, premiums, weekend or holiday multipliers, and overtime rules. • Automatically estimate paid hours and gross pay, including overnight shifts. • Track overtime and PTO, find leave windows that create longer breaks, and review availability, forecasts, and yearly insights. BUILT FOR APPLE. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. • Check your next shift with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch complications, Siri, and Shortcuts. • Add shifts to Apple Calendar, share or import supported .ics files, and coordinate swaps through Trade Board. • Your schedules and sleep analysis are local-first. Optional iCloud sync is off by default. FREE & PRO Free includes rota setup, Dashboard, core Fatigue Guard and Siri features, reminders, and 7-day sharing. Pro unlocks extended planning, advanced sleep and pay insights, richer widgets and complications, precise reminders, PTO tools, advanced overtime summaries, Trade Board features, and more. RotaFlow Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a lifetime purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Apple ID settings. Fatigue and sleep insights are informational and are not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShiftCal

Organize your rotating work schedule with this app. It helps you plan shifts months in advance, track overtime, and receive reminders. Features include built-in and custom shift patterns, with options for fatigue awareness and calendar export.

Highlights
  • Rotating shift pattern builder
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Overtime tracking
  • Fatigue awareness scoring
  • Calendar export
  • Shift reminders
Features
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ShiftCal is the shift schedule planner built for rotating shift workers. Set up your pattern once, and see your shifts mapped out months ahead. Features: - 6 built-in shift patterns (4-on-4-off, Continental, DuPont, Pitman, and more) - Custom pattern builder for any rotation - Monthly calendar view with color-coded shifts - Overtime tracking with weekly and monthly summaries - Fatigue awareness scoring to help you stay balanced - Calendar export to sync shifts with your phone calendar - Shift reminders so you never miss a start time ShiftCal Pro unlocks unlimited patterns, future month navigation, and full overtime history. Free users get the current month and one saved pattern. Whether you work 4-on-4-off, continental rotations, or a custom schedule, ShiftCal keeps your shifts organized and your hours tracked.

Screenshots

RotaFlow4 screens
ShiftCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShiftCal at every 2 days against RotaFlow's fortnightly. 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. RotaFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ShiftCal 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

RotaFlow ships an update fortnightly, ShiftCal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
RotaFlow versus ShiftCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaFlowShiftCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFikret Gogic9592 Solutions UG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RotaFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

ShiftCal

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftFlow Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • ShiftFlow Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is RotaFlow free?
RotaFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftCal free?
ShiftCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RotaFlow or ShiftCal have ads?
Neither RotaFlow nor ShiftCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RotaFlow or ShiftCal?
RotaFlow ships an update fortnightly, and ShiftCal every 2 days. Most recently, RotaFlow was updated on October 6, 2026 and ShiftCal on October 3, 2026.

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