Comparison

RotaFlow vs Shift Calendar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€’ Create repeating schedules from popular presetsβ€”including 4-on/4-off, Pitman, Panama, DuPont, and DDNNOO - or build your own pattern. β€’ Keep multiple personal rotas, switch between them, and see every shift in a clear calendar and upcoming list. β€’ Add swaps, holidays, vacation, sick leave, training, on-call duty, and other exceptions without changing the base rotation. SLEEP & FATIGUE INSIGHTS β€’ Optionally connect read-only Apple Health sleep data. β€’ Fatigue Guard highlights potential risk from your sleep trends, recovery, night shifts, and consecutive workdaysβ€”all processed on device. β€’ See simple explanations and affected days, receive low-noise alerts, and open smarter swap options from a flagged shift. HOURS, PAY & TIME OFF β€’ Set Day and Night hours, unpaid breaks, rates, pay cycles, premiums, weekend or holiday multipliers, and overtime rules. β€’ Automatically estimate paid hours and gross pay, including overnight shifts. β€’ Track overtime and PTO, find leave windows that create longer breaks, and review availability, forecasts, and yearly insights. BUILT FOR APPLE. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. β€’ Check your next shift with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch complications, Siri, and Shortcuts. β€’ Add shifts to Apple Calendar, share or import supported .ics files, and coordinate swaps through Trade Board. β€’ 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

Shift Calendar

Features
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Set your rotation once and see the whole year ahead. SIMPLE Pick your pattern β€” 4 on 4 off, 2-2-3, DuPont, twelve-hour days and nights, rotating three shifts β€” then tap the day of the cycle you are on today. Done. No sign-up, no account. YOUR OWN ROTATION Nothing on the list fits? Build a cycle of any length yourself. Hospital rotas, irregular rotations, on-call. WHAT YOU GET β€’ When your next shift starts, and how long until it does β€’ A whole month on one screen β€’ Your shifts in the iPhone Calendar, kept up to date β€’ A reminder before every shift, even offline β€’ Hours worked and estimated pay β€’ A home screen widget β€’ Backup and restore, to move to a new phone β€’ In 31 languages Without a purchase you see this month's calendar and your next shift. Other months, editing days, your own rotation, Calendar sync, reminders, hours and pay, the widget and backups come with Shift Cycle Pro, an in-app purchase. CHANGES Swapped a shift? Tap the day and change it. Add a note. Your rotation stays intact around it, and your Calendar and reminders follow. WHAT WE PROMISE A lifetime purchase stays a lifetime purchase. We will not move it to a subscription later, and we will never put ads in this app. We never see your shifts. No server, no account, no tracking β€” your rotation stays on your phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anilsancarr-web.github.io/shiftcycle-site/privacy/

Screenshots

RotaFlow4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: RotaFlow at 3 against Shift Calendar's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. RotaFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Shift Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RotaFlow ships an update fortnightly, Shift Calendar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
RotaFlow versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaFlowShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFikret Gogicanil sancar

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

Shift Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro$24.99

Questions

Is RotaFlow free?
RotaFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RotaFlow or Shift Calendar have ads?
Neither RotaFlow nor Shift Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RotaFlow or Shift Calendar?
RotaFlow ships an update fortnightly, and Shift Calendar every 3 weeks. Most recently, RotaFlow was updated on October 6, 2026 and Shift Calendar on October 18, 2026.

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