Comparison

Shift Work Planner vs SetShifts

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

Head to head
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Shift Work Planner

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A colorful calendar app designed to make shift work management simple and visual. [Calendar View] Shifts are displayed with color-coded pills on the calendar. Different shift types like early, late, and night shifts are color-coded so you can see your monthly work pattern at a glance. The summary bar at the bottom shows your work days, hours, and income instantly. [Easy Shift Registration] In paint mode, just select a shift type and tap on dates. Swipe across multiple dates to register shifts in bulk. Use the eraser to make quick corrections. Copy and paste by week or month is also supported. [Automatic Rotation Setup] Register repeating patterns like early > late > night > off, and the app automatically fills shifts for your specified period. Works with any rotation pattern including 3-shift, 2-shift, and custom cycles. [Statistics and Income Tracking] Automatically tallies work days, total hours, and estimated income. View monthly trends with bar charts and see breakdowns by shift type. Overtime tracking is also available. [Data Management] Back up and restore your data in JSON format. Export to CSV for use with other apps and spreadsheets. [Full Customization] Create shift types with custom names, abbreviations, colors, start/end times, break duration, and hourly rates. Tailor the app to match your exact work schedule.

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SetShifts

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ื”ืกื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ ื ื‘ื ื” ืœื‘ื“. SetShifts ื‘ื•ื ื” ืืช ืกื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขืกืง ืœืคื™ ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืงื•ื‘ืข: ืžื™ ื–ืžื™ืŸ, ืžื™ ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ, ืžื™ ืžื•ืกืžืš ืœืื™ื–ื” ืชืคืงื™ื“, ื•ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืฉืžืจืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื ื™ืฃ. ืžื” ืฉืœืงื— ืขืจื‘ ืฉืœื ื‘ืืงืกืœ ืœื•ืงื— ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื“ืงื”. โ€ข ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืฅ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืกื ื™ืคื™ื ื‘ื‘ืช ืื—ืช โ€ข ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืื™ืœื•ืฆื™ื ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ื‘ืœื™ ื•ื•ืื˜ืกืืค ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื โ€ข ื”ืชืจืื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ืฃ ืื™ื•ืฉ, ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื• ื”ืคืจืช ืื™ืœื•ืฅ โ€” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืคืจืกื•ื โ€ข ืขืจื™ื›ื” ื™ื“ื ื™ืช ื‘ื’ืจื™ืจื”, ื›ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืขื•ืŸ ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื“ื•ืจืฉ ื—ื•ืžืจื”. ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืžื“ื•ื•ื— ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื•ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ. ืžื™ ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื” โ€” ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ืžืงื‘ืœืช ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื’ื ืžืฉืขื•ื ื™ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื•ืฆ'ื™ืค ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืžืชื•ื•ืš ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืชื•ื›ื ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช. โ€ข ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืื—ืช, ื’ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืกื ื™ืฃ โ€ข ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืฉืขื•ื ื™ ื—ื•ืžืจื” ื‘ืชืงืŸ ADMS โ€ข ืžืฉืžืจืช ืฉื ืคืชื—ื” ื•ืœื ื ืกื’ืจื” ืžืกื•ืžื ืช, ื•ืœื ื ื‘ืœืขืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื“ื•ื— ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื—ืฉื‘ ืฉื›ืจ. ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ื— ืขื ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ืžื•ืœ ืžืชื•ื›ื ืŸ, ืฉืขื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืœืคื™ ื”ืกืฃ ืฉื”ืขืกืง ื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ, ื•ื™ืžื™ ื—ื•ืคืฉื”. ื™ื™ืฆื•ื ืœืืงืกืœ ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื”. โ€ข ืฉืขื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืœืคื™ ื›ืœืœ ื™ื•ืžื™ ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ โ€ข ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื™ื“ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืฉื’ื•ื™, ืขื ืชื™ืขื•ื“ โ€ข ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ืžืจืืฉ โ€” ื”ื’ืฉื”, ืื™ืฉื•ืจ, ื•ื”ื•ืคืขื” ื‘ื“ื•ื— ื‘ื ื•ื™ ืœืขืกืง ืฉืžื ื”ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื, ืœื ืœืžืฉืจื“ ืชื•ื›ื ื”. โ€ข ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืžืœืื”, ื›ื•ืœืœ ื™ืžื™ ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื•ืžื•ืฆืื™ ืฉื‘ืช โ€ข ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ื‘ื˜ืื‘ืœื˜ ื•ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ โ€” ืื•ืชื• ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ โ€ข ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืฉืคื•ืช, ืœืขืกืง ืฉืžืขืกื™ืง ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช โ€ข ื›ืœ ืขืกืง ืจื•ืื” ืจืง ืืช ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื• ืœืžื™ ื–ื” ืžืชืื™ื: ืžืกืขื“ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื”, ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืจืฉืชื•ืช ืงืžืขื•ื ืื™ื•ืช, ืžืจืคืื•ืช, ื‘ืชื™ ืžืœื•ืŸ, ืžืคืขืœื™ื, ืื‘ื˜ื—ื”, ื ื™ืงื™ื•ืŸ โ€” ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช. ืžื—ื™ืจ: ืชืงื•ืคืช ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ืื—ืจื™ื” ืžื ื•ื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™. ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช. setshifts.com

Screenshots

Shift Work Planner4 screens
SetShifts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetShifts at none against Shift Work Planner's 2. SetShifts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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 Work Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SetShifts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Work Planner ships an update every 5 weeks, SetShifts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Shift Work Planner versus SetShifts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Work PlannerSetShifts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size80 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkota tadaSetShifts

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift Work Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium (1 year)14 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

SetShifts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift Work Planner free?
Shift Work Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetShifts free?
SetShifts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shift Work Planner or SetShifts have ads?
Shift Work Planner shows ads; SetShifts does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Work Planner or SetShifts?
Shift Work Planner ships an update every 5 weeks, and SetShifts every 3 days. Most recently, Shift Work Planner was updated on October 28, 2026 and SetShifts on November 6, 2026.

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