Comparison

Shift Planner RosterShift vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Shift Planner RosterShift

Features
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RosterShift plans the month for a team that works in shifts: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, security, hospitality, any roster where nights and 24 hour duties have to be shared fairly. Describe the rules once. Minimum staff per day, role mix, who can pair with whom, rest after nights and long duties. Pick a month and the plan is generated inside those rules, not on top of them. WHAT YOU GET - A month view that shows every day, every name and every duty at a glance - A list view with the exact hours of each shift - Requests from the team in one queue: time off, preferred days off, swaps between two people - One approval and the plan updates itself - Fairness statistics: points, monthly load and who carried what, month after month - Draft, share for review, then publish when the team agrees - Holidays for your country included, plus your own special days BUILT FOR REAL ROSTERS Night duty followed by a rest day. 24 hour duties with the day after protected. Members who must not be on the same day. Minimum staffing that cannot be broken. The generator respects all of it, and tells you when a request cannot be granted without breaking a rule. FIRST TWO MONTHS FREE Your first two team months are free with the full feature set. No trial that expires while you are still setting up. Available in 30 languages. SUBSCRIPTION RosterShift Pro is a monthly or yearly auto renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.rostershift.app/en/privacy

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Shift Calendar

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The shift calendar for people on a rotation. Pick your pattern once and ShiftCheck fills in every shift, from last month to a year ahead. Built for hospital nurses on 3Ɨ12s first, then fire and EMS crews on 24/48s, 48/96s and Kelly schedules, and plant and warehouse crews on DuPont, Pitman and 2-2-3. No account. No ads. Works offline. YOUR ROTATION, MONTHS AHEAD • 12 presets named the way crews say them: 2-2-3 (Panama), Pitman, DuPont, 4 on 4 off, 48/96, 24/48, Kelly, 14 on 14 off, 3Ɨ12, Continental, 5-5-4, and 4 on 3 off (4Ɨ10s) • Or build your own repeat • Picked up an extra shift? The pattern never overwrites a day you changed by hand, and a rotation day you erase stays erased • Unlimited shift types, each with its own color EVERY DAY, AS IT REALLY WENT • Mark a shift as a pickup, charge, or cancelled, and add a note • Stayed late or left early? Record your actual hours and the estimate counts the real minutes • Vacation and sick days on the calendar AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: your next shift and your week • Apple Watch app with complications for your next shift • A reminder 12 or 2 hours before each shift, off until you turn it on • On shift, a Live Activity shows your earnings on the Lock Screen • Works on iPhone and iPad ON ALL YOUR DEVICES iCloud sync keeps your iPhone and iPad in step through your own iCloud. There is no ShiftCheck account. Sync is on by default for new installs when you're signed in to iCloud; turn it off any time in Settings. SHIFTCHECK PRO: THE PAYCHECK, AND YOUR PARTNER'S CALENDAR The calendar is free, including a basic pay estimate for the month. Pro is a one-time unlock that adds: • Partner calendar sharing: your shifts go into a "ShiftCheck" calendar in Apple Calendar that you share with your partner, family, or coworkers. It updates when your schedule changes, and they don't need the app • This paycheck, for your pay period: weekly, every 2 weeks, twice a month, or monthly • Overtime the way your employer counts it: weekly, daily, or the 8/80 hospital rule, with limits you set, and off-day pickups paid as overtime if that's your rule • Night, weekend, and holiday premiums, split correctly across midnight • Paid time off in the forecast, a take-home estimate, and your next payday • More than one job, each with its own overtime rules and paycheck • A different rate on any single shift • Paycheck reports with CSV export One-time unlock. No subscription. No ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your schedule stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. No account, no ads, and nothing is sold. ShiftCheck sends anonymous usage counts (which screens and features get used, with a random ID that isn't tied to you) so we can see what to fix and improve. It never sends your schedule, pay, names, or notes, and you can turn it off in Settings › Privacy. Free calculators and schedule guides: stackcurious.com/shiftcalendar

Screenshots

Shift Planner RosterShift4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shift Planner RosterShift at daily against Shift Calendar's every 2 weeks. Shift Calendar's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Shift Planner RosterShift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Shift Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Planner RosterShift ships an update daily, Shift Calendar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Shift Planner RosterShift versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Planner RosterShiftShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEGEMEN KARDave Oakley

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shift Planner RosterShift

Subscriptions3
  • RosterShift Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • RosterShift Pro (Founders)$9.991 Year
  • RosterShift Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Shift Calendar

One-time1
  • ShiftCheck Pro — Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Shift Planner RosterShift free?
Shift Planner RosterShift 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 Shift Planner RosterShift or Shift Calendar have ads?
Neither Shift Planner RosterShift nor Shift Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Planner RosterShift or Shift Calendar?
Shift Planner RosterShift ships an update daily, and Shift Calendar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shift Planner RosterShift was updated on October 1, 2026 and Shift Calendar on October 3, 2026.

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