Comparison

Kora vs Diurna

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

Head to head
About

Kora

Features
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Kora is a shift planner for you and your team: a shift calendar, vacation and time off, shift swaps between coworkers and team announcements, synced with iCloud on iPhone and iPad. Use it on your own as a personal work schedule and hours tracker, or create a team and invite your coworkers with a code. Made for anyone who works shifts: nurses and hospital staff, restaurants, retail, security, manufacturing. YOUR SHIFT CALENDAR • Month, week and day views, with a color for every shift type • Shift templates (morning, evening, night, day off…) set up the way you work • Night shifts shown in full, even when they cross midnight • Vacation, personal time, sick days and overtime right on the calendar • Home Screen widgets: next shift, today's shifts and a countdown to your next day off • Stats on hours worked, night shifts and days off FOR WHOEVER MAKES THE SCHEDULE • A weekly grid to assign shifts to your whole staff in a few taps, then publish to notify everyone • Weekly templates and cycles of up to 6 weeks for rotation schedules • Limits you choose: minimum rest between shifts, maximum hours per day and per week, nights in a row, minimum coverage; Kora warns you or blocks the shift when a limit is exceeded • Daily overview: who's working today, who's off and which requests are waiting • Time off and overtime requests to approve or decline, with each employee's vacation balance • Monthly hours report (regular, night, holiday and overtime hours) and a cost summary, as PDF or CSV for payroll • Team comparison: nights, weekends and holidays shared fairly • Print the week's schedule for the break room FOR EVERYONE ON THE TEAM • Join with your manager's invite code and see your shifts right away • Ask a coworker to swap a shift right from the app • Set the days you prefer to work or can't work • A notification for every new or changed shift; the number on the app icon shows requests waiting for your reply TEAM BOARD • Announcements with priority, polls, checklists and comments • See who has read each announcement ONE APP, SEVERAL ROLES Personal use, manager of one team and employee in another: switch with a single tap. Just want a look around? Try the demo team, with sample coworkers and shifts. YOUR DATA No sign-up: Kora uses your iCloud account. For personal use your shifts stay on your device and in your own iCloud; in a team, shifts, announcements and requests travel through iCloud to reach your coworkers, who join with the manager's invite code. Back up to a file and restore whenever you like (PRO). PLANS The free version includes personal use and one team with up to 2 employees, with ads and a few limits (shift templates, announcements per month, history). Monthly or yearly subscriptions: • Personal PRO: no ads, unlimited templates, announcements and history, advanced stats, shifts in your iPhone Calendar, backup and restore • Team Starter: one team with up to 5 employees, hours report and exports, team comparison, shift limits, custom holidays, advanced vacation balance, smart notifications; employees on the team get Personal PRO • Team Business: up to 3 teams and 10 employees per team, change history and priority support Kora helps you organize shifts and keep track of hours and time off; it doesn't replace your employment contract or your workplace's rules. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.swiftios.it/privacy-policy/

About

Diurna

Features
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Diurna helps restaurants, hotels, cafes and shops manage their team's schedule and working time from the phone. Plan shifts, record attendance and absences, and export clear reports to Excel or CSV. What you can do with Diurna • Plan shifts in day, week and timeline views • Record time and attendance for the whole team • Log absences (sick leave, vacation, time off) and overtime in a few taps • Keep team members and their contracts in one place • Export hours, absences and overtime to Excel or CSV • Switch between light and dark mode • Work in Italian, English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish or Portuguese Employee app Turn on the Diurna employee app for your team. On their own phones, people clock in and out, see their hours worked in My hours and their shifts, send requests (vacation, time off, sick leave, overtime) and get notifications about their shifts and your replies. The time clock is switched on by the business or its payroll firm, which can also check whether someone is at the workplace: the exact position never leaves the phone. You decide who uses it. Knowledge base Upload your own documents: collective agreements, procedures, policies, safety rules and FAQs. The chat in the app answers questions from them and shows the source, so answers stay consistent with your own rules, without searching through files. Diurna's own user guide is built in. Included in the Pro plan. Designed for Italian and Austrian working-time rules Diurna is designed for working-time rules in Italy and Austria. Set up the rules of your contract, and Diurna helps you keep absences and overtime consistent as you record them. Free trial Try Diurna free for 30 days. After the trial, you subscribe in the app. Your data The data of your business and your team is protected and stays private to your account. Getting started Sign up in the app and set up your business in a few minutes. Already have a Diurna account? Sign in with your email. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms & Conditions: https://diurna.eu/en/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://diurna.eu/en/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Kora4 screens
Diurna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Diurna at none against Kora's shown. Diurna also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Kora's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, 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. Kora sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Diurna sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kora ships an update daily, Diurna every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Kora versus Diurna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoraDiurna
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfrancesco giannniniOVVIO Solutions

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Kora

Subscriptions6
  • Kora Personal Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Kora Team Starter Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Kora Team Business Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Kora Personal Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Kora Team Starter Yearly3 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Kora Team Business Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Diurna

Subscriptions2
  • Diurna Base$3.991 Month
  • Diurna Pro$8.991 Month

Questions

Is Kora free?
Kora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diurna free?
Diurna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kora or Diurna have ads?
Kora shows ads; Diurna does not.
Which is updated more often, Kora or Diurna?
Kora ships an update daily, and Diurna every 2 days. Most recently, Kora was updated on October 31, 2026 and Diurna on October 31, 2026.

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