Comparison

Shift Rota Pro vs Shift Work Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Shift Rota Pro

Features
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Shift Rota Pro is a powerful planner designed for shift workers who need a simple way to track their rota, holidays, and work patterns. Built with clarity and speed in mind, the app gives you a complete overview of your schedule, helping you stay organised and plan ahead with confidence. Whether you work rotating shifts, fixed patterns, or long 12-hour days, Shift Rota Pro keeps everything in one place. Key Features • Shift Pattern Tracking Easily manage rotating patterns such as 4 On / 4 Off. • Interactive Calendar View your full schedule at a glance with clear indicators for work, holidays, and special days. • Holiday Planner Track entitlement, booked leave, and remaining days. • Monthly Insights See scheduled shifts, holidays, sickness, and training days. • Smart Notifications Receive reminders before your shifts start. • Custom Shift Times Set your own start and finish times to match your rota. • UK Public Holidays Included Automatically view holidays for England & Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. • Clean Modern Interface A simple design built for quick access and everyday use. Shift Rota Pro is built to make life easier for shift workers who rely on a clear and dependable rota planner.

About

Shift Work Calendar

This app helps shift workers manage their schedules, track hours, breaks, and overtime. It offers real-time earnings updates, recurring shift scheduling, and planning templates. Integrations with popular calendars and advanced features like earnings forecasts are available with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Shift tracking
  • Real-time earnings updates
  • Recurring shift scheduling
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly views
  • Planning templates
  • Overtime calculations
  • Calendar integration (Pro)
Features
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ShiftGo is a smart shift calendar built for shift workers. • Track shifts, work hours, breaks and overtime • See your earnings update in real time • Schedule recurring shifts • View your schedule by week, month or year • Use templates for faster planning • Create reminders and track extra income • Automatic overtime calculations • Support for 24+ currencies • Public holidays for 53 countries • Pro: Apple Calendar and Google Calendar integration • Pro: earnings forecasts and PDF exports Ideal for nurses, healthcare workers, retail employees, hospitality staff, restaurant teams, warehouse workers, drivers, security personnel, emergency service workers and anyone working rotating, night or irregular shifts.

Screenshots

Shift Rota Pro3 screens
Shift Work Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Rota Pro at none against Shift Work Calendar's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shift Work Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Shift Rota Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shift Rota Pro versus Shift Work Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Rota ProShift Work Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul TaylorEnes KAYA

In-app purchases

None

Shift Rota Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift Work Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftGo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ShiftGo Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Shift Rota Pro free?
Shift Rota Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Work Calendar free?
Shift Work Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Rota Pro or Shift Work Calendar have ads?
Neither Shift Rota Pro nor Shift Work Calendar shows ads.

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