Comparison

Shift planner vs ShiftMate Planner

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

Head to head
About

Shift planner

Features
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Plan your work shifts easily on iPhone and Apple Watch. Dienstplanner is the fastest way to keep track of your schedule β€” clear, colorful, and always within reach. Your schedule, your rules Create custom shift types with a name, color, and start and end times. Day shift, afternoon shift, evening shift, and day off are included by default β€” adjust them or add your own. Week and month view See your schedule by week or month. At a glance you can tell when you work, when you're off, and what's coming up next. Never late again Set a reminder* for each shift. Choose how many hours in advance you want to be notified β€” so you never miss a shift. * through Calendar sync On your wrist Connect Shifts to your Apple Watch. See your next shift right on the watch face as a complication, or open the Watch app for a full overview of your upcoming shifts. Notes per shift Need to remember something for a specific day or worked extra hours? Add a note to any scheduled shift. Calendar connected Magically connect your schedule with your iPhone calendar β€” handy when you want others to know when you're working. Available in 20+ languages Dienstplanner is fully localized in Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more.

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ShiftMate Planner

Features
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SHIFTMATE β€” VOLUNTEER SCHEDULING MADE EASY Running a volunteer team is rewarding work. Managing the spreadsheets, group chats and manual reminders that come with it? Less so. ShiftMate replaces all of that with one clean, simple app. FOR ADMINS & ORGANISERS β€’ Create and edit shifts in seconds β€’ Assign roles: Owner, Admin, Crew, or Volunteer β€’ Invite members instantly with a unique invite code β€’ Broadcast messages to everyone, just admins, crew, or one person directly β€’ Always see who is covering what, and when Whether you run a volunteer fire department, food bank, sports club or community event β€” ShiftMate scales to your organisation. FOR VOLUNTEERS β€’ See your upcoming shifts at a glance β€’ Receive automatic reminders before a shift starts β€’ Get messages from your organisation directly in the app β€’ Join multiple organisations with a single account KEY FEATURES β€’ Shift planning β€” create, edit and assign with ease β€’ Role-based access β€” Owner, Admin, Crew, Volunteer β€’ Invite codes β€” share a code and members join instantly β€’ Organisation messaging β€” broadcast or direct messages β€’ Smart notifications β€” shift reminders and message alerts β€’ Multi-organisation β€” manage or join several at once β€’ 7 languages β€” EN, NL, DE, FR, ES, IT, PT FREE & PREMIUM ShiftMate is free to use. Growing organisations can unlock a premium subscription for increased limits and advanced features. Download ShiftMate and get your first shift published in under five minutes. Terms of Use: https://shiftmate-bkr.web.app/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Shift planner4 screens
ShiftMate Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift planner at none against ShiftMate Planner's 2. ShiftMate Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. ShiftMate Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Shift planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Shift planner versus ShiftMate Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift plannerShiftMate Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin van GoghPeter Boekelaar

In-app purchases

None

Shift planner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShiftMate Planner

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftMate Planner Monthly$17.991 Month
  • ShiftMate Planner Annual$179.991 Year

Questions

Is Shift planner free?
Shift planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftMate Planner free?
ShiftMate Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift planner or ShiftMate Planner have ads?
Neither Shift planner nor ShiftMate Planner shows ads.

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