Shift planner vs ShiftPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Shift planner
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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 โ 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 โ 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 โ 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 โ 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.
ShiftPal
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Meet ShiftPal โ the easiest way to build, manage, and export rotating work schedules without wasting time manually entering shifts into your calendar. Designed for real shift workers, ShiftPal makes it simple to tap your workdays directly onto a clean monthly calendar, customize your shift times, and instantly export everything to Apple Calendar for easy sharing with family, coworkers, or your household. Whether you work healthcare, emergency services, construction, transportation, law enforcement, utilities, or any rotating schedule, ShiftPal eliminates the headache of manually creating calendar events one by one. Features: โข Simple monthly calendar interface โข Tap-to-add work shifts โข Customizable default shift hours โข Edit individual shifts anytime โข Export directly to Apple Calendar โข Update or remove previously exported schedules โข Built for rotating and non-traditional schedules โข Fast, lightweight, and easy to use ShiftPal was built to solve a real problem: shift workers deserve a faster, cleaner way to manage their schedules and keep the people around them informed. No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. Just a tool that works. Legal Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.altime.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shift planner at 17.0 against ShiftPal's 26.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Shift planner | ShiftPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin van Gogh | Michael Sassone |
In-app purchases
Shift planner
No in-app purchases
ShiftPal
No in-app purchases









