Comparison

Shift planner vs ShiftPal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 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.

About

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: โ€ข Simple monthly calendar interface โ€ข Tap-to-add work shifts โ€ข Customizable default shift hours โ€ข Edit individual shifts anytime โ€ข Export directly to Apple Calendar โ€ข Update or remove previously exported schedules โ€ข Built for rotating and non-traditional schedules โ€ข 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

Screenshots

Shift planner4 screens
ShiftPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
Shift planner versus ShiftPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift plannerShiftPal
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin van GoghMichael Sassone

In-app purchases

None

Shift planner

No in-app purchases

None

ShiftPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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