Comparison

Night Shift Sleep Planner vs Shift Meal Timer

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

Head to head
About

Night Shift Sleep Planner

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Description (App Store): Night Shift Sleep Planner helps night-shift workers build better sleep routines with smart, personalized planning. Whether you work fixed nights or rotating shifts, the app creates a 7-day sleep cycle plan based on your shift hours, commute time, and preferred sleep window. Get practical options for best recovery, balanced sleep, or minimum viable rest when your schedule gets tough. Key features: • Sleep cycle planner based on 90-minute cycles • Auto-built weekly schedule with one-tap daily edits • Smart reminders for sleep, wake-up, and wind-down • Pre-sleep alerts 30 minutes before bedtime • Daily check-ins for energy and sleep quality • Weekly insights to track progress and trends • 12/24h format, timezone support, and local data storage Built for nurses, factory workers, security teams, and anyone with irregular work hours. Sleep smarter, recover faster, and feel better every shift. Terms os Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scannercalorieios2024.web.app/

About

Shift Meal Timer

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Stop eating breakfast at 4 AM because your shift ended and you have no idea what to call this meal. Shift Meal Timer gives night shift workers and 12-hour shift workers a structured four-meal schedule built around their actual hours. Every night shift worker knows the problem: your body wants food at strange times, you skip meals because you do not know if it counts as lunch or dinner, and the coffee you drank at 3 AM is still keeping you awake at 9 AM. Generic meal apps assume you wake up at 7 AM and sleep at 11 PM. You do not. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your shift pattern: 12hr Night, 12hr Day, 8hr Day, 8hr Evening, Rotating, or Custom. 2. Set your usual sleep time and average sleep duration. 3. Shift Meal Timer calculates four meal windows tuned to your hours: Pre-shift Main, Mid-shift Meal, Late-shift Snack, Post-shift Wind-down. A caffeine cutoff is set six hours before sleep. Set up in under a minute. No account required. No tracking. CORE FEATURES Four-Meal Schedule Each meal slot shows the time, meal type, and food suggestions. Meals falling between midnight and 6 AM are tagged Light protein-focused with a dark background so you can see at a glance which ones are night-shift meals. Caffeine Cutoff A red indicator shows the latest time you should stop caffeine before your sleep window. Protects your daytime sleep on rotating shifts. Work Day and Off Day Toggle Switch between your shift schedule and a fixed off-day schedule (7:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 6:30 PM) with one tap. Next-Up Countdown The bottom bar always shows the next upcoming meal with a live countdown so you know what to grab and when. Notifications Local push notifications fire 15 minutes before each meal. Toggle individual meals on or off. No server, no tracking. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to Pro for deeper tools: - Check-in: log whether you ate or skipped each meal - Adaptation Report: your schedule shifts based on your hunger signals and skip patterns over 30 days - History: monthly calendar view of your eating record - Custom notification timing (5 to 60 minutes before each meal) - Multiple shift presets and quick switching - Caffeine cutoff adaptation based on your sleep quality PRIVACY FIRST - No account, no login, no email required - All data stored locally on your device using Hive - No tracking, no ads, no third-party analytics - RevenueCat handles subscription transactions only; no personal data sent Shift Meal Timer provides meal-timing guidance based on your shift schedule and general nutrition principles. It is not a substitute for medical or dietary advice from a qualified clinician or registered dietitian. Adapt the suggestions to your personal needs and consult a clinician or registered dietitian for individual recommendations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Shift Meal Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Shift Meal Timer at 3 against Night Shift Sleep Planner's —. Night Shift Sleep Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Night Shift Sleep Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift Meal Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Night Shift Sleep Planner versus Shift Meal Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Shift Sleep PlannerShift Meal Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuz OchoaJUHWAN PARK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Night Shift Sleep Planner

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Subscription$5.99
1 purchases

Shift Meal Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro — Full Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Night Shift Sleep Planner free?
Night Shift Sleep Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Meal Timer free?
Shift Meal Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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