Comparison

Shiftario vs PayJar

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

Head to head
About

Shiftario

Features
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Know your earnings before payday. Shiftario helps shift workers understand how much they are earning from their work. Simply enter your shifts and hourly rates to instantly see estimated earnings for today, this week, and this month. Perfect for part-time workers, students, freelancers, and anyone with variable schedules. Key Features • Track shifts and estimate earnings instantly • See daily, weekly, and monthly income predictions • Calendar-based shift entry • Support for JPY (¥) and AUD (AU$) • Light, Dark, and Beige color themes • Create shift patterns for faster input • Clean and simple interface focused on speed Shiftario Pro Optional premium features help power users manage more complex schedules: • Register multiple workplaces • Create unlimited shift patterns • Set different hourly rates for weekends and holidays Subscriptions are optional and can be managed in your Apple account settings. Privacy First Your shift and income data stay on your device. Shiftario does not collect or sell personal work data. Important Note Shiftario does not provide financial advice. All earnings shown in the app are estimates based on the data you enter. Terms of Service: https://shiftario.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shiftario.com/privacy.html

About

PayJar

Features
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Know what you made tonight. Not on payday. After a double, nobody wants to do math. So the tips end up on a napkin and payday ends up a surprise. PayJar keeps every shift and every tip in one place, does the math, and tells you when your check comes up short. MADE FOR TIPPED WORK • Cash tips, card tips and your share of the tip pool on every shift • Tip-out to the bar, bussers or kitchen, as an amount or a percentage of sales or tips • Your real hourly rate: wages plus tips, minus tip-out • Your state's minimum wage and tipped wage. If a slow week leaves you under the minimum, you see what your employer has to make up • Best days, cash vs. card and a year-end summary IS YOUR CHECK RIGHT? Type in the gross on your paycheck. PayJar compares it with the hours you logged and says it straight: it matches, or "You were underpaid by $38.40." Wage Check is free. OVERTIME, DONE RIGHT • Weekly overtime after 40 hours, on from the start • Daily overtime and double time for states that have them, like California • An hour already paid as daily overtime isn't counted again for the week • On a tipped wage, overtime is figured on the full minimum wage, not on $2.13 • Night, weekend and holiday differentials, if your job pays them • Every shift shows how its pay was worked out CLOCKING IN SHOULDN'T BE MORE WORK • One tap to start or end a shift, with Undo in case you tap by mistake • Forgot to clock in? Start the shift at the time you really walked in • Breaks, manual or automatic (for example, 30 minutes after 6 hours) • Quick shifts for the ones you work every week • A close that runs past midnight counts for the day it started • Weekly, biweekly, every 4 weeks, twice a month or monthly pay periods YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • No account, no sign-up, no ads • Your hours, pay, tips and notes stay on your iPhone, with backup to your own iCloud • Excel and CSV export, always free • Anonymous usage stats and crash reports help us fix what breaks. They never include amounts, job names or notes, and you can turn them off in Settings PAYJAR PRO: PAY ONCE One-time purchase, no subscription. Unlimited jobs with their own rates, bonuses and deductions, PDF timesheets, charts by job and every future Pro feature. In English, Spanish and Japanese. PayJar estimates your gross pay (before taxes) for your own records. It isn't legal or tax advice.

Screenshots

Shiftario4 screens
PayJar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PayJar at every 4 days against Shiftario's every 9 days. Shiftario's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Shiftario sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PayJar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shiftario ships an update every 9 days, PayJar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Shiftario versus PayJar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftarioPayJar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShiftario LabsMaurizzio Penalba

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shiftario

Subscriptions2
  • Shiftario Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Shiftario Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

PayJar

One-time1
  • PayJar Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Shiftario free?
Shiftario is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PayJar free?
PayJar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shiftario or PayJar have ads?
Neither Shiftario nor PayJar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shiftario or PayJar?
Shiftario ships an update every 9 days, and PayJar every 4 days. Most recently, Shiftario was updated on October 6, 2026 and PayJar on October 5, 2026.

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