ShiftCal vs Howbout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShiftCal
Organize your rotating work schedule with this app. It helps you plan shifts months in advance, track overtime, and receive reminders. Features include built-in and custom shift patterns, with options for fatigue awareness and calendar export.
- Rotating shift pattern builder
- Monthly calendar view
- Overtime tracking
- Fatigue awareness scoring
- Calendar export
- Shift reminders
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ShiftCal is the shift schedule planner built for rotating shift workers. Set up your pattern once, and see your shifts mapped out months ahead. Features: - 6 built-in shift patterns (4-on-4-off, Continental, DuPont, Pitman, and more) - Custom pattern builder for any rotation - Monthly calendar view with color-coded shifts - Overtime tracking with weekly and monthly summaries - Fatigue awareness scoring to help you stay balanced - Calendar export to sync shifts with your phone calendar - Shift reminders so you never miss a start time ShiftCal Pro unlocks unlimited patterns, future month navigation, and full overtime history. Free users get the current month and one saved pattern. Whether you work 4-on-4-off, continental rotations, or a custom schedule, ShiftCal keeps your shifts organized and your hours tracked.
Howbout
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Howbout - Shift Planner is a simple and modern way to organize your work schedule. Whether you're managing your own shifts, rotating schedules, or weekly work plans, Howbout - Shift Planner gives you a clean and intuitive way to organize your work life. With a subscription, you can create, edit, and track shifts, view your schedule by day, week, or month, plan recurring shifts, monitor your working hours, and keep your work calendar organized in one place. Designed for employees, freelancers, healthcare workers, retail staff, hospitality teams, and anyone working rotating schedules, Howbout - Shift Planner makes it easy to stay on top of every shift. Premium Subscription Required A subscription is required to access and use the app's features. New subscribers can start with a 3-day free trial. After the trial, your selected subscription automatically renews unless canceled. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your App Store account settings. Start your 3-day free trial and discover a smarter, faster, and more organized way to manage your shifts and work schedule. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://www.igorstojanovic.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Howbout at none against ShiftCal's 2. ShiftCal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. ShiftCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Howbout asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShiftCal ships an update every 2 days, Howbout monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShiftCal | Howbout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 9592 Solutions UG | Igor Stojanovic |
In-app purchases
ShiftCal
- ShiftFlow Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- ShiftFlow Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Howbout
No in-app purchases
