Comparison

ShiftCal vs HRFlow by PipeFlow

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Rotating shift pattern builder
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Overtime tracking
  • Fatigue awareness scoring
  • Calendar export
  • Shift reminders
Features
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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 and lets you move to past and future months. 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. Terms of Use: https://apps.9592.tech/shiftflow/terms Privacy Policy: https://apps.9592.tech/shiftflow/privacy

About

HRFlow by PipeFlow

Features
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HRFlow is an employee attendance app. Clock in and out, submit monthly timesheets, request leave, and file expenses from your phone. Managers can approve the same requests in the app. Move the HR work that used to live on a desktop into your pocket. Punch, remaining leave, company notices, and receipt photos all work in the field. ■ Clock in Record clock-in, break, and clock-out on one screen. See today’s and this month’s hours at a glance, and set a clock-out reminder. ■ Timesheets Review and edit monthly clock times, breaks, and holidays, then submit. Preview late arrivals and early leaves against your work rules. ■ Leave Check remaining paid leave and request time off from the calendar. Choose paid, half-day, unpaid, compensatory, special, or sick leave, and attach documents with the camera or a file. ■ Team status and directory See who’s working, on break, or out today in real time. Search members by department and browse the org chart. ■ Notices and work reports Get company notices as push notifications and mark them read. Write work reports as start, continue, or end, then submit. ■ Transport and expenses Log commuter passes, reimbursements, and categorized expenses by month. Attach a receipt and submit. Copy last month’s transport lines if the commute did not change. ■ Approvals (admins) Review leave, expenses, transport, timesheets, and work reports in one place. Approve or return them, and see who has not submitted yet. ■ Getting started HRFlow is a workplace app for companies that have already adopted it. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple. If your company does not have a workspace yet, create one on the web, then sign in on the app. Languages: Japanese, English Light and dark appearance supported. Website: https://hr.pipeflow.jp Privacy policy: https://hr.pipeflow.jp/lp/privacy.html Terms: https://hr.pipeflow.jp/lp/terms.html

Screenshots

ShiftCal4 screens
HRFlow by PipeFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HRFlow by PipeFlow at none against ShiftCal's 2. HRFlow by PipeFlow also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. ShiftCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HRFlow by PipeFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ShiftCal versus HRFlow by PipeFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftCalHRFlow by PipeFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer9592 Solutions UGRaon Corp.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShiftCal

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftFlow Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • ShiftFlow Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

HRFlow by PipeFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftCal free?
ShiftCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HRFlow by PipeFlow free?
HRFlow by PipeFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShiftCal or HRFlow by PipeFlow have ads?
Neither ShiftCal nor HRFlow by PipeFlow shows ads.

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