Comparison

ShiftCal vs Lampira

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

Head to head
About

ShiftCal

Features
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ShiftCal makes managing your shift work schedule simple and stress-free. Whether you work rotating shifts, nights, or irregular hours, this app helps you stay organized and on top of your work life. KEY FEATURES: • Visual Shift Calendar — See your entire shift schedule at a glance with color-coded days. Quickly identify work days, days off, and different shift types on a clean monthly calendar view. • Custom Shift Types — Create and personalize shift types with custom names, colors, and hourly rates. Define day shifts, night shifts, overtime, on-call, or any schedule that fits your work. • Shift Templates — Set up recurring shift patterns and apply them to your calendar in one tap. Perfect for rotating schedules like 4-on-4-off, 2-day-2-night, or any repeating cycle. • Monthly Statistics — Track how many hours you work each month, broken down by shift type. Get a clear overview of your work patterns and trends over time. • Income Tracking — Monitor your monthly earnings based on shift hours and hourly rates. Know exactly what to expect on payday with automatic income calculations. • Shift Reminders — Set customizable notifications so you never miss a shift. Get reminded ahead of time to prepare for upcoming work days. • Simple Onboarding — Get started quickly with a guided setup that helps you create your first shift types and templates in minutes. ShiftCal is designed for nurses, firefighters, police officers, factory workers, retail staff, hospitality professionals, and anyone who works non-traditional hours. Take control of your shift schedule today. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/nvh-studio-privacy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lampira

Features
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Your notes deserve better than a folder they'll never leave. Lampira is a private, local-first notes app with the power of a knowledge graph — without the setup, plugins or folder rituals. Open it, write, and watch your notes turn into flashcards, mindmaps and a living map of what you know. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH • Zero configuration. No vaults to wire up, no plugins to install — the graph, the cards and the calendar are simply there. • An editor that feels like paper: headings, checklists, quotes, images, tables — one tap or one "/" away. • [[Wikilinks]] quietly weave every note into a knowledge graph and mindmaps you can actually see. REMEMBER WHAT YOU WRITE • Mark a line as a cloze — it becomes a flashcard by itself. • FSRS, the modern spaced-repetition algorithm, schedules each review for the exact moment you'd start to forget. • Exam mode: choose the cards, set the date — get an honest daily plan that has every card ready on the day. PLAN THE WEEK • A real calendar: categories, reminders, daily notes — synced through your own private iCloud. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE — NOT BY PROMISE • Your notes live on your device and, if you turn on sync, in YOUR iCloud. We run no note servers. There is nothing for us to read, leak or sell. • No trackers. No analytics SDKs. Ever. • AI is optional and on your terms: on-device Apple Intelligence, or your own API key — stored in the system Keychain, talking directly to the provider you chose. For students, doctors, engineers, teachers — anyone whose notes are supposed to end up in their head, not just on a disk. Free today. Your notes stay yours forever.

Screenshots

ShiftCal4 screens
Lampira4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lampira at none against ShiftCal's 3. Lampira also leads on ads (none vs shown). ShiftCal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lampira asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftCal ships an update every 2 days, Lampira every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
ShiftCal versus Lampira: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftCalLampira
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNguyen Viet HungDaniel Adamovic

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShiftCal

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftCal Premium$0.991 Month
  • ShiftCal Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShiftCal Premium Lifetime$29.99
None

Lampira

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftCal free?
ShiftCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lampira free?
Lampira is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShiftCal or Lampira have ads?
ShiftCal shows ads; Lampira does not.
Which is updated more often, ShiftCal or Lampira?
ShiftCal ships an update every 2 days, and Lampira every 5 days. Most recently, ShiftCal was updated on October 17, 2026 and Lampira on October 13, 2026.

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