RotationalPlanner vs ShiftMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RotationalPlanner
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Work Schedule Planner helps rotational and shift workers quickly build and view their work/leave cycles. Key Features • Create rotation patterns and generate your schedule instantly • Clear calendar view of upcoming work and leave periods • Export directly to your calendar • Export .ICS to share with any calendar app
ShiftMap
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ShiftMap is the smart calendar for people with rotating shift schedules. Whether you're a doctor, nurse, security guard, firefighter, factory worker, or anyone else who doesn't work a standard 9–5, ShiftMap helps you plan, track, and share your schedule effortlessly. KEY FEATURES: SMART CALENDAR • Automatic shift calculation from repeating patterns • Support for popular schedules: 2/2, 1/3, 24/72, 5/2, day/night/off • Create your own custom patterns • Override individual days when plans change • Holiday markers for 50+ countries VACATIONS & SICK LEAVE • Track vacations, sick days, and business trips • Smart Vacation Picker — find the best dates to maximize your time off using holidays • Visual indicators right on the calendar OVERTIME TRACKING • Log extra hours worked per day • Add notes to remember why • Monthly work hours and overtime totals SHARE YOUR SCHEDULE • Generate shareable links for family, HR, or colleagues • Read-only view, no account required for viewers • Revoke access anytime TIME MAP • Mark your home, workplace, country house, and other locations on an interactive map • See at a glance how much time you spend at each place • Search addresses via Apple Maps EXPORT TO CALENDAR • Export shifts to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook • Standard .ics format for 3 months ahead • One-tap import 8 LANGUAGES English, Русский, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, Français, 中文, 日本語 NATIVE iOS DESIGN • Built from the ground up with SwiftUI • Liquid Glass on iOS 26+ • Full dark mode support • Haptic feedback • Optimised for iPhone PRIVACY FIRST • Sign in with Apple • All data encrypted in transit • Tokens stored in iOS Keychain • No ads, no tracking, no selling your data FREE - ALL FEATURES INCLUDED Questions or feedback? Email support@mail.screenplay.tech Terms of Use: shift.screenplay.tech/terms Privacy Policy: shift.screenplay.tech/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShiftMap at daily against RotationalPlanner's every 4 months. ShiftMap also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RotationalPlanner ships an update every 4 months, ShiftMap daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RotationalPlanner | ShiftMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pieter Spoelstra | Iulian Pavlov |
In-app purchases
RotationalPlanner
No in-app purchases
ShiftMap
No in-app purchases









