Comparison

ShiftMap vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

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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Shift Calendar

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A calmer way to see your work and your time. Shift Calendar brings shifts, days off and a personal pay diary together on iPhone and iPad. Your schedule stays on your device. No app account, ads or subscription. PLAN YOUR RHYTHM • Explore your month, browse an agenda or see the year. • Give shifts their own colors, symbols, short labels, notes and locations. • Reuse templates, add shifts to several dates and undo changes. • Build repeating rotations with any mix of work and rest days, including cycles without an end date. • Change one shift or adjust a rotation from a future date while keeping individual exceptions. • Plan overnight shifts and keep times in each workplace’s time zone when you travel. UNDERSTAND YOUR HOURS • Confirm work as planned or record actual times and paid or unpaid breaks. • Keep multiple jobs and currencies separate. • Set dated hourly rates, daily or weekly overtime and custom time-based or per-shift premiums. • See the calculation behind gross estimates, add explained manual adjustments and compare with a gross pay statement. • Keep a history of corrections and saved comparisons. • Track your own leave credits and time used. KEEP LIFE IN VIEW • Find shifts by title, notes, location or date. • Use home-screen widgets with an optional private display. • Set local reminders for shifts and breaks. • Optionally show Apple Calendar events and export shifts to a separate calendar. • Share PDF schedules, calendar files or read-only calendar snapshots. Export work reports as CSV. • Create password-protected backups and preview a backup before restoring it. YOUR TIME, WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION Try all features for 14 days through a free App Store trial purchase. Then unlock permanently with one purchase. There is no automatic charge. Viewing saved records, backing up, exporting, restoring and deleting your data remain available after the trial. Restore purchases with your Apple Account; restoring does not restart the trial. Pay figures are gross estimates based on your settings and recorded work, not tax or take-home pay calculations. Reminders follow your iOS notification settings. Shared files are snapshots, not live collaboration. Payslips Keep your payslips here and compare them with your recorded work whenever you need. PDFs stay on your device. Saved payslip PDFs are included in your backup. Privacy: https://shiftcalendar.jelluna.com/privacy/ Terms: https://shiftcalendar.jelluna.com/terms/

Screenshots

ShiftMap4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftMap at none against Shift Calendar's 2. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shift Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ShiftMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ShiftMap versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftMapShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIulian PavlovJulian Sainz Martinez

In-app purchases

None

ShiftMap

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift Calendar

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is ShiftMap free?
ShiftMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShiftMap or Shift Calendar have ads?
Neither ShiftMap nor Shift Calendar shows ads.

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