Shift Log+ vs ShiftKal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Log+
This app helps hourly workers accurately track their shifts, calculate overtime, and forecast earnings. It provides detailed reports on gross, deductions, and net pay, with customizable themes and data export options.
- Track worked and scheduled shifts
- Automatic overtime calculations
- Forecast upcoming earnings
- Detailed earnings reports
- Customizable themes
- Export and import support
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Know what your paycheck will be before payday. Shift Log+ tracks your hours, overtime and pay the way your job actually pays you. Clock in and out or add shifts by hand, and watch your earnings add up, including overtime, holiday pay, deductions and your estimated take-home pay. Built for hourly workers: nurses and healthcare, trades, utilities, manufacturing, warehouses, retail, restaurants and anyone on rotating shifts. PAY THAT MATCHES YOUR JOB • Daily and weekly overtime, holiday pay and custom pay rules • Gross pay, deductions and net pay for every pay period • Tips and mileage • Forecast upcoming paychecks from your scheduled shifts • Correct a past rule and recalculate old shifts • Works with your local currency TIME OFF (NEW) • Track Vacation, Sick, Holiday and your own day types for each job • Balances in hours or days that refill each year, every paycheck, or per hours worked • Carryover, caps and use-it-or-lose-it reminders • Plan days off and see your balance after them REPORTS • Pay period, weekly, monthly and yearly reports • Earnings trends and comparisons with past periods MADE FOR YOU • Track more than one job • Light and dark mode with custom themes and colors • Sync across your devices, with export, import and backups YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS We never sell your data or share it with advertisers or data brokers. We only collect what the app needs to work, like your account and the shifts you sync, and it is never used for ads. Try every feature free for 45 days. After the trial, keep going with a monthly or yearly subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shiftlogplus.com/privacy.php
ShiftKal
This app helps individuals with rotating or changing work schedules visualize their shifts and plan personal activities. It allows for manual entry, schedule import from images, and sharing with others. Users can also track work hours and estimated pay.
- Clear shift visualization
- Personal calendar integration
- Schedule import from photos
- Shift sharing with others
- Work hour and pay tracking
- Shift-based reminders and alarms
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Know your shifts. Plan your days off. See when you work and when you’re off, so you can make plans ahead. ShiftKal brings your work schedule and personal plans into one clear calendar. Built for nurses and anyone working rotating or changing shifts. SEE YOUR SCHEDULE CLEARLY - View early, late, night, and custom shifts alongside your days off. - Set up a repeating rotation and adjust individual shifts when plans change. - See your shifts beside events from your personal calendar. - Check your next days off and upcoming shifts at a glance. - See upcoming shifts from your iPhone Home Screen with widgets. ADD SHIFTS YOUR WAY - Enter shifts manually. - Import a schedule from a photo or screenshot, then review it before saving. MAKE PLANS WITH OTHER PEOPLE - Share your shift schedule with family and friends. - Export your schedule as a PDF file to keep a copy or send it to someone, such as your doctor. GET READY FOR WORK - Plan a wake-up time around your shift start, preparation time, and commute. - Set alarms and reminders for upcoming shifts. SEE WHAT YOUR WORK ADDS UP TO - Track your work hours and estimated pay based on the shifts and pay rates you enter. Manual shift entry is free, and your first schedule scan is free. Eligible new subscribers can try ShiftKal Annual free for 7 days. Available plans and current prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://rota.xboostapp.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://rota.xboostapp.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift Log+ at 5.0 against ShiftKal's 4.3. Shift Log+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Shift Log+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ShiftKal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Log+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively.
Shift Log+ ships an update fortnightly, ShiftKal every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Shift Log+ | ShiftKal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | F1v3 Group LLC | Hung Le Ngoc |
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Shift Log+
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In-app purchases
Shift Log+
- Shift Log+ Monthly$0.991 Month
- Shift Log+ Annual$9.991 Year
ShiftKal
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Scan Credit$1.99
- Scan Credit$4.99
- Scan Credit 10$5.99
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- Lifetime$29.99
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