Shift Work Planner vs Kalendera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Work Planner
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Shiftara helps you create recurring shift schedules quickly and neatly on your iPhone, then add them directly to your iOS calendar. Instead of entering every shift manually, you create your shift templates once, build your rotation, and sync the finished plan in just a few taps. What Shiftara offers: • Custom shift templates with names, times, locations, and colors • Recurring shift rotations with a flexible number of weeks • Start date, entry week, and planning range for your schedule • Planning with or without weekends • Preview before exporting to calendar • Export to an existing calendar, a new calendar, or separate calendars by shift type • Color-coded calendars by shift type for better overview • Manage multiple independent plans on one device Perfect for anyone working shifts who wants to organize their schedule in a reliable, clear, and simple way without complicated spreadsheets. Your data stays on your device. Shiftara uses calendar access only to write the shifts you planned into the calendar you choose. Legal: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shiftara.pages.dev/privacy.html
Kalendera
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A calendar for everyday life, family and work. Kalendera combines a colorful month overview with readable daily lists and widgets. YOUR SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE • Month, week, day, year and searchable list • Compact or comfortable month layout • Adjustable text size and calendar cells that grow with it • Resizable daily sidebar on wide windows • Color categories and separate calendar filters ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Widgets show your day, two weeks or a month with colored events. Choose the classic style or the translucent Liquid Glass look. HOLIDAYS AND TIME OFF German public holidays by state, school holidays for the 2026/2027 school year, and single-day leave suggestions for long weekends. School dates are available offline from the German Standing Conference of Ministers of Education (KMK). Movable school days and local exceptions are not included. Long-weekend suggestions assume a Monday–Friday workweek. YOUR EVENTS STAY WITH YOU Your own events are stored locally on your device. With your permission, view device calendars such as iCloud, Gmail and Outlook and edit their writable events. No Kalendera account, no ads, and no data collection by Kalendera. • Reminders and recurring events • ICS and JSON export • Face ID app lock • German, English and Turkish KALENDERA PRO – OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Event templates with time, duration, color and reminder • Custom patterns for early, late, night shifts and days off • Custom categories and five extra colors No subscription. Core features remain free. Templates and shift patterns create local events. Support: https://tayyare79.github.io/kalendera-support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kalendera at weekly against Shift Work Planner's every 2 months. 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. Shift Work Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Kalendera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Work Planner ships an update every 2 months, Kalendera weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Work Planner | Kalendera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Devrim Aydin | Harun Nakas |
In-app purchases
Shift Work Planner
- Jährlich$3.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
- Big Tip$4.99
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- Super Tip$8.99
- Lifetime$22.99
Kalendera
- Kalendera Pro$3.99









