Shift Work Calendar vs Shiftpad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Work Calendar
This app helps shift workers manage their schedules, track hours, breaks, and overtime. It offers real-time earnings updates, recurring shift scheduling, and planning templates. Integrations with popular calendars and advanced features like earnings forecasts are available with a Pro subscription.
- Shift tracking
- Real-time earnings updates
- Recurring shift scheduling
- Weekly, monthly, yearly views
- Planning templates
- Overtime calculations
- Calendar integration (Pro)
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ShiftGo is a smart shift calendar built for shift workers. • Track shifts, work hours, breaks and overtime • See your earnings update in real time • Schedule recurring shifts • View your schedule by week, month or year • Use templates for faster planning • Create reminders and track extra income • Automatic overtime calculations • Support for 24+ currencies • Public holidays for 53 countries • Pro: Apple Calendar and Google Calendar integration • Pro: earnings forecasts and PDF exports Ideal for nurses, healthcare workers, retail employees, hospitality staff, restaurant teams, warehouse workers, drivers, security personnel, emergency service workers and anyone working rotating, night or irregular shifts.
Shiftpad
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Shiftpad is the rotating shift planner for nurses, factory workers, retail staff, and anyone working irregular shift patterns. Set up your rotation once and your calendar fills in automatically — no manual entry day by day. UNLIMITED SHIFT TYPES Create Early, Late, Night, or any custom shift — each with its own color, start/end time, break duration, and hourly pay rate. Unlike competitors, there is no cap on the number of shift types in the free tier. ROTATION PATTERNS Choose from Panama (2-2-3), 3-on-4-off, Continental (Konti), or build a fully custom rotation. Set an anchor date and the app projects your schedule months ahead. Override any day with a single tap. OVERNIGHT SHIFTS — HANDLED CORRECTLY Night shifts crossing midnight are shown with the correct duration, pay calculation, and reminder timing. PAY & HOURS SUMMARY View your total hours and estimated earnings per week or month, broken down by shift type. Overtime is flagged when you exceed your configured weekly threshold. SHIFT REMINDERS Local notifications fire before each upcoming shift — choose your lead time: 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, or 12 h before start. GERMAN-FIRST Full German localization. The app name changes to "Schichtplaner" on German-language devices. Pre-loaded German shift names: Frühschicht, Spätschicht, Nachtschicht. FREE WITH ADS — PRO REMOVES THEM Shiftpad is free and ad-supported. Every scheduling feature stays free. The optional Pro upgrade (subscription or one-time lifetime purchase) simply removes ads and supports development. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lid-web-privacy.web.app/shiftcalendar-privacy-policy-ios.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shift Work Calendar at none against Shiftpad's shown. Shift Work Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). On price, 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 Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Shiftpad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Work Calendar ships an update every 6 days, Shiftpad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Work Calendar | Shiftpad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enes KAYA | Muge Akalin |
In-app purchases
Shift Work Calendar
- ShiftGo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- ShiftGo Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Shiftpad
- Shiftpad Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Shiftpad Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Shift Calendar Pro Lifetime$39.99
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