FRI2PLAN vs Shift Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
FRI2PLAN
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FRI2PLAN is the all-in-one app designed to simplify daily family life. No more forgotten sticky notes, scattered agendas, or endless discussions about who does what. SHARED FAMILY CALENDAR Centralize all family events in one place. Every member sees appointments, activities, and outings in real time. Never miss a birthday or important event again. TASK MANAGEMENT Create and assign tasks to each family member. Track progress, set priorities and due dates. Kids earn points by completing their tasks. MEAL PLANNING Plan the week's meals together. Add recipes with photos, manage portions, and automatically generate your shopping list. FAMILY BUDGET Track household income and expenses in real time. Categorize transactions, share costs between members, and stay in control of your family finances. REWARDS & POINTS Motivate your children with a fun points system. Every completed task earns points that can be exchanged for rewards set by parents. BUILT-IN MESSAGING Communicate directly within the app via the family general chat or themed groups. Share photos, react to messages, and stay connected. INTIMATE CALENDAR A private space for women in the family to track menstrual cycles and better anticipate important moments of the month. FRI2PLAN adapts to all families, whether 2 or 10 members. Available in French, English, and other languages. Real-time sync across all devices. Try FRI2PLAN for free today and discover a new way to organize your family. Terms of Use: https://app.fri2plan.ch/cgu Privacy Policy: https://app.fri2plan.ch/privacy
Shift Planner
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Your roster, your hours and your alarm โ in one place, and completely private. Your data stays on your device. Shift Planner is built for everyone who does not work nine to five: nursing, emergency services, manufacturing, hospitality, security, rail. Private by design No account, no login, no sign-up โ just open the app and start All your data is stored on your device by default No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no third-party SDKs Optional iCloud sync runs through your own private iCloud โ never our servers When you share a plan, only date, label, colour and time travel with it โ your hourly rate never leaves your device The plan at a glance Colour-coded shifts in a month grid, several per day Work, vacation, sick, training and days off, counted correctly Personal events with emoji right in the calendar Quick edit: pick a shift type, tap the days, done A note per shift โ "swapped with Kim" shows up on the PDF too Set the pattern once Define a rotation and roll it out across months Five ready-made templates: 2-2-2-2, 4 on / 4 off, Continental, 2-2-3 and DuPont Days you changed by hand survive every regeneration โ swapped shifts are never overwritten Public holidays for all 16 German states, Austria and Switzerland โ calculated, never out of date An alarm that actually wakes you One wake time per shift type, armed automatically Rings on silent, through Focus and after a restart A night shift starting at two? The alarm counts across midnight correctly Quiet reminders before your shift begins, if you want them Hours and money Working time per shift type, week, month, year or a range you pick Your hourly rate, and what a month is actually worth Night, Sunday and public-holiday premiums preconfigured to German ยง3b EStG and fully editable By the hour โ a night shift from 22:00 to 06:00 earns the premium for exactly the hours inside the window Overtime against your target, weekly or monthly Outside the app Your next shift as a widget on the Home Screen and Lock Screen The month as a grid, or the coming shifts as a list A Live Activity that counts down while you are on duty Apple Watch: your next shift on your wrist and in your complications Siri: "When is my next shift?", "How many hours this month?", "Report sick" Hand it over PDF as a clean A4 sheet โ month or year, to share or print, without a single wage figure on it Export to Apple, iCloud, Google or Outlook โ exporting again updates the events instead of duplicating them Share your plan with colleagues: their shifts appear as a second row in your own month, so swapping days no longer needs a screenshot in the chat Free and Premium Free: month calendar, up to three shift types, one rotation, shift alarms, the monthly report with hours and overtime, and the next-shift widget. Premium unlocks unlimited shift types and rotations, pay and premium calculation, every report range, PDF and calendar export, shared plans, the month and agenda widgets, iCloud sync and eleven more accent colours. Subscriptions Auto-renewable Premium plans (1 month, 1 year with a free trial) A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available Payment is charged to your Apple ID account Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darianhanci-legal.web.app/datenschutz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FRI2PLAN at weekly against Shift Planner's every 3 weeks. FRI2PLAN also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. FRI2PLAN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Shift Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FRI2PLAN ships an update weekly, Shift Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRI2PLAN | Shift Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Ixari | Cengiz Darian Hanci |
In-app purchases
FRI2PLAN
- Monthly subscription3 Months trial$5.991 Month
- Annual subscription1 Year trial$49.991 Year
Shift Planner
- Premium Monthly$1.491 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$34.99









