Comparison

ShiftPay vs PayShift

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

Head to head
About

ShiftPay

This app helps shift workers organize their schedules and estimate their upcoming pay. It allows for planning recurring or single shifts, tracking work hours, and viewing potential earnings before payday. Designed for various industries with changing work hours.

Highlights
  • Plan repeating or one-off shifts
  • Track next shift and payday timing
  • View gross earnings estimates
  • Update actual time and overtime
  • Local schedule and pay setup
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Home Screen widgets
Features
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ShiftPay shows how each shift changes your expected gross pay—not just where it sits on a calendar. Build a 2-2-3, 24-on/48-off, 3x12, or custom rotation, including overnight shifts. Add your hourly rate, pay schedule, overtime rules, unpaid breaks, and differentials to create a private on-device forecast. Before payday, model overtime, a call-off, PTO, unpaid time, training, a holiday, or a bonus. Update one shift with actual times to see the estimated gross-pay difference and the explanation behind it. After payday, compare the estimate with the actual gross amount on your pay statement and review what to verify first. The calendar, gross-pay forecast, and changed-pay explanations remain usable without a subscription. ShiftPay Pro adds advanced pay rules, reminders, widgets, Apple Watch complications, calendar export, and enhanced setup. Some features require a ShiftPay Pro subscription, sold separately. Built for shift workers, nurses, firefighters, EMS, retail, restaurants, warehouses, security, students, and anyone paid by the hour. ShiftPay is local-first. Your schedule, pay rules, reminders, logged changes, and widget data stay on your device. Note: ShiftPay estimates gross pay only. It is not an official earnings record and does not guarantee pay. Always verify against your official records. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Official links Website: https://shiftpay.xxmnewman9xx.workers.dev Support: https://shiftpay.xxmnewman9xx.workers.dev/support Privacy Policy: https://shiftpay.xxmnewman9xx.workers.dev/privacy

About

PayShift

Features
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PayShift turns your work schedule into your actual take-home pay — automatically. Add a shift with a start time, end time and break, and PayShift instantly works out your gross and net pay, including tax. No spreadsheets, no manual math. SHIFTS & PAY • Add shifts in seconds, with typeable break minutes • Gross and net pay calculated instantly, including tax/contributions • Evening, night, weekend and holiday surcharges, suggested automatically based on the date and time • Track tips per shift — they count toward your net pay, not your tax • Multiple jobs, each with its own rate, tax percentage and surcharges (Pro) ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch app — start, pause and stop a shift right from your wrist • Home Screen widget — see this period's net pay at a glance, no need to open the app • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — watch your pay grow while your shift is running SCAN A SCHEDULE PHOTO (Pro) Take a photo of your printed or digital work schedule and PayShift reads out the dates, times — and even the break, if your schedule shows worked hours separately. Review and adjust before importing. Everything is processed on your device; your photo is never uploaded anywhere. SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE • Weekly, 4-weekly or monthly pay periods, aligned to your actual payday • A full year overview with monthly breakdowns and insights • Export any period as a CSV file for your own records STAY IN SYNC • Two-way calendar sync: export shifts to your calendar, or import shifts from any calendar as a starting point (Pro) • Back up and restore your data as a file, any time — for free • iCloud sync across your devices (Pro) BUILT TO RESPECT YOUR DATA PayShift doesn't require an account, doesn't track you, and doesn't run ads. Your shifts and settings stay on your device unless you choose to sync them via your own iCloud account. Available in English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Polish.

Screenshots

ShiftPay4 screens
PayShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PayShift at daily against ShiftPay's fortnightly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShiftPay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and PayShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftPay ships an update fortnightly, PayShift daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ShiftPay versus PayShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftPayPayShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermatthew newmanJasper Ebus

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShiftPay

Subscriptions3
  • ShiftPay Pro$5.991 Month
  • ShiftPay Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
  • ShiftPay Pro$39.991 Year
1 purchases

PayShift

One-time1
  • PayShift Pro$3.99

Questions

Is ShiftPay free?
ShiftPay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PayShift free?
PayShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShiftPay or PayShift have ads?
Neither ShiftPay nor PayShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShiftPay or PayShift?
ShiftPay ships an update fortnightly, and PayShift daily. Most recently, ShiftPay was updated on October 8, 2026 and PayShift on October 7, 2026.

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