Comparison

Shiftlyx vs RotaNest

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

Head to head
About

Shiftlyx

This app helps shift workers manage fatigue, track pay, and coordinate schedules with family and colleagues. It analyzes your rota to predict fatigue levels and calculate earnings, and can find days when everyone is free. Voice planning and partner sync features simplify complex scheduling.

Highlights
  • Fatigue scoring across entire rota
  • Detailed pay calculation
  • Crew availability finder
  • Partner sync for dual-shift families
  • Voice-controlled schedule planning
  • Rota import (iCal, file, paste)
  • Night shift recovery windows
Features
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Shiftlyx is a shift planner built by a nurse, for everyone who works shifts. Not a calendar with a night mode bolted on. A planner that understands a run of nights is a different physiological state, that a long day and a night shift on the same date means nobody is home, and that "are you free Thursday" is a harder question than any office worker will ever have to answer. Built first for healthcare nurses, paramedics, doctors, midwives, healthcare assistants because that is the hardest version of the problem. It works the same way for police, fire, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, security, and anyone else living on a rota. SEE THE BAD WEEK BEFORE YOU'RE IN IT Shiftlyx scores your fatigue across your whole rota, not one shift at a time. Shift type, length, transitions, and the load stacking up behind you. Recovery gaps, night density and consecutive days, all in one score. KNOW WHAT YOU EARNED, BEFORE PAYDAY Every long day, every night, every unsocial hour, added up. Base pay, night premiums and weekend enhancements broken down, with your real effective hourly rate. Works from a band or a straight hourly rate. MY CREW — FIND THE DAY EVERYONE'S ACTUALLY FREE Getting eight people off the same team into one room is impossible by text. Someone's on nights. Someone's just come off them. Import your rotas and Shiftlyx finds the day for you: who's free, who's free-ish and could make it around a shift, and who's working. It even knows who's coming off nights and shouldn't be counted. PARTNER SYNC — FOR TWO SHIFT WORKERS AND ONE FAMILY Put your rota next to your partner's and Shiftlyx reads every day of the month. Both off, that's a shared day off. One of you off, childcare is covered. Both of you working, that's the one you need to know about. It counts them. It flags the uncovered weekends. And it shows you the longest run of days where neither of you is home. PLAN WITH YOUR VOICE Say "nights this month, weekends off, max three in a row." Florence builds it. No forms, no settings screens. ALSO INSIDE Rota import from an iCal link, a file, or paste. Night shift recovery and sleep windows. Commute timing so a bad journey doesn't cost you a shift. Swap preview. Eight shift patterns, so your dashboard matches how you actually work. YOUR EMPLOYER CANNOT SEE ANY OF THIS Shiftlyx is not connected to your employer's rostering system and never will be. Your rota, your fatigue, your pay, your family. Yours. Free to use. One month of Shiftlyx Pro free for everyone, no card needed. Your shift. Your terms. https://www.shiftlyx.com/terms https://www.shiftlyx.com/privacy

About

RotaNest

Features
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RotaNest helps shift workers organise their work and personal life in one place. • View and manage your work rota • AI-powered shift insights and planning • Sync schedules with your partner • Track availability and annual leave • Stay on top of appointments and events • Simple, fast and secure Whether you work rotating shifts, nights or irregular hours, RotaNest helps you stay organised and make the most of your time. Privacy Policy: https://rota-manager-15.emergent.host/api/site/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shiftlyx4 screens
RotaNest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RotaNest at every 2 days against Shiftlyx's weekly. 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. Shiftlyx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and RotaNest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shiftlyx ships an update weekly, RotaNest every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shiftlyx versus RotaNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftlyxRotaNest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeemal Innovation LtdMatthew Benson-Davison

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shiftlyx

Subscriptions2
  • Shiftlyx Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Shiftlyx Day One Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

RotaNest

Subscriptions2
  • RotaNest Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • RotaNest Plus Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Shiftlyx free?
Shiftlyx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RotaNest free?
RotaNest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shiftlyx or RotaNest have ads?
Neither Shiftlyx nor RotaNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shiftlyx or RotaNest?
Shiftlyx ships an update weekly, and RotaNest every 2 days. Most recently, Shiftlyx was updated on September 30, 2026 and RotaNest on September 16, 2026.

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