Comparison

ShiftRoster vs ShiftLine

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

Head to head
About

ShiftRoster

Features
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ShiftRoster is designed specifically for shift workers, nurses, emergency services, hospitality staff, and anyone with a non-traditional work schedule. Manage your roster with ease, track your earnings in real-time, and stay organized with smart reminders. Key Features: • Smart Shift Calendar: Visualize your month at a glance with beautiful, color-coded shift types (Day, Evening, Night, On-Call, etc.). • Earnings & Pay Estimation: Automatically calculate your pay based on hourly rates and multipliers. Track progress towards your monthly financial goals. • Budget & Expenses: Keep track of work-related expenses and manage your budget directly within the app. • Auto Pattern Builder: Save time by generating recurring shift patterns (e.g., 4-on-2-off) in seconds. • Roster Import & Export: Effortlessly import your schedule via CSV or export timesheets for payroll. Sync with Apple or Google Calendar. • Smart Reminders: Never miss a shift with custom alarms and reminders. • Powerful Analytics: Understand your work-life balance with detailed charts on your hours, earnings, and shift distribution. Fully customizable to fit your needs—create custom shift types, set unique colors, and manage your financial settings with ease. Download ShiftRoster today and take control of your work life!

About

ShiftLine

Features
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ShiftLine is a work shift calendar. You draw a hitch once, paint the roster, and see offs against work. It is not a to-do list and not a day planner. Paint the month Day, Night, and Off start on the brush. An off day is a rest stamp, not an empty square. A blank day is one you have not painted. Tap a day to paint it. Tap that same stamp again to clear it. Month and Agenda show the same board. A line across the month shows work and rest at a glance. The hitch A hitch is the repeating sequence of stamps. Save it, then apply it onto the board. Free keeps one hitch and applies at most 30 days. ShiftLine Pro keeps more than one hitch and applies the same pattern for up to 24 months from the start date. Pro can add another job board. Free keeps one. Hours and pay A stamp can store a start, an end, a break, and an optional hourly rate. The month adds up painted work hours. If a rate is set, the board shows a straight pay estimate from those hours. That number is not a paycheck, a timesheet file, or a tax form. ShiftLine Pro also counts weekly overtime: painted hours in each week above a threshold you choose. Reminders A local reminder can fire a chosen number of hours before a work shift starts. Two rules are free. Pro allows up to eight. ShiftLine asks for notification permission only when you turn a reminder on. There is no remote push. Holidays Common holidays can be marked on the grid: New Year, Christmas, and a few dates for your region. It is not a full national calendar. Today widget The Home Screen widget shows the shift you are on, or the next one, with a countdown. Lock Screen widgets that list the next shifts are part of ShiftLine Pro. Hand the month off ShiftLine Pro exports the painted month: - A PDF of that month’s painted hours, work days, and off days - An ICS file of work and off days, shared from this iPhone (no ShiftLine server) - Apple Calendar, work shifts only, and only when you tap to write them Calendar access is optional. The roster itself does not need it. On this iPhone There is no account. The board stays on the device. ShiftLine Pro is a monthly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The app shows the price from the App Store. This version has no free trial. Not in this version Apple Watch and Shortcuts are not included. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-shiftline Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ShiftRoster4 screens
ShiftLine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftRoster at none against ShiftLine's 3. ShiftRoster also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. ShiftLine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ShiftRoster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
ShiftRoster versus ShiftLine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftRosterShiftLine
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBikram KarkiDheeraj Sharma

In-app purchases

None

ShiftRoster

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ShiftLine

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftLine Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ShiftLine Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShiftLine Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ShiftRoster free?
ShiftRoster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftLine free?
ShiftLine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShiftRoster or ShiftLine have ads?
Neither ShiftRoster nor ShiftLine shows ads.

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