Comparison

My Work Shift Planner vs Turnastra

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

Head to head
About

My Work Shift Planner

Manage your work schedule, track hours, and estimate pay with this intuitive planner. Supports various shift types, multiple jobs, and syncs with your Apple Calendar. Personalize your experience with color themes and widgets.

Highlights
  • Shift calendar and schedule planner
  • Work hours and pay tracker
  • Multiple work profile management
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • CSV and PDF export
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Private local-first data storage
Features
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My Work Shift Planner is a private schedule planner, shift calendar, and pay tracker built for workers who want a simple way to manage work without a complicated scheduling system. Plan day shifts, evening shifts, night shifts, overtime, on-call, standby, split shifts, double shifts, training days, meetings, vacation or PTO, sick days, unpaid leave, and cancelled shifts in one simple work calendar. Add shifts individually or use quick multi-day planning when you need to fill several dates fast. The app also works as a work hours tracker, work schedule tracker, shift tracker, and pay tracker. Set your hourly rate, night differential, weekend differential, overtime rules, unpaid break, and bonuses to estimate your pay for the month or for each pay period before payday. BUILT FOR REAL WORK SCHEDULES Use My Work Shift Planner as your shift calendar and schedule planner for multiple workplaces, teams, sites, contracts, or part-time jobs. Manage up to 10 work profiles, apply rotation presets, and keep all upcoming shifts in one work schedule tracker. Set your weekly contract hours and see how many you have already worked on Home and in Earnings. Choose from a selection of soft color themes to personalize your planner and make it fit your style. YOUR SHIFTS IN APPLE CALENDAR Turn on calendar sync and your working shifts appear in their own calendar in Apple Calendar. When you edit or delete a shift in the app, the calendar updates automatically. PAY PERIODS AND EARNINGS See your estimated earnings by month or by pay period: weekly, every 2 weeks, twice a month, or monthly. Weekend pay can follow Saturday and Sunday or a Friday 7 PM to Monday 7 AM window. KEY FEATURES Shift calendar and schedule planner for work Day shift, night shift, and rotating shift planning Work hours tracker across all work profiles Pay tracker with monthly and pay period estimates Weekly contract hours progress Shift tracker with overtime, differentials, bonuses, and calculated pay Apple Calendar sync for your working shifts Multiple color themes for a personalized planner Home screen and lock screen widgets Reminders or alarm-style alerts before upcoming shifts Monthly and yearly CSV and PDF exports Private local-first data with optional iCloud sync SEE YOUR SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Home and lock screen widgets help you check your next shift, week ahead, and monthly estimate without opening the app. See what is coming next, when it starts, and where you are working. KEEP YOUR PLANNER PRIVATE Your data is stored locally first. When enabled, iCloud sync keeps your shifts, work profiles, pay settings, and planner data available across your devices. FREE TRIAL & SUBSCRIPTION PLANS My Work Shift Planner offers eligible new users a 1-week free trial. Continued access to the app’s full features requires an auto-renewable subscription. Available plans are 1 Month and 12 Months. Pricing may vary by country and will be shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://paulcrp.com/myworkshiftplanner_privacypolicy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ My Work Shift Planner helps you plan shifts, track work hours, follow your work schedule, estimate pay, and stay ready for every shift.

About

Turnastra

Features
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Shifts and personal plans in one place. Enjoy 30 days of Premium from first launch, with no upfront payment and no automatic subscription. Turnastra brings work and personal commitments together in one app. Organize shifts, activities, appointments, clients, contracts, hours and earnings clearly and easily. It is designed both for people working for one organization and for those managing several clients: public safety personnel, nurses, doctors, teachers, shift workers, domestic workers, caregivers, babysitters, tradespeople, maintenance workers, retailers, hospitality staff and professionals. MAIN FEATURES • Daily, weekly and monthly calendar with All, Work and Personal filters • Manual or guided scheduling • Single, recurring and split shifts, plus rotation cycles • Shift overlap and minimum rest checks • Client, contract and shift-template management • Immediate activities and work requests to schedule • Manual or automatic shift start, with the active mode clearly shown • Quick actions to edit shifts and review notes • Breaks, rest periods, absences and time-off recovery • Hours and earnings summaries by period, client and contract • Completed activity history with filters and notes • Customizable themes, backgrounds and color legend • Operational templates for different professions PERSONAL COMMITMENTS AND REMINDERS • Appointments with optional time and duration • One-time or recurring commitments, including hourly intervals • Quick entry from Home or any calendar date • Editing and deletion of commitments and recurrence management • Personal commitments can overlap a shift without changing hours or earnings • Summary of today's commitments and activities awaiting confirmation • Dedicated page for notifications, upcoming alerts and reminder settings DATA, BACKUP AND DEMO AREA • Demo area kept separate from real data, with sample shifts and appointments • Time Lab for testing shifts and automations • Backup and restore of real data • Separate deletion of shifts or personal commitments • Full deletion of real data with double confirmation • Preview and count of data affected before deletion PRIVACY AND DATA CONTROL Shifts and personal commitments are stored in the app database on your device. You can create backups and export or share information through the available features. Keep a copy of important data outside the device as well. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Turnastra is an organizational tool. Calculations of hours, earnings and premiums depend on the data and settings entered and should be checked before use. Notifications and automatic starts also depend on device permissions and conditions. Use an additional check for important deadlines. TERMS OF USE Use of Turnastra is subject to Apple's Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Available languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Ukrainian and Dutch.

Screenshots

My Work Shift Planner4 screens
Turnastra3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Turnastra at every 2 days against My Work Shift Planner's every 3 weeks. Turnastra also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. My Work Shift Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Turnastra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Work Shift Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Turnastra every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Work Shift Planner versus Turnastra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Work Shift PlannerTurnastra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul CrapatureanuMarcello Betti

In-app purchases

6 purchases

My Work Shift Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • 3 Month Plan7 Days trial$11.993 Months
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  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$17.491 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Turnastra

Subscriptions3
  • Turnastra Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Turnastra Six-month1 Month trial$8.996 Months
  • Turnastra Annual1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is My Work Shift Planner free?
My Work Shift Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turnastra free?
Turnastra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Work Shift Planner or Turnastra have ads?
Neither My Work Shift Planner nor Turnastra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Work Shift Planner or Turnastra?
My Work Shift Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Turnastra every 2 days. Most recently, My Work Shift Planner was updated on October 31, 2026 and Turnastra on October 31, 2026.

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