Comparison

Shift Calendar & Paycheck vs ShiftMate

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

Head to head
About

Shift Calendar & Paycheck

Easily track work shifts, calculate precise paychecks, and manage complex schedules. This app is designed for shift workers, offering features like overtime calculation, shift reminders, and income overviews without the need for spreadsheets.

Highlights
  • Color-coded monthly shift calendar
  • Automatic overtime and bonus calculation
  • Shift reminders and notifications
  • Exportable monthly reports
  • Offline functionality
  • Multi-currency support
Features
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Track your shifts, calculate your exact paycheck, and manage your work schedule — all in one app. No spreadsheets. No guesswork. Built for nurses, factory workers, security staff, retail employees, and anyone working rotating or night shifts. Enter your rate, set your rules, get your exact take-home instantly. SHIFT CALENDAR & SCHEDULE PLANNING • Monthly calendar with color-coded shifts • Plan day shifts, night shifts, and custom schedules • Track holidays, time off, and leave days • Ideal for rotating and non-standard patterns SALARY CALCULATOR & PAYCHECK ESTIMATOR • Accurate pay with full overtime support • Night bonus and weekend extras calculated automatically • Weekly and monthly income overview • Know your take-home before payday WORK HOURS & OVERTIME TRACKER • Automatic regular and overtime hour tracking • Custom daily and weekly overtime thresholds • Configure paid breaks and hourly rates • Multi-currency — works in any country REMINDERS, REPORTS & BACKUP • Shift reminders so you never miss a start time • Monthly summary with day, night, and custom shift totals • Export any month to PDF and share it • Back up your data and restore it on a new phone • Separate calendars when you work more than one job • Dark mode and premium themes • Works offline — your data stays on your device • Fast setup — no account required • Designed for shift workers, not 9-to-5 Free to use. Pro unlocks advanced stats, full history, backup & restore, multiple calendars, premium themes, and removes ads. Download free and take control of your schedule and earnings today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShiftMate

Features
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Your work schedule changes. Your calendar should keep up. ShiftMate is a shift calendar and work schedule planner for people who work rotating, overnight, weekend or irregular hours. Build your rota, track working hours and overtime, estimate your pay, and receive reminders before every shift. PLAN ANY SHIFT SCHEDULE - Add day, evening, night, overtime and custom shifts - Set start and end times, paid or unpaid breaks, notes and locations - Create reusable, color-coded shift types - Add shifts quickly across multiple calendar dates - Record multiple shifts on the same day - Manage multiple jobs, roles and pay settings in one work calendar BUILD ROTATING ROTAS FASTER - Create a custom repeating work cycle - Start with common patterns such as 4 on / 4 off, 2-2-3, Pitman, DuPont, Panama or Continental - Preview a rotation before adding it to your calendar - Choose how overlapping shifts are handled - Extend or update generated schedules when your rota changes TRACK HOURS, OVERTIME AND ESTIMATED PAY - Calculate paid hours after breaks - Track regular and overtime hours separately - Configure daily and weekly overtime rules - Include night, Saturday, Sunday, weekend and holiday premiums - Use hourly rates or fixed pay per shift - Organize earnings by weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly or custom pay periods - See estimated earnings by job and pay period UNDERSTAND YOUR WORK - Review shifts, paid hours, overtime and estimated earnings - Compare results across weekly, monthly and custom date ranges - Inspect a clear breakdown of how estimated pay was calculated - Export work schedules and reports as images, CSV spreadsheets or PDF files - Share reports with the apps already installed on your device STAY READY FOR EVERY SHIFT - Set a reminder for an individual shift or use your preferred default time - Add a second reminder when you need more notice - Keep reminders aligned when shift details change - Open the correct shift directly from a notification KEEP YOUR SCHEDULE AVAILABLE - Core scheduling and pay tracking work offline - Your primary work data is stored locally on your device - Optional Google Drive sync keeps ShiftMate data available across your devices - Restore or merge a backup without rebuilding your schedule - Choose the language, country, currency, time format and first day of the week that fit you - Use light, dark or system appearance BUILT FOR SHIFT WORKERS ShiftMate is designed for nurses, healthcare staff, factory and warehouse workers, security teams, drivers, emergency services, retail employees, hospitality teams, contractors, freelancers and anyone managing a changing work schedule. Whether you call it a shift planner, rota calendar, work schedule, hours tracker, overtime calculator or pay tracker, ShiftMate keeps your time and estimated earnings organized in one place. IMPORTANT Pay and earnings shown by ShiftMate are estimates for personal planning. They may not include taxes, deductions or every workplace rule. Always verify totals against your contract, payslip or employer's official payroll records.

Screenshots

Shift Calendar & Paycheck4 screens
ShiftMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftMate at none against Shift Calendar & Paycheck's 2. Shift Calendar & Paycheck's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shift Calendar & Paycheck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ShiftMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shift Calendar & Paycheck versus ShiftMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Calendar & PaycheckShiftMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSOFTWARECARAFTKIEU NGUYEN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift Calendar & Paycheck

Subscriptions2
  • Shift & Salary Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Shift & Salary Pro Annual$9.991 Year
None

ShiftMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift Calendar & Paycheck free?
Shift Calendar & Paycheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftMate free?
ShiftMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shift Calendar & Paycheck or ShiftMate have ads?
ShiftMate shows ads; Shift Calendar & Paycheck does not.

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