Shift Planner vs DayInk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Planner
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Shift Schedule is a convenient calendar for anyone who works shifts or follows an irregular schedule. The app helps you plan work shifts, days off, vacations, and personal events in one clear calendar. Create your shift cycle once—for example, day shift, night shift, recovery day, and day off—and the app will automatically build your schedule for the selected period. Features: • create custom shift cycles; • generate schedules based on repeating patterns; • add personal events to your schedule; • set shift start and end times; • choose colors for different shift types; • receive notifications and reminders; • account for breaks; • view upcoming shifts and events; • track total, day, night, and holiday work hours; • add vacations, days off, and empty days; • view shifts and events in a Home Screen widget; • use light and dark appearance modes. The app is suitable for doctors, nurses, security staff, drivers, manufacturing and retail employees, service workers, and anyone who does not follow a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule. Shift Schedule helps you stay in control: see upcoming workdays, plan vacations in advance, add personal events, and quickly check how many hours are scheduled for the month. Plan your shifts without the chaos—everything important is always in sight.
DayInk
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DayInk is a calm, focused planner inspired by the best to-do apps: one screen per day, clear lists, and nothing extra. YOUR DAY UNDER CONTROL • Today — tasks, Calendar events, and Reminders in a single daily agenda • Plans — a feed of upcoming days with a calendar: see the whole week ahead • Inbox — capture thoughts fast, sort them later • Anytime — undated ideas never get lost • Logbook — everything you've completed, with history PROJECTS • Projects with sub-projects and subtasks • Progress for every project right on the home screen • Add tasks with a single tap TEAMWORK • Shared tasks with assignees and due dates • Subtasks, a team calendar, invitations by e-mail or link • Team tasks show up in your personal Today AND MORE • A daily markdown note — journal, plans, anything • Home Screen widgets: Today, Plans, Calendar, Team • Full offline mode: changes sync when you're back online • Dark theme, reminder notifications, quick find • Sign in with Apple, Google, or e-mail DayInk is free. Works on iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shift Planner at 17.0 against DayInk's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shift Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, DayInk every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Planner | DayInk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Menyakin | Aleksandr Arabyan |
In-app purchases
Shift Planner
No in-app purchases
DayInk
No in-app purchases









