Vessa vs CrossShift

Vessa is a shift work calendar that also plans your sleep. Enter your shifts, or photograph your roster and let Vessa read it, and see your month at a glance. Then Vessa turns the shifts you actually work into a 72-hour sleep and caffeine plan, and re-plans it when a shift moves. Night shifts, rotating blocks, short turnarounds and last-minute swaps: the calendar keeps up, and so does the plan. FREE • A shift calendar: enter shifts by hand, as many as you like, or start from templates for 3×12, fixed nights, 24/48, DuPont and other common rotations • Your first roster import from a photo • Your shifts in the iPhone Calendar: one event per shift in a "Vessa" calendar you can share from the Calendar app, with your planned sleep if you want it • Share your next four weeks as one page, as an image or a PDF • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's shift and your next sleep • A note on any day: where you're working, who you're with • A 72-hour sleep plan built from your shifts: main sleep, recovery sleep, pre-shift naps, off-day sleep, wind-down and caffeine cutoff • Every sleep is a switch: turn naps, recovery sleep and days-off sleep on or off, or keep your days off free of reminders • Edit any sleep for one day or for good • The plan re-plans itself when a shift changes, and tells you three days before your schedule runs out PREMIUM • Roster import, every cycle: photograph your roster, tap your name, confirm what Vessa read. Nothing to type • Alarms set by Vessa: wake-ups for every sleep in your plan go on your iPhone as real alarms, and move when your shift moves • Sleep ledger: what you planned next to what you slept, read from Apple Health, day by day and by sleep type. Needs an Apple Watch or a sleep tracker that writes to Apple Health Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or annual; the annual plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Cancel any time in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. PRIVACY Roster photos are read on your device and never uploaded. Apple Health data is read on your device and never leaves it. Your shifts, day notes and plan settings sync to your account so they survive a new phone. If you turn on Calendar, your shifts are written to a calendar on your iPhone, and Vessa reads only that calendar. Vessa is designed for nurses first, and works for EMS, firefighters, factory workers, security, drivers, hospitality and anyone on demanding shifts. Vessa is a planning and self-care tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have persistent sleep problems, please consult a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use: https://vessa.health/terms-of-use Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vessa.health/privacy-policy

Make room for life around your shifts. CrossShift brings schedules, alarms and work records together for shift work and irregular routines. SCHEDULES & ALARMS Early, day, evening and night templates with work times and named alarms. Repeating rosters, date changes, multiple shifts per day, bulk editing and regional holiday/makeup workday rules. VOICE & ALARM ADJUSTMENTS Optional voice announcements read shifts and available weather forecasts, with Chinese voices, three speeds and previews. Generated on-device; off by default. Move automatic alarms across shifts 1–180 minutes earlier or later by weekday or date. Specific dates override weekly rules; one-time manual times are kept. Guided setup covers shifts, schedules, rotations and holidays, with skip, resume and draft recovery. STATISTICS & WORK RECORDS Free counts and distribution of completed shifts by month, year or custom dates; choose closing dates or fixed-day periods. Pro: planned/counted hours and differences, overtime, notes, pay multipliers, leave types, annual allowances and time off in lieu. Enter overtime or calculate it from planned/actual clock-out times minus breaks. PAY ESTIMATES Set pay rules in Settings → Pay Management. Estimate pay by pay period, record amounts received and compare differences. Requires Pro; estimates are for personal reference and do not replace employer payroll records. FREE SCHEDULE IMPORT Free system calendar, ICS and image imports; unlimited on-device image recognition. Review grouped shifts, match/create templates and edit each date, shift and time before import. Pro cloud recognition helps with unclear text and complex rosters. Each use requires consent to send images to CrossShift servers and the recognition service, including visible names, employee IDs and shifts. Check results before confirming. PRO EXPORTS Export PDF, CSV or long-image reports to save, share and check records. Exports require Pro and use the same date range as the statistics page. SHARING & LIFE Create or join groups to view each other's schedules; everyone manages their own. Member notes stay on your device. Track birthdays, anniversaries, exams and other dates with optional reminders. Widgets show alarms, calendars, shared schedules, hours and anniversaries; some require Pro. Pro photo themes offer wallpaper positioning, colors and saved designs to switch between. Wallpapers stay on-device. MAKE IT YOURS Avatars, sounds, time formats, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and 18 languages. Personal schedules and alarms need no account; sharing needs a CrossShift account. Setup offers Apple sign-in and optional account sync. Signed-in personal sync includes templates, schedules, leave allowances and overtime; excludes personal alarms, pay rules/settlements, anniversaries, wallpapers and member notes. Weather location is optional, without affecting schedules or alarms. Send feedback in Settings. BACKUP & RESTORE Free automatic iCloud Drive backups: enable the feature and select a folder to save backups, browse history and restore. Manual local JSON backup and restore remain available. EARN UP TO 3 MONTHS OF PRO Complete your first work schedule to earn 1 month. Each successful friend referral earns another month, up to 2 referral months and 3 months total. Friends must complete a work schedule, enter your code in Settings and confirm the referral. Sign in to claim; eligibility and redemption terms are in the app. Redeeming an Apple offer code starts an auto-renewing monthly Pro subscription. After the free period, the local App Store price applies. Cancel in Apple subscription settings. Annual subscribers can keep referral extensions to use after their subscription expires; Apple annual renewal terms remain unchanged. See the in-app Pro center for prices and benefits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://crossshiftalarm.com/privacy/