Comparison

ShiftKal vs Availa

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

Head to head
About

ShiftKal

This app helps individuals with rotating or changing work schedules visualize their shifts and plan personal activities. It allows for manual entry, schedule import from images, and sharing with others. Users can also track work hours and estimated pay.

Highlights
  • Clear shift visualization
  • Personal calendar integration
  • Schedule import from photos
  • Shift sharing with others
  • Work hour and pay tracking
  • Shift-based reminders and alarms
Features
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Know your shifts. Plan your days off. See when you work and when you’re off, so you can make plans ahead. ShiftKal brings your work schedule and personal plans into one clear calendar. Built for nurses and anyone working rotating or changing shifts. SEE YOUR SCHEDULE CLEARLY - View early, late, night, and custom shifts alongside your days off. - Set up a repeating rotation and adjust individual shifts when plans change. - See your shifts beside events from your personal calendar. - Check your next days off and upcoming shifts at a glance. - See upcoming shifts from your iPhone Home Screen with widgets. ADD SHIFTS YOUR WAY - Enter shifts manually. - Import a schedule from a photo or screenshot, then review it before saving. MAKE PLANS WITH OTHER PEOPLE - Share your shift schedule with family and friends. - Export your schedule as a PDF file to keep a copy or send it to someone, such as your doctor. GET READY FOR WORK - Plan a wake-up time around your shift start, preparation time, and commute. - Set alarms and reminders for upcoming shifts. SEE WHAT YOUR WORK ADDS UP TO - Track your work hours and estimated pay based on the shifts and pay rates you enter. Manual shift entry is free, and your first schedule scan is free. Eligible new subscribers can try ShiftKal Annual free for 7 days. Available plans and current prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://rota.xboostapp.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://rota.xboostapp.io/privacy

About

Availa

Features
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Availa helps groups of people know when everyone's actually free, without anyone having to share their roster or compare calendars. Built by someone with a background in emergency services, Availa solves a problem familiar to anyone, including nurses, police, paramedics, anyone on a rotating roster and all in between: catching up with people on different schedules is hard. One glance at your group's shared calendar shows a simple colour signal - no individual schedules ever shown, no awkward "so is everyone in??" messages. Set up your own pattern - Mon-Fri, a rotating roster, or a custom schedule - and Availa handles the rest: shift times, recovery hours, holidays, saved rotations, and more. Create a group, and see instantly when you're all free to catch up. Free to download and use personally. Group features require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://availa-30e6f.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

ShiftKal4 screens
Availa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Availa at 15.0 against ShiftKal's 18.6. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShiftKal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Availa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftKal ships an update every 10 days, Availa weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ShiftKal versus Availa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftKalAvaila
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung Le NgocSharon-Marie Eadie

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ShiftKal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Scan Credit$1.99
  • Scan Credit$4.99
  • Scan Credit 10$5.99
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  • Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

Availa

Subscriptions2
  • Availa Group Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Availa Group Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ShiftKal free?
ShiftKal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Availa free?
Availa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShiftKal or Availa have ads?
Neither ShiftKal nor Availa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShiftKal or Availa?
ShiftKal ships an update every 10 days, and Availa weekly. Most recently, ShiftKal was updated on October 28, 2026 and Availa on October 24, 2026.

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