Comparison

RotaDays vs Shift Schedule Calendar

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

Head to head
About

RotaDays

This app helps rotation and shift workers visualize their work schedules for months ahead. It supports various preset and custom patterns, allowing users to track workdays, days off, and travel days. Users can also add personal events and share their schedules.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift patterns
  • Monthly and yearly calendar views
  • Live countdowns to shift changes
  • Multiple rotation support
  • Custom labels and colors
  • Schedule sharing (text, image, PDF)
  • Apple Calendar export
Features
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RotaDays turns your rotation into a schedule you can actually read. Enter your pattern once — 2/2, 14/14, DuPont, Panama, swing or fully custom — and every workday, day off and travel day is laid out for months ahead. Built for rotation and shift workers: oilfield and drilling crews, offshore and rig work, FIFO, maritime, mining, aviation, factory and manufacturing shifts, security, and anyone on a repeating schedule. SET IT ONCE, SEE MONTHS AHEAD • Choose a preset — 14/14, 7/7, 21/21, 28/28, 4/4, 2-2-3, DuPont, Panama — or build a fully custom days-on / days-off pattern • RotaDays auto-fills your calendar with every work day, day off and travel day • Month view and full-year view • Live countdown to your next shift change and your next days off MADE FOR REAL ROTATIONS • Run multiple rotations for complex or changing schedules • Custom labels and colors for each shift type (on site, R&R, fly day, night, and more) • Add personal events — paydays, flights, appointments and reminders • Week numbers, first-day-of-week and light or dark themes SHARE & EXPORT • Share your schedule as text, image or PDF • Export straight to Apple Calendar PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • Your schedule stays on your device • No ads and no cross-app tracking FREE TO START — UNLOCK ONCE Start free with your first rotation. Unlock Lifetime Full Access with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no weekly or monthly fees — for unlimited rotations, full-year planning, Apple Calendar export and personal events. No account required. Your schedule stays private on your device. Support: support@rotadays.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shift Schedule Calendar

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Set up your rotation once and see every shift and day off in color, month after month. One look tells you if you work tomorrow. Nights and 24-hour shifts included. No account. No ads. Your schedule stays on your device. Made for nurses, firefighters, police officers, paramedics, factory teams and anyone whose week doesn't run Monday to Friday. YOUR MONTH IN UNDER A MINUTE Pick your pattern, first work day and hours. Your month fills with color, and the pattern keeps repeating. Ready-made patterns: 2 on / 2 off, 3 on / 3 off, 4 on / 4 off, 5 on / 2 off, 2-2-3, 2 days · 2 nights · 4 off, 24 on / 48 off, 24 on / 72 off, 48 on / 96 off. Or build your own cycle of up to 56 days. NIGHTS AND 24-HOUR SHIFTS • Night and 24-hour shifts can have their own colors. • Turn on Overnight and a shift ends the next day. The same start and end time counts as 24 hours. • Each schedule keeps its own time zone, so your work days and hours stay put when you travel. WHEN THE PLAN CHANGES Tap any day to make it a work, off or other day, change its hours or add a short note. The rest of your rotation stays the same. Select Days changes several days in one step, with Undo. REMINDERS AND ALARMS • Get a notification before a shift starts or when your time off begins. • On iOS 26 or later, choose Alarm and allow alarms. It rings like the Clock app, even in Silent mode or a Focus. • They are planned ahead, so open the app now and then to keep them coming. YOUR NEXT SHIFT AT A GLANCE • The Next Shift widget works on your Lock Screen, in StandBy and on your Home Screen. Free. • Ask Siri "Am I working tomorrow in Shift Schedule?" or "When is my next day off in Shift Schedule?" FOR PEOPLE WHO ASK WHEN YOU WORK • Send your month as an image, or save it to Photos. Free images carry a small "Made with Shift Schedule Calendar" line. • Send your rotation to a coworker as a QR code or a file. They need the app. On Free, it replaces their schedule. YOUR SCHEDULE STAYS WITH YOU • Your calendar works without internet. • We have no copy of your schedule, so we can't recover it for you. Keep a backup. • Save a backup file to iCloud Drive or Files and restore it on a new device. The app doesn't sync between devices, so save a fresh backup before you change phones. WHAT'S FREE One schedule, three shift types per schedule, the month and Year View, Select Days, notes up to 140 characters, one reminder or alarm, Next Shift and Lock Screen widgets, Siri and Shortcuts, month images, backups and pattern sharing. WHAT PRO ADDS • This Week widgets: your week or four weeks on your Home Screen (free shows a three-day preview) • Unlimited reminders and alarms (alarms need iOS 26 or later) • Unlimited shift types • Unlimited schedules. Reminders, widgets and Siri follow the active one • Two schedules in one month, with a count of the days you're both off • Export to Apple Calendar. Shifts go only into the app's own calendar, in iCloud or on your device. Your other calendars stay as they are. Export again after changes. • Month images without the signature, in Light or Dark, and as a PDF • Planned hours for each month and shift type • Notes up to 1,000 characters If Pro ends, you keep every schedule, shift type and note. ABOUT PRO Pro comes as a yearly subscription, with a one-week free trial for new subscribers, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically every year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. GOOD TO KNOW This is a personal calendar you fill in yourself. Planned hours add up the times you enter, and the app doesn't calculate pay or overtime. Terms of Use: https://appsroutine.github.io/shift-schedule-calendar/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://appsroutine.github.io/shift-schedule-calendar/privacy/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RotaDays4 screens
Shift Schedule Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RotaDays at every 2 weeks against Shift Schedule Calendar's every 3 months. RotaDays also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 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. RotaDays sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and Shift Schedule Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RotaDays ships an update every 2 weeks, Shift Schedule Calendar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
RotaDays versus Shift Schedule Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaDaysShift Schedule Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKathrin Margarete KrausHABIBE ATIK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RotaDays

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access, Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access$29.99
2 purchases

Shift Schedule Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Shift Schedule Calendar Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is RotaDays free?
RotaDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Schedule Calendar free?
Shift Schedule Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RotaDays or Shift Schedule Calendar have ads?
Neither RotaDays nor Shift Schedule Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RotaDays or Shift Schedule Calendar?
RotaDays ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shift Schedule Calendar every 3 months. Most recently, RotaDays was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shift Schedule Calendar on November 13, 2026.

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