Comparison

RotaDays vs HitchCal

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

HitchCal

This app simplifies understanding work rotations for individuals with hitch schedules. It clearly displays work and home days on a calendar, tracks shifts, and allows for future date checks. Easily plan events and know your work status for any given day.

Highlights
  • Work and home day calendar view
  • Day and night shift tracking
  • Future date work status check
  • Holiday work/home identification
  • Payday tracking
  • Schedule sharing
Features
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HitchCal is a simple work rotation calendar built for people who work hitch schedules. Set your rotation and HitchCal makes it easy to see exactly when you’re working and when you’re home. With HitchCal you can: • View your work and home days on an easy-to-read calendar • Track day and night shifts • Check any future date to see if you’ll be working or home • See which holidays you’ll be home for and which you’ll spend at work • Keep track of paydays • Quickly jump between months or view your schedule months ahead • Share your schedule with friends and family Whether you’re planning vacations, family events, appointments, or just trying to answer “Am I working that day?”, HitchCal makes your rotation easy to understand.

Screenshots

RotaDays4 screens
HitchCal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HitchCal at none against RotaDays's 2. HitchCal also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. HitchCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RotaDays against 5.0 for HitchCal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HitchCal has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RotaDays ships an update every 2 weeks, HitchCal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RotaDays versus HitchCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaDaysHitchCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKathrin Margarete KrausMICHAEL ADAM MOORE HARRIS

Customer experience

RotaDays

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HitchCal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RotaDays

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access, Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access$29.99
None

HitchCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RotaDays free?
RotaDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HitchCal free?
HitchCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RotaDays or HitchCal?
RotaDays and HitchCal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do RotaDays or HitchCal have ads?
Neither RotaDays nor HitchCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RotaDays or HitchCal?
RotaDays ships an update every 2 weeks, and HitchCal every 2 days. Most recently, RotaDays was updated on October 28, 2026 and HitchCal on October 31, 2026.

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