Shiftpad vs Shift Schedule Calendar

Shiftpad is the rotating shift planner for nurses, factory workers, retail staff, and anyone working irregular shift patterns. Set up your rotation once and your calendar fills in automatically — no manual entry day by day. UNLIMITED SHIFT TYPES Create Early, Late, Night, or any custom shift — each with its own color, start/end time, break duration, and hourly pay rate. Unlike competitors, there is no cap on the number of shift types in the free tier. ROTATION PATTERNS Choose from Panama (2-2-3), 3-on-4-off, Continental (Konti), or build a fully custom rotation. Set an anchor date and the app projects your schedule months ahead. Override any day with a single tap. OVERNIGHT SHIFTS — HANDLED CORRECTLY Night shifts crossing midnight are shown with the correct duration, pay calculation, and reminder timing. PAY & HOURS SUMMARY View your total hours and estimated earnings per week or month, broken down by shift type. Overtime is flagged when you exceed your configured weekly threshold. SHIFT REMINDERS Local notifications fire before each upcoming shift — choose your lead time: 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, or 12 h before start. GERMAN-FIRST Full German localization. The app name changes to "Schichtplaner" on German-language devices. Pre-loaded German shift names: Frühschicht, Spätschicht, Nachtschicht. FREE WITH ADS — PRO REMOVES THEM Shiftpad is free and ad-supported. Every scheduling feature stays free. The optional Pro upgrade (subscription or one-time lifetime purchase) simply removes ads and supports development. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lid-web-privacy.web.app/shiftcalendar-privacy-policy-ios.html

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/