Comparison

DaysLite vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

DaysLite

Features
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DaysLite is a focused countdown app for the dates that matter to you. Create countdowns for birthdays, anniversaries, trips, exams, deadlines, or any important day. Give each event a color, add an optional note, and keep yearly events recurring automatically. DaysLite is designed to stay simple: - See upcoming and past events at a glance - Create, edit, and delete countdowns quickly - Repeat birthdays and anniversaries every year - Choose from six event colors - Switch between English and Simplified Chinese - Keep everything locally on your device No account is required. DaysLite contains no ads or analytics and does not collect your data.

About

Shift Calendar

Features
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See your whole shift schedule on one calendar, and know at a glance when you work and when your next day off is. Create your shift types – Day, Evening, Night and Off to start with – and tap days to paint them in. Fill a repeating rotation for months at a time, and set a reminder before a shift starts. β–  Made for - Nurses and hospital staff on rotating shifts - Shift workers in factories, services, police and fire departments - Anyone who copies a roster into a calendar by hand every month β–  Features - Paint: pick a shift type and tap days; tap again to clear. There's an eraser too - Fill pattern: tap shift types in order to build a rotation, add "Skip day" for days left empty, and fill up to 366 days at a time from any start date. Save the patterns you use often - Shift types with a name, a 2-character short label, a color and set hours – including night shifts that end the next day - A reminder for each shift type with set hours: at start time, or 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 90 minutes or 2 hours before - A note for any day - Summary for any month: shifts by type, total hours and your next day off - Home Screen widget: the next 7 days, starting today - iCloud backup: automatic while you're signed in to iCloud; restore on a new device Reminders and the widget follow your first calendar. Reminders are scheduled on your device, so open the app now and then to keep the later ones scheduled. β–  Privacy Your shifts are stored on your device and never sent to our servers. While you're signed in to iCloud, a backup copy is kept in your own iCloud. No account needed. Where ad consent applies, you can change your choice under Ad privacy options in Settings. β–  Pricing Free with a banner ad and one calendar. Pro removes ads and unlocks multiple calendars (for family, colleagues or a second job) and exporting your month as an image. Get Pro with a monthly or yearly subscription, or with a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; manage or cancel your subscription in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://donald-deok.github.io/app-privacy/shift_calendar_ios.html

Screenshots

DaysLite4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DaysLite at none against Shift Calendar's 3. DaysLite also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Shift Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DaysLite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
DaysLite versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaysLiteShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer冬 徐Deokhyeon Kim

In-app purchases

None

DaysLite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Shift Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro – Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro – Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is DaysLite free?
DaysLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DaysLite or Shift Calendar have ads?
Shift Calendar shows ads; DaysLite does not.

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