Comparison

InSync vs Shift Planner

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

Head to head
About

InSync

Features
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For couples who work shifts. Each of you adds your rota once, and you both see in one calendar who's working, who's off and which days you're both off: no more asking, no more photos of the rota. And the household stuff too: shopping, chores, notes and trips, always the same on both phones. WORK SHIFTS Set up your shifts with their colour and their pattern (rotating ones included) and the calendar fills itself in. Changing a single day is one gesture, not a rebuild of the whole pattern. If you both work shifts, each of you has your own and you see them side by side. A GENUINELY SHARED CALENDAR Month, fortnight, week and day views. What one of you creates shows up on the other's phone in seconds, with nothing to refresh. And it keeps working with no signal: it syncs when you are back. YOUR OTHER CALENDARS, INSIDE Bring in the calendars you already have on your iPhone โ€” iCloud, work, or the Google and Outlook ones you have set up in Settings โ€” and see your usual events next to the group's. One for free, up to five with InSync Pro. You decide which ones are shared and which stay yours. LISTS AND ERRANDS A shopping list sorted by supermarket, tasks with someone assigned to them, and notes with checklists. Tick things off from either phone. TRIPS Plan the trip day by day: journeys, accommodation, itinerary and whatever attachments you need, in the same place as the rest of the calendar. WIDGET AND SIRI Home screen widgets: today and this week, free; the month, four weeks and the shopping list, with InSync Pro. And you can ask Siri what you have on today without opening the app. ALERTS Reminders for your events, and a heads-up when the other person adds or changes something. Events you import from other calendars never trigger notifications. PRIVACY Your data belongs to you and to the people you share the calendar with. No ads and no selling your data. We only count, anonymously, which parts of the app get used. You can delete your account from inside the app. INSYNC PRO The essentials are free: the shared calendar, the shifts, the shopping list, the errands, the today and this-week widgets, and one trip, one note and one list. With InSync Pro: up to 6 people in the group (shifts for two of them), 5 external calendars, 100 trips, 500 notes and 500 lists, 500 MB for attachments, 10 shift styles and the month, four-week and shopping list widgets. It is a monthly or yearly subscription; the yearly one starts with a free trial, and you see how long it lasts before you subscribe. The subscription renews itself unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends; you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. No ads and no data selling on either plan. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://idanidev-portfolio.vercel.app/insync/privacidad.html

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Shift Planner

Features
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Your roster, your hours and your alarm โ€” in one place, and completely private. Your data stays on your device. Shift Planner is built for everyone who does not work nine to five: nursing, emergency services, manufacturing, hospitality, security, rail. Private by design No account, no login, no sign-up โ€” just open the app and start All your data is stored on your device by default No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no third-party SDKs Optional iCloud sync runs through your own private iCloud โ€” never our servers When you share a plan, only date, label, colour and time travel with it โ€” your hourly rate never leaves your device The plan at a glance Colour-coded shifts in a month grid, several per day Work, vacation, sick, training and days off, counted correctly Personal events with emoji right in the calendar Quick edit: pick a shift type, tap the days, done A note per shift โ€” "swapped with Kim" shows up on the PDF too Set the pattern once Define a rotation and roll it out across months Five ready-made templates: 2-2-2-2, 4 on / 4 off, Continental, 2-2-3 and DuPont Days you changed by hand survive every regeneration โ€” swapped shifts are never overwritten Public holidays for all 16 German states, Austria and Switzerland โ€” calculated, never out of date An alarm that actually wakes you One wake time per shift type, armed automatically Rings on silent, through Focus and after a restart A night shift starting at two? The alarm counts across midnight correctly Quiet reminders before your shift begins, if you want them Hours and money Working time per shift type, week, month, year or a range you pick Your hourly rate, and what a month is actually worth Night, Sunday and public-holiday premiums preconfigured to German ยง3b EStG and fully editable By the hour โ€” a night shift from 22:00 to 06:00 earns the premium for exactly the hours inside the window Overtime against your target, weekly or monthly Outside the app Your next shift as a widget on the Home Screen and Lock Screen The month as a grid, or the coming shifts as a list A Live Activity that counts down while you are on duty Apple Watch: your next shift on your wrist and in your complications Siri: "When is my next shift?", "How many hours this month?", "Report sick" Hand it over PDF as a clean A4 sheet โ€” month or year, to share or print, without a single wage figure on it Export to Apple, iCloud, Google or Outlook โ€” exporting again updates the events instead of duplicating them Share your plan with colleagues: their shifts appear as a second row in your own month, so swapping days no longer needs a screenshot in the chat Free and Premium Free: month calendar, up to three shift types, one rotation, shift alarms, the monthly report with hours and overtime, and the next-shift widget. Premium unlocks unlimited shift types and rotations, pay and premium calculation, every report range, PDF and calendar export, shared plans, the month and agenda widgets, iCloud sync and eleven more accent colours. Subscriptions Auto-renewable Premium plans (1 month, 1 year with a free trial) A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available Payment is charged to your Apple ID account Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darianhanci-legal.web.app/datenschutz

Screenshots

InSync4 screens
Shift Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: InSync at every 3 days against Shift Planner's every 3 weeks. InSync also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. InSync sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shift Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InSync ships an update every 3 days, Shift Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
InSync versus Shift Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInSyncShift Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANIEL BENITO DIAZCengiz Darian Hanci

In-app purchases

5 purchases

InSync

Subscriptions2
  • InSync Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • InSync Pro Yearly2 Months trial$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • Un cafรฉ$1.99
  • Una caรฑa$2.99
  • Una comida.$8.99
3 purchases

Shift Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is InSync free?
InSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Planner free?
Shift Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InSync or Shift Planner have ads?
Neither InSync nor Shift Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InSync or Shift Planner?
InSync ships an update every 3 days, and Shift Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, InSync was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shift Planner on October 10, 2026.

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