Shift Calendar vs Shift Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Calendar
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The shift calendar for people on a rotation. Pick your pattern once and ShiftCheck fills in every shift, from last month to a year ahead. Built for hospital nurses on 3Ć12s first, then fire and EMS crews on 24/48s, 48/96s and Kelly schedules, and plant and warehouse crews on DuPont, Pitman and 2-2-3. No account. No ads. Works offline. YOUR ROTATION, MONTHS AHEAD ⢠12 presets named the way crews say them: 2-2-3 (Panama), Pitman, DuPont, 4 on 4 off, 48/96, 24/48, Kelly, 14 on 14 off, 3Ć12, Continental, 5-5-4, and 4 on 3 off (4Ć10s) ⢠Or build your own repeat ⢠Picked up an extra shift? The pattern never overwrites a day you changed by hand, and a rotation day you erase stays erased ⢠Unlimited shift types, each with its own color EVERY DAY, AS IT REALLY WENT ⢠Mark a shift as a pickup, charge, or cancelled, and add a note ⢠Stayed late or left early? Record your actual hours and the estimate counts the real minutes ⢠Vacation and sick days on the calendar AT A GLANCE ⢠Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: your next shift and your week ⢠Apple Watch app with complications for your next shift ⢠A reminder 12 or 2 hours before each shift, off until you turn it on ⢠On shift, a Live Activity shows your earnings on the Lock Screen ⢠Works on iPhone and iPad ON ALL YOUR DEVICES iCloud sync keeps your iPhone and iPad in step through your own iCloud. There is no ShiftCheck account. Sync is on by default for new installs when you're signed in to iCloud; turn it off any time in Settings. SHIFTCHECK PRO: THE PAYCHECK, AND YOUR PARTNER'S CALENDAR The calendar is free, including a basic pay estimate for the month. Pro is a one-time unlock that adds: ⢠Partner calendar sharing: your shifts go into a "ShiftCheck" calendar in Apple Calendar that you share with your partner, family, or coworkers. It updates when your schedule changes, and they don't need the app ⢠This paycheck, for your pay period: weekly, every 2 weeks, twice a month, or monthly ⢠Overtime the way your employer counts it: weekly, daily, California, the 8/80 hospital rule, or 7(k) work periods for fire and police, with limits you set, and off-day pickups paid as overtime if that's your rule ⢠Night, weekend, and holiday premiums, split correctly across midnight ⢠Paid time off in the forecast, a take-home estimate, and your next payday ⢠More than one job, each with its own overtime rules and paycheck ⢠A different rate on any single shift ⢠Paycheck reports with CSV export One-time unlock. No subscription. No ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your schedule stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. No account, no ads, and nothing is sold. ShiftCheck sends anonymous usage counts (which screens and features get used, with a random ID that isn't tied to you) so we can see what to fix and improve. It never sends your schedule, pay, names, or notes, and you can turn it off in Settings āŗ Privacy. Free calculators and schedule guides: stackcurious.com/shiftcalendar
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Set your rotation once. Belturn fills in your calendar for months ahead and sets a real alarm before every shift, never on a day off. No account, and nothing is ever lost. Made for rotating shift workers and their partners: nurses and doctors, police, fire and EMS, factory, logistics, retail and hospitality. YOUR ROTATION IN A MINUTE ⢠A guided setup: what you do, how your shifts repeat, your next shift, your shift times and your alarms ⢠Ready-made rotations: 4 on 4 off, Panama 2-2-3, Continental, 3Ć8, 2-2-2, 12/36, 24/48, 24/72, earlies and lates, and the 4-week 12-hour rotation ⢠Or paint your own cycle of up to 8 weeks, or set your shifts month by month ⢠Night shifts that end the next day show on both days ALARMS THAT SET THEMSELVES ⢠A real alarm before every shift, timed per shift type (for example 1 h 15 min before an early) ⢠Rings even in Silent mode and Focus (iOS 26 and later; earlier versions get a reminder notification) ⢠Never on days off, vacation or sick days ⢠Change a day and its alarm moves with it ⢠After you stop the alarm, your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island count down to the start of your shift SCAN YOUR ROSTER ⢠Take a photo of a paper roster, or choose a PDF or a screenshot ⢠Tap your row, confirm what the codes mean, check the month and import it ⢠Your roster is read on your iPhone, and the image never leaves it YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE ⢠A color-coded month with a letter on every shift, so you never rely on color alone ⢠A Today card with your next shift and your next alarm ⢠Change one day without touching your rotation: another shift, vacation, a sick day or a day off, overtime or minus hours, a note ⢠Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today, tomorrow and your next alarm HOURS AND PAY ⢠Hours worked, overtime and minus hours for any period ⢠Estimated pay from an hourly rate per shift type, and a countdown to payday ⢠Export to CSV, or share a month as a PDF or an image SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER ⢠Invite your partner with a link: they see your shifts live in Belturn on their iPhone, with no account to create ⢠They see the schedule only, never your notes, overtime or pay ⢠Keep your shifts in a separate calendar in Apple Calendar ⢠Add a second calendar for a second job or your partner's rotation NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING LOST ⢠Everything is backed up to your own iCloud automatically ⢠A new iPhone signed in with the same Apple Account gets everything back ⢠Your shifts, notes and pay are never sent to us ⢠Delete my data removes everything, from this iPhone and from your iCloud BELTURN PRO Your main calendar with its alarms, the widgets, this month's hours, one roster scan, iCloud backup and CSV export are included for everyone. Belturn Pro adds a second calendar, more roster scans, live partner sharing, Apple Calendar, pay history, a second alarm per shift type and the Lock Screen countdown. Belturn Pro is a yearly subscription that starts with a 14-day trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://viframe.ai/belturn/privacy Terms of Use: https://viframe.ai/belturn/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shift Calendar at every 6 days against Shift Calendar's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Shift Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift Calendar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 weeks, Shift Calendar every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Shift Calendar | Shift Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dave Oakley | Emre Demir |
In-app purchases
Shift Calendar
- ShiftCheck Pro ā Lifetime$24.99
Shift Calendar
- Belturn Pro Yearly14 Days trial$7.991 Year





