Comparison

Turnus Shift Rota Planner vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Turnus Shift Rota Planner

Features
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A shift calendar that knows your week. Tap a day, pick a shift, done. Or set your rotation once and see the whole year. Your next shift is on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never open the app just to look. THREE TAPS, A WHOLE YEAR Choose a pattern (2-2-2-4, 2-2-2-2, 4 on 4 off, Mon–Fri), pick the first day, apply. Days you set by hand are never overwritten. Two shifts a day, custom hours, a Clear tool with Undo. ONE GLANCE The month grid is the app: every shift in its own colour, today outlined, the hours you actually work in the biggest digits on screen. Week view adds up your hours. With Pro, events from your other calendars show as small dots so you can plan life around work. WIDGETS AND LOCK SCREEN Today and the next shift on the home screen, seven days in the medium widget, the next shift on the lock screen, and a Live Activity that counts down from eight hours before a shift. Optional reminders before each shift. LEAVE, SICK DAYS, MORE THAN ONE JOB Mark leave and sick days; see how many days of leave you have left this year. With Pro, keep a second workplace in the same calendar, with its own colours, payday and pay rules. YOUR HOURS, YOUR PAY (PRO) This month's total is free. Pro adds the breakdown β€” night, weekend and public-holiday premiums, weekly overtime β€” every other month and the year, the next payday, and the totals per workplace and combined. Public holidays for 26 countries are built in, down to the state or region. SWAP WITH COLLEAGUES (PRO) Invite your team with a link. See who is on with you on the same grid. Ask to swap a shift, or to have one covered; when they accept, both calendars update β€” the right days, not just the labels. Family can be invited view-only, and they don't need Pro. EXPORT (PRO) CSV of your shifts, and one-way export of your shifts into the iOS Calendar that updates instead of duplicating. Plus a one-page PDF of any month, however old. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT. NO TRIAL. Free forever: the calendar, patterns, leave, import, widgets, Live Activity, week hours, this month's pay total, iCloud sync and sharing a week as an image. Pro adds the full pay estimate, team & swaps, a second workplace, your other calendars and exports β€” a yearly subscription that auto-renews until cancelled, or a single lifetime purchase. The price is on screen before you tap anything. COMING FROM ANOTHER SHIFT APP Export your roster as .ics or .csv and open it here: Turnus shows exactly what it would add before it adds anything. Free. Everything stays on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. No server of ours, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Thirteen languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://primetruthteam.github.io/turnus/privacy/

About

Orbit

Features
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Orbit is a calendar built specifically for rotating shifts β€” nurses, paramedics, police, firefighters, pilots and cabin crew, factory and warehouse teams, security. Set your rotation once β€” 4 on/4 off, 2-2-3, DuPont, 24/48, or your own custom cycle β€” and every future month fills itself in. β€’ See today's shift and what's next at a glance β€’ Change a single day without breaking the underlying pattern β€’ Track hours, overtime and night differential, with a clearly labeled pay estimate β€’ Share a day or a month as a clean image β€’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets β€’ Optional one-way sync to a dedicated "Orbit" calendar in Apple Calendar β€’ Export hours as CSV or shifts as .ics β€’ Back up and restore your schedule as a file β€” no account required Orbit works entirely on your device. There is no login, no server and no account. Free shows the current month. Orbit Plus unlocks unlimited months, Hours & Pay, sharing, widgets, calendar sync and backup, with a 3-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Turnus Shift Rota Planner4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

Turnus Shift Rota Planner and Orbit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Turnus Shift Rota Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Turnus Shift Rota Planner versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurnus Shift Rota PlannerOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNguyen Dinh ChungIlker Ozdemir

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Turnus Shift Rota Planner

Subscriptions1
  • Turnus Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Turnus Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
2 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Plus Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Orbit Plus Annual3 Days trial$37.991 Year

Questions

Is Turnus Shift Rota Planner free?
Turnus Shift Rota Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Turnus Shift Rota Planner or Orbit have ads?
Neither Turnus Shift Rota Planner nor Orbit shows ads.

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