Comparison

Shift Pro vs Clockbird

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

Head to head
About

Shift Pro

Features
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Shift Pro is the shift calendar and hours tracker for people who get paid by the hour: nurses, factory and warehouse workers, security guards, servers, drivers, retail staff, temp workers. Put your shifts on the calendar, clock in and out, and Shift Pro tells you how many hours you worked, how much overtime you did and what your paycheck should look like — before it arrives. YOUR SHIFT CALENDAR, IN COLOR • Morning, evening, night, day, off: each shift type has its own color and abbreviation, so a whole month reads at a glance. • Rotation patterns in one tap: 3 on / 2 off, 4Ɨ10, 2-2-3, Pitman, DuPont or any cycle you build yourself. • Change any single day afterwards, add notes, plan several jobs on the same calendar. • Export your schedule to the Calendar app, Google Calendar or Outlook (.ics), and share it with your family. CLOCK IN, CLOCK OUT • One tap to start your shift, one tap to end it. Breaks are deducted automatically. • Manual entries for the days you forgot, with a shift type that pre-fills the times. • Night shifts just work: enter 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM and Shift Pro understands the shift ends the next day. OVERTIME AND ESTIMATED PAY • Weekly threshold (40 h by default) and optional daily threshold, with your own multiplier (1.5Ɨ by default). • Choose whether your week starts on Monday or Sunday — it changes the overtime count. • Several jobs at different hourly rates, each with its own rules. • A pay estimate per period so you can check your pay stub line by line. TIMESHEET READY TO SEND • Timesheet PDF with your hours, breaks, overtime and totals, laid out to hand to your employer. • CSV export for a spreadsheet, free and unlimited. • Full backup file to move to a new phone without losing anything. REMINDERS • A notification before each shift, at the time you choose. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no e-mail address, no sign-up. • Your hours, rates and shifts stay on your phone. Nothing is sent to a server. FREE AND PRO The calendar, clocking, manual entries, rotations, CSV export and backup are free and unlimited. The free version shows ads and includes one free timesheet PDF per period, with more available by watching a short video. Shift Pro Pro removes all ads and unlocks unlimited timesheet PDFs and the detailed pay breakdown. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Amounts shown are estimates based on what you enter; always check your pay stub with your employer. Terms of Use: https://shiftpro.prohabitatdeals.com/terms-en.html Privacy Policy: https://shiftpro.prohabitatdeals.com/privacy-en.html

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Clockbird

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Your shift timer and earnings, live on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Clock in or out with one tap, without even opening the app. Clockbird is a friendly, fast work hours tracker for hourly workers, freelancers and anyone with more than one job. It does the math on breaks, split shifts and overtime so you always know what your paycheck should say. ONE TAP IN, ONE TAP OUT • Clock in and out with a single tap, from the app, a widget, the Live Activity or Siri • Breaks with start and stop, subtracted automatically • Split shifts: clock out for the afternoon, clock back in for the dinner rush • Night shifts past midnight, counted to the minute, even on the night the clocks change • Add or fix entries by hand, with notes for every shift • Forgot to clock in? Add the time in seconds • Forgot to clock out? Get a reminder when a shift runs past the hours you choose SEE IT LIVE • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show your running timer and earnings so far • Start a break or clock out right from the Lock Screen • Home Screen widgets for today and this week, with a Clock In button • Lock Screen widgets for a glance at your hours AUTOMATIC, WITHOUT LOCATION TRACKING • Shortcuts actions: Clock In, Clock Out, Start Break, End Break, Hours This Week • Build a personal automation such as "When I arrive at work, clock in" • Clockbird never asks for your location PAY THAT ADDS UP • Multiple jobs, each with its own hourly rate and color • Daily and weekly overtime rules with 1.25Ɨ, 1.5Ɨ or 2Ɨ pay. Daily overtime is counted first, so nothing is paid twice • Rounding to the nearest 5 or 15 minutes, like many employer time clocks • Weekly, every-two-weeks, twice-a-month or monthly pay periods with your own start day • Any currency TIME OFF AND LEAVE BALANCES • Add public holidays, vacation and sick days, full or half days, paid or unpaid • Paid time off earns your regular rate, never counts toward overtime, and shows on your PDF and CSV timesheets • Leave balances in hours: start from the balance on your pay stub, then earn per hour worked (like 1 hour per 30 for sick leave) or per pay period, with an optional cap REPORTS YOUR MANAGER CAN SIGN • Totals, overtime and gross pay for any week or pay period • Charts of your hours per day • Export a clean PDF timesheet with signature lines, or a CSV for spreadsheets and payroll NEVER LOSE A TIMECARD • Automatic weekly backups saved to the Files app • Back up everything to a single file you own, and restore it on a new iPhone • Restoring is always free PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no ads, no analytics • Your hours stay on your iPhone CLOCKBIRD PRO Free includes one job, clocking in and out, breaks, time off, one leave balance, the clock-out reminder, this week and last week, and the Home Screen widget. Clockbird Pro adds the Live Activity and Dynamic Island, unlimited jobs and history, overtime rules, more leave balances, pay-period reports, PDF and CSV exports, on-demand backups, Lock Screen and medium widgets, and break and weekly-hours shortcuts. • Pro Monthly: $3.99 per month • Pro Yearly: $24.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Pro Lifetime: $49.99 one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Prices may vary by country. Terms of Use: https://cairnware.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cairnware.com/privacy Questions or ideas? Write to hello@cairnware.com. We read every message.

Screenshots

Shift Pro4 screens
Clockbird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clockbird at none against Shift Pro's shown. Clockbird also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Shift Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Shift Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Clockbird sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Clockbird daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Shift Pro versus Clockbird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift ProClockbird
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAISSA AISSAOUI*BetterBit

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shift Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Shift Pro — Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Shift Pro — Yearly1 Month trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shift Pro — Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Clockbird

Subscriptions2
  • Clockbird Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Clockbird Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clockbird Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Shift Pro free?
Shift Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clockbird free?
Clockbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Pro or Clockbird have ads?
Shift Pro shows ads; Clockbird does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Pro or Clockbird?
Shift Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Clockbird daily. Most recently, Shift Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Clockbird on October 26, 2026.

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