Comparison

Turno 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

Turno

Features
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Turno is the shift calendar for people whose week doesn't run Monday to Friday. Set up your rotation once, and the whole year fills itself in. BUILT FOR ROTATING SHIFTS Nurses, doctors, paramedics, firefighters, police officers, security guards, factory and warehouse crews, call center agents and care workers: if your schedule rotates, Turno keeps it straight. SET IT ONCE AND FORGET IT - Define your cycle, for example 2 days, 2 nights, 3 off - Pick a start date and the calendar fills itself automatically - Tap any day to change it: swap a shift, mark vacation or a sick day, add overtime or a note YOUR SHIFTS, YOUR WAY - Unlimited shift types with name, color, a 1–3 letter abbreviation and start and end times - Give each shift type an SF Symbol, so shifts are easy to tell apart even without relying on color - A clean monthly calendar with this month's total hours at a glance WIDGETS AND REMINDERS - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: today and tomorrow, a 7-day strip, or the whole month - A reminder before every shift: 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours ahead, or the evening before at 8 PM FREE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT Everything above is free with one rotation. No trial, no countdown. TURNO PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Pay once, keep it. Pro adds: - Multiple rotations, for a second job or your partner's schedule - iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad - Export any month as a PDF or an image to print or share - Detailed monthly and yearly reports: hours, nights, weekends, overtime and a breakdown by shift type - Themes, accent colors and alternative app icons - Export your shifts to the Calendar app PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no login, no ads, no tracking, no analytics, and no servers of ours. Your schedule stays on your device, and in your own iCloud if you turn on sync. Purchases are processed by Apple. Available in 9 languages. Works on iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later.

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 - Widgets: the next 7 days on your Home Screen, and today's and tomorrow's shift on your Lock Screen - iCloud backup: automatic while you're signed in to iCloud; restore on a new device Reminders and widgets 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 ads and one calendar. Pro removes ads and unlocks multiple calendars (for family, colleagues or a second job), exporting your month as an image and a large widget with this month's shifts. 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

Turno4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Turno at none against Shift Calendar's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Turno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Turno versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurnoShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersalih berkay kokesmerDeokhyeon Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Turno

One-time1
  • Turno Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Shift Calendar

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

Questions

Is Turno free?
Turno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Turno or Shift Calendar have ads?
Shift Calendar shows ads; Turno does not.

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