Comparison

Shifty Calendar vs Sked

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

Head to head
About

Shifty Calendar

Easily manage and share unpredictable work schedules. Mark your shifts with a tap, assign custom times, and export to external calendars. Ideal for shift workers needing a simple way to track and communicate their availability.

Highlights
  • Tap to mark work days
  • Assign custom shift times
  • Track up to 12 different shifts
  • Export shifts to external calendars
  • Share schedules via iCloud
  • View shifts on Apple Watch
  • iMessage schedule sharing
Features
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Shifty is a simple shift calendar for all kinds of crazy schedules. Shifty makes it easy to add and view events that always change, which is common among shift workers like nurses, doctors, retail staff, etc. These schedules are usually unpredictable, and adding them to a calendar is not the best experience on traditional calendar apps. Shifty allows users to easily tap to mark their work days, and export shifts all at once with the same start/end times. Users can further take advantage of iCloud calendar sharing to let family and friends see which days they work. Features: • Simply tap on the dates you work to mark them • Assign different start and end times for each shift • Create up to 12 shifts to track different shift times, sick and vacation days, etc. • Export shifts to any of your external calendars (Google Calendar, iCloud calendar, etc.) • Share your schedule with friends and family via iCloud calendars and they'll get notified when your new schedule is available • Have a photo of your schedule? Conveniently open it in Shifty and mark dates side by side • Universal app with iPad support • View your upcoming shifts on Apple Watch • Quickly text your schedule via the iMessage app Shifty is perfect for: - Retail employees - Nurses & Doctors - Police, Firefighters & EMTs - Waiters & Waitresses - Bartenders - Construction workers - Contractors - Part time jobs Shifty works great when paired with iCloud calendar sharing features to share your work schedules with friends and family. The best part is they'll get a notification when you add new shifts, and always see which days you're working without bothering you. Shifty is extremely versatile, so you can use it to keep track of all sorts of unpredictable repeating events. Your privacy is important. Shifty is an entirely offline application. All shift data lives only locally on your device (unless of course you export them to external calendars). Have any feedback or feature request? Send an email to: incyc.apps@gmail.com

About

Sked

Manage your work shifts, track hours and pay, and view your monthly schedule at a glance. This app handles multiple jobs, overtime, and holiday pay, and allows for easy shift creation and sharing. It also syncs with native calendars and offers Apple Watch alerts.

Highlights
  • Work shift management
  • Hours and pay tracking
  • Monthly schedule overview
  • Multiple job support
  • Overtime and holiday pay calculation
  • Shift sharing and syncing
  • Calendar integration and alerts
Features
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Meet Sked - Your new work schedule manager. Sked gives you total control over your work schedule. It adds your work shifts in seconds. It tracks your hours worked and pay earned. It shows you your monthly schedule at a single glance. It can handle many jobs. It can manage overtime and holiday pay. You can create invoices for hours worked in Sked. And it can add your most common shifts with just a single tap. In fact, there isn’t much that Sked can’t do. Sked has powerful sharing features. You can sync your schedule to your iPhone or iPad’s native calendar, which will give you Apple Watch alerts. You can share just your work day, or entire months of your schedule with friends. And best of all - you can directly sync schedules with close friends and family in the app, so you can always see when everyone is working. Does your schedule involve rotating shifts? No problem. Sked’s robust scheduling features can handle shift addition for certain days of the week. Sked can also add shifts every certain number of days. Sked can add little notes to your calendar as well, to remind you of the most important things. Oh - and of course Sked will alert you when you need to get ready for work. With Sked, your work life just got easier. Subscription pricing and terms: Sked offers three auto-renewing subscription options: $2.99 per week $6.99 per month $29.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your Sked subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of Use: http://picshiftapps.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://picshiftapps.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Shifty Calendar4 screens
Sked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shifty Calendar at 4.4 against Sked's 3.7. Shifty Calendar also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (84% vs 52%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shifty Calendar sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sked sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shifty Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 247 and 164 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Shifty Calendar's written reviews are positive against 52% of Sked's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shifty Calendar ships an update every 6 weeks, Sked every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shifty Calendar versus Sked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShifty CalendarSked
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (247 ratings) — better3.7 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings247 — better164
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIncycOwen Schick

Customer experience

Shifty Calendar

All ratings242 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative5.8%

Sked

All ratings164 ratings
Positive63.4%
Neutral17.1%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.9%

User reviews

Shifty Calendar

From 247 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helps keep track of shifts
  • 💡 Works with iCalendar
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 👍 Customizable colors for shifts

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features, need to pay for full functionality
  • 💡 Could use more shift type options
  • 💡 Wish it had a repeat shift pattern feature
  • 💡 Lack of note-taking or location features
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches reported

Sked

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Organized calendar
  • 💡 Helpful for managing multiple jobs

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Login issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Subscription model too restrictive

Bugs and requests

Shifty Calendar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Occasional crashes or glitches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more shift type options
  • Implement repeat shift pattern feature
  • Add note-taking and location features
  • Improve sync with native calendar apps
  • Provide more color customization options

Sked

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Subscription not recognized even after purchase
  • Shifts and notes randomly deleted

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to delete shifts
  • Improve syncing with other calendars
  • Add currency options beyond just USD
  • Introduce dark mode and customization options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shifty Calendar

One-time2
  • Pro Features Reduced$3.99
  • Pro Features$4.99
7 purchases

Sked

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Week of Sked Plus3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month of Sked Plus3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 6 Months of Sked Plus$6.996 Months
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  • 1 Year of Sked Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Month of Sked Plus$1.99
  • 6 Months of Sked Plus$4.99
  • 1 Year of Sked Plus$7.99

Questions

Is Shifty Calendar free?
Shifty Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sked free?
Sked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shifty Calendar or Sked?
Shifty Calendar is rated higher. Shifty Calendar averages 4.4 out of 5 from 247 ratings, while Sked averages 3.7 from 164 ratings.
Do Shifty Calendar or Sked have ads?
Neither Shifty Calendar nor Sked shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shifty Calendar or Sked?
Shifty Calendar ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sked every 2 months. Most recently, Shifty Calendar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sked on November 2, 2026.

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