Comparison

Medicinia vs Little Shift

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

Head to head
About

Medicinia

This application connects healthcare professionals with their institutions. It allows users to view schedules, patient lists, and receive important communications directly on their mobile devices.

Highlights
  • View schedules
  • Manage patient lists
  • Receive institutional communications
  • Access relevant information
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Medicinia, o aplicativo que conecta você, profissional da saúde, e suas instituições Visualize suas agendas, lista de pacientes internados, receba comunicados e informações relevantes para desempenhar suas funções. Tudo isto na palma de sua mão.

About

Little Shift

Organize your work schedule and track your income effortlessly. This app replaces manual methods like notepads and calendars, offering a secure and simple way to manage your shifts and earnings in one central location.

Highlights
  • Organize shifts
  • Track earnings
  • Recurring shifts
  • Sync across devices
  • Filter shift list
  • Automatic iCloud backups
  • Customizable shift colors
Features
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Your shifts, your workplaces and what you are owed, all in one place. Real support: a team answers your questions at plantaozinho@gmail.com. Built for healthcare workers who pick up shifts at more than one place: nurses, doctors, residents, technicians, therapists and other clinicians. Replace the notebook and the spreadsheet with a calendar that also keeps track of your pay. SHIFT CALENDAR • Monthly calendar with every shift, each workplace in its own color • Shift templates to add a shift in a few taps • Custom reminders: choose how long before each shift you want to be notified • Home Screen widget with your upcoming shifts PAY TRACKING • Pay for every shift and how much you will receive this month • Payment date for every shift and what is still to come in • Automatic payment dates per workplace: “closes on the 20th, pays on the 28th” and every shift gets the right date (Premium) • Mark shifts as paid one by one, or all shifts of a workplace at once • Import and export your shifts as CSV LITTLE SHIFT PREMIUM • Financial summary with charts of what you earned and what is still to come • Summary by workplace: see how much each place owes you • PDF shift reports per workplace, month or payment cycle • Recurring shifts: plan a whole month at once • Sync with your iPhone calendar • iCloud backup and export • Full history of every month • More colors for your workplaces • No ads Ideas are welcome too: plantaozinho@gmail.com SUBSCRIPTION Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: http://bit.ly/plantaozinho-policy-app Terms of Service: http://bit.ly/plantaozinho-terms-service

Screenshots

Medicinia4 screens
Little Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Medicinia at none against Little Shift's 4. Medicinia also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Little Shift's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Little Shift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Medicinia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medicinia ships an update every 2 months, Little Shift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Medicinia versus Little Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediciniaLittle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better62.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—92 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB49 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperMediciniaDocPocket Tecnologia da Informacao Ltda

Customer experience

Medicinia

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Little Shift

All ratings92 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative27.6%

In-app purchases

None

Medicinia

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Little Shift

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Medicinia free?
Medicinia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Shift free?
Little Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Medicinia or Little Shift have ads?
Neither Medicinia nor Little Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medicinia or Little Shift?
Medicinia ships an update every 2 months, and Little Shift every 5 days. Most recently, Medicinia was updated on October 15, 2026 and Little Shift on October 17, 2026.

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