PDF Cabinet vs ShiftPilot Schichtplan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Cabinet
This application offers a streamlined PDF experience for reading and annotating documents. It focuses on essential features with an intuitive interface, making it easy to mark up PDFs, share annotations, and collaborate in real-time with others. Optimized for performance, it handles large documents efficiently.
- Effortless PDF annotation
- Intuitive user interface
- Fast document review with thumbnails
- Annotations sharing
- Real-time collaboration
- Quick note taking
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THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF - Really effortless PDF annotation - Only the most essential functionality - don't lose yourself in hundreds of buttons - Intuitive user interface that allows you to do exactly what you want - Fast and easy document skimming and review with thumbnails sidebar - Ultimate performance – optimized for really large documents (within reason, of course) - Annotations sharing - send annotated documents to anyone, and mark up will show up in any other reader - Interaction with other Cabinet users - send annotations only to your friends or colleagues using Cabinet – much faster, less traffic - Real-time collaboration with your friends or colleagues – annotate the same document together from several iPads EVEN MORE GREAT THINGS IN CABINET - Amazing and intuitive dynamic annotation menu - Empty notebooks for quick note taking or doodling - Pen and Paper Games for relaxing during non-working hours - Sending multiple documents attached in a single e-mail - Easy work with various document formats - such as .doc, .xls, .ppt and others Did we tell you already that Cabinet is really easy to use? Try it out yourself!
ShiftPilot Schichtplan
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ShiftPilot ist dein persönlicher Schichtassistent für einen klaren Alltag im rotierenden Schichtdienst. Einmal eingerichtet, zeigt dir die App, wann du arbeitest, wann du schlafen solltest und was als Nächstes ansteht. DAS KANN SHIFTPILOT • 5-Schicht-System mit anpassbarem 10-Tage-Zyklus • Durchgehende Tages-Timeline für Arbeit, Fahrt, Vorbereitung, Schlaf und Termine • Automatisch berechnete Schlaf- und Aufstehzeiten auf Basis deines Arbeitswegs, deiner Routine und deines Schlafziels • Monatskalender mit klaren Farben und Schichtkürzeln • Private Termine, Seminare, Urlaub, Krankheit und weitere Sondertage • Zeitlich begrenzte Schichtänderungen, ohne die normale Rotation zu verändern • Import-Assistent für Schichtpläne aus PDF-, Excel- und Bilddateien • Kleine und mittlere Home-Screen-Widgets für den aktuellen und nächsten Schritt • Heller, dunkler oder automatischer Darstellungsmodus DEIN PLAN BLEIBT FLEXIBEL Passe Schichtzeiten, Arbeitsweg, Morgenroutine, Schlafziel und Schlafvorbereitung an deinen persönlichen Alltag an. Änderungen an einzelnen Zyklustagen werden übernommen, während Sondertage und Ausnahmen erhalten bleiben. DATENSCHUTZ Deine Pläne und Einstellungen werden lokal auf deinem Gerät gespeichert. ShiftPilot benötigt kein Benutzerkonto und kein eigenes Backend. ShiftPilot hilft dir, weniger über deinen Plan nachdenken zu müssen – und trotzdem immer zu wissen, was jetzt und als Nächstes wichtig ist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: PDF Cabinet at 3 against ShiftPilot Schichtplan's 1. PDF Cabinet also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PDF Cabinet ships an update every 5 weeks, ShiftPilot Schichtplan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Cabinet | ShiftPilot Schichtplan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bright Nine SIA | Faton Defqa |
Bugs and requests
PDF Cabinet
Reported bugs
5 issues- Randomly deleting files
- Sync issues causing loss of annotations
- Crashing when opening large documents
- Navigation problems when zoomed in
- Annotations not exporting properly
Requested features
7 requests- Add more highlighter and pen color options
- Implement palm rejection for Apple Pencil
- Add ability to resize and move annotation tools
- Improve cloud/sync functionality (iCloud, Dropbox, etc.)
- Implement vertical scrolling for continuous reading
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- Add text box annotation feature
- Improve export/sharing options for annotated documents
ShiftPilot Schichtplan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PDF Cabinet
No in-app purchases
ShiftPilot Schichtplan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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