Comparison

FireSync Shift Calendar vs ShiftDad

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

Head to head
About

FireSync Shift Calendar

This app is a comprehensive calendar designed for firefighters, offering robust shift tracking, event management, and cloud integration. It allows users to manage trades, overtime, and personal events, with features like CertTracker and Expenditure tracking. It also syncs with other calendars and devices for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Firefighter shift schedule tracking
  • Event management (trades, overtime, personal)
  • Cloud integration with FireSync Enterprise™
  • CertTracker and Expenditure tracking
  • Customizable shift editor
  • Year and month calendar views
  • Report generation and emailing
Features
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FireSync is not merely a Firefighter Shift Calendar, it's also a full-featured calendar app with powerful cloud-enabled features just for firefighters. Whether or not you want to keep track of your trades, overtimes, or just your kid's soccer practices, FireSync can do it all. It also includes many powerful features such as CertTracker, Expenditures, and is fully integrated with FireSync Enterprise™ and TheHouse™ cloud services. Before you buy another shift calendar app ask yourself: 1. Do you have to pay an annual subscription for the calendar? Not with us! We support firefighters by letting you keep more of your hard-earned money. Is there a better way? 2. Is it also a full-featured calendar app? FireSync isn’t just a firefighter shift calendar, it’s also a full-featured calendar app that fully integrates with your phone's calendars. FireSync events are saved to your calendar and can be seen on other phone's using the same calendar account (e.g. phones used by family members). FireSync is more than a good firefighter calendar. It’s a good calendar app period! 3. Will you find yourself staring at the app for 15 minutes just figuring out how to use it? FireSync has a sleek modern design that is intuitive to use. 4. Does it include powerful cloud-enabled features? If your fire department uses FireSync Enterprise™ or TheHouse™ you can view all of the additional data and applets shared by your department or station from within FireSync. !!! SHIFT SUPPORT !!! FireSync supports any 24-hour shift schedule that repeats on a predictable cycle. FIRESYNC COMES PRELOADED WITH THE SHIFT CYCLES FOR OVER 1,400 FIRE DEPARTMENTS! If you do not see your fire department no problem. Our intuitive shift editor allows you to easily create your shift schedule. You can also share it with us so that others in your firehouse or department can quickly be up and running. Although FireSync does not fully support 12-hour shifts, we have countless users using FireSync to display their 12-hour shifts. If you want to display YOUR SHIFT (not all shifts) you can create 12-hour shifts. Kelly and Debit Days. Does your fire department use Kelly and Debit days? No problem. FireSync allows you to show both Kelly and Debit days. You can define them by rule or by specifying specific dates. FLSA: FireSync allows users to add FLSA periods to their calendar. Other Features: 1. Ability to add and track ordinary events, trades, overtime, comp time, benefit days, incidents and training. Since FireSync is also a full-featured cal you can also see these events on other calendars and other devices sharing the same calendar account (e.g. spouse). FireSync is your all-in-one calendar app. 2. Sleek reports that give you the info you need at a mere glance. View your shift trades, overtimes, comp time, benefits accrued or used, training and fire incidents with ease. You can also email your reports. 3. The ability to view your calendar in a year view, month view, month-list view, or day view. With FireSync you aren't just looking at your shift cycle. You can see all of your fire and non-fire events. 4. CertTracker to keep track of your training certificates. 5. Expenditure tracking. FireSync Shift Calendar is the shift calendar firefighters deserve. Get the word out to your brothers and sisters in your firehouse and IAFF local. *FireSync is the exclusive property of ForceReadiness.com. It solely developed FireSync and is responsible for its functionality. Firefighters First Credit Union has agreed to sponsor the app in order to provide it to all firefighters at no cost.

About

ShiftDad

This habit tracker is designed for shift-working dads, recognizing that non-traditional schedules shouldn't break streaks. It prioritizes family, fitness, mind, and hustle, offering a unique point system and rank progression.

Highlights
  • Schedule-aware habit tracking
  • Automatic shift rotation logging
  • Family-first point system
  • Rank ladder and streak recovery
  • Built-in to-do list
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Every habit app assumes you work 9 to 5. You don't. Shift Dad is the habit and routine tracker built for dads who work shifts — firefighters, medics, cops, nurses, and anyone on a rotation. It knows the difference between a day on and a day off, so a 24-hour shift never breaks the streak you worked hard to build. WORKS AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE Log your shifts — days, nights, 24s, overtime, trades, vacation, and sick days — right on the calendar. Shift Dad automatically pauses your off-day habits while you're at work, so being on shift never counts against you. Your rotation can repeat automatically, so you set it once and forget it. YOUR OFF DAYS ARE YOUR EDGE The time you actually have at home is where fatherhood happens. Shift Dad focuses your energy on four things that matter most, weighted in order: Family first, then Fitness, Mind, and Hustle. Check off what you did, keep your streak alive, and watch it add up. CLIMB THE RANKS Earn Dad Points for every win and climb the ladder from Rookie Dad to MVP Dad to Hall of Fame Dad. Break a streak? You keep your points and your rank — we just reset the streak and help you get back on the horse. No shame, just momentum. BUILT-IN TO-DO LIST Knock out one-off tasks on top of your daily habits — the stuff you keep meaning to do around the house or with the kids. They earn points too. PLANS THE FAMILY CAN SEE The dentist, soccer, dinner at Mom's — add them right on your shift calendar. Shift Dad already knows who's on shift that day, so it tells you who's got it. Everyone in the family sees the same list, and both phones get a reminder an hour before. FAMILY SYNC Invite your partner and they get your rotation on their phone, updated automatically — when you're on shift, when you're home, plus a shared to-do list. Their side is free. When either of you adds a to-do or plans, the other phone gets a heads-up. EVERYTHING SYNCS Sign in with Apple or Google and your habits, streaks, schedule, and progress back up to the cloud and follow you to any device. Put your rotation in Apple Calendar with one tap, or connect Google Calendar and it shows up there too. SHARE YOUR WINS Turn your streak into a shareable card and let the crew see what you're building. WHY SHIFT DAD - Schedule-aware: on-shift days never break your streak - Auto-repeating shift rotation - Family-first point system - Rank ladder and streak recovery - Daily to-dos that earn points - Family Sync: your partner sees your shifts, free - Plans that know who's on shift - Apple & Google sign-in with cloud sync - Private: we don't sell your data Start with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Shift Dad Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase after the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eight-empress-828.notion.site/Shift-Dad-Privacy-Policy-337f67e07a554391bf398e79526328c2 Being a great dad on the days you're home is the whole game. Shift Dad helps you win it.

Screenshots

FireSync Shift Calendar4 screens
ShiftDad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FireSync Shift Calendar at none against ShiftDad's 2. FireSync Shift Calendar also leads on ratings volume (9.1K vs 9) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). ShiftDad's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment 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. ShiftDad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FireSync Shift Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FireSync Shift Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireSync Shift Calendar has 9.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of FireSync Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 67% of ShiftDad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FireSync Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, ShiftDad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FireSync Shift Calendar versus ShiftDad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireSync Shift CalendarShiftDad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings9.1K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperForceReadiness.combenjamin elton

Customer experience

FireSync Shift Calendar

All ratings9,095 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative22.0%

ShiftDad

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

FireSync Shift Calendar

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Randomly deletes events
  • Trouble with calendar access
  • Holiday icon disappeared
  • Erased all info
  • Verification not working
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  • No longer syncs
  • Schedule won't publish
  • Crashes on iOS 13.2 update
  • App keeps crashing
  • Bug with editing events
  • Major bug with category/location fields

Requested features

11 requests
  • Color customization for days
  • Shift designation by number
  • Custom FLSA start/end dates
  • Customizable pay days
  • Shift trade feature
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  • Debit day scheduling
  • Ability to share calendar with others
  • Dark mode
  • Shift color customization
  • Shift swap/back-to-back trade option
  • Ability to see which shift you're on

ShiftDad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FireSync Shift Calendar

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShiftDad

Subscriptions2
  • Shift Dad Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Shift Dad Pro7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is FireSync Shift Calendar free?
FireSync Shift Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftDad free?
ShiftDad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FireSync Shift Calendar or ShiftDad?
FireSync Shift Calendar is rated higher. FireSync Shift Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while ShiftDad averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do FireSync Shift Calendar or ShiftDad have ads?
Neither FireSync Shift Calendar nor ShiftDad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireSync Shift Calendar or ShiftDad?
FireSync Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and ShiftDad every 4 days. Most recently, FireSync Shift Calendar was updated on October 13, 2026 and ShiftDad on October 16, 2026.

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