Comparison

PP Calendar Reminders vs ShiftPay Calendar

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

Head to head
About

PP Calendar Reminders

Manage reminders and view holidays with this utility app. Easily reschedule, mark as complete, or ignore reminders. Access public, lunar, and region-specific holidays with detailed date information and countdowns.

Highlights
  • Create Gregorian/Lunar reminders
  • Quickly reschedule reminders
  • Mark reminders as completed
  • View public & lunar holidays
  • Holiday countdown
  • Sync reminders via iCloud
  • Widget for quick info
Features
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PP Calendar is a Calendar app focusing on reminders and holidays. Features: 1. Reminder: a) Create reminder based on Gregorian or Lunar date. b) Quickly reschedule reminder to next day, next month, next year, etc in context menu. c) Complete a reminder. - Mark reminder as completed. - View completion record. d) Ignore a reminder if it's not important. e) Support for alert in advance. f) Reminders can be set to repeat every lunar year & every lunar month. 2. Holiday: a) View public & lunar holidays in one place. b) View day of year, week of year. c) Holiday countdown. d) You can check out not only lunar dates, but also Stems-and-Branches, Chinese zodiac, the 24 Solar terms, and traditional Chinese holidays. 3. Context menu support. 4. Badge app icon. 5. Sync reminders across multiple iOS devices with iCloud. 6. Widget: Quickly check today information. 7. It's universal: - iPhone, iPad and iPod touch support - Rotation on iPad - Split View & Slide Over(On compatible iPad models only) Supported holidays: 1) General holidays 2) Region specific holidays.(United States, Japan, South Korea, China mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan) 3) Chinese Lunar holidays 4) Solar terms Range: 1901/01/01 - 2100/12/31 (Gregorian) 1900/11/11 - 2100/12/01 (Chinese Lunar)

About

ShiftPay Calendar

Features
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ShiftPay Calendar is a shift planner and pay estimate tool for nurses, carers, security staff, warehouse workers, hotel teams, retail staff, and anyone working rotating rosters. Track day shifts, evening shifts, night shifts, days off, and repeating roster patterns in a simple calendar. Add your hourly rate and common penalty rates to estimate what your month may be worth before payday. Privacy Policy: https://xuezhanying.github.io/shiftpay-calendar-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Key features: - Manual shift entry for real rosters assigned by your manager. - Calendar view for day, evening, night, and off days. - Roster templates for common rotating schedules. - Pay estimates with hourly rate, night rate, weekend rate, and public holiday rate support. - Pro upgrade for unlimited templates and advanced pay rules. - Restore purchases through the App Store. ShiftPay Calendar is for personal planning and pay estimation. It does not replace your employer's payroll system or official employment advice. Privacy Policy: https://xuezhanying.github.io/shiftpay-calendar-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PP Calendar Reminders4 screens
ShiftPay Calendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShiftPay Calendar at every 5 days against PP Calendar Reminders's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PP Calendar Reminders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShiftPay Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PP Calendar Reminders ships an update every 2 months, ShiftPay Calendar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PP Calendar Reminders versus ShiftPay Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPP Calendar RemindersShiftPay Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer金鹏 王定云 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PP Calendar Reminders

One-time1
  • [More Features]$1.99
3 purchases

ShiftPay Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftPay Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ShiftPay Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShiftPay Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is PP Calendar Reminders free?
PP Calendar Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftPay Calendar free?
ShiftPay Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PP Calendar Reminders or ShiftPay Calendar have ads?
Neither PP Calendar Reminders nor ShiftPay Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PP Calendar Reminders or ShiftPay Calendar?
PP Calendar Reminders ships an update every 2 months, and ShiftPay Calendar every 5 days. Most recently, PP Calendar Reminders was updated on October 7, 2026 and ShiftPay Calendar on October 4, 2026.

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