Shift Calendar / Schedule vs ViaTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Calendar / Schedule
Easily create and manage your work schedule with customizable shifts. Quickly set recurring shifts over multiple days and share your planner with friends via email or other apps.
- Customizable shifts
- Easy schedule editing
- Set shifts for multiple days
- Share schedule via email/apps
- User-friendly interface
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This app is designed for all hard-working shift workers. You can add customized shifts easily. The major feature of this App is 'Easy to Use'. When editing your shifts, you can select a range of days (rather than one day) to set. Thus, you can set your schedule (roster, planner) in few seconds. Then, you can send your schedule (roster, planner) to your friends via email or other apps by clicking one button. If you have any suggestion/question, welcome to send an email to me. E-mail: kigurumi.shia@gmail.com
ViaTime
This app helps busy healthcare professionals manage their work schedules. It provides assignment reminders, allows users to apply for open shifts, and tracks payment information.
- Assignment reminders
- Apply for cover shifts
- View payment history
- Schedule management
- Healthcare professional focus
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App for a working nurse with a busy schedule. Receive assignment reminders, apply to cover shifts, see when you got paid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift Calendar / Schedule at 76% against ViaTime's 50%. Shift Calendar / Schedule also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). ViaTime's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ViaTime holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Shift Calendar / Schedule's written reviews are positive against 50% of ViaTime's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shift Calendar / Schedule ships an update every 3 weeks, ViaTime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Calendar / Schedule | ViaTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lin Chih-YU | Edward Shteyman |
Customer experience
Shift Calendar / Schedule
ViaTime
Bugs and requests
Shift Calendar / Schedule
Reported bugs
3 issues- Shifts and notes not saving properly
- App crashing after recent updates
- Inability to restore data on new devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add holiday and overtime shift options
- Ability to input multiple shifts per day
- Sync with other calendars or cloud services
- Apple Watch compatibility
ViaTime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Calendar / Schedule
No in-app purchases
ViaTime
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shift Calendar / Schedule free?
Is ViaTime free?
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Do Shift Calendar / Schedule or ViaTime have ads?
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