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Shift calendar: plan your shifts and see your month at a glance

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A shift calendar shows every shift you plan or work in a month or week view. Add shifts when you learn your schedule, mark what you actually worked afterwards, and use colours to tell jobs apart. Seeing hours by day makes clashes, long runs of shifts and payday totals easier to spot.

A normal calendar tells you where to be. A shift calendar also tells you how long you will be there and what it is worth.

What should a shift calendar show?

  • Planned shifts and worked shifts, kept apart.
  • A colour for each job.
  • Hours for each day, in a detail view you can open.
  • Overnight shifts that cross midnight.
  • Pay period boundaries and the next payday.

Why use a shift calendar instead of a general planner?

A general calendar is excellent for appointments, and Apple explains how to use several calendars on iPhone. But it does not attach a rate, breaks and hours to each day, so the totals never add up. A shift calendar keeps those details with the date.

How do I plan shifts in a month view?

  • Add shifts as soon as your schedule is posted.
  • Reuse templates for shifts you work often.
  • Switch to the week view when you need detail.
  • Look for clashes between jobs and long runs of days without a break.

ShiftPaybook has a Month and a Week view with a marker on each day that has shifts and a detail card for the day you tap.

How do I keep planned shifts and worked shifts apart?

Planned hours are a forecast. Worked hours are what really happened. Keep them separate, so a cancelled or extended shift does not distort your totals. ShiftPaybook keeps what you earned apart from what is only scheduled.

How can a calendar help me plan for payday?

Pay periods decide which shifts belong to which paycheck. When the calendar shows period boundaries, you can see how many hours are in the current period and how much is still to come. ShiftPaybook shows earnings for the current period and the next payday.

Frequently asked questions

Can I see more than one job on a shift calendar?

Yes. In ShiftPaybook each job has its own colour, so shifts from different jobs are easy to tell apart. The free plan covers one job and Pro covers unlimited jobs.

What is the difference between the month and week view?

The month view gives you the whole picture with a marker on each day. The week view shows more detail, which helps when you plan or review one week.

Can I plan recurring shifts?

Recurring schedules are a ShiftPaybook Pro feature. They create a regular pattern, and you can still edit single shifts.

Does my shift calendar sync with other devices?

ShiftPaybook has no account and no sync. Your shifts stay on your iPhone, and you can move them with a backup file.

Sources

Public bodies and Apple documentation that this guide draws on:

General information only, not legal, tax or payroll advice. Rules differ by country, region, contract and employer, so check your local rules before relying on a figure.