Local-first by design: roster details, routine steps, notes, and completion history stay on the device unless you choose to export them.
Your roster changes. Your routines follow.
Attach personal routines to the shift you actually work, review what moves when a roster changes, and measure progress across real opportunities.
Coming soon for iPhone on iOS 18 or later. No account or subscription is required.
- Platform
- iPhone
- Account
- Not required
- Paid option
- Lifetime
At a glance
Most habit apps reset at midnight and most shift calendars stop at telling you when work begins. ShiftRitual joins the two: it keeps a personal copy of your roster and places useful routines around the shifts, work blocks, and recovery days that shape your life.
Calendar habit app
Assumes a predictable day and resets progress at midnight
Shift calendar
Shows work times but does not move personal routines with them
ShiftRitual
Plans personal actions relative to changing shifts and real opportunities
What it fixes
The problem todayA night worker can wake, work, and sleep across two calendar dates, making daily streaks misleading.
When a shift is swapped or cancelled, linked preparation and recovery tasks are easy to miss.
Employer rosters are authoritative for work, but rarely help plan private routines before and after it.
What it does
4 core features01
Plan relative to the shift
Place a routine before shift start, after shift end, on the first recovery day, or around a whole block of work.
02
Preview every change
When a shift moves, review the affected future actions before applying the update. Completed history stays intact.
03
Count fair opportunities
Rolling progress is based on routines that were actually due. A cancelled shift does not become a broken daily streak.
04
Keep ownership simple
No employer login, advertising, or developer data backend. Export or back up your data whenever you choose.
Where people use it
Real situationsBefore a night shift
See the next useful preparation steps without translating them into an ordinary calendar day.
A nurse starts a meal-pack and leave-home routine 90 minutes before a 19:00 shift.
After a shift swap
Move the shift, inspect the reflow preview, and apply the updated future routine times together.
A paramedic swaps Saturday day duty for Sunday night duty and checks every affected reminder first.
On the first recovery day
Trigger a personal reset only after a completed block of work rather than every weekly day off.
A firefighter sees the recovery checklist after the final 24-hour shift in a block.
Free vs Lifetime Pro
One-time in-app purchaseFeature
Free
no payment
Lifetime Pro
Price in the App Store
One active roster and two active routines
Included
—Not included
Up to five steps per routine and four weeks of planning
Included
—Not included
Reflow, reminders, widgets, history, backup, and export
Included
—Not included
No account, advertising, or subscription
Included
—Not included
Multiple active rosters and jobs
—Not included
Included
Unlimited routines and routine steps
—Not included
Included
Repeating roster planning up to 12 months ahead
—Not included
Included
Restore with the purchasing Apple Account
—Not included
Included
Built for
Questions
Is ShiftRitual an employer rostering system?
No. It is a personal planning copy for your own shifts and routines. Always check important work times against your employer's authoritative roster.
Does it give sleep, fatigue, nutrition, or medical advice?
No. ShiftRitual is a scheduling product. It does not diagnose, score fatigue, recommend sleep or food, or replace professional advice.
Where is my information stored?
The current app stores rosters, routines, notes, and history locally on your iPhone. It has no account, advertising SDK, third-party analytics, or developer user-data backend.
What stays free?
The free version includes one active roster, two active routines, five steps per routine, and four weeks of planning. Reflow, reminders, widgets, history, backup, export, editing, and deletion remain available.
How much does it cost?
Lifetime Pro is a one-time purchase, shown at your local App Store price. It expands capacity; it is not a subscription and does not hold existing data or exports hostage.
Can I use it without notifications?
Yes. Notifications and prominent alarms are optional. The app remains usable when permission is denied.
ShiftRitual support
For help, email [email protected] with your iPhone model, iOS version, and the screen you were using. Do not send employer-confidential roster information.
ShiftRitual is coming
Coming soon for iPhone on iOS 18 or later. No account or subscription is required.