Shift-worker sleep · No account · Apple Health
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ShiftSleep alternative?
ShiftSleep is a young indie sleep tracker for the same people AfterShift serves, and like AfterShift it needs no account. If you like logging sleep by hand and falling asleep to rain sounds, it does that well. If you'd rather the app read the sleep your Watch already saved to Apple Health, include your naps, and time caffeine to your next shift, AfterShift does those things.
How does AfterShift compare to ShiftSleep?
The two apps share an audience and a privacy stance but start from different places. This page compares ShiftSleep: Shift Worker Sleep Tracker by StackStats Apps, not the similarly named ShiftSleep: Shift Work Sleep from another developer.
Where your sleep data comes from
AfterShift: Reads sleep from any app or device that writes to Apple Health, on the free plan, and keeps importing in the background. Naps from Health are tagged as naps, and you can log a nap yourself or start a 25-minute nap timer on the Lock Screen.
ShiftSleep: You log bedtime, wake time, quality, and notes yourself. Apple Health integration is a Pro feature.
ShiftSleep: You log bedtime, wake time, quality, and notes yourself. Apple Health integration is a Pro feature.
How recovery is scored
AfterShift: Free: Sleep Timing and Sleep Stages for each sleep, a Recovery Timeline for the window between shifts, and a sleep-debt trend per cycle. Premium adds a 0 to 100 Sleep Score and a Shift Recovery Score for each sleep (duration 50%, continuity 30%, stages 20%), plus Readiness (Low, OK, or Good) for your next shift, rated on the sleep you got between shifts, naps included.
ShiftSleep: A 0 to 100 sleep score from duration, quality, consistency, and circadian alignment, plus a 14-day running sleep debt.
ShiftSleep: A 0 to 100 sleep score from duration, quality, consistency, and circadian alignment, plus a 14-day running sleep debt.
Getting your shifts in
AfterShift: Fills your roster 8 weeks ahead from a rotation preset or your own cycle of 1 to 28 days, imports shifts from your phone's calendar (one calendar, next 14 days on the free plan), and starts you with day, evening, night, and on-call shift types you can add to.
ShiftSleep: Day, night, swing, rotation, and off shifts on a colour-coded calendar.
ShiftSleep: Day, night, swing, rotation, and off shifts on a colour-coded calendar.
Caffeine and naps
AfterShift: A caffeine cut-off reminder timed to your next shift that adapts to what you drank and your caffeine sensitivity, a nap-window reminder if you can nap, and a sleep plan that suggests a nap for the gap ahead.
ShiftSleep: Its listing doesn't describe caffeine or nap features; its circadian engine (Pro) suggests sleep windows and transitions between shift types.
ShiftSleep: Its listing doesn't describe caffeine or nap features; its circadian engine (Pro) suggests sleep windows and transitions between shift types.
Sounds and devices
AfterShift: No sleep sounds. iPhone only, with seven widgets (four free), a shift countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a nap timer.
ShiftSleep: 37 nature, rain, water, and ambient sounds, with mixing of up to five in Pro. Runs on iPhone and iPad.
ShiftSleep: 37 nature, rain, water, and ambient sounds, with mixing of up to five in Pro. Runs on iPhone and iPad.
Pricing
AfterShift: Free; Premium $3.99/month, $24.99/year, or $39.99 lifetime, with a 7-day free trial on monthly and yearly and Family Sharing on all three plans.
ShiftSleep: Free; Pro $4.99/month, $39.99/year, or $79.99 lifetime, with a 7-day trial on the subscriptions.
ShiftSleep: Free; Pro $4.99/month, $39.99/year, or $79.99 lifetime, with a 7-day trial on the subscriptions.
AfterShift vs ShiftSleep, feature by feature
At a glance, as listed on the U.S. App Store in October 2026.
| Feature | AfterShift | ShiftSleep |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep input | Apple Health, free | Manual log; Apple Health in Pro |
| Score | Free timeline between shifts; Premium recovery scores and Readiness | Sleep score per night |
| Naps | Included in the sleep between shifts | Not described in the listing |
| Sleep debt | Trend per shift cycle | 14-day running total |
| Calendar import | Yes (free: one calendar, next 14 days) | Not described in the listing |
| On-call shifts | Own shift type; on-call week badge on the debt trend | Not described in the listing |
| Caffeine timing | Cut-off tied to your next shift | Not described in the listing |
| Sleep sounds | None | 37 sounds; mixing in Pro |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad |
| Account | None | None mentioned |
| Privacy | No servers, analytics, or third-party SDKs; data stays on your iPhone | Privacy label says it collects no data |
| Pricing | Free; Premium $3.99/mo, $24.99/yr, $39.99 lifetime | Free; Pro $4.99/mo, $39.99/yr, $79.99 lifetime |
| Best for | Apple Health users on rotating shifts who nap between them | People who prefer a hand-kept sleep diary and sleep sounds |
Who should pick AfterShift vs ShiftSleep?
Pick AfterShift if…
- Your Apple Watch or another tracker already records your sleep, and you don't want to type it in again
- You nap before or between shifts and want those naps included in the sleep between your shifts
- You want wind-down, caffeine cut-off, and nap reminders timed to your next shift
- Your shifts already live in a calendar, or you want a rotation to fill your roster for you
Stick with ShiftSleep if…
- You prefer keeping a sleep diary by hand, with a quality rating and notes
- Sleep sounds are part of how you fall asleep in daylight
- You want to use it on an iPad
- You're already logging in ShiftSleep and the 14-day sleep debt view works for you
About AfterShift
Questions
FAQ
What is the best alternative to ShiftSleep on iPhone?
AfterShift serves the same people (nurses and hospital staff, paramedics, firefighters, and factory workers on night, rotating, and on-call shifts) and, like ShiftSleep, needs no account. The difference is where the sleep data comes from. AfterShift reads it from Apple Health on its free plan, naps included, and shows your recovery from the end of one shift to the start of the next. ShiftSleep is built around a sleep log you fill in yourself, with Apple Health import in its Pro tier.
How is AfterShift different from ShiftSleep?
ShiftSleep's free core is a manual sleep log with a 0 to 100 sleep score, a colour-coded shift calendar, and sleep sounds; Apple Health import, circadian sleep windows, and unlimited history are in Pro. AfterShift reads sleep from any app or device that writes to Apple Health, shows the window between your shifts on a Recovery Timeline with naps included, fills your roster from a rotation or imports it from your calendar, and sets a caffeine cut-off from your next shift. Its Sleep Score, Shift Recovery Score, and Readiness are Premium. ShiftSleep has the bigger sound library and runs on iPad; AfterShift is iPhone only.
Which is cheaper, ShiftSleep or AfterShift?
On the U.S. App Store, ShiftSleep Pro is $4.99 a month, $39.99 a year, or $79.99 lifetime, with a 7-day free trial on the subscriptions. AfterShift Premium is $3.99 a month, $24.99 a year, or $39.99 lifetime, with a 7-day free trial on the monthly and yearly plans and Family Sharing on all three. Both apps have a free tier.
Are both apps private?
Both need no account. ShiftSleep's App Store privacy label declares that it collects no data. AfterShift runs without servers, analytics, or third-party SDKs, has no cloud sync, and keeps sleep, nap, and shift data on your iPhone unless you export a report yourself.
Is this the same app as ShiftSleep: Shift Work Sleep?
No. There are two unrelated iPhone apps with ShiftSleep in the name. This page compares AfterShift with ShiftSleep: Shift Worker Sleep Tracker, published by StackStats Apps. ShiftSleep: Shift Work Sleep is a different app from a different developer.
Try it
Open AfterShift.
AfterShift reads your Apple Health sleep, naps included, shows your recovery from shift to shift, and times caffeine to your next start. It needs no account and keeps your data on your iPhone.
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