A side-by-side feature matrix for UK shift workers — NHS, police, paramedics, hospitality, logistics and warehouse staff. Updated 2026.
If you work shifts and want live earnings on your Lock Screen with no account, no subscription and no spreadsheet maintenance — Overtime Live is the only option here that ships all four free.
Supershift is a polished shift planner with a Pro subscription. Toggl Track is a time tracker built for freelancers tracking project hours, not shifts. Spreadsheets are free but track the past, not the present.
Eight criteria that matter to UK shift workers, compared across four options.
| Feature | Overtime Live | Supershift | Toggl Track | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (optional one-time No-Ads purchase) | Free tier + Pro subscription | Free tier + paid plans | Free |
| Account required | No — no sign-up, no email | Yes | Yes | No |
| iOS Lock Screen live earnings | Yes — Live Activities + Dynamic Island | No | No | No |
| Works offline | Yes — all data on-device | Limited (sync-based) | Limited (sync-based) | Yes |
| Overtime auto-calculation | Built in: ×1.33, ×1.5, ×1.67, ×2.0, custom | Manual per-shift entry | Manual project rates | Manual formulas |
| Multi-currency | GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, CAD, NZD, ZAR | Yes | Yes | Manual |
| Target audience | UK shift workers — NHS, police, paramedics, logistics, hospitality | General shift planning, rotas | Freelancers and consultants tracking project hours | Anyone with a phone or laptop |
| Free tier limits | No usage caps; full feature access on free tier | Some advanced features behind Pro tier | Team-size limits and feature gates on free tier | None |
Competitor details reflect publicly documented features at time of writing. Tiers and limits change — verify on the vendor’s site before relying on this for a purchase decision.
There’s no single winner across every use case. Here’s when to pick each.
Supershift is a strong shift planner — calendar layout, rotation cycles, sync between team members on the Pro tier. But it doesn’t show what you’ve earned right now, mid-shift, on your Lock Screen.
Pick Overtime Live if your priority is seeing your earnings count up in real time and you don’t want a subscription. Pick Supershift if your priority is team-shared rotas with admin controls.
Read our deep dive: Supershift vs Overtime Live →
Toggl Track is built for billable hours on client projects — running timers per task, generating invoices. That’s a different shape of work to a Band 5 nurse on AfC unsocial hours or a PC on time-and-a-third rest day pay.
Pick Overtime Live if you’re paid by shift with rate enhancements (NHS, police, hospitality, logistics). Pick Toggl Track if you bill clients per project hour and need reports for invoices.
Spreadsheets work — but only as a log. You fill them in after the shift, you maintain the formulas, you discover payslip errors after the fact. There’s no live earnings counter and no Lock Screen widget.
Pick Overtime Live if you want zero setup and a live view. Stick with a spreadsheet if you genuinely enjoy maintaining one (some people do — that’s fine).
See the spreadsheet comparison on our How It Works page →
No account. No subscription. Live earnings on your Lock Screen from the second your shift starts.