Know what's due this shift — not this Monday
Shifty Habits is a habit tracker for shift workers. It tracks habits against your rotating roster or repeating cycle, not a fixed weekly calendar. Rostered days off don't break your streak, and "today" follows your shift instead of the clock striking midnight.
Habit trackers assume you work Monday to Friday
Shift workers don't get that. Every mainstream habit app is built on the same hidden assumption, and it breaks the moment your roster doesn't match it.
Reminders and "weekly" habits assume the same days off every week. A rotating roster means your days off move constantly — sometimes there's no such thing as a weekend at all.
A night shift crosses midnight, but most trackers reset at 00:00 regardless. A habit tied to "before shift" or "after shift" ends up logged against the wrong date, or not tracked at all.
A habit you can't do on a rostered day off shouldn't count against you — but calendar-based apps see a blank day and break the streak anyway.
A habit that's easy on day shift can be nearly impossible on nights. Fixed-week trackers give you one number and hide that difference completely.
Built around the roster, not the calendar
Every habit in Shifty Habits attaches to shift types and roster cycles — the calendar week is optional, not the foundation.
Repeating cycles or a changing roster
Model a fixed rotation (4 on, 4 off, day/night/off — anything) or a roster that changes every month with entries you type in yourself. Habits attach to shift types, so they follow the roster automatically.
"Today" follows your shift, not the clock
Working past midnight doesn't start a new day in Shifty Habits. The app tracks your active shift date, so an overnight shift's habits, reminders and logs all land on the day the shift started.
Streaks that don't break on days off
A habit only counts on the days it applies to. A rostered day off, a shift type the habit isn't tied to, or a day that hasn't happened yet is skipped over — not counted as a miss.
Compare nights with nights, days with days
Filter any habit's history and score down to a single shift type, so you can see exactly how a habit holds up on nights versus how it holds up on days, instead of one blended number that hides the difference.
Reminders timed to your shift
Set a reminder for 30 minutes before your shift starts or an hour after it ends, and it moves with the roster. Shifts that run over? Tap End Shift and your end-of-shift reminders wait until you actually finish.
Sleep after nights, still get the call
Sleep Mode quiets your phone with a Do Not Disturb mode of its own, while starred contacts and repeat callers still ring through, so you won't miss being called in. It sets your volumes for sleep and switches itself off when you said. Give a shift type a sleep window and it switches on by itself, after nights or before earlies, as the roster moves. Pro, Android 10 and later.
Your roster, laid out like a calendar
See the whole month at a glance, colour-coded by shift type. Build a rotation once with the visual cycle builder, or type in a roster that changes month to month — the app hides the difference from everything else, including notifications and scoring.
Tap any day to log habits for that shift; hold to select several days at once and change them together.
The screenshots on this page show the dark theme, which is easier on the eyes on night shift. Prefer a light screen? Turn on Light Mode under Settings → Appearance & Language.
Your data stays on your phone
No accounts, no sign-up, no cloud sync — Shifty Habits doesn't need any of it to work.
Read the full privacy policy.
Free to track every habit you want
There's no limit on how many habits you can create, and backup and restore are free. The free tier is the real app — Pro is extra: longer history, alternate scoring views and Sleep Mode. Until 1 January 2027 all of Pro is free for everyone, and if you open the app before then, you keep it for good.
Not available where you are yet?
Shifty Habits is on Google Play in a growing number of countries, and more are being added. Two things you can do about it.
Tell me where you are
If the Play listing says it isn't available in your country, send an email saying which one. It genuinely affects the order countries get added in, and I'll let you know when yours is live.
Email about your countryHelp fix your language
The app is translated into twelve languages, but most of those translations were machine-made and have never been read by a native speaker. If yours reads awkwardly, or a word is plain wrong for shift work where you are, I want to hear about it — corrections go in one string at a time.
Email about a translationFrequently asked questions
Straight answers about how Shifty Habits handles shift work.
What is the best habit tracker for shift workers?
Shifty Habits is built specifically for shift workers: habits are tied to shift types and roster cycles instead of a fixed weekly schedule, so it handles rotating rosters, night shifts and changing monthly rosters that most habit trackers can't.
Is there a habit tracker designed for shift workers?
Yes. Shifty Habits was designed for shift workers, by a shift worker. Habits attach to shift types and roster cycles instead of weekdays, rostered days off are skipped rather than counted as misses, and the app's day follows your active shift rather than resetting at midnight.
How do I build habits as a shift worker?
Anchor each habit to a shift event — before shift, after shift, first day off — rather than a clock time, give it a smaller version for your hardest shift, and attach it only to the shift types it suits. Shifty Habits is built around exactly that. The guide to building habits as a shift worker goes step by step.
How do I stay consistent when my work schedule changes every week?
Stop scheduling habits by weekday. Tie each habit to the shift types it belongs to, so it follows your roster wherever the shifts land, and measure consistency over the days the habit applied to rather than calendar days. In Shifty Habits, habits follow a repeating cycle or a roster you enter as you get it.
How do I maintain a routine when working night shifts?
Protect one dark, quiet sleep window first, since every other habit depends on it, then keep a few small habits anchored to points in the shift rather than times of day. Shifty Habits keeps a night shift's habits on the day it started, even after midnight. The night shift routine guide covers light, caffeine and food too.
How do I stop breaking my habit streak?
Make sure your streak only counts the days a habit applies to, keep a minimum version for your hardest shift, and plan exceptions like the day after nights in advance. In Shifty Habits, rostered days off and other shift types are stepped over instead of breaking the streak. The streaks guide has five fixes that work in any app.
Are there habit apps that work with irregular schedules?
Shifty Habits does. Enter a repeating cycle, or type in a roster that changes every month as you get it, and each habit follows the shift types you attach it to — so it's due on the right days however irregular your schedule is, and scored only on those days.
Can I build habits without tracking daily streaks?
Yes. Every habit in Shifty Habits has a consistency score from 0 to 100 that counts only the days the habit applied to, so one bad shift barely moves it. If streaks stress you out, you can switch them off in Settings and keep the score.
Does Shifty Habits work with rotating rosters and night shifts?
Yes. You can model a repeating cycle (like 4 days on, 4 nights on, 4 off) or a roster that changes every month. Habits attach to shift types, so a habit assigned to "Night" only shows up on night shifts, and the app's active day follows the shift rather than the wall clock.
Will my streak break on a rostered day off?
No. A habit only applies on the shift types and weekdays you assign it to. Days it doesn't apply to are skipped when calculating streaks and scores, not counted as a missed day.
How does the app handle a shift that crosses midnight?
Shifty Habits tracks an "active shift date" rather than resetting at midnight. If you start a night shift at 22:00, everything for that shift — habits, reminders, and logs — stays attached to the day the shift started, even after midnight has passed.
Can I compare how a habit performs on night shifts versus day shifts?
Yes. The habit detail screen lets you filter its history and score down to a single shift type, so you can see a habit's consistency on nights separately from its consistency on days, instead of one combined number.
Does Shifty Habits require an account or an internet connection?
No. There's no sign-up and no account. All data is stored locally on your device in SQLite, and the app works fully offline.
Is Shifty Habits free?
Yes — there's no limit on the number of habits you can track, and backup and restore are free. An optional paid upgrade, Pro, adds extras like a longer history window, alternate scoring models and Sleep Mode. Until 1 January 2027 every Pro feature is free for everyone, and anyone who opens the app before then keeps Pro for good.
Can Shifty Habits quiet my phone while I sleep but still let work call?
Yes, with Sleep Mode (Pro, Android 10 and later). It switches on a Do Not Disturb mode of its own, so you can sleep after a night shift while your starred contacts — or whoever you choose — and anyone calling twice within 15 minutes still ring through. It can also set your ringer, notification and media volume for sleep and put them back afterwards, and it switches itself off at the time you set. Give a shift type a sleep window and it switches on by itself around your roster — after a night, before an early — or start it from Settings or from a Sleep button on a wind-down habit's reminder. Your own Do Not Disturb settings are never changed.
Does Shifty Habits support a fixed weekly schedule too?
Yes. You can still filter a habit to specific weekdays on top of shift types, so a habit that only makes sense on, say, Mondays still behaves correctly alongside your roster.
Can I use Shifty Habits if I'm not a shift worker, or if I stop working shifts?
Yes, of course. Shifty Habits works just as well for a 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday job: set up a simple weekly cycle of five work days and two days off, and your habits follow it like any other roster. The habit tracking, consistency scores and Sleep Mode's Do Not Disturb are just as useful without shifts. And if you stop working shifts, you don't need a new app — change your roster to your new pattern and carry on.
Can I help translate Shifty Habits into my language?
Yes, and it's genuinely needed. The app ships in twelve languages, but most of those translations were machine-made and have never been checked by a native speaker. If something reads awkwardly or a shift-work word is wrong for your country, email ShiftyHabits@gmail.com — corrections can be made one phrase at a time, so even a single fix is worth sending.
What platforms is Shifty Habits available on?
Shifty Habits is available for Android on Google Play in a growing number of countries, with more being added. If the listing says it isn't available where you are, email ShiftyHabits@gmail.com with your country and you'll be told when it is. There's no iPhone version.
Guides for shift workers
Practical writing about building habits around a roster — not generic advice that assumes you're up at seven every morning.
How to build habits as a shift worker when your schedule keeps changing
Anchor habits to shift events instead of clock times, and count opportunities taken rather than calendar days.
How to maintain a routine when working night shifts
Protecting the sleep window, light and caffeine timing, and getting through the changeover days.
Common shift rotation patterns explained
4-on-4-off, 2-2-3 Panama, DuPont, Continental and Southern Swing, drawn out day by day.
Why your habit streak keeps breaking, and how to stop it
What conventional habit apps get wrong about rostered days off, and how streaks should be counted.
What to look for in a habit tracker for shift workers
The checklist for choosing an app that copes with a rotating roster or irregular schedule.
How to build a routine without a fixed wake-up time
Routines anchored to waking, shift start, shift end and sleep — plus a morning routine for nights.
How to get back into a routine after night shift — and keep it on days off
A plan for the first day off after nights, and a minimum routine that survives your break.
How to manage your sleep routine when working shifts
Planning sleep per shift type, setting up for daytime sleep, and a wind-down that works at any hour.
How to exercise consistently when you work rotating shifts
An exercise slot for each shift type, training planned per cycle, and a minimum version for nights.
How to eat healthy when you work irregular hours
Meal timing by shift type, what to eat on nights, and batch cooking on your last day off.
Staying motivated, and making time for goals, when you work shifts
Keeping going when you're exhausted, finding time for goals, and setting them on a changing roster.
How to keep habits going on a 4-on, 4-off roster
The eight-day cycle as your week, a job for each day off, and minimum versions for 12-hour shifts.
Stop forcing your habits into a week that doesn't exist
Track habits that actually follow your roster.
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