ShiftRest: Rota Sleep Plan

New: ShiftRest. The first sleep planner for NHS shift workers that doesn't punish you for sleeping at noon. Built on circadian science (HSE, AASM). 7 days free.

Sleep Cycle gives you a red score every time you sleep at 10 in the morning. ShiftRest is the only sleep planner for shift workers that doesn't punish you for sleeping at noon. Built for the 650,000 NHS staff on rotating rotas — nurses, junior doctors, paramedics, locums — and shift workers across the UK whose hours don't fit between 9 and 5.

WHY SHIFTREST IS DIFFERENT

• It's a planner, not a tracker. We don't score your sleep. We tell you when to sleep.
• Rota-first. Type your rotation (3x12, on-call, bank shifts, locum days, continental). Get a sleep window tuned to your shift, not a generic 10pm-to-6am bedtime.
• No red scores for daytime sleep. No "you've missed your goal" notifications at 3 in the morning. No moralising.
• Built on circadian science: HSE Working Time Regulations guidance on shift-work fatigue, AASM clinical guidelines, CDC NIOSH research on rotating shifts, NASA Phase Response Curve algorithms.

WHAT YOU GET

• Personalised sleep window — tuned to your specific rota (3x12 nights, on-call, 24/48, bank shifts, junior doctor F1/F2 rotations, custom). The window moves with you.
• Melatonin timing by chronotype — not a generic "take 3mg at 9pm". The PRC algorithm calculates your circadian phase shift and tells you the exact window.
• Caffeine cutoff by sensitivity — slow metabolisers get 8 hours, fast metabolisers get 4. We ask, we adapt.
• Transition plans for rotating shifts — multi-day plans for night-to-day and day-to-night flips. When to nap. When to seek morning light. When to skip melatonin. The killer feature competitors don't have.
• Light and dark protocol — when to wear blue-blockers, when to seek bright daylight, when to nap before a night shift.
• Always-free baseline — rota input, basic sleep window, generic caffeine cutoff. Never paywalled.

WHO IT'S FOR

• ICU and A&E nurses on 3x12 night rotations.
• Junior doctors on F1/F2/CT/ST rotations with on-call commitments.
• Paramedics and ambulance crews on 12-hour rotas.
• Bank nurses and locums covering across NHS Trusts.
• Firefighters, police on 24/48 rotas.
• Factory workers on continental 2-2-4 patterns.
• Anyone whose body is asked to do something the sun didn't agree to.

NOT FOR

• 9-to-5 office workers (try Sleep Cycle, RISE, or Pillow).
• People looking for a sleep tracker score.
• Anyone who wants their app to scold them at 7 in the morning.

THE SCIENCE ShiftRest applies AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) clinical guidelines for shift work disorder, CDC NIOSH research on rotating shifts, HSE Working Time Regulations 1998 guidance on night-work and shift-work fatigue, and Phase Response Curve algorithms used by NASA for crew chronobiology. We don't make medical claims — we apply established circadian science to your real rota.

PRICING

• Free forever: rota input, basic sleep window, generic caffeine cutoff.
• 7-day free trial of Premium, then:
  • Monthly £4.99
  • Annual £39.99 (save 35%)
• Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. No fine print.

NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE ShiftRest supports sleep planning for shift workers. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure sleep disorders. If you suspect shift-work sleep disorder, insomnia, or sleep apnoea, consult your GP or a sleep physician. If you are in crisis, call Samaritans on 116 123 (UK, free, 24/7).

NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE NHS ShiftRest is built for NHS shift workers but is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or provided by the NHS, any NHS Trust, or the Department of Health and Social Care.

PRIVACY Your rota and sleep data stay on your device or in your encrypted account. We do not sell data. HealthKit integration is opt-in. UK GDPR compliant.

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You've worked night shifts for 12 years. You know your body. You don't need another app to tell you sleep is important. You need an app that respects that you sleep at noon — and helps you do it well.

Rest catches up, gently.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://oqapps.pro/legal/shiftsleep/terms