4-on-4-off
Four shifts on, four days off — the classic continuous rota.
Open guide →How-to guides
Set up your shift pattern, step by step.
Every built-in pattern in ShiftFlowr has a guide: pick the preset, set your anchor date, preview the result, then apply only the months you want. Choose yours below.
Each guide shows the exact preset to choose, the anchor date that defines day one, and the preview checks to make before applying shifts. Start with a date you can verify from an employer-issued rota rather than today's date. If the named preset does not reproduce every work day, rest day, and shift-type change in your real schedule, use the custom pattern builder instead.
Panama 2-2-3 (fixed)
The 2-2-3 cycle with fixed shift times.
Open guide →Panama 2-2-3 (rotating)
The 2-2-3 cycle rotating between day and night blocks.
Open guide →Pitman 2-3-2
Two-three-two blocks alternating day and night every two weeks.
Open guide →DuPont (fixed)
The 4-week DuPont cycle with fixed shift times.
Open guide →DuPont (rotating)
A 4-week cycle with a 7-day break, rotating day and night blocks.
Open guide →Continental
Two mornings, two lates, two nights, two rest — the 8-day cycle.
Open guide →3-2-2-3
Step-by-step setup for the 3-2-2-3 shift pattern.
Open guide →7-3-7-4
Step-by-step setup for the 7-3-7-4 shift pattern.
Open guide →7-on-7-off
Seven days on, seven days off.
Open guide →Back shift alternating
Step-by-step setup for the alternating back shift pattern.
Open guide →Weekly alternating
Step-by-step setup for the weekly alternating shift pattern.
Open guide →3-week rotation (NHS)
The three-week rotating pattern common on NHS rosters.
Open guide →Planning tools and pattern explainers
Looking for a broader way to plan your rota? These explainers and tools cover the pattern choices before you set them up in the app.
Rota generator
Build a repeating shift rota and check it before adding it to your calendar.
Explore the rota generator →Rotating shift schedules
Understand the common day, late, night, and rest-day rotation formats.
Explore rotating schedules →DuPont schedule
Learn how the four-week DuPont pattern works before choosing fixed or rotating setup.
Explore the DuPont schedule →Pitman schedule
See the two-three-two Pitman rotation and its day/night setup options.
Explore the Pitman schedule →Don't see your pattern?
ShiftFlowr's custom pattern builder lets you define your exact day-by-day sequence of shifts and rest days, then preview it before it touches your calendar.