Comparison

shift vs eGate Digi Service

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

shift

This tool helps lighting designers and electricians monitor show progress on an Eos family console. It allows observation of pending and active cues, annotation of any cue, and live streaming of channel levels. Users can manage notes, track progress, and even edit console labels directly from their device.

Highlights
  • Connect to Eos consoles
  • Monitor cue details
  • Annotate cues with custom tags
  • View live channel levels
  • Manage and filter notes
  • Edit console labels and notes
  • Apple Watch app for cue monitoring
Features
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An essential new tool for Lighting Designers and Electricians Shift-Label allows you to monitor the progress of your show on an eos family console - observe the pending and active cue and annotate any cue you wish. Key features include (note that some features require an in app purchase): - Connect to any Eos family console with minimal setup - Monitor details of all cues in any cue list, viewing labels, times and other attributes - divided by scene if required - Follow along with the current cue - Add multiple notes to cues, tagging notes with categories such as "Plotting", "Cueing" or "Focus" - all tags are user definable - View live streaming channel levels directly on your device (uses sACN) - Review all notes, or filter them down by taf - Mark notes as completed, or 'sleep' notes for a set time period to revisit later - Maintain separate sets of notes for different shows (great for when working in rep, or revisiting an old production) - Keeps cue details cached on device, allowing you to review details of the show and your notes when not at the console - On iPad run app in "split view" so you can monitor your show while using another app (such as safari or reading a pdf) - Jump directly to a cue on the console from a note - Edit the console label and notes fields directly from your iPad - Keypad control for basic channel manipulation from within app - Apple Watch app - monitor your console's current cue on your wrist! Note that for the watch app to function it must be paired with an iPhone with Shift-Label active and open, I suggest enabling "stop device from sleeping" in shift-label's settings Note that Shift-Label is not an official ETC product and is not authorised or endorsed by ETC in any way. ETC technical support will have no knowledge of the app

About

eGate Digi Service

This application allows service technicians to commission, manage, and monitor eGate Digi devices. It provides essential tools for maintaining and overseeing the functionality of these devices.

Highlights
  • Commission eGate Digi devices
  • Manage eGate Digi devices
  • Monitor eGate Digi devices
  • Service technician tools
Features
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Service technician application for eGate Digi devices. Commission, manage and monitor all eGate Digi devices

Screenshots

shift4 screens
eGate Digi Service4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: shift at 4.3 against eGate Digi Service's 1.0. shift also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). eGate Digi Service's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eGate Digi Service asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

shift holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

shift ships an update every 2 months, eGate Digi Service every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
shift versus eGate Digi Service: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametershifteGate Digi Service
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.2 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard Williamsonemz - Hanauer GmbH & Co KGaA

Customer experience

shift

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

eGate Digi Service

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

shift

One-time1
  • Full Access$10.99
None

eGate Digi Service

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is shift free?
shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eGate Digi Service free?
eGate Digi Service is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, shift or eGate Digi Service?
shift is rated higher. shift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while eGate Digi Service averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do shift or eGate Digi Service have ads?
Neither shift nor eGate Digi Service shows ads.
Which is updated more often, shift or eGate Digi Service?
shift ships an update every 2 months, and eGate Digi Service every 9 months. Most recently, shift was updated on October 5, 2026 and eGate Digi Service on September 30, 2026.

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