Comparison

shift vs Simp Mobile

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

Simp Mobile

This mobile network offers unlimited data, texts, and calls with free global roaming. Users can also participate in weekly prize draws for chances to win items like iPhones.

Highlights
  • Unlimited data, texts, and calls
  • Free global roaming
  • Weekly prize draws
  • Keep your existing number
  • Refer friends and share
Features
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Simp Mobile is the mobile network that loves you a little too much! Enjoy UNLIMITED everything (data, texts and calls) with free global roaming, and get treated to weekly prizes, from iPhones to matchas. Sign up now, keep your existing number, bring your mates and share the love!

Screenshots

shift4 screens
Simp Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simp Mobile at 100% against shift's 0%. Simp Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). shift's advantage is iOS requirement (10.2 vs 15.1). On price, 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. Simp Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

shift ships an update every 2 months, Simp Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
shift versus Simp Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametershiftSimp Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard WilliamsonSimp Industries Ltd

Customer experience

shift

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

Simp Mobile

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

shift

One-time1
  • Full Access$10.99
None

Simp Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is shift free?
shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simp Mobile free?
Simp Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do shift or Simp Mobile have ads?
Neither shift nor Simp Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, shift or Simp Mobile?
shift ships an update every 2 months, and Simp Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, shift was updated on June 3, 2026 and Simp Mobile on June 22, 2026.

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