Comparison

什么时辰 vs Shift+

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

Head to head
About

什么时辰

This app offers a minimalist interface for traditional Chinese calendars, including lunar dates, solar terms, and daily auspicious information. It allows for easy date conversion and personal event integration, blending ancient customs with modern design for daily use.

Highlights
  • Perpetual calendar with lunar dates and solar terms
  • Traditional page-turning almanac
  • Auspicious date search
  • Gregorian/Lunar/Buddhist/Taoist date conversion
  • Personal events calendar integration
  • Customizable themes and settings
Features
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Traditional culture doesn’t need to feel heavy—placed in the right interface, it feels just right. Shenme Shichen brings the perpetual calendar and the traditional almanac together, so you can always grasp dates, solar terms, and daily auspices, letting tradition truly blend into everyday life. [Recommended by Minority Spirit] Restrained, clear, beautiful, and easy to use. The tool-first feel that Minority Spirit loves makes the perpetual calendar and almanac genuinely useful. [Product Overview] Shenme Shichen is an app focused on the experience of the perpetual calendar and the traditional almanac. It supports a page-turning almanac and a clean monthly calendar view, balancing tradition with modern aesthetics. The interface is restrained, the information is clear, and it’s made for long-term daily use. [Key Features] - Perpetual calendar: lunar dates, solar terms, and festivals at a glance - Traditional almanac: page‑turning experience with date jump and sharing - Auspicious date search, Lucky Compass, Astronomical Chart - Date conversion: Gregorian/Lunar/Buddhist & Taoist calendars - Personal events calendar (read/edit system calendar) - True solar time support - Widget previews and setup guide - Theme/default page/week start day and other personalization [What Users Like] The reason many users keep using it is simple: no information overload, a warm traditional almanac, and a clear perpetual calendar.

About

Shift+

This app helps you track work hours and manage schedules with a visual calendar. It supports multiple shift types, offers detailed reports, and allows for extensive customization. Secure iCloud backup ensures your data is always synced and safe.

Highlights
  • Calendar view with clock-in/out times
  • Multiple shift type support
  • Weekly/Monthly/Yearly reports
  • Customizable widgets
  • iCloud auto-backup
  • Shift templates
  • Batch shift creation
Features
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Shift+ is a shift planner, work-hours tracker and earnings companion built for people with rotating, changing or flexible schedules. Record your shifts on a calendar and let Shift+ organize your workdays, hours, overtime and earnings automatically. Whether you are paid hourly, daily or monthly, your schedule and work records stay clear and easy to understand. SHIFT RECORDING Create reusable shifts with start time, end time, working hours and pay settings. Add a shift to any day directly from the calendar and build your work history without complicated forms. FLEXIBLE PAY MODES Shift+ supports: • Hourly pay • Daily pay • Monthly salary • Overtime hours • Overtime earnings • Different pay settings for different shifts This makes it suitable for schedules and payroll periods that do not always match a standard calendar month. ROTATING SCHEDULES Create repeating work patterns and quickly generate recurring schedules. Useful for rotating shifts and repeating work/rest cycles without entering every day manually. WORK HOURS & EARNINGS View your records across different time ranges, including: • Work days • Rest days • Work hours • Overtime hours • Shift distribution • Earnings • Long-term totals See how your schedule, hours and earnings change over time. CALENDAR Your shifts are organized in one clear calendar. Assign different colors to different shift types so morning, evening, night, rest and custom shifts are easy to recognize at a glance. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Check important information without opening the app: • Today's shift • Upcoming shifts • Work countdown • Monthly calendar • Shift distribution • Monthly hours and earnings Widget colors match the shift colors you set in Shift+. APPLE WATCH Check today's shift, start and end times, work progress, upcoming schedule and monthly summaries directly from your wrist. REMINDERS Set reminders before work or before the end of a shift so important times are easier to keep track of. ICLOUD SYNC Keep important shift data, shift names and colors synchronized between your devices with iCloud. IMPORT & EXPORT Import your data and export records as PDF, images or CSV for backup, review or further organization. Shift+ brings your schedule, working hours and earnings together in one simple calendar. Open it and immediately know what shift you have today, how long you work, and how much you earn. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Privacy Policy:https://www.notion.so/15347e115165808299b3d224db8173c6?pvs=4

Screenshots

什么时辰4 screens
Shift+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shift+ at Free against 什么时辰's $0.99. 什么时辰's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Shift+ is free to download; 什么时辰 costs $0.99 up front. Shift+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 什么时辰 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

什么时辰 ships an update fortnightly, Shift+ every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
什么时辰 versus Shift+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter什么时辰Shift+
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer国刚 曾辉 彭

Customer experience

什么时辰

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.8%

Shift+

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

什么时辰

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift+

One-time1
  • 永久会员$14.99

Questions

Is 什么时辰 free?
什么时辰 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift+ free?
Shift+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 什么时辰 or Shift+ have ads?
Neither 什么时辰 nor Shift+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 什么时辰 or Shift+?
什么时辰 ships an update fortnightly, and Shift+ every 10 days. Most recently, 什么时辰 was updated on September 22, 2026 and Shift+ on September 23, 2026.

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