SHIFT vs Launch Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHIFT
Access exclusive member discounts on everyday purchases, from medications to travel and electronics. Save money, time, and hassle with negotiated deals and cashback offers. Discover local savings and enjoy an easy-to-use marketplace.
- Member-exclusive discounts
- Medication price comparison
- Travel and hotel savings
- Restaurant and car rental deals
- Cashback on purchases
- Local deals discovery
- Easy-to-use marketplace
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Access your member-exclusive discounts through the BenefitHub app! It’s your home to save on thousands of items you purchase every day. We negotiate the best discounts on the market for you – not only saving you money, but time and hassle, too. Top Features: The SHIFT Rx card searches for the best price on any medication. Simply present your SHIFT Rx card alongside your benefit prescription card, and get the best deal possible. Find discounts on travel, hotels, restaurants, car rentals, electronics, apparel, tickets and much more! Earn tons of cash back on everything you buy from thousands of brands! Find amazing deals on things to do, see, eat and buy right where you are with Local Deals! All included in an easy-to-use marketplace! The BenefitHub marketplace is exclusive to Shift members. If you aren't registered for SHIFT, then please contact your sponsoring organization or email customercare@benefithub.com for assistance.
Launch Back
Access eGift cards from major retailers offering up to 12% back. Discover local and national merchant offers for instant rewards by linking your credit card. Support your chosen organization while enjoying significant savings.
- eGift cards with up to 12% back
- Local and national merchant offers
- Link credit card for instant rewards
- Support participating organizations
- Wide variety of savings
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The LaunchBack app gives you and the organization savings multiple ways! - Access to eGift Cards from major stores & restaurants nationwide that can give you up to 12% back! - Offers from both local and national merchants with a wide variety of savings! - Easy and instant rewards by linking your credit card(s) to iSponsor and shopping at participating locations. The best thing about this is that the program gives back to the organization you signed up with so while you get great deals, they get the support and funding they need. It's a win-win!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHIFT at 100% against Launch Back's 27%. SHIFT also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Launch Back's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHIFT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SHIFT's written reviews are positive against 27% of Launch Back's.
SHIFT ships an update every 6 weeks, Launch Back every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHIFT | Launch Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better | 1.8 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELF Ventures | Leading Edge Fundraising |
Customer experience
SHIFT
Launch Back
In-app purchases
SHIFT
No in-app purchases
Launch Back
No in-app purchases
