Comparison

SHIFT vs fockon

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

fockon

A private lending network for trusted friends and neighbors to share and borrow items. Avoid buying things you only need once by accessing what others already own. List items quickly with automated naming and descriptions.

Highlights
  • Private lending network
  • Share items with trusted circles
  • Borrow instead of buying
  • List items in seconds
  • No buying, selling, or fees
Features
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for your block. A private lending network for your people. Neighbors and friends share the stuff they already own, so you can borrow what you need instead of buying it. Only people you trust. fock isn't public — you only see and share with your own invite circle. No sellers, no strangers, no marketplace. No drop-offs to organize. No swap meets, no donation runs, no pile in someone's garage. List a thing once; it's there when someone needs it. Borrow before you buy. Need it just once? Someone nearby probably has it — skip the purchase, the clutter, and the landfill. List in seconds: Snap a photo and fock names it and writes the listing for you. No money: no buying, selling, or fees — just neighbors helping neighbors.

Screenshots

SHIFT3 screens
fockon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: fockon at every 5 days against SHIFT's every 6 weeks. SHIFT's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SHIFT against 5.0 for fockon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFT has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFT ships an update every 6 weeks, fockon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SHIFT versus fockon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTfockon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (31 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperELF VenturesDodomu Capital, L.L.C.

Customer experience

SHIFT

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

fockon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SHIFT

No in-app purchases

None

fockon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIFT free?
SHIFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is fockon free?
fockon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHIFT or fockon?
fockon is rated higher. SHIFT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while fockon averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SHIFT or fockon have ads?
Neither SHIFT nor fockon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIFT or fockon?
SHIFT ships an update every 6 weeks, and fockon every 5 days. Most recently, SHIFT was updated on October 30, 2026 and fockon on October 28, 2026.

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