myFocus Mobile vs Shift4 InCharge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myFocus Mobile
Access detailed sales, labor, audit, and status information from your mobile device. Stay informed about your business operations while on the go with this web suite component.
- Sales information access
- Labor data tracking
- Audit information retrieval
- Status updates
- Mobile business management
Read full descriptionHide full description
Focus introduces myFocus Mobile, part of the myfocus WebSuite package. Always on the go but need to be in the know? myFocus Mobile provides powerful access to detailed sales, labor, audit and status information from an iPhone or other mobile device.
Shift4 InCharge
This app provides restaurant operators with real-time reporting and analytics to manage their business effectively. It offers insights into sales, labor, and employee performance, enabling data-driven decisions on the go. Access detailed metrics for multiple locations or individual restaurants.
- Real-time sales and labor reporting
- Multi-location performance overview
- Employee performance tracking
- Fingerprint and facial recognition login
- Drill-down analytics for detailed insights
Read full descriptionHide full description
Actionable insights at your fingertips. InCharge is a robust restaurant management platform that gives you a wide variety of real-time reporting and analytics to help you run your business. As a mobile companion to Shift4’s Lighthouse Business Manager, InCharge puts actionable insights at your fingertips so you can make smart, data-driven decisions anytime, anywhere. Features include: - Ability to view stats from multiple locations or hone in on a single restaurant - Syncs in real time with Harbortouch Bar & Restaurant (HBR), CirroTouch, and Duet POS systems - Quick login access with fingerprint and facial recognition options Whenever you enter the app, you’ll see a high-level overview of all your locations that includes a daily or weekly view of: - Total sales - Sales per ticket - Average ticket time - Open tickets - Labor percentage From there, you can drill down to get more details about any of these areas to quickly identify trends and resolve any issues. InCharge also includes labor management tools that allow you to view, assess, and manage your employees to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. - View staff member performance, including hours, sales, tips, ticket time, and more - Compare current labor percentages with the location’s trends - Identify staff currently working overtime
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myFocus Mobile at 3.9 against Shift4 InCharge's 2.9. myFocus Mobile also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 8%) and device support (3 vs 1). Shift4 InCharge's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 15). On price, update cadence, 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.
myFocus Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift4 InCharge has 92 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of myFocus Mobile's written reviews are positive against 8% of Shift4 InCharge's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myFocus Mobile | Shift4 InCharge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) — better | 2.9 (92 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 92 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focus POS | Shift4 Corporation |
Customer experience
myFocus Mobile
Shift4 InCharge
In-app purchases
myFocus Mobile
No in-app purchases
Shift4 InCharge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is myFocus Mobile free?
Is Shift4 InCharge free?
Which has better reviews, myFocus Mobile or Shift4 InCharge?
Do myFocus Mobile or Shift4 InCharge have ads?
Which is updated more often, myFocus Mobile or Shift4 InCharge?
Other comparisons
