Comparison

Shiftlab vs Time Release Safes

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

Head to head
About

Shiftlab

This app provides a workforce intelligence platform for retail operations leaders and frontline teams. It offers AI-powered scheduling, simplified time and attendance tracking, team communication tools, and real-time store performance KPIs. It's designed to help retail businesses operate smarter and more efficiently.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shift scheduling
  • Real-time time and attendance tracking
  • Integrated team chat and communication
  • Live store and labor KPI monitoring
  • Retail-specific workflow design
Features
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Shiftlab puts the power of your workforce intelligence platform in your pocket. Built specifically for retailers, Shiftlab helps operations leaders and frontline teams work smarter, wherever the day takes them. SMARTER SCHEDULING, POWERED BY AI Stop building schedules by hand. Shiftlab's AI engine automatically optimizes shifts based on store traffic patterns, labor rules, team availability, and sales targets. Publish schedules faster, reduce overtime, and always have the right people on the floor at the right time. TIME & ATTENDANCE, SIMPLIFIED Managers and associates can clock in and out directly from the app. Track hours in real time, manage timesheets, approve time-off requests, and stay on top of attendance across every location - with full visibility from anywhere. TEAM CHAT & COMMUNICATIONS Keep your whole organization connected with built-in messaging. Send direct messages, group chats, or company-wide announcements - no need for a separate app. Share updates, coordinate shift swaps, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. REAL-TIME STORE & LABOR KPIs Know exactly how your stores are performing, right now. Monitor live sales activity, labor costs, productivity metrics, and key performance indicators across your entire retail footprint. Spot issues before they become problems and make faster, data-driven decisions. BUILT FOR RETAIL Shiftlab is built for the unique demands of retail. Every feature is designed around the workflows, compliance needs, and performance metrics that matter most to your business. One app. Every tool your team needs to schedule smarter, work better, and perform at their best.

About

Time Release Safes

This app transforms your phone into a secure body camera with real-time, end-to-end encrypted video streaming. It offers discreet recording, a personal encrypted vault for sensitive data, and customizable release options for your captured content. Designed for personal safety and documentation, it ensures only you control access to your recordings and files.

Highlights
  • Real-time encrypted video streaming
  • Stealth mode with clock disguise
  • Encrypted personal vault for documents
  • Customizable content release triggers
  • Zero-knowledge encryption
  • Quick activation via widget or Siri
Features
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Time Release Safes turns your phone into a body camera the moment can't erase. As you record, video streams off your phone in real time — end-to-end encrypted, with keys only you hold — so what it captures is already safe even if the phone isn't. We don't have access, and neither does anyone else; only YOU decide who does. TWO-BUTTON SAFETY When something's off, one tap does the right thing. Check-in captures a short clip and quietly alerts the people you chose. Full Panic does the same, faster, and cloaks the screen behind a clock so no one watching your phone knows the app is even running. Every capture is encrypted on your device before it leaves. STEALTH MODE Disguise the entire app behind a clock cover. A gesture only you know unlocks it. Perfect for anyone who can't have a safety app visible on their home screen. ENCRYPTED PERSONAL VAULT Store journals, sensitive documents, health information, backup codes, evidence — anything you'd want protected. It's a personal encrypted vault by default, with the OPTION to release contents on your terms. DELIVERY ON YOUR TERMS Pick when and who. A trusted friend can trigger a release. A calendar date can trigger a release. A group of trusted people voting together can trigger a release (Quorum). A missed check-in over days or weeks can trigger a release. Every path requires either your action or theirs — never ours. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Lose your phone? Get back in with a 24-word recovery key you saved at signup, OR with help from Recoverees you chose in advance (they hold encrypted pieces of your key, and enough of them together can restore access). We never hold your key. QUICK ACTIVATION Fire Check-in or Full Panic from the Home Screen widget, from Control Center, or with a "Hey Siri" phrase — without ever unlocking your phone. WHAT MAKES TRS DIFFERENT - Zero-knowledge: encryption keys never leave your devices unencrypted - End-to-end encrypted from your device to the recipient's - XChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption (tamper-evident) - Every capture, note, and file is encrypted before it touches the internet - No ads. No selling data. No backdoors — external security audit forthcoming TIERS THAT SCALE - Free: 600 MB storage, unlimited Safes through launch, Stealth Mode included - Plus ($9.99/mo, Founding Member $4.99): 25 GB, longer recording windows, camouflage themes - Pro ($19.99/mo): 100 GB, extended recording, positioned for journalists and field documentation - Family ($19.99/mo or $199.99/yr): 100 GB shared across up to 5 people — safer together IMPORTANT Time Release Safes is not an emergency response service. It won't dispatch police, EMS, or advocates on your behalf. If you're in immediate danger, call 911 (US), your local emergency line, or a hotline like the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Recording laws vary by state and country — you're responsible for using the app in compliance with your local laws. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timereleasesafes.com/privacy.html Time Release Corporation, Atlanta GA. Patents pending.

Screenshots

Shiftlab3 screens
Time Release Safes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time Release Safes at 4.6 against Shiftlab's 1.3. Shiftlab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (22 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Time Release Safes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Shiftlab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Release Safes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shiftlab ships an update fortnightly, Time Release Safes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shiftlab versus Time Release Safes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftlabTime Release Safes
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (22 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShiftlab appTime Release Corporation

Customer experience

Shiftlab

All ratings22 ratings
Positive4.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Time Release Safes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shiftlab

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Time Release Safes

Subscriptions6
  • Plus$4.991 Month
  • Pro$19.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
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  • Plus Annual$59.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$199.991 Year
  • Family Annual$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Shiftlab free?
Shiftlab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Release Safes free?
Time Release Safes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shiftlab or Time Release Safes?
Time Release Safes is rated higher. Shiftlab averages 1.3 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Time Release Safes averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Shiftlab or Time Release Safes have ads?
Neither Shiftlab nor Time Release Safes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shiftlab or Time Release Safes?
Shiftlab ships an update fortnightly, and Time Release Safes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shiftlab was updated on October 30, 2026 and Time Release Safes on October 31, 2026.

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