Comparison

NightShiftMode vs ShiftRest

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

Head to head
About

NightShiftMode

This health tracking app accurately monitors your activity, sleep, and steps based on your personalized work schedule, not a standard day-night cycle. It integrates with HealthKit, offers helpful reminders, and provides comprehensive health reports.

Highlights
  • Personalized work hour tracking
  • Accurate step and calorie monitoring
  • Sleep and activity analysis
  • HealthKit integration
  • Activity and hydration reminders
  • Daily, weekly, monthly health reports
Features
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Night Shift Mode is a smart health tracking app designed for both night shift and regular daytime workers. It allows users to set their real working hours so steps, calories, sleep, and activity are tracked accurately based on their personal schedule instead of a fixed day-night cycle. Users can create a profile, define their work hours, and view daily, weekly, and monthly health reports. The app syncs with HealthKit to collect health data and provides reminders for activities like standing, exercise, and hydration with push notifications. Users can manage their profile, read FAQs, send feedback, share the app, and control their account through the settings, including the option to delete their account. This app helps users stay healthy, organized, and in control of their wellbeing regardless of their work schedule.

About

ShiftRest

Features
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ShiftRest is the only sleep app built specifically for shift workers. Whether you work nights, rotating shifts, or irregular hours, ShiftRest helps you fall asleep faster, recover smarter, and show up stronger. BUILT FOR YOUR SCHEDULE Most sleep apps assume you sleep at night. ShiftRest doesn't. Enter your shift times and the app calculates your optimal sleep window, melatonin timing, and caffeine cutoff — all based on when you actually work. GUIDED MEDITATIONS WITH MAYA 8 meditations designed specifically for shift worker challenges — racing thoughts after a long shift, daytime sleep prep, post shift wind down, confidence before your next shift, and more. TRACK YOUR RECOVERY Log your sleep after every shift and rate how recovered you feel. ShiftRest tracks your recovery score over time so you can see what's working. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Get reminders for your melatonin window, caffeine cutoff, and bedtime — timed to your actual shift. AFFIRMATIONS FOR SHIFT WORKERS A full library of affirmations including shift worker specific, positivity, manifestation, morning energy, and before bed categories. ShiftRest Pro unlocks all 8 meditations, full affirmations library, recovery tracking, and smart notifications. Start with a 7-day free trial.

Screenshots

NightShiftMode4 screens
ShiftRest4 screens

Verdict

The call

NightShiftMode and ShiftRest are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NightShiftMode versus ShiftRest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightShiftModeShiftRest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCaris TrippeACKEIL TRESTAN SHERWOOD

In-app purchases

None

NightShiftMode

No in-app purchases

None

ShiftRest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NightShiftMode free?
NightShiftMode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftRest free?
ShiftRest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NightShiftMode or ShiftRest have ads?
Neither NightShiftMode nor ShiftRest shows ads.

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