PaceTimer vs ShiftFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PaceTimer
This app provides a visual timer with color-coded cues to help users manage their time during presentations, meetings, or workouts. It offers customizable alerts and full-screen display options for easy monitoring.
- Visual color-coded timing
- Flashing light, vibration, and sound alerts
- Full-screen mode with large fonts
- Apple Watch synchronization
- Customizable reminders and colors
- Cross-device sync
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PaceTimer shows your pace as a color. Green means you're on track, yellow means start wrapping up, red means time's up. Glance at the screen, not the clock. BUILT FOR SPEAKING UNDER A TIME LIMIT Speeches, presentations, lectures, debates, interviews, meetings, pitch practice. FREE โข Green โ yellow โ red background, with sound, vibration and flash at each change โข Set total time and the yellow point to the second โข Quick presets: 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes โข Elapsed, remaining, or both on screen; overtime counts up in red โข Full-screen mode: huge digits readable from the back row โข Keeps alerting when the screen is locked (notifications) and shows a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island โข Screen stays on while the timer runs โข Apple Watch app with haptic alerts PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) โข Multi-segment agenda: chain up to 20 segments, each with its own warning, with auto-advance. Templates for talk + Q&A, debate rounds and pitches โข Saved presets: start your favorite setups in one tap โข History and stats: on-time rate and how far you run over or under If you bought the earlier paid version of PaceTimer, Pro is unlocked for you automatically. Questions or ideas? Write to us from the App Store page. We read everything.
ShiftFlow
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Plan work. Make room for life. ShiftFlow is an offline calendar for repeating work shifts. Build a rotation from your own shifts and see workdays, nights and days off together. BUILD A ROTATION Add shifts in order, such as day, day, night, night, rest, rest. Choose the first date and save. Create up to 20 shift types and rotations of up to 60 days, with an explicit schedule time zone. HANDLE DATE CHANGES Select a date, change its shift and add a note. Return to the rotation when plans change again. Shift times support overnight work. REMIND AND SHARE Enable local reminders at shift start or 15, 30, 60 or 120 minutes before. Share an image of the month's schedule when you need to communicate your plans. KEEP DATA ON YOUR DEVICE No account is required. Shifts and notes stay on your device. Export a complete JSON backup; restoring preserves a copy of the previous file. Includes English and Simplified Chinese, light and dark appearance, larger text and reduced animations. One-time paid download with all built-in features included. No ads, subscriptions or in-app feature purchases. Reminders cover up to 60 upcoming work shifts. Reopen the app to extend coverage. iOS permissions, Focus and system settings can affect delivery. Nonexistent daylight-saving times move to the next valid time. Your entries are personal plans: check your employer's official roster. Export a backup before uninstalling or changing devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PaceTimer at Free against ShiftFlow's $0.99. PaceTimer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). ShiftFlow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
PaceTimer is free to download; ShiftFlow costs $0.99 up front. PaceTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShiftFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PaceTimer | ShiftFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $0.99 |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Paid | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ้ณ ๅญ | PengPeng Li |
In-app purchases
PaceTimer
- PaceTimer Pro$0.99
ShiftFlow
No in-app purchases






