Comparison

Minimo vs The Shift

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

Head to head
About

Minimo

This app offers a minimalist approach to note-taking, focusing on simplicity and convenience to help users stay focused. It organizes notes using folders and does not collect personal user information.

Highlights
  • Folder-based organization
  • Minimalist interface
  • Focus on core note-taking
  • No personal data collection
  • Widget support
Features
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Notes. Only What You Need. Simplicity that speaks for itself. Convenience that comes with it. Helping you stay focused—just on your notes. - This app does not collect any user's personal information. Privacy Policy: https://small.dalgu.app/en/minimo/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Shift

Easily view your work schedule without opening your work app. Upload a screenshot of your shifts, and get instant updates via home screen widgets or export to your personal calendar. Never miss a shift again.

Highlights
  • Smart schedule import from screenshots
  • Live countdown widget for next shift
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Direct calendar export
  • Local data processing and storage
Features
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Stop logging in just to see your schedule. Screenshot it once. The Shift reads your schedule and pulls out the exact start and end times for each shift. Your next shift is right on your Lock Screen, and your whole schedule shows up in your calendar. No typing. No picking dates. No entering shifts one by one. A screenshot is all it takes. ―――――――――― SOUND FAMILIAR? It's 10 PM and you just want to know tomorrow's shift. So you unlock your phone, open your work app, wait for it to load, log in (again), find the schedule menu, scroll… Or the app is down. The night before a 5 AM opening. And even when it works, your shifts still live in your work app — not in your calendar, next to the rest of your life. That's why you already screenshot your schedule. The Shift does the rest. HOW IT WORKS 1. Screenshot your schedule from your scheduling app, or snap a photo of a posted schedule. 2. The Shift reads the dates and times for every shift. 3. Done. Your shifts are on your calendar, your Home Screen, and your Lock Screen. The Shift doesn't just find the dates — it captures each shift's exact times. That's the whole point. WHAT YOU GET - Your work schedule, added to your calendar from one screenshot — no manual entry, ever - Lock Screen widgets — your next shift and a live countdown, without unlocking your phone - Home Screen widgets — today, this week, or the next two weeks at a glance - Weekly hour totals — know your hours before payroll does - Days off clearly shown — plan your life, not just your work - Works offline — no Wi-Fi, no problem "AM I EVEN ALLOWED TO USE THIS?" Fair question. Here's what The Shift does — and doesn't do: - The Shift never connects to your employer's systems. It only reads a schedule screenshot you provide. - No account. No sign-up. No email. - Your schedule stays on your device. It isn't uploaded, shared, or sold. - Delete the app, and your local schedule data goes with it. Your schedule is yours. We built The Shift so it stays that way. BUILT BY A SHIFT WORKER The Shift was built by a barista who was tired of checking the work app just to see a schedule. Word spread among baristas, and The Shift reached 1,000+ downloads in its first month, mostly through coworkers sharing it. Now it works for shift workers everywhere: baristas, servers, nurses, retail and warehouse teams, grocery crews — anyone whose week never looks the same twice. If your schedule doesn't import correctly, let us know in the app — we usually add support within 24 hours. SCREENSHOT YOUR NEXT SCHEDULE Download The Shift, take one screenshot, and see your whole week — on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and calendar. You'll never log in just to check a shift again.

Screenshots

Minimo4 screens
The Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Shift at none against Minimo's 3. The Shift also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Minimo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Minimo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. The Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Minimo against 5.0 for The Shift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Minimo's written reviews are positive against 92% of The Shift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimo ships an update weekly, The Shift every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minimo versus The Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimoThe Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYUNGHWAN KIMJeeyun Lee

Customer experience

Minimo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Shift

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minimo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$6.99
None

The Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimo free?
Minimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Shift free?
The Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minimo or The Shift?
Minimo and The Shift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Minimo or The Shift have ads?
The Shift shows ads; Minimo does not.
Which is updated more often, Minimo or The Shift?
Minimo ships an update weekly, and The Shift every 3 days. Most recently, Minimo was updated on September 26, 2026 and The Shift on October 9, 2026.

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