Comparison

PinkCloud Timer vs SHIFT

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

Head to head
About

PinkCloud Timer

This app helps you track your sobriety journey, celebrate milestones, and build healthy habits with a modern interface and customizable notifications. Visualize your progress and stay motivated with features like relapse history tracking and personalized vice settings.

Highlights
  • Track sobriety time to the second
  • Celebrate key milestones
  • Personalize your vice
  • Customizable notifications
  • View relapse history
  • Neon-inspired design
Features
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PinkCloud Timer is your personal sobriety companion, designed to help you track your progress, celebrate achievements, and stay motivated every day. With a glowing, modern interface and milestone notifications, PinkCloud Timer makes it easy to visualize your journey and build healthy habits. - Track your sobriety time down to the second - Celebrate key milestones with confetti and encouragement - Set your vice and personalize your experience - Receive gentle, customizable notifications to keep you on track - View your relapse history and reflect on your progress - Enjoy a clean, neon-inspired design that glows with positivity Whether you’re just starting out or years into your journey, PinkCloud Timer is here to support and celebrate you every step of the way.

About

SHIFT

Features
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Quit the habit in the moment it grips you — not tomorrow, now. SHIFT is built for the 60 seconds that actually decide everything: the moment the urge hits. Instead of willpower alone, you get a single button to hold, a science-backed breath to follow, and the urge passes. Every urge you outlast rewires the habit a little more. TWO MODES, ONE APP • Urge Mode — for breaking a substance or destructive habit. Hit the URGE button, name your trigger, and follow a guided 4-4-6 breath until the craving fades. Track your streak and watch the pattern lose its grip. • Calm Mode — for everyday stress, anxiety, focus and sleep. 30+ guided tools including box breathing, the physiological sigh, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, a 2-minute Panic SOS, body scans and sleep wind-downs. WHY SHIFT WORKS • In-the-moment, not retrospective — help arrives exactly when you need it • Science-backed techniques — breathing and grounding methods used to stay calm under pressure • Built on proven behavior-change principles (ACT and Motivational Interviewing) • A personal AI coach that understands your triggers and keeps you moving • Streaks, milestones and a guided multi-week program that turns effort into identity PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account required to start. Your data stays on your device unless you choose to sync. This is a judgment-free space — express yourself in an anonymous community of people on the same climb, or keep it entirely to yourself. WHATEVER IT IS, WE'VE GOT YOU Smoking, alcohol, vaping, social media, gaming, sugar, doom-scrolling, or just a mind that won't slow down — SHIFT meets you in the moment and helps you choose differently. Your shift starts now. — SHIFT is a self-help and wellness tool. It is not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care. If you are in crisis, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line.

Screenshots

PinkCloud Timer4 screens
SHIFT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SHIFT at none against PinkCloud Timer's 1. SHIFT also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price 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. PinkCloud Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SHIFT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PinkCloud Timer versus SHIFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinkCloud TimerSHIFT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOutsource Wisely LLCPascal Bitter

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PinkCloud Timer

One-time1
  • PinkCloud Pro$3.99
None

SHIFT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PinkCloud Timer free?
PinkCloud Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHIFT free?
SHIFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PinkCloud Timer or SHIFT have ads?
Neither PinkCloud Timer nor SHIFT shows ads.

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