Shift Irish Cultural Network vs Cogar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Irish Cultural Network
Connect with the global Irish community through events, local businesses, and cultural happenings. Discover pubs, gigs, festivals, and more, fostering real-life connections and celebrating Irish arts and culture worldwide.
- Global and local Irish directory
- Event discovery (pubs, gigs, festivals)
- Connect with Irish community
- Platform for Irish arts and culture
- Meet and socialize the Irish way
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Shift is the interactive directory for all things Irish, where real people meet, connect, and stay in touch — online and in real life (IRL). From a cosy pub to local bands, or a trad session to the GAA club you didn’t know was there. The global Irish calendar. Discover Irish pubs, Irish festivals, events, artists, meetups, and everything in between. Come for the craic, stay for the connection. Meet & socialise the Irish way. For the craic. Or the Shift... Sure go on, fish out the Claddagh! ;-) A platform for Irish organizers and entertainers. One home for Irish organizations, artists, musicians, and creators who want to share Irish culture and heritage with the world. A thousand welcomes for everyone. Like a pub in your pocket, it's open to all - the Irish, and the Irish-ish. ;) You may be born in the boglands of Mayo, or you’ve just had a taste for the Guinness. Come on in. Céad míle fáilte, a chairde! Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Shift Privacy Policy https://gettheshift.app/privacy Shift Terms and Conditions https://gettheshift.app/terms
Cogar
A social media platform dedicated to the Irish language and culture. It offers a space for speakers of all levels to connect, share content, and engage with Irish arts, heritage, and music.
- Irish-language social platform
- Community for speakers of all levels
- Promotes Irish arts and culture
- International reach
- Content sharing
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Cogar is an Irish-language social media platform, aiming to create an online platform for the Irish language community - both in Ireland, and internationally. Whether you're a native speaker, have some experience, or are a beginner, the app aims to provide an "on-ramp" to Irish language content and activity, and create a space for the language, arts, heritage, music and culture to thrive. Is ardán sóisialta Gaeilge é Cogar, a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige ardán ar líne a chruthú do phobal na Gaeilge - in Éirinn agus go hidirnáisiúnta araon. Cibé acu cainteoir dúchais thú, nó má tá roinnt taithí agat, nó más tosaitheoir thú, tá sé mar aidhm ag an aip "rampa isteach" a chur ar fáil d'ábhar agus do ghníomhaíochtaí Gaeilge, agus spás a chruthú don teanga, do na healaíona, don oidhreacht, don cheol agus don chultúr chun rathú.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift Irish Cultural Network at 67% against Cogar's 0%. Shift Irish Cultural Network also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Cogar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Shift Irish Cultural Network sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cogar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift Irish Cultural Network holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Irish Cultural Network has 109 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Shift Irish Cultural Network's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cogar's.
Shift Irish Cultural Network ships an update weekly, Cogar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Irish Cultural Network | Cogar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (109 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GetTheShift, Inc | Ronan O'Leary |
Customer experience
Shift Irish Cultural Network
Cogar
In-app purchases
Shift Irish Cultural Network
- Buy us a Cup of Tea$3.991 Month
- Buy us a Pint$8.991 Month
- Dating Monthly3 Months trial$11.991 Month
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- Patron Saint of Shift$19.991 Month
- Dating Quarterly1 Month trial$35.993 Months
- Dating Annual1 Month trial$99.001 Year
Cogar
No in-app purchases
