Comparison

Restaurator vs NoShift

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

Head to head
About

Restaurator

Features
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Restaurator – Your Digital Workshop Logbook Restaurator is your digital workshop logbook for everyone who restores, maintains, tunes, or collects vehicles. Whether classic car, modern classic, motorcycle, tractor, or track tool, all data, photos, documents, and parts are clearly organized in one app and always at hand. You can try Restaurator free for 3 days. After the trial period, the app is fully unlocked with a one-time in-app purchase of €9.99. This is not a subscription. Projects & Vehicle Records • Create complete digital vehicle records with photos, technical data, and automatically added wiki information • Ideal for restorers, collectors, and tuners Disassembly / Assembly Documentation • Document every work step with photo series, progress tracking, and clear status indicators • Perfect for rebuilds, servicing, or tuning projects Parts Management & Inventory • Manage parts, bolts, and accessories with photos, status, codes, and notes • Includes smart search, tags, and an automatic shopping list Invoices, Costs & Working Hours • Scan invoices and keep track of all expenses per project • Log working hours, also suitable for teams or workshops Documents & PDFs • Store ABE certificates, TÜV documents, reports, or manuals • Neatly organized with an integrated PDF viewer Reports, Shopping Lists & Export • Create project reports, parts lists, and documentation • Ideal for sales, insurance, or workshops Classic Car Valuation • Vehicle valuations based on condition, model, and market data • Supported by a continuously growing database Secure & Synced • All data is automatically backed up via iCloud • Synchronized across iPhone and iPad Restaurator Shop & Partners • Access accessories, labels, and matching spare parts from partner shops directly in the app Why Restaurator? • Everything in one place, clearly structured and practical • Developed by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts

About

NoShift

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No cloud. No accounts. No paper timesheets. Your data stays on your device. Punch clock with live break One big start/stop button, project assignment, and a break you start and end right there — break time is deducted automatically. Overtime balance Target hours per weekday, a running balance across months. Positive shows green, negative red — never resets monthly. Vacation, sick days & holidays Log absences as a date range. Vacation, sick days and holidays count as fully paid; holidays can be imported via iCal. Stats & trends Bars per day and month, a line chart of the overtime balance, and a yearly overview with monthly totals. Reports & export Weekly and monthly overview, export as PDF or CSV to share — flagged whenever a time entry was edited after the fact. Local & private All data stays on the device (SQLite) — no account, no cloud. Back up to a file and restore it anytime.

Screenshots

Restaurator4 screens
NoShift2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoShift at none against Restaurator's 2. NoShift also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Restaurator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NoShift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Restaurator ships an update every 8 days, NoShift weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Restaurator versus NoShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestauratorNoShift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLouis Lennart NeitzertTimmy Savvalas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Restaurator

One-time2
  • Premium PDF Report$2.99
  • Restaurator Vollversion.$5.99
None

NoShift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Restaurator free?
Restaurator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoShift free?
NoShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Restaurator or NoShift have ads?
Neither Restaurator nor NoShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restaurator or NoShift?
Restaurator ships an update every 8 days, and NoShift weekly. Most recently, Restaurator was updated on October 7, 2026 and NoShift on October 3, 2026.

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