Comparison

SHIFT vs Impulse Mode

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

Head to head
About

SHIFT

This app offers guided EFT tapping sessions to manage stress, overthinking, and low energy. Choose sessions based on your current feeling and follow audio and visual cues for quick emotional resets throughout your day.

Highlights
  • Guided EFT tapping sessions
  • Sessions categorized by feeling, focus, time, style, and voice
  • Clear tapping-point visuals
  • Optional background music
  • Save favorite sessions
  • Track practice and activity
  • Onboarding for learning tapping points
Features
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Less stress. More you. SHIFT makes EFT tapping simple and accessible for moments of stress, anxiety, racing thoughts, tension, or everyday overwhelm. Choose how you’re feeling, find a session that fits the moment, and follow calming audio with clear visual guidance through each tapping point. No tapping experience required. FEEL BETTER RIGHT FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the SHIFT widget for quick access whenever you need a reset. Choose a full guided session or try a Quick Shift—a short, one-round tapping experience for moments when you only have a few minutes. WHY SHIFT • Guided EFT tapping and affirmations • Quick Shifts for fast resets • Sessions for stress, sleep, confidence, focus, and motivation • Clear visual guidance for every tapping point • Multiple guided voices and optional background music • Filters to help you quickly find the right session • Favorites, practice history, and progress tracking • Beginner-friendly tapping-point guidance HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose what you’re feeling or want to shift. 2. Pick a session that fits your time and focus. 3. Follow the guided audio, words, and tapping-point visuals. Whether you’re starting your day, preparing for a difficult moment, rebuilding confidence, or winding down for sleep, SHIFT gives you a practical reset you can use whenever you need it. SHIFT is designed for everyday wellness and self-guided emotional resets. It is not medical care, therapy, or emergency support.

About

Impulse Mode

Features
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Impulse is a guided experiment for changing a stuck behavior — with structure, not willpower. Instead of focusing only on planning or reflection, Impulse helps you work through urges in the moment they arise. You begin with a free baseline to observe patterns, then run a short experiment to test what actually works for you. Features: • Free baseline to understand triggers and patterns • In-the-moment intervention tracking • Daily reflection and structured adjustments • Anonymous by design — no name or email required Impulse is a non-clinical tool for self-observation and experimentation. It does not provide therapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment.

Screenshots

SHIFT4 screens
Impulse Mode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SHIFT at weekly against Impulse Mode's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFT ships an update weekly, Impulse Mode every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SHIFT versus Impulse Mode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTImpulse Mode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size623 MB139 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZaylin TsakirisMichael Dawson

In-app purchases

None

SHIFT

No in-app purchases

None

Impulse Mode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIFT free?
SHIFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Impulse Mode free?
Impulse Mode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SHIFT or Impulse Mode have ads?
Neither SHIFT nor Impulse Mode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIFT or Impulse Mode?
SHIFT ships an update weekly, and Impulse Mode every 2 months. Most recently, SHIFT was updated on October 15, 2026 and Impulse Mode on October 23, 2026.

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