Tabsy vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabsy
Effortlessly track informal debts between friends and colleagues. This app provides a simple and private way to manage who owes whom, ensuring clear financial records without complex setup. Premium features offer cloud backup and cross-device syncing.
- Simple tab creation
- Flexible tracking for individuals or groups
- Clear overview of debts
- 100% private local data storage
- Secure cloud backup (Premium)
- Cross-device syncing (Premium)
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Tabsy: Keep friendships strong and balances clear. We’ve all been there: You pick up the check for lunch, your friend buys the movie tickets, and suddenly no one remembers who owes what. Tabsy is the friction-free way to manage informal debts. Whether it’s a running tab with your best friend or a one-time expense with a coworker, Tabsy keeps your ledger organized so you can focus on the fun, not the finance. WHY USE TABSY? • Simple & Clean: No complicated setup. Just open the app, create a tab, and add an amount. • Flexible Tracking: Create unique tabs for different people or groups. • Total Clarity: See exactly how much you are owed (or how much you owe!) at a glance. • 100% Private: By default, your data is stored locally on your device. We don't see your data, and you don't need an account to get started. TABSY PREMIUM (Available via In-App Purchase) Love the app? Subscribe to Tabsy Premium to unlock the full power of the cloud. • Secure Cloud Backup: Changed phones? Lost your device? Log in and restore your tabs instantly. • Sync Across Devices: Add an IOU on your iPhone and see it on your iPad. Your ledger stays up to date everywhere you are. Tabsy Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription. Download Tabsy today and never lose track of a tab again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tabsyprivacypolicy.trafficy.net/
Shift
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Shift is a work hours tracker, time card, and work log for independent and shift-based workers — cleaners, care workers, contractors, mobile service providers, and freelancers who need a clean record of time, clients, worksites, proof, and pay. Clock in. Work. Clock out. Your hours, your earnings, your week — laid out clean, no spreadsheet required. WHAT IT DOES • One-tap clock-in to any client. Hold to confirm so you never start a shift by accident. • Live timer on Home, persistent across app restarts and force-quits — your hours survive what your phone does. • Per-shift earnings from each client's hourly rate — your time card and pay records in one place. • Weekly plan view: sketch your week, mark days off, see when you're overcommitted. • History: every shift you've worked, searchable, filterable, with real durations. • Earnings rollup: this week, this month, year-to-date — every screen computes from the same record, so the numbers always agree. • Recovery-aware: evening and overnight shifts trigger a wind-down plan so you actually sleep. • Scope-creep tagging: log when a client asks for "just one more thing" so you can renegotiate later with receipts. • Optional Shift Worksite: compare foreground GPS checks with a saved client address when a job happens on-site. • Optional Shift Capture: add photo-reference proof to a live shift while the details are fresh. • Shift Seal: completed records carry an integrity seal, so your log stands up later. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No surveillance. No screen recording. No keystroke tracking. Just start/stop, like a stopwatch. • No background location. Worksite GPS checks run only when you turn them on for a live shift. • No subscription paywall on the basics. Time tracking is free, forever. • No analytics that lie. Every number on every screen comes from a shift you actually clocked. WHO IT'S FOR • House cleaners, care workers, health aides, contractors, freelancers, and mobile service providers who track work by shift or client. • Anyone juggling multiple clients, homes, jobs, or worksites and tired of "where did Tuesday go?" • Evening, night-shift, and overnight workers who need their app to respect recovery time. BACKUP AND PRO Shift works without an account. Sign in with Apple or Google only when you want cloud backup and restore. Professional upgrades are optional and billed through the App Store. SUBSCRIPTIONS Shift Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Felmark Terms: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/terms Privacy Policy: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/privacy PRIVACY Core tracking stays local by default. Optional Shift Worksite uses foreground location only when you enable it for a live shift. Optional account backup can include your saved shifts, Worksite records, and settings. No tracking. No ads. Read the full policy: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/privacy QUESTIONS hello@tryfelmark.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tabsy at every 5 days against Shift's every 5 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Tabsy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tabsy ships an update every 5 days, Shift every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabsy | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ariyan Shaikh | Donte Ennis |
In-app purchases
Tabsy
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
Shift
- Felmark Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Felmark Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year









