Comparison

Coffee Focus vs CrossShift

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Focus

A minimalist focus timer designed to help users stay present and productive. Inspired by coffee breaks, it offers simple sessions for studying, deep work, or working in public spaces. Achieve calm, intentional focus with just your work and a timer.

Highlights
  • Minimalist focus timer
  • Coffee session inspiration
  • Study and deep work modes
  • Calm and intentional design
  • Simple interface
Features
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Brew focus. Stay present. Coffee Focus is a minimalist focus timer inspired by coffee. Choose a session, start the timer, and stay focused until it ends. Designed for studying, deep work, and working in cafés. Simple, calm, and intentional. Just you, your work, and your coffee. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CrossShift

Features
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Make room for life around your shifts. CrossShift brings schedules, alarms and work records together for shift work and irregular routines. SCHEDULES & ALARMS Early, day, evening and night templates with work times and named alarms. Repeating rosters, date changes, multiple shifts per day, bulk editing and regional holiday/makeup workday rules. VOICE & ALARM ADJUSTMENTS Optional voice announcements read shifts and available weather forecasts, with Chinese voices, three speeds and previews. Generated on-device; off by default. Move automatic alarms across shifts 1–180 minutes earlier or later by weekday or date. Specific dates override weekly rules; one-time manual times are kept. Guided setup covers shifts, schedules, rotations and holidays, with skip, resume and draft recovery. STATISTICS & WORK RECORDS Free counts and distribution of completed shifts by month, year or custom dates; choose closing dates or fixed-day periods. Pro: planned/counted hours and differences, overtime, notes, pay multipliers, leave types, annual allowances and time off in lieu. Enter overtime or calculate it from planned/actual clock-out times minus breaks. PAY ESTIMATES Set pay rules in Settings → Pay Management. Estimate pay by pay period, record amounts received and compare differences. Requires Pro; estimates are for personal reference and do not replace employer payroll records. FREE SCHEDULE IMPORT Free system calendar, ICS and image imports; unlimited on-device image recognition. Review grouped shifts, match/create templates and edit each date, shift and time before import. Pro cloud recognition helps with unclear text and complex rosters. Each use requires consent to send images to CrossShift servers and the recognition service, including visible names, employee IDs and shifts. Check results before confirming. PRO EXPORTS Export PDF, CSV or long-image reports to save, share and check records. Exports require Pro and use the same date range as the statistics page. SHARING & LIFE Create or join groups to view each other's schedules; everyone manages their own. Member notes stay on your device. Track birthdays, anniversaries, exams and other dates with optional reminders. Widgets show alarms, calendars, shared schedules, hours and anniversaries; some require Pro. Pro photo themes offer wallpaper positioning, colors and saved designs to switch between. Wallpapers stay on-device. MAKE IT YOURS Avatars, sounds, time formats, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and 18 languages. Personal schedules and alarms need no account; sharing needs a CrossShift account. Setup offers Apple sign-in and optional account sync. Signed-in personal sync includes templates, schedules, leave allowances and overtime; excludes personal alarms, pay rules/settlements, anniversaries, wallpapers and member notes. Weather location is optional, without affecting schedules or alarms. Send feedback in Settings. BACKUP & RESTORE Free automatic iCloud Drive backups: enable the feature and select a folder to save backups, browse history and restore. Manual local JSON backup and restore remain available. EARN UP TO 3 MONTHS OF PRO Complete your first work schedule to earn 1 month. Each successful friend referral earns another month, up to 2 referral months and 3 months total. Friends must complete a work schedule, enter your code in Settings and confirm the referral. Sign in to claim; eligibility and redemption terms are in the app. Redeeming an Apple offer code starts an auto-renewing monthly Pro subscription. After the free period, the local App Store price applies. Cancel in Apple subscription settings. Annual subscribers can keep referral extensions to use after their subscription expires; Apple annual renewal terms remain unchanged. See the in-app Pro center for prices and benefits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://crossshiftalarm.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Coffee Focus4 screens
CrossShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Coffee Focus at 17.0 against CrossShift's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Coffee Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CrossShift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Focus ships an update every 5 days, CrossShift every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Coffee Focus versus CrossShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee FocusCrossShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalal El Zeini培培 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Coffee Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Coffee Focus Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Coffee Focus Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

CrossShift

Subscriptions2
  • CrossShift Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CrossShift Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Coffee Focus free?
Coffee Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrossShift free?
CrossShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coffee Focus or CrossShift have ads?
Neither Coffee Focus nor CrossShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Focus or CrossShift?
Coffee Focus ships an update every 5 days, and CrossShift every 3 days. Most recently, Coffee Focus was updated on October 12, 2026 and CrossShift on October 25, 2026.

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