Comparison

ShiftMatch vs LIFE/CTRL

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

Head to head
About

ShiftMatch

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Z世代・学生・フリーターのための、一番シンプルなシフト管理アプリが登場! 「ShiftMatch(シフトマッチ)」は、シフト管理と給料計算、そして気になる「扶養控除の壁」対策がひとつになったアプリです。 【こんな人におすすめ】 ・親の扶養内でバイトをしている学生さん ・複数のバイト先があって給料計算が面倒な方 ・シフト表をカレンダーで見やすく管理したい方 【主な機能】 ■ 扶養控除の壁をリアルタイム管理 年間の累計収入と、「あといくら稼げるか」をグラフで可視化。 超えそうになったら一目でわかるので、年末の調整も安心です。 ■ シンプルなシフト入力 カレンダー形式とリスト形式で見やすく管理。 時給や交通費も設定できるので、その月の概算給料がすぐに分かります。 ■ 複数のバイト先に対応 掛け持ちバイトもまとめて管理OK。 それぞれのバイト先ごとの収入も把握できます。 【安心の設計】 ・入力したデータはあなたの端末内だけに保存。 ・面倒な会員登録なしですぐに使えます。 面倒な計算はアプリに任せて、バイトもプライベートも充実させましょう!

About

LIFE/CTRL

This app helps you build and manage daily routines using customizable templates. It allows you to create reusable activity blocks, arrange them into daily schedules, and assign these schedules to specific dates. Widgets provide at-a-glance progress and task completion without needing to open the app.

Highlights
  • AI-powered day creation
  • Reusable activity parts
  • Customizable LIFE templates
  • Calendar assignment
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • TODO items and alarms
Features
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LIFE/CTRL turns everyday actions into reusable parts that you arrange into a daily template called a LIFE. Create separate LIFE templates for workdays, days off, night shifts and any other pattern, then assign them to dates in your calendar. ■ Create with CTRL Answer a few questions and CTRL builds a day from wake-up to sleep. You can also type a request to adjust an existing LIFE, create a part, or add TODO items and alarms. ■ Build reusable parts Turn brushing your teeth, meals, work, shopping and other activities into timed parts. Choose an icon and colour, then reuse each part across multiple LIFE templates. ■ Arrange your day Place parts inside blocks such as WAKE, WORK, HOME and SLEEP. Since wake-up starts the day and sleep ends it, schedules that cross midnight, including night shifts, work naturally. ■ Assign LIFE templates to dates Assign a LIFE to a calendar date to create that day. Keep settings that apply every time separate from changes for one specific date. ■ Run the day from widgets Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current block and its parts. Mark actions complete without opening the app. ■ TODO items and alarms Store belongings or steps inside a part as TODO items. Alarms support sound, snooze and vibration-only options. Available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Free, with no ads or in-app purchases. Your routine data stays on your device and is not sent outside the app. Alarm features require iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LIFE/CTRL at 17.0 against ShiftMatch's 26.2. On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
ShiftMatch versus LIFE/CTRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftMatchLIFE/CTRL
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Daily
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTatsuro FuruyaYUKIYA SHIMODA

In-app purchases

None

ShiftMatch

No in-app purchases

None

LIFE/CTRL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftMatch free?
ShiftMatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LIFE/CTRL free?
LIFE/CTRL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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