NavJar vs ShiftPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NavJar
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Travel without the credit-card hangover. NavJar turns every trip into a savings goal you can actually hit — with a real finish date, an adaptive monthly amount that adjusts as you go, and a planner that knows what each leg of the trip costs. Pick a destination. Set a date. Watch your jar fill up. WHY NAVJAR • Save toward a real target — not a vague "travel fund" • See the exact month you'll be ready to go • Plan the full itinerary: flights, stays, activities, meals, transport • Travel with friends or family — split fairly, see who's in on what • Works across iPhone, Android, and the web — your jar follows you A SAVINGS PLAN THAT ACTUALLY ADAPTS NavJar's adaptive recommendation watches your contribution rhythm and updates the monthly target every time you log a deposit. Saved more this month? Next month's target drops. Missed a month? It quietly catches you up over the rest of the plan. No guilt, no manual recalculating. THE FORECASTER (PRO) Slide the monthly amount up or down and watch the finish date move in real time. See what saving $200/month vs $350/month means for your departure — before you commit. GROUP TRIPS — SAVE TOGETHER Travelling with friends, family, or a partner? Invite them to the trip. NavJar splits the costs fairly based on who's going to what: if half the group skips the helicopter tour, only the half who's in pays for it. Each member sees their personal share, their personal target, and how they're tracking — all without anyone needing a spreadsheet. PLAN THE FULL ITINERARY Drop in flights, stays, activities, meals, and transport. NavJar groups them by day, totals the cost in the trip's currency, and keeps your savings target in sync with what the trip will actually cost. Three views — Days, Calendar, Group — switch in one tap. ITINERARY IMPORT Already booked through Kalena? Import the JSON and NavJar lays the whole trip out for you — days, items, totals, currencies. No re-typing. CURRENCY-AWARE END-TO-END Each trip can have its own currency. NavJar handles the FX so what you save in NZD shows up correctly against your USD or WST trip target — no mental math. ANALYTICS THAT TELL YOU SOMETHING See your actual save rate vs the target, the projected balance on your trip date, and which category (stays, flights, activities) is eating the biggest slice of the budget. Not "engagement metrics" — the numbers that decide whether you go. WHO IT'S FOR NavJar is for people who travel deliberately. You'd rather save up for six months and enjoy the trip than book on the card and stress about repayments. You like seeing the plan. You like seeing the finish line move closer with every contribution. PRIVACY-FIRST NavJar doesn't sell your data, doesn't run ads, and doesn't talk to your bank. You log what you've saved. We do the math. That's it. PRO Forecaster + advanced analytics are part of NavJar Pro — one-time purchase per platform. Everything else is free, including unlimited trips and group trips. Start your first jar today. Your future self is on the beach already.
ShiftPay
This app helps shift workers organize their schedules and estimate their upcoming pay. It allows for planning recurring or single shifts, tracking work hours, and viewing potential earnings before payday. Designed for various industries with changing work hours.
- Plan repeating or one-off shifts
- Track next shift and payday timing
- View gross earnings estimates
- Update actual time and overtime
- Local schedule and pay setup
- Apple Watch integration
- Home Screen widgets
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ShiftPay shows how each shift changes your expected gross pay—not just where it sits on a calendar. Build a 2-2-3, 24-on/48-off, 3x12, or custom rotation, including overnight shifts. Add your hourly rate, pay schedule, overtime rules, unpaid breaks, and differentials to create a private on-device forecast. Before payday, model overtime, a call-off, PTO, unpaid time, training, a holiday, or a bonus. Update one shift with actual times to see the estimated gross-pay difference and the explanation behind it. After payday, compare the estimate with the actual gross amount on your pay statement and review what to verify first. The calendar, gross-pay forecast, and changed-pay explanations remain usable without a subscription. ShiftPay Pro adds advanced pay rules, reminders, widgets, Apple Watch complications, calendar export, and enhanced setup. Some features require a ShiftPay Pro subscription, sold separately. Built for shift workers, nurses, firefighters, EMS, retail, restaurants, warehouses, security, students, and anyone paid by the hour. ShiftPay is local-first. Your schedule, pay rules, reminders, logged changes, and widget data stay on your device. Note: ShiftPay estimates gross pay only. It is not an official earnings record and does not guarantee pay. Always verify against your official records. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Official links Website: https://shiftpay.xxmnewman9xx.workers.dev Support: https://shiftpay.xxmnewman9xx.workers.dev/support Privacy Policy: https://shiftpay.xxmnewman9xx.workers.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShiftPay at fortnightly against NavJar's every 6 weeks. NavJar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. NavJar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and ShiftPay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NavJar ships an update every 6 weeks, ShiftPay fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NavJar | ShiftPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Navicaters Limited | matthew newman |
In-app purchases
NavJar
- NavJar Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
ShiftPay
- ShiftPay Pro$5.991 Month
- ShiftPay Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
- ShiftPay Pro$39.991 Year









