BeanDo vs CrossShift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeanDo
A minimalist to-do list app designed for focus and efficiency. It offers smart reminders, including options for complex schedules and automatic holiday skipping for the China region. Personalize themes and preferences for a tailored experience.
- Minimalist design
- Today's tasks view
- Multiple reminder options
- Customizable themes
- China holiday skipping
- Personalized preferences
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Remind you what to do, not give you a countdown. You decide the pace of your life. Life is dynamic, and it cannot always be arranged neatly. Or perhaps, like the developer, you are tired of arrangements that make you feel pressured. When you think of something, write it down. When the time comes, let BeanDo remind you. How long you spend on it is up to you. You don’t need to divide your day into a packed timetable, or plan every minute in advance. BeanDo is here to give you more freedom to manage your time. Open BeanDo. Just look at today. When you open the app, you see today first. What you need to do today, what you’ve already completed, and what needs your special attention are all gathered here. You don’t need to organize a complicated plan before starting your day. Relax, and let yourself find your own pace. Some things need to be done; some things just need to be known. For things you need to complete, set a time and a repeat pattern, and BeanDo will remind you when the time comes. For things that don’t need to be completed and only need to be known, put them in “Things to Know”. Take a look, and you’ll know. Where is your manager going? Which meeting are they attending? What should you know for a work handover? These are things you may only need to know, and they don’t necessarily need to become a to-do. Both types of items support image, document, and other attachments, so important information and its context can stay together. SmallDo · Little receipts for everyday life Pickup codes, food collection codes, and other information that you only need to use briefly. Press the side button once to quickly save it. Record it, check it whenever you need it, and delete it when you’re done. Not every piece of information needs your long-term attention. Reminders that fit your way of life BeanDo supports multiple reminder options. Whether something happens on a fixed schedule or only occasionally, you can set it according to your own pace. Supports one-time, daily, specific days of the week, workday, alternating-week, monthly, yearly, and interval reminders. When setting a workday reminder, BeanDo can also adjust it according to public holidays and adjusted working days in the selected region, reducing the need for manual changes. Currently supported in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea, with support for more countries and regions coming next. Smart Date Recognition · Pro+ Just write down what comes to mind. BeanDo can recognize date information in your text and help you set a reminder. You don’t need to choose a date first and then enter the content. Write down your thought, and let BeanDo set the date for you. Make BeanDo fit you Customize your theme, reminder preferences, and more. With a simple design, flexible reminders, and iCloud data synchronization, BeanDo stays simple while adapting to the way you choose to use it. BeanDo Pro / Pro+ BeanDo’s basic features are available to use directly. Pro provides additional advanced features. Pro+ builds on Pro with Smart Date Recognition and other advanced features. Subscriptions are automatically renewed through the Apple App Store. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account’s subscription settings. If a free trial is included with the subscription, canceling during the trial period will not result in a charge. * To use workday reminders based on regional holidays and adjusted working days, you need to allow calendar access and subscribe to the public holiday calendar for the selected region in your system calendar. Technical Support: https://jishudao.github.io/BeanDo.github.io/BeanDoTechnicalSupportPage Privacy Policy: https://jishudao.github.io/BeanDo.github.io/BeanDoPrivacyPolicy Terms of Service: https://jishudao.github.io/BeanDo.github.io/BeanDoTermsOfService Feedback: yangcongpro@gmail.com X: @yangcong_pro
CrossShift
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Make room for life around your shifts. CrossShift brings schedules, alarms and work records together for shift workers and irregular routines. SCHEDULES & ALARMS Create early, day, evening or night shift templates with work times and alarms. Use repeating rosters, adjust individual dates, assign multiple shifts per day, edit in bulk and apply regional holiday and makeup workday rules. Name each shift alarm separately. STATISTICS & WORK RECORDS View completed shift counts and distribution for free by month, year or custom dates. Set monthly or annual closing dates, or use fixed-day periods. Pro adds planned and counted hours, differences, overtime, notes and pay multipliers, leave types, annual allowances and time off in lieu. Enter overtime duration or calculate it from planned and 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 Import from system calendars, ICS files or schedule images for free. On-device image recognition has no usage limit. Review shifts in groups, match or create templates, and edit dates, shifts and times day by day before confirming import. Pro offers optional cloud recognition for unclear text and complex rosters. With consent each time, images are sent to CrossShift servers and the recognition service. Visible names, employee IDs and shift details are also processed. Review and confirm the results. 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 a group to view each other's schedules; each person manages their own. Add member notes stored only on your device. Track birthdays, anniversaries, exams and other dates with optional reminders. Home Screen widgets show alarms, calendars, shared schedules, hours and anniversaries; some content requires Pro. Pro also lets you create photo themes, adjust wallpaper position and colors, and save and switch designs. Wallpapers stay on your device. MAKE IT YOURS Avatars, alarm sounds, time formats, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and 18 interface languages. Personal schedules and alarms need no account; sharing requires a CrossShift account. Sign in with Apple during setup and choose whether to sync account data. When signed in with personal sync enabled, templates, schedules, leave allowances and overtime records sync. Personal alarms, pay rules and settlements, anniversaries, wallpapers and member notes are excluded from account sync. Weather location access is optional and does not affect schedules or alarms. Send issues and suggestions through 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CrossShift at none against BeanDo's shown. CrossShift also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). BeanDo's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, 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. BeanDo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year 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.
BeanDo ships an update fortnightly, CrossShift every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BeanDo | CrossShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChangLin Yang | 培培 李 |
In-app purchases
BeanDo
- BeanDo Pro14 Days trial$0.991 Year
CrossShift
- CrossShift Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- CrossShift Pro Yearly$9.991 Year









