Comparison

GoalBar vs Shiftring

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

Head to head
About

GoalBar

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Track your goals with clarity, not pressure. GoalBar is a simple, visual goal tracker that helps you see your progress at a glance. No streaks to maintain. No guilt when you miss a day. Just clarity on what matters to you. THREE WAYS TO TRACK - Metric Goals: Track numbers toward a target (save $10K, read 24 books, run 100 miles) - Binary Goals: Simple yes/no completion (launch the app, get certified, buy a house) - Manual Goals: Set your own progress level for subjective goals (improve my health, learn guitar) FEATURES - Beautiful progress rings and bars that fill as you get closer to your goals - Organize goals with customizable categories and colors - Set optional deadlines and reminders - Home screen widgets to see your progress at a glance - Share your progress as beautiful images for social media - Monthly reviews to reflect on your progress - Light and dark mode - Available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese GoalBar is currently completely free. No paywalls, no subscriptions, no limits. Whether you're tracking revenue targets, fitness goals, reading challenges, or personal milestones โ€” GoalBar gives you a calm space to see how far you've come. Download now and start tracking what matters.

About

Shiftring

Features
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Your shift, at a glance. Shiftring turns your workday into one clear ring. Set your hours once โ€” from that moment, a single look tells you how much of your shift is done, how much is left, and exactly when the next 10% milestone lands. THE RING โ€ข Live progress percentage, updated every second โ€ข Color that follows your day: red at the start, gold mid-shift, green near the end โ€ข Time remaining and the next milestone with exact clock times โ€ข Every 10% milestone marked with a subtle animation and haptics YOUR SCHEDULE โ€ข Set your weekly rhythm โ€” which days you work, which are free โ€ข Working days show red, free days green, in a clean month calendar โ€ข Select multiple dates and mark them working or free in one tap โ€ข Free days show a calm green ring and point to your next shift OVERNIGHT SHIFTS โ€ข 22:00 โ†’ 06:00? Shiftring handles shifts across midnight perfectly TIME FAST โ€ข Five tiny original one-tap games for breaks: Hop, Ring Rush, Charge, Stacks and Odd Dot โ€ข Best scores saved โ€” beat yourself, not ads PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข No account. No tracking. No permissions. Works fully offline. โ€ข Everything stays on your iPhone. One job, done properly: know exactly where your shift stands โ€” always one glance away.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

GoalBar and Shiftring are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters โ€” price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GoalBar versus Shiftring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalBarShiftring
PriceFreeFree
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrivian LLCNikola Karan

In-app purchases

None

GoalBar

No in-app purchases

None

Shiftring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoalBar free?
GoalBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shiftring free?
Shiftring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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