Comparison

Capsule vs ShiftNight

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

Head to head
About

Capsule

Understand your menstrual cycle and its impact on your daily well-being. This app offers smart tracking, personalized AI-driven tips for nutrition, exercise, and mood, and detailed analytics to help you feel your best.

Highlights
  • Smart cycle tracking
  • AI wellness assistant
  • Symptom tracking
  • Personalized daily tips
  • Cycle predictions
  • Visual calendar
  • Health reports
Features
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Your cycle is more than dates on a calendar — it shapes your energy, mood, skin, and wellbeing every single day. Capsule helps you understand it. Meet Noa — your personal AI wellness assistant. She knows your cycle phase, tracks your symptoms, and gives you daily tips on what to eat, how to move, and how to feel your best right now. What Capsule offers: ● Smart cycle tracking — period, follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase with accurate predictions ● AI assistant Noa — personalized advice on nutrition, exercise, skin care and mood based on your phase and symptoms ● 50+ symptoms — pain, mood, energy, sleep, skin, digestion, cravings, discharge and more ● Cycle predictions — forecast your next period and fertile window ● Visual calendar — color-coded cycle history at a glance ● Analytics — cycle length trends, regularity insights, symptom patterns ● Vitamins & meds tracker — daily intake log with reminders and streaks ● PDF health report — share cycle data with your doctor ● Cloud sync — seamless access across all your devices ● Face ID / Touch ID — your data stays private ● Dark and light theme Capsule Plus unlocks: — Unlimited AI assistant Noa — AI-powered cycle predictions — AI symptom analysis — Daily personalized tips from Noa — Unlimited vitamin & medication tracking Capsule Plus is available as an auto-renewable subscription. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://capsulecored-web.github.io/capsule-legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://capsulecored-web.github.io/capsule-legal/terms

About

ShiftNight

This app creates personalized sleep plans for individuals with irregular schedules. It provides recommendations for sleep, caffeine intake, and naps based on your unique daily routine, helping you optimize rest and recovery.

Highlights
  • Personalized sleep plans
  • Schedule-aware recommendations
  • Caffeine timing guidance
  • Nap planning
  • Sleep tracking
  • Recovery day transitions
Features
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Fall asleep faster, sleep longer and track your sleep sounds. ShiftNight designs the best sleep possible for your busy schedule. Optionally pairs with Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and any Apple Health enabled wearable. Keep notes about your nights, dreams, and medications in your sleep journal. Personalize by adding your schedule: shifts, life events, school. See when to sleep, when to stop caffeine, and when a quick rest fits. No generic bedtime reminders. No advice built for someone who sleeps at 10pm. What ShiftNight does: - Sleep tracking: See sleep quality and stages improve over time! Log and record your sleep with one tap. - Schedule-aware: Personalize your schedule! Recommendations shift when your schedule shifts - Visual timeline: See your shift, sleep zones, caffeine cutoff, and rest windows on one screen - Caffeine timing: Know exactly when to stop so it does not wreck your post-shift sleep Who it is for: Inconsistent sleep schedules. Night shift workers on 12-hour rotations (7pm to 7am, 6pm to 6am, and similar patterns). Nurses in ICU, ER, Med-Surg, and telemetry. Security, warehouse, factory, and EMS workers. Travel nurses and new grads adjusting to nights for the first time. Multiple full time or part time jobs Entrepreneurs Subscription pricing & terms: A Paid Subscription is required to access the content of the app. Subscriptions automatically renew at the chosen plan price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shiftnight.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://shiftnight.com/terms

Screenshots

Capsule4 screens
ShiftNight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Capsule at free with in-app purchases against ShiftNight's subscription. Capsule also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). ShiftNight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (54 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Capsule sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ShiftNight sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Capsule against 4.9 for ShiftNight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftNight has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Capsule versus ShiftNight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapsuleShiftNight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings154 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB196 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOleh HoroshkoHAVEN VU

Customer experience

Capsule

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShiftNight

All ratings54 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Capsule

Subscriptions2
  • Capsule Plus$4.991 Month
  • Capsule Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
11 purchases

ShiftNight

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Annual$29.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual$49.991 Year
  • Annual$59.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Capsule free?
Capsule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftNight free?
ShiftNight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Capsule or ShiftNight?
Capsule is rated higher. Capsule averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ShiftNight averages 4.9 from 54 ratings.
Do Capsule or ShiftNight have ads?
Capsule shows ads; ShiftNight does not.
Which is updated more often, Capsule or ShiftNight?
Capsule ships an update every 5 days, and ShiftNight every 5 days. Most recently, Capsule was updated on August 15, 2026 and ShiftNight on September 25, 2026.

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