Shift Stories vs UpMode

Every shift has a story. Shift Stories is the personal journal built for healthcare workers — a private space to debrief after hard shifts, track your mood over time, and document the moments that matter. Whether you're a nurse, physician, CRNA, paramedic, CNA, or respiratory therapist - your work is emotionally demanding. Shift Stories helps you process it. DEBRIEF YOUR SHIFT IN MINUTES Answer a few guided questions after every shift — how you felt, what happened, what you're grateful for. Speak your story out loud and we'll transcribe it automatically. DAILY JOURNAL FOR THE DAYS IN BETWEEN Not every hard day happens at work. The Daily Journal gives you a private space to write on your days off, rest days, and the moments between shifts that still need to be heard. TRACK YOUR BURNOUT BEFORE IT TRACKS YOU The Burnout Radar calendar shows your mood patterns over time. Spot the warning signs early before exhaustion becomes a crisis. BUILD YOUR WINS WALL Capture every proud moment, meaningful connection, and personal victory. On the hard days, your Wins Wall reminds you why you do this work. MEMORY CALENDAR Every shift, every journal entry — mapped onto a visual calendar with photos and mood emojis. Scroll back through your month and see your story at a glance. CAPTURE YOUR SHIFTS Log your upcoming shifts and track your schedule. Add your workplaces to easily tag and organize every journal entry by location. PREP FOR YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY The Interview Prep toolkit helps you practice answers to common healthcare interview questions using real stories from your shifts. YOUR VOICE, YOUR DATA, YOUR PRIVACY Voice recordings are deleted immediately after transcription. Photos are stored privately and only used to personalize your entries. Your journal entries are encrypted and never shared. Ever. Try free for 14 days. Then $7.99/month or $59.99/year. Terms of Use: https://stately-souffle-8d7a97.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://stately-souffle-8d7a97.netlify.app/privacy.html

UpMode isn't another alarm clock. It's a system that gets you out of bed. Most alarms are easy to ignore: one tap and you're back asleep. UpMode keeps ringing until you've completed a morning mission, something you can only do once you're actually up. PICK YOUR MISSION • Spin the wheel, then find what it lands on • Solve a math puzzle • Do squats or jumping jacks, counted by your camera on your phone • Walk 30 steps • Scan a code you've stuck in the kitchen • Photograph your bathroom, or your made bed • Memorize a pattern, or type a sentence Chain up to three missions per alarm for the mornings that need it. AN ALARM THAT MEANS IT UpMode rings through the silent switch and Do Not Disturb. Opening a mission doesn't stop the sound, finishing it does. If you swipe the alarm away and drift off, it rings again a few minutes later, and keeps coming back for up to half an hour. BUILD THE HABIT Every won morning extends your streak. A Morning Card celebrates each one with a line written for you and your goal. Your stats show when you actually got up versus when you meant to: the number every other alarm hides from you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Camera missions run entirely on your phone. No video is ever saved, and nothing is uploaded. No account required. UpMode needs iOS 26.1 or later. It's built on Apple's AlarmKit, the only way an app can ring reliably through silent mode. Subscription: annual, or weekly with a 3-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms: https://starfish-app-zpdbx.ondigitalocean.app/terms Privacy: https://starfish-app-zpdbx.ondigitalocean.app/privacy