Comparison

SHIFT vs Ailin

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

Head to head
About

SHIFT

Features
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SHIFT is all about self-reliance and being honest with yourself. If you’ve decided to take charge of your life and want to understand yourself better, I’m here to help. This isn’t your typical tracker that scolds you for slip-ups or demands perfect results. SHIFT is a safe, personal space for tracking periods of abstinence from habits and recording your personal feelings. The app helps you take a break, observe your state of mind, and keep a personal journal completely free of pressure, judgments, and promises. What’s inside: • Trackers: Create trackers for any habits and track your progress at your own pace. • Journals: Write down your thoughts and emotions, and attach photos. This is a place where you can be honest with yourself. • Statistics: Mark milestones and savings to see and evaluate changes in your life. • Achievements: There won’t be any meaningless rewards here—I suggest you come up with your own prize for what you’ve accomplished. “This is my personal story of how, after 15 years of smoking and a diagnosis, I quit this harmful habit. I’m sharing it because I know how hard it can be, and I want to help. I hope you’ll do it sooner than I did.” Privacy Policy: https://denisskiba.ru/privacypolicyshift Terms of Use (EULA): https://denisskiba.ru/termsofuseshift

About

Ailin

This app provides support for panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety. It explains the cycles of fear and offers guided practices and audio content to help users respond differently to distressing moments.

Highlights
  • SOS audio for panic moments
  • Cards for specific thoughts
  • Plain language explanations
  • Guided practices with breath/attention
  • Content for checking/reassurance seeking
  • Audio for sleep anxiety
  • Daily Anchor feature
Features
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Ailin is a self-guided app offering educational support for panic attacks, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, DP/DR, checking and avoidance patterns, health anxiety, and sleep-related anxiety. Panic tells you to escape. An intrusive thought sends you searching for absolute certainty. DP/DR can make you check whether you or the world still feel real. Fighting the sensations, seeking reassurance, and avoiding what scares you can keep the cycle going. Ailin does more than get you through an intense moment. In plain, human language, it explains how fear begins, what reinforces it, and why the same patterns repeat. It teaches you to recognize your own cycle and respond differently—without arguing with your mind or endlessly chasing certainty. WHEN “JUST BREATHE” ISN’T ENOUGH Ailin goes beyond one-size-fits-all calming advice. Inside, you will find support for the specific thought, sensation, or moment you are facing: • SOS audio for moments when panic or anxiety is building • cards built around specific thoughts about your body, control, the future, panic, social situations, unreality, and your sense of self • clear, complete explanations in plain language—so you can recognize your own pattern, understand why it repeats, and see what reinforces fear • guided practices that work with breath and attention, allow a thought to run its course, and bring you back to one small action • content for checking, reassurance seeking, avoidance, health anxiety, fear of fear, and DP/DR • guided audio and nature sounds for bedtime anxiety, racing thoughts, and trouble falling asleep • a Daily Anchor without streaks or guilt BUILT FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE Ailin was created by its founder after years of living with panic attacks, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and depersonalization/derealization. It is the kind of support he wished he had in the hardest moments: clear, human, and usable even when thinking feels difficult. Every card, explanation, practice, and audio script was written and extensively refined by the founder, drawing on his lived experience, what he learned while seeking professional care, his study of fear and anxiety cycles, and conversations with professionals and people who faced similar struggles. START FREE The free version includes: • SOS audio • 10 full cards for difficult thoughts • 4 guided practices • 6 nature sounds • 4 core explanations • the Daily Anchor UNLOCK THE FULL LIBRARY WITH AILIN PRO Ailin Pro unlocks the complete content library: all additional cards, deeper explanations of checking, reassurance seeking, control, avoidance, health anxiety, nighttime anxiety, DP/DR, and fear of fear, plus expanded SOS support and guided sleep sessions. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription. Both options include a 3-day free trial for eligible first-time subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple account settings. NO AI THERAPIST Ailin does not generate personalized mental-health advice. There is no chatbot improvising a response. Every path is written in advance and intentionally designed, so the support stays consistent, clear, and human. Download Ailin and start with the free support. No account. No streaks. No pressure. Ailin is an educational app for self-support. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency services, and it is not a replacement for a qualified healthcare professional. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making medical or treatment decisions. If you may be in immediate danger or at risk of harming yourself or someone else, contact local emergency services or a crisis line in your country. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SHIFT4 screens
Ailin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SHIFT at 3 against Ailin's 1. SHIFT also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. SHIFT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ailin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFT ships an update fortnightly, Ailin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SHIFT versus Ailin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTAilin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB175 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDENIS SKIBAAilin Labs LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SHIFT

Subscriptions2
  • SHIFT Pro Month$0.991 Month
  • SHIFT Pro Year$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • SHIFT Pro$24.99
4 purchases

Ailin

Subscriptions4
  • Ailin PRO Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Ailin PRO+ Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Ailin PRO Yearly$59.001 Year
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  • Ailin PRO+ Yearly$89.001 Year

Questions

Is SHIFT free?
SHIFT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ailin free?
Ailin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SHIFT or Ailin have ads?
Neither SHIFT nor Ailin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIFT or Ailin?
SHIFT ships an update fortnightly, and Ailin every 3 weeks. Most recently, SHIFT was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ailin on October 16, 2026.

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