Comparison

Rift vs Sheaf

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

Head to head
About

Rift

Create detailed scripts for your desired reality, explore interactive visualizations, and practice guided shifting methods. Track your journey with a dedicated journal and utilize pre-filled universe templates.

Highlights
  • Detailed reality scripting
  • Interactive visualizations
  • Guided shifting methods
  • Shifting journal
  • Universe templates
  • Daily routine timeline
Features
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Rift is the ultimate reality shifting companion. Build detailed scripts for your desired reality, practice guided shifting methods, and track your journey. BUILD YOUR DESIRED REALITY Create rich, detailed scripts for any universe — Harry Potter, Marvel, Anime, K-Drama, or your own original world. Fill in your identity, appearance, relationships, daily routine, places, powers, sensory anchors, and more across 25+ sections. VISUALIZE YOUR DR LIFE See your desired reality come to life with interactive phone mockups, social media profiles, chat conversations, a banking app, wardrobe gallery, and wallet cards. GUIDED SHIFTING METHODS Choose from popular methods including the Raven, Pillow, Sunni, and Intent methods. Each guides you step-by-step with calming audio and timed sessions. SHIFTING JOURNAL Track your shifting attempts, record experiences, and monitor your progress. KEY FEATURES - 25+ detailed DR builder sections - Universe templates with pre-filled content - Auto-compiled shifting scripts - Interactive daily routine timeline - Light and dark mode - Beautiful, minimal design SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Rift Pro is available as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sherry-coder.github.io/rift-pages/terms Privacy Policy: https://sherry-coder.github.io/rift-pages/privacy

About

Sheaf

This app helps plural systems track members, manage switches, and keep journals. It offers cross-platform support and prioritizes user privacy with an open-source, self-hostable option.

Highlights
  • Track system members and front changes
  • Write member and system journals
  • Manage member groups
  • Send front change notifications
  • Cross-platform support (mobile, web, wearable)
  • Open-source and self-hostable
Features
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Sheaf is a plurality tracker for plural systems. Create member profiles, track switches, keep journals, send notifications of front changes to others, and more. Built by plural systems, for plural systems. Inclusive of all plural experiences regardless of origin or framing - no required diagnosis, no gatekeeping, no assumptions about how your system "should" work. Designed to be privacy-first and keep the user in control. Sheaf also includes Apple Watch support with a flexible set of complications and widgets that allows you to see your front status at a glance, register switches, and view history all without ever pulling out your phone. Sheaf exists because Simply Plural is shutting down, and the plural community needs somewhere that won't quietly disappear. Sheaf is open source under AGPL: the code is public, the project can be forked, and you can self-host your own instance if you'd rather keep your data on your own infrastructure. Sheaf can import your existing system data from Simply Plural, with support for more tools coming soon. What you can do: - Track system members and front changes - Write member- and system-wide journals - Manage member groups - Send notifications of front changes - Use the hosted service or run your own - Cross-platform: Mobile, wearable, and web clients We're rolling out in stages. Sensitive community data deserves slow-and-correct over fast-and-sorry, so the hosted service is moving carefully through preview before a full public launch.

Screenshots

Rift4 screens
Sheaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sheaf at 100% against Rift's 45%. Sheaf also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Rift's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Rift sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Sheaf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sheaf holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rift has 88 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Rift's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sheaf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rift versus Sheaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiftSheaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (88 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSongbird Studio LLCLupine Systems

Customer experience

Rift

All ratings88 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative45.0%

Sheaf

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rift

Subscriptions3
  • Rift Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Rift Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Rift Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rift Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Sheaf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rift free?
Rift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sheaf free?
Sheaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rift or Sheaf?
Sheaf is rated higher. Rift averages 4.0 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Sheaf averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Rift or Sheaf have ads?
Neither Rift nor Sheaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rift or Sheaf?
Rift ships an update fortnightly, and Sheaf fortnightly. Most recently, Rift was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sheaf on November 5, 2026.

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