Comparison

Shapely vs Shift

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

Head to head
About

Shapely

A physician-led medical weight loss program that connects you with a provider and dietitian. Track your progress with a smart scale and manage medications, all through virtual visits and direct messaging.

Highlights
  • Virtual appointments with provider and dietitian
  • Direct messaging with care team
  • Automatic weight tracking with smart scale
  • Progress monitoring with health metrics
  • Medication management
  • Appointment booking and rescheduling
Features
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Shapely is a physician-led medical weight loss program — covered by insurance — that puts your provider, dietitian, and smart scale in one app. Founded by Dr. Justin Zaghi, a Harvard Medical School graduate, board-certified in internal medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, Shapely brings the same level of care you'd get at a top academic medical center — delivered through your phone. Your care team includes a provider who manages your medications and a registered dietitian who guides your nutrition. Meet them through virtual visits and message them anytime. With the Shapely app, you can: • See your provider and dietitian through virtual appointments • Message your care team directly • Track your weight automatically with a connected smart scale • Monitor your progress with weight trends and health metrics • Manage your medications and prescriptions • Pay invoices with Apple Pay or saved card • Book and reschedule appointments in seconds Shapely combines the medical side of weight loss — medications, labs, provider oversight — with daily nutrition support from a registered dietitian. Everything is coordinated in one place so nothing falls through the cracks.

About

Shift

This app helps you reduce alcohol consumption on weeknights by guiding you through a mindful pause before your usual first drink. It prompts you to choose a non-drinking activity and track your progress and feelings the next morning.

Highlights
  • Plan alcohol-free weeknights
  • Choose pre-drinking actions
  • Set evening and morning reminders
  • Log outcomes and feelings
  • Track clearer mornings
  • Review helpful actions
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Shift helps you drink less on weeknights by focusing on the moment before your usual first drink. Pick the weeknights you want to change, choose your usual drinking time, and select one non-drinking action to do first. When the evening cue shows up, Shift helps you start that action for 10 minutes before deciding whether to drink. The next morning, log what happened and how you feel. Over time, Shift shows which nights and actions help you wake up clearer and follow through the next day. Use Shift to: - Plan alcohol-free or lighter weeknights - Choose one action to do before drinking - Set optional evening and morning reminders - Save last night's outcome in one tap - Track clearer mornings and better follow-through - Review which actions helped most Shift is private by design. Your plan, evening outcomes, reminders, check-ins, and progress stay local on your device. Shift is for mindful drinking and habit support. It is not medical care, therapy, detox support, withdrawal support, addiction treatment, diagnosis, recovery support, or emergency support. If stopping alcohol could cause withdrawal symptoms, seek medical support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shapely4 screens
Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shapely at none against Shift's 2. Shapely also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Shapely asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shapely against 5.0 for Shift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shapely ships an update fortnightly, Shift every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shapely versus Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapelyShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB32 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperZaghi Medical IncKYLE HASTINGS STEPHENS

Customer experience

Shapely

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shapely

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Shapely free?
Shapely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shapely or Shift?
Shapely and Shift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Shapely or Shift have ads?
Neither Shapely nor Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shapely or Shift?
Shapely ships an update fortnightly, and Shift every 10 days. Most recently, Shapely was updated on October 7, 2026 and Shift on October 7, 2026.

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