Pebble vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pebble
This finance app helps you budget by paycheck, not by month. It provides a clear "Remaining" number for each paycheck after bills and spending, offering detailed transaction tracking and card management.
- Paycheck dashboard with remaining balance
- Upcoming bills sorted by date
- Transaction ledger with filters
- Credit and debit card tracking
- Split expenses with payment requests
- Recurring bills and income templates
- Net worth tracking (Pro)
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Pebble - Budget by Paycheck Most budgeting apps think in months. Your money doesn't. Pebble budgets the way you actually get paid — paycheck by paycheck — so you always know what's safe to spend before the next one lands. Set your pay schedule once (semi-monthly, biweekly, or weekly) and Pebble pages every month into its real paychecks. Each paycheck gets its own dashboard with a clear "Remaining" number after bills, card payments, and everyday spending settle. See where you're heading. Pebble projects your paychecks forward and shows where each month ends up — what lands, what goes out, and what's left when it does. It tells you your tightest point and warns you when you'd run short, and it counts your everyday spending, not just your bills, so the months ahead aren't quietly optimistic. Track a loan the way your lender does. Enter what you owe today and Pebble projects the payoff forward from there, tells you which month makes the last payment, and stops charging it after that. Planning to pay extra? Add a one-off or monthly extra principal payment and Pebble shows how many months sooner the loan ends and how much interest you keep. Moving money to savings? Record the transfer and Pebble counts it as saving, not spending — with a Savings home that tracks your balance month by month, and a linked savings account (Pro) that updates as your moves land. Set a monthly limit on any category and Pebble shows what you've spent against it — with the transactions behind every figure — and Pebble Pro draws your net worth month by month, so you can see exactly what moved it. PLAN EVERY PAYCHECK • A paycheck dashboard with a live Remaining hero card • Upcoming bills for the selected paycheck, sorted by date • Reorderable cards so the layout matches how you think • Variable paycheck amounts, bonus income, and start-balance overrides TRANSACTIONS, YOUR WAY • A clean ledger with search, category, and card filters • Browse any month with the new month switcher • Multi-select bulk edit: move to paycheck, move to card, or delete • Per-expense paycheck assignment with smart defaults CREDIT + DEBIT CARDS • Charges attribute to the paycheck that will actually pay the statement • Carry-in / carry-out badges show what's settling this cycle vs next • Track balances and log payments; debit cards settle instantly SPLIT EXPENSES • Split any expense across as many people as you need • Request via Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, or cash and track who has paid • Received shares flow back in as income on the right paycheck ACCOUNTS & NET WORTH (Pro) • Manual-balance accounts for assets and liabilities • A net-worth roll-up: assets − liabilities − card debt • Per-account and per-card "include in net worth" toggles • Always your numbers — Pebble never fetches or guesses balances RECURRING & REMINDERS • Set a bill once; it materializes each cycle on its due date • Recurring income templates for predictable extra money • Optional local reminders a few days before each bill is due • Subscription health view with monthly + yearly totals EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iPhone and iPad, with an adaptive layout • Apple Watch app — glance, bills due, quick-add, and complications (free) • Home and Lock Screen widgets for Remaining, next bill, and splits • Private iCloud sync across your devices, plus daily iCloud Drive backups PRIVACY FIRST Your data lives in your own private iCloud. No account to create, no ads, no third-party trackers, no bank connections. Pebble never sees your finances. PEBBLE PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE The free tier covers everyday paycheck budgeting. Pebble Pro is a single $9.99 purchase (no subscription) that unlocks: • Unlimited cards, recurring templates, and split participants • Accounts and net-worth tracking • Full history and year recap • Unlimited future-month planning • CSV and PDF export Budget the way you get paid. Download Pebble and take control of every paycheck.
Shift
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Know what you’re earning before payday. ShiftPay is a shift tracker and earnings planner for hourly and shift workers. Add your shifts, track hours, estimate earnings, and compare the expected payout with what actually arrived—all in one clear view. PLAN EVERY SHIFT • Organize work in a clear calendar • Set hourly rates and break times • Track hours, shifts, earnings, and advances • Get reminders before shifts and around payday UNDERSTAND EVERY PAYOUT • See estimated earnings by period and employer • Compare ShiftPay’s estimate with your actual payout • Review regular pay and applicable bonuses • Keep eight supported currencies separate, without automatic conversion DO MORE WITH PREMIUM • Apply night, weekend, holiday, and overtime pay modifiers • Manage multiple employers • Save reusable shift templates • Create and share monthly salary PDF reports OPTIONAL PRIVACY Protect access with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode when supported. Whether you work in hospitality, healthcare, retail, logistics, manufacturing, or any other hourly role, ShiftPay gives you a calmer way to stay on top of your schedule and expected pay. ShiftPay provides estimates for personal tracking. Your final payout may differ. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pebble at every 3 days against Shift's every 5 weeks. Shift's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Pebble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pebble ships an update every 3 days, Shift every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pebble | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CLMS Studio LLC | Vitalij Beca |
In-app purchases
Pebble
- Pebble Pro$9.99
Shift
- ShiftPay Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- ShiftPay Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year









