SmartShift vs SharedChores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartShift
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If you work shifts, you know the hassle. What am I on next week, how many hours have I done this month, who can cover me on Saturday. SmartShift keeps it all in one place and does the maths for you. YOUR SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Build your shifts with their own name, color, hours and breaks. Split shifts, overnight shifts that run past midnight, two shifts in one day: they all fit. See the full month, the week in detail, or the whole year when you plan your time off. STOP FILLING IN DAY BY DAY Set up your pattern once — four earlies, two lates, two off, whatever yours is — and apply it to any date range. The schedule fills itself in. Swapped at the last minute? One tap on the day and it is done. HOURS THAT COUNT THEMSELVES Monthly and yearly hours, always up to date. Breaks come off, split shifts add up, and shifts that end at 3am are counted properly. Flag which shift types are overtime and know exactly how much extra you have done before payday. YOUR TEAM, INSIDE THE APP Start a group with your coworkers or join one with a code. See who is working each day without asking. And when you need a swap, you request it in the app: they accept, and both schedules update. No endless group chats, no screenshots. HOLIDAYS AND TIME OFF Pick your country and region and public holidays show up in your calendar, local ones included. Keep track of your annual leave and see how many days you have left. WHEREVER YOU NEED IT Widgets to check your week or your month straight from the home screen. An alert before each shift, as far ahead as you want it. Export to your iPhone calendar or save the month as a PDF. Works with no signal: note anything down and it syncs once you are back online. START WITHOUT GIVING YOUR EMAIL You can use SmartShift without creating an account at all. Your shifts stay on your iPhone and nobody else sees them. If you later want to sync across devices or join a group, create the account then and everything comes with you. Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Turkish and Chinese.
SharedChores
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Stop carrying the whole reminder list. SharedChores turns “Can you do that?” into “Already done.” Share the everyday stuff, see who’s got what, and watch the list get lighter—without turning chores into an allowance or a public contest. Add a chore in seconds. Give it to someone, or leave it up for grabs. Everyone can claim what they can handle, mark it done, and move the group one step closer. Busy day? Add one optional completion photo while marking a chore done so your private group can see what was finished. Photos are never public and disappear automatically after 90 days. Choose 1–5 Chore Points when you make a chore, then watch those little high-fives add up for the person who handled it. Lifetime totals stay inside your group. If a child’s chore needs an adult check, its points appear only after approval. Keep a gentle rhythm without the guilt. Your private Together streak celebrates consecutive days when anyone in the group finishes something, and a timed chore can carry one optional heads-up an hour before it is due—never a string of repeat pings. Split tonight’s reset with your partner. Make helping out clearer for the kids. Keep a bigger crew moving when there are more hands in the mix. Your group simply grows as you add people. Open Chore Rewards when you want extra motivation. Choose a challenge that fits real life—tonight, this weekend, this month, the whole year, your own dates, or no deadline—and add an optional reward for everyone to enjoy. Start with an editable idea like Win the Week, make your own, or keep using everyday chores without a challenge. WITH SHAREDCHORES: - Know who’s got what—and what anyone can grab - Optional adult checks for a child’s finished chores - Add one optional private completion photo when marking a chore done - Choose a private 1–5 Chore Point value that feels fair for each chore - Keep a positive Together streak going as a group—without streak-loss pressure - Add one optional, friendly heads-up before a timed chore - Add an optional group reward to any challenge - Invite other adults privately, keep track of invitation status, and set up child devices without a child email or phone number - Look back on weekly recaps without resetting bigger goals - Share a win without turning your group into a public feed SharedChores requires a subscription. Choose $49.00 a year or $5.99 a month in the U.S. One subscription covers your whole group, with room for up to 10 people, repeating routines, optional private completion photos, shared challenges, and complete history. Both plans renew automatically unless canceled. There is no free plan or free trial. Start with a few thoughtful choices about what would make everyday life easier. Build a first plan, make your group, and pick your subscription. Skip any preference question. If you choose to share your answers, the app’s creator can use those choices to make SharedChores better; sharing is optional. Private by design. No ads. No public profiles. No contact uploads. No public chore pages. Get it done together. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartShift at none against SharedChores's 2. SharedChores's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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
Both are free to download. SharedChores sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. SmartShift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartShift | SharedChores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lapisoft Projects SL | Cerebra Enterprises, LLC |
In-app purchases
SmartShift
No in-app purchases
SharedChores
- SharedChores Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
- SharedChores Plus Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year









