Comparison

Resurf vs Shift Plan Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Resurf

This app acts as a personal library for all your saved content, from links and notes to images and PDFs. It allows for quick capture and organization, with features like voice note transcription and a visual library for easy retrieval. Your data is private by default, stored locally and synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Quick capture of links, notes, photos, videos, audio, PDFs
  • Voice notes with automatic transcription
  • Visual library with previews
  • Full-text search
  • iCloud sync
  • Private by default, local-first storage
Features
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You save things all day: links, screenshots, half-formed ideas, that article you'll definitely read later. Then you never see them again. Resurf is a personal library for everything worth keeping. Capture in seconds, organize when you feel like it, and actually find things when you need them. Capture without friction Share links, images, videos, and PDFs to Resurf from any app. Two taps and you're back to what you were doing. Or open Resurf and jot a note before the thought escapes. Record it, keep a clean note Record a thought on a walk. Resurf transcribes the recording, titles it, and cleans it into a readable note. The original audio and raw transcript stay one tap away. Transcription can run entirely on your iPhone. Save now, organize later New captures land in your inbox. File them into spaces when you have a minute. Or don't. Search finds them either way. A library you can actually browse Your saves display as a visual library of covers, images, and previews, so you can find things the way you remember them. Private by default Resurf is local-first. Your captures live on your device, sync through your personal iCloud, and never touch our servers. No account. No analytics. No tracking. The optional AI features use your own OpenAI key, or run entirely on-device. Works with Resurf for Mac Capture on your iPhone, and it's in your library on the Mac when you sit down to work. The iPhone app is free. Resurf for iOS includes: quick capture for links, notes, photos, videos, audio and PDFs · a share extension for saving from any app · voice notes with automatic transcription (on-device or with your own OpenAI key) · a recording Live Activity · spaces and tags · a lightweight task list · full-text search · iCloud sync · light and dark themes. Questions or ideas? resurf.so/feedback

About

Shift Plan Reminder

Features
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Shift Plan Reminder is a cute, offline-first shift calendar for nurses and everyone working shifts. FEATURES • Add shifts in one tap: early, late, night, on-call – or your own shift types • Rotation templates for recurring patterns • Scan a paper roster with your camera (text recognition on your device) • Reminders before each shift and rest-time hints • Hours overview and CSV export • Home Screen widget and Apple Watch app with complication • App Lock with Face ID / Touch ID • Optional sync via your own private iCloud PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your shifts stay on your device (or in your own iCloud if you turn it on). LANGUAGES 23 languages, including English, German and Persian (Farsi) with right-to-left layout – switchable inside the app.

Screenshots

Resurf4 screens
Shift Plan Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Resurf at Free against Shift Plan Reminder's $3.99. Resurf also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Resurf is free to download; Shift Plan Reminder costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resurf ships an update every 2 days, Shift Plan Reminder every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Resurf versus Shift Plan Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResurfShift Plan Reminder
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDipmal LakhaniAbolfazl Rejali

In-app purchases

None

Resurf

No in-app purchases

None

Shift Plan Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Resurf free?
Resurf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Plan Reminder free?
Shift Plan Reminder costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Resurf or Shift Plan Reminder have ads?
Neither Resurf nor Shift Plan Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resurf or Shift Plan Reminder?
Resurf ships an update every 2 days, and Shift Plan Reminder every 6 days. Most recently, Resurf was updated on October 15, 2026 and Shift Plan Reminder on October 24, 2026.

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