Comparison

Shift Pay Audit vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

Shift Pay Audit

Features
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Keep a clear record of the shifts you worked, the pay rules you used, and the gross pay you expect. Shift Pay Audit is for people who want to check their own record before they ask payroll a question. Set up a job, choose a pay period, add your shifts, and compare your estimate with the gross amount on your stub. It is deliberately a record-and-review tool — not a time clock, payroll service, tax calculator, or legal service. HOW IT WORKS • Add a job with its hourly rate and overtime rule. • Choose a pay schedule and see the period boundaries before you log anything. • Record regular, split, or overnight shifts. Each entry keeps its UTC offset, so the app never guesses at daylight-saving changes. • Review paid hours, gross pay, rounding, and overtime line by line. • Enter the gross amount from your pay stub to see the difference beside your own estimate. USEFUL WHEN YOU • Work more than one job or use different hourly rates. • Need to keep a personal record of overnight shifts or changing pay rules. • Want a CSV that shows the shifts and rules behind an estimate. • Prefer to check your record privately before you contact payroll. FREE AND LIFETIME PRO Start with one complete job and your latest pay period. Lifetime Pro is a one-time purchase that adds up to three jobs, custom rate and overtime rules, full history, and CSV export. There are no subscriptions. If you bought Shift Pay Audit 1.0, your existing purchase keeps Lifetime Pro access after updating. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your jobs, shifts, rates, and notes stay on your device. No account, employer login, ads, cloud sync, or analytics service is required. If you export a CSV, you choose where it goes. Purchases and Restore Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store; Shift Pay Audit does not receive your payment-card details. A NOTE ABOUT ESTIMATES Your result is based on the shift data and rules you enter. A difference from a pay stub is a prompt to review the details — it does not prove a payroll mistake and is not tax, wage-law, or legal advice.

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Kept

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Kept is a money tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch built around one idea: an entry should take two taps, not a form. FAST ENTRY • The keypad, your categories and the day's total live on one screen • Type the amount, tap a category — the entry is saved • Need details? Long-press to open the full form with account, date, note and tags • Deleted or edited by mistake? Undo brings it back, even several times in a row • Built-in calculator keys for splitting a bill on the spot • Stays fast even with years of history CARD PAYMENTS THAT LOG THEMSELVES • Set up a Wallet automation in Shortcuts once — every Apple Pay purchase arrives in Kept as a pending entry • Merchant and card are filled in, and the category comes from your last purchase there • Payments land in the account named like the card, and if you move one, Kept remembers your choice • A new merchant waits for you to pick a category — no wild guesses • Confirm in one tap, or edit before confirming APPLE WATCH, SIRI, CONTROL CENTER • Quick entry from your wrist, today's and this month's totals for every account • Complications keep the totals on your watch face • Entries with a category are confirmed right away, with a few seconds to undo • “Add expense in Kept” with Siri and Shortcuts • Siri and the Action button on Apple Watch: log a purchase without reaching for your iPhone • A new entry button in Control Center ACCOUNTS AND CURRENCIES • Card, cash, savings — as many accounts as you need • Every account keeps its own currency, amounts are entered in that currency • Exchange rates load automatically; the total balance is converted for you • Transfers between accounts, even across currencies: the rate fills in an estimate, or enter what actually arrived • Merge two accounts: entries, rules and card links move over and the balances add up • Keep a stash out of your total balance and widgets • Pin the currencies you watch and convert any pair in the built-in calculator SEE WHERE MONEY GOES • Calendar with a total for every day • History with search, filters by period and account, and sorting • Where you spend: which stores and places take the most, with your average purchase • Category breakdown, cash flow and balance trend: this month, last month, 3 months, a year or any range • Compare months or weeks on the same days, with pace and a forecast • Budgets by category or for all spending, with your pace and a daily allowance • Budgets show past months and spending planned for later • Start the month on payday and choose the first day of the week • Recurring entries for rent, subscriptions and salary • Receipt photos attached to any entry WIDGETS • Total balance with a button that hides the amount • Exchange rate for the pair you choose • Income, expenses and top categories for the month • Quick entry: tap a category and the app opens ready for the amount • Lock Screen widgets for balance, rate and the month YOURS ONLY • Everything is stored on your iPhone • Optional iCloud sync between your own devices • Passcode with Face ID, and the app blurs itself in the app switcher • No accounts, no ads, no analytics, nothing collected • Works with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and haptic feedback IMPORT AND BACKUP • Import and export CSV, compatible with Spent • Full backup to a file you control, receipts included — open it straight from Files, Mail or AirDrop • The app keeps earlier versions of your data before replacing or erasing it • A gentle reminder when it's been a month since your last backup

Screenshots

Shift Pay Audit4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Pay Audit at none against Kept's 3. Shift Pay Audit also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kept sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shift Pay Audit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Pay Audit ships an update every 8 days, Kept every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Shift Pay Audit versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Pay AuditKept
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer于川 曹Yevhenii Mahlena

In-app purchases

None

Shift Pay Audit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kept

One-time3
  • Coffee for the Developer$0.99
  • Lunch for the Developer$4.99
  • Dinner for the Developer$9.99

Questions

Is Shift Pay Audit free?
Shift Pay Audit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Pay Audit or Kept have ads?
Neither Shift Pay Audit nor Kept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Pay Audit or Kept?
Shift Pay Audit ships an update every 8 days, and Kept every 5 days. Most recently, Shift Pay Audit was updated on October 31, 2026 and Kept on October 31, 2026.

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