Comparison

CrossShift vs DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter

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

Head to head
About

CrossShift

Manage your work schedule, set custom alarms, and track work hours. Offers features for individual users and business teams, including roster management, leave requests, and pay estimates. Supports various import and export options for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift alarms
  • Rotation and date change support
  • Team roster management
  • Leave and overtime request handling
  • Work hour and pay estimates
  • Schedule import (ICS, image)
  • Export reports (PDF, CSV)
Features
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Room for life, even when shifts change. Rosters, alarms and work records for rotating shifts and irregular routines. SCHEDULES & ALARMS Set shift hours and alarms. Cycles, dated changes, multiple daily shifts, batch edits and regional holiday/make-up days. Customize rest-day names/icons/colors; default: no alarm, work hours or leave deduction. Name alarms; choose personal or one team calendar for alarms, independently of the calendar viewed. WEATHER REMINDERS Home shows weather, shift and alarm. Tap to edit; confirm each change. With consent, ongoing cloud reminders use the last synced area, roster and alarms, including cycles/holidays. Sync changes; forecasts/alerts depend on network, system and permissions. VOICE & TIMING Optional on-device speech reads shifts/available forecasts: Chinese voices, three speeds, preview; off by default. Move automatic alarms 1–180 minutes by weekday/date. Dates take priority; one-time manual edits stay. Guided setup: skip, resume, saved drafts. BUSINESS TEAMS Owners manage people/shifts, review/publish rosters and handle swap, overtime, leave and handover requests. Members view their roster and request free; they set their own alarms, never activated by publication. Plans, hours, leave balances and exports follow permissions, not actual attendance/payroll. Business includes personal Pro for its holder, not all members. Delegation/ownership transfer require rights and Business eligibility. HOURS, LEAVE & PAY Free completed-shift counts by month/year/custom period; custom closing dates or fixed-day cycles. Pro: planned/counted hours, differences, overtime, notes, rates, leave quotas and time off in lieu. Enter overtime or calculate from planned/actual end times and breaks. Date details/editors show saved records: edit/delete/revoke, full-screen overtime, daily/total leave deductions. Pro estimates pay by pay period, records received pay and differences, not employer payroll. LIVE ACTIVITIES Pro: ring, large countdown or today's earnings; progress, estimated pay, anniversaries. Choose content/hide amounts. Push refresh depends on network/system. Pay is timestamped, refreshed on opening, not continuous actual income. IMPORT & EXPORT Free Calendar/ICS/image imports; unlimited on-device recognition. Review/match/create shifts and edit dates/times first. Optional Pro cloud recognition requires consent each use: images, including names, employee IDs and rosters, go to CrossShift/recognition providers. Check results. Pro exports PDF, CSV and long-image reports. THEMES & LIFE Pro photo themes: position, colors, card opacity, saved variants; edit built-in light/dark themes. Local wallpaper on all five tabs or Home only. Original shift colors, saturation, clearer selected dates. Share rosters, each person managing their own; member notes stay local. Birthday/anniversary/exam reminders. Widgets: alarms, calendars, shared rosters, hours, anniversaries; some need Pro. YOUR SETUP iPhone/iPad; avatars, sounds, time formats, dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, 18 languages. No account for personal rosters/alarms; sharing needs one. Apple sign-in; regional mini-program login. Optional sync: supported shifts, rosters, leave quotas, overtime; excludes alarms, pay, anniversaries, wallpaper, member notes. Location optional for basic rosters/alarms. Update checks, guides, FAQ, feedback. Free iCloud Drive automatic/versioned backups; manual JSON restore. UP TO 3 MONTHS OF PRO First work roster: 1 month; qualifying referrals: 1 each, up to 2. Friends complete a roster and confirm your code in Settings. Sign in to claim; see in-app rules. Apple offer codes start auto-renewing monthly Pro; local App Store prices apply after the free period. Cancel in Apple subscriptions. Annual members can save referral rewards until expiry; annual renewal unchanged. Pro/Business prices and benefits in-app. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://crossshiftalarm.com/privacy/

About

DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter

Track important dates with a minimalist, card-style interface. Automatically counts down future events and up past ones, with flexible repeat options for yearly, monthly, or weekly occurrences. Organize events into separate categories for a clutter-free experience.

Highlights
  • Card-style user interface
  • Automatic future countdowns and past count-ups
  • Flexible yearly, monthly, and weekly repeats
  • Event organization into separate books
  • Private by default, no account required
Features
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DayCard — Minimalist Countdown & Anniversary A quiet, minimalist countdown app for the dates worth remembering. CARD-STYLE UX A wallet-style stack of date cards. Tap to expand, long-press to reorder. Soft colors, generous whitespace, and your day count always takes center stage. SMART DATE MATH Future dates count down. Past dates count up. No modes or switches needed. FLEXIBLE REPEATS Repeat events yearly, monthly, or weekly. DayCard automatically finds the next occurrence, including leap years and different month lengths. BOOKS FOR YOUR DATES Organize events into separate books. Keep trips, anniversaries, work, and memories neatly organized. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your dates stay on your device. No account, no tracking, no clutter. Terms of Use: https://jiangsanjie.github.io/doc/daycard/term

Screenshots

CrossShift4 screens
DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter at 17.2 against CrossShift's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. CrossShift sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrossShift ships an update every 4 days, DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CrossShift versus DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossShiftDayCard·Countdown·Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer培培 李鹏 蒋

Customer experience

CrossShift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CrossShift

Subscriptions4
  • CrossShift Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Business Monthly$3.991 Month
  • CrossShift Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
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  • Business Yearly$24.991 Year
3 purchases

DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter

Subscriptions2
  • monthly$2.991 Month
  • annual$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is CrossShift free?
CrossShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter free?
DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CrossShift or DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter have ads?
Neither CrossShift nor DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrossShift or DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter?
CrossShift ships an update every 4 days, and DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter every 6 days. Most recently, CrossShift was updated on November 10, 2026 and DayCard·Countdown·Day Counter on October 31, 2026.

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