Rest Assured vs ShiftLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Rest Assured
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Rest Assured β Music Practice Log Build a more consistent, focused, and rewarding music practice routine. Rest Assured helps musicians plan their practice, stay on time, and see their progress. Set goals for multiple instruments, organize practice routines, time each session, add notes and reflections, and review your activity through a calendar and detailed practice history. Whether youβre learning your first instrument or refining an advanced repertoire, Rest Assured gives you the tools to practice with purpose. Included at no cost: β’ Set practice goals for multiple instruments β’ Track sessions with a countdown timer or stopwatch β’ Record practice dates, durations, categories, notes, goals, and reflections β’ Explore your practice history and search previous sessions β’ View your consistency and minutes practiced on a visual calendar β’ Follow weekly statistics, personal bests, and practice trends β’ Customize the appβs color theme and accessibility settings Rest Assured Pro Unlock additional tools designed to make every practice session more productive. Advanced metronome β’ Choose a preset tempo, adjust it with a slider, or use tap tempo β’ Practice with quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, or triplets β’ Select straight or swung rhythms β’ Accent the first beat of each measure β’ Use Tempo Trainer to gradually increase the tempo after a chosen number of measures Practice recordings β’ Record your practice and listen back for self-evaluation β’ Automatically associate recordings with the sessionβs date, time, and instrument β’ Compare recordings to hear how your playing develops Chromatic tuner and drone β’ Identify the nearest pitch and see how many cents sharp or flat you are β’ Customize the Concert A reference pitch β’ Transpose by up to 12 semitones β’ Play a sustained reference note with the built-in drone Deliberate practice β’ Define a passage or skill you want to improve β’ Set a target number of clean repetitions β’ Track your progress toward completing the goal Hands-free controls β’ Start a practice session using Siri β’ Start and complete sessions from Apple Watch Routines β’ Add structure to your practices β’ Sections include: scales, warm up, repertoire, songs, and more PRIVACY POLICY: https://zaquirk.github.io/Rest-Assured/Privacy-Policy/β¨ SUPPORT: https://zaquirk.github.io/Rest-Assured/Support/β¨ TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShiftLife
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Build a rhythm around your shifts. ShiftLife brings your shift cycle, daily plans, routines, and goals together. SHIFT CYCLE AND DAILY PLAN β’ Create your shift cycle and 24-hour day templates. β’ Record leave, sick days, shift swaps, and overtime on the relevant dates. β’ See your blocks, next step, and plans on the Today screen. ROUTINES AND GOALS β’ Schedule recurring routines around your shift pattern. β’ Break goals into projects, milestones, and smaller steps. β’ Record work sessions and review planned versus completed work. OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS β’ With Pro, send shifts and optional handovers 90 days ahead, plus sleep, family time, rounds and other timed plan blocks 30 days ahead, one way to Apple Calendar or Google Calendar. β’ See the current and next block in Pro widgets, and turn on local reminders when you want them. β’ If you connect Apple Health, view sleep, step, and active energy summaries. ShiftLife sends a sleep record only with your explicit approval. Use core planning without creating an account. Pro unlocks higher planning limits, advanced analytics, calendar connections, widgets, and CSV export. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options appear in the app. The yearly free trial appears only for eligible App Store accounts. Your plans and records stay on your device in this version. Calendar connections you enable send relevant events to your selected calendar provider. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lifedevlabs.com/en/privacy/
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Verdict
Rest Assured and ShiftLife are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rest Assured sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShiftLife sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Rest Assured | ShiftLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Quirk | TAHIR GENCTOG |
In-app purchases
Rest Assured
- Rest Assured Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Rest Assured Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
- Rest Assured Pro - One-time$19.99
ShiftLife
- ShiftLife Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- ShiftLife Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- ShiftLife Pro Lifetime$99.99









