Comparison

Shift vs Hiito

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

Head to head
About

Shift

Features
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Shift is an interval timer made as simple as possible (but not any simpler). Set up in seconds: β€’ Work β€’ Rest β€’ Repeat How long you exercise – how long you recover – how many rounds. That’s all. Tap Start and Shift takes it from there. Finished workouts stay in History, so your last workout can be your next preset. Load it and go. A few essentials: β€’ Voice cues or simple tones that don’t lower your music β€’ Keeps time in the background β€’ A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€’ A workout display you can turn sideways β€’ Made for iPhone and iPad Completely free. No ads, no paywall, no subscriptions. No accounts, analytics or tracking. Your workouts stay on your device.

About

Hiito

Features
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A plain workout log for the gym. Pick an exercise, check off each set, and the rest timer starts by itself. β€’ Tap a muscle on the body map to pick from 80+ exercises, or add your own with a photo β€’ Log weight Γ— reps and check off each set. Last time's numbers are filled in and shown next to every set, in kg or lb β€’ Check a set and the rest timer starts, with its own rest length for each exercise. Beeps or a voice cue play over your music β€’ Rest countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island β€’ Save the exercises you always do as a routine and start it with one tap, or turn a finished workout into a routine β€’ Warm-up, drop and failure sets, automatic warm-up sets, RPE, supersets, a plate calculator and notes β€’ A progress chart for every exercise (estimated 1RM, top weight, volume), PRs, a calendar, editing past workouts or logging missed ones, CSV export β€’ Free, no ads, no tracking. Sign-in is optional: without it your log stays on this phone, with it your log syncs across phones Pick an exercise, lift, and check the set. Hiito remembers the numbers and times your rest.

Screenshots

Shift4 screens
Hiito3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hiito at 16.4 against Shift's 26. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update every 4 days, Hiito every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Shift versus Hiito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftHiito
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS2616.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorick van MeijerenSeungHyun Kim

In-app purchases

None

Shift

No in-app purchases

None

Hiito

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hiito free?
Hiito is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shift or Hiito have ads?
Neither Shift nor Hiito shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift or Hiito?
Shift ships an update every 4 days, and Hiito every 3 days. Most recently, Shift was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hiito on October 13, 2026.

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