Comparison

Shift vs Allez

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

Head to head
About

Shift

This interval timer app simplifies workout setup with customizable work, rest, and repeat cycles. It offers background timing, voice cues, and a live activity display for seamless tracking. Your workout history is stored locally for easy recall.

Highlights
  • Customizable work, rest, and repeat intervals
  • Background workout timing
  • Voice cues and tone options
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
  • Workout history stored locally
  • Sideways workout display option
Features
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Shift is an interval timer made as simple as possible (but not any simpler). Set up in seconds: • Work • Rest • 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: • Voice cues or simple tones that don’t lower your music • Keeps time in the background • A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • A workout display you can turn sideways • Made for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad Completely free. No ads, no paywall, no subscriptions. No accounts or tracking. Your workout history stays on your device.

About

Allez

Features
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An interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, boxing rounds and circuit training. THE TIMER • Work, rest, sets, recovery and cycles, each set in seconds • Get ready, warm-up and cooldown, all optional • Total time shown before you start, and the next interval always on screen • Skip forward, skip back, pause and resume mid-workout START IN ONE TAP • Six templates: Classic Tabata, EMOM, 30/30, 40/20, Boxing rounds, Beginner • The classic 20/10 × 8 Tabata without setting anything up SOUND • Four beep styles: Classic, Wood, Digital and Chime • Or a voice that says the words out loud: Get ready, Work, Rest, Done • Choose any English voice on your iPhone, and hear it before you pick • A 3-2-1 countdown before every change, and a cue volume of your own • Plays over Apple Music and Spotify, and still sounds with the ring switch silenced ON THE LOCK SCREEN • The interval and its countdown live in the Dynamic Island • The Lock Screen shows the same, so a glance is enough • Cues keep playing with the screen off or another app in front IT NEVER DRIFTS • The timer reads the clock instead of counting ticks • A thirty-minute routine finishes within a tenth of a second YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account and no ads • Routines, history and settings stay on your iPhone • Light, dark, or follow the system FREE • The whole timer, three saved routines, your last five workouts PRO, ONE PAYMENT • Unlimited saved routines • Named exercises: "Burpees" on the timer instead of "Work" • Blocks: several exercises in one routine, each with its own work, rest and sets • Full history with weekly stats • No subscription, nothing to cancel Questions or ideas? Tap Send Feedback in Settings. A real person reads every message.

Screenshots

Shift4 screens
Allez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift at none against Allez's 1. Allez's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26). On price, 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. Allez sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shift versus Allez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftAllez
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS2616.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorick van MeijerenJoao Gomes

In-app purchases

None

Shift

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Allez

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Allez free?
Allez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift or Allez have ads?
Neither Shift nor Allez shows ads.

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