Comparison

ShiftSlip vs Count My Shift

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

Head to head
About

ShiftSlip

Features
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ShiftSlip is the notebook you fill in when the shift ends. Hours. Cash tips. Charge tips. What you tipped out. Four numbers, one screen, about fifteen seconds - and ShiftSlip tells you what that shift really paid you per hour once the tip-out came off. WHAT IT ANSWERS β€’ What did that shift actually pay me, per hour, after the tip-out? β€’ Is Tuesday lunch worth picking up, or worth trading away? β€’ What did this pay period come to, and does it match my paycheque? β€’ Where is the record my employer and my tax preparer are going to ask for? THE TIP-OUT, DONE PROPERLY Set a rule per job - a percentage of tips, a percentage of sales, a flat amount, or a figure you type - and split it across the bar, the bussers, the host and the runners by name. ShiftSlip resolves it, shows every share, and never quietly rounds a cent away. THE DAILY TIP RECORD IRS Publication 531 tells tipped employees to write down, every workday: cash tips, charge tips, the value of noncash tips, and the tips they paid out - and to give the month's report to their employer by the 10th of the next month. ShiftSlip keeps exactly those fields, day by day, with your employer and business name on it and the monthly total at the foot. It also keeps voluntary tips and service charges or auto-gratuities in two separate columns, because they are not the same thing. ShiftSlip produces records and does arithmetic on them. It is not tax advice, and it does not calculate tax, deductions or refunds. EXPORT IS FREE. ALWAYS. CSV for a spreadsheet, printable PDF for a person, any date range, straight to the share sheet. It is free and behind no purchase - and with no cloud in this version, it is also how you keep a copy. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE TOO β€’ Effective hourly, tips per hour and tip percentage on every shift β€’ Weekly, pay-period and monthly totals - weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly cycles β€’ Charts by week, by day of week and by job β€’ Several jobs, for doubles and second jobs, each with its own rate, cycle and rules β€’ An optional check against a minimum wage you enter yourself, so you can see a period worth asking about β€’ A photo of the paper closeout slip attached to the shift, if you want one No feature is locked. No subscription. No trial. WORKS IN THE BACK OF HOUSE Your jobs, shifts, tips, tip-outs and reports are stored only on this iPhone. There is no account, no email sign-up, no cloud and no server, so it works with no signal at 1am and there is nothing to sync, sell or breach. FREE, WITH ADS - AND A WAY OUT ShiftSlip is free and supported by Google AdMob. A banner sits at the bottom of the dashboard, history, reports and jobs screens, and a single full-screen ad can appear on the summary after a shift has already been saved. No ad ever appears while you are entering a shift, splitting a tip-out, reading the daily tip record or exporting. One optional purchase removes all advertising forever, and unlocks nothing, because nothing else is locked. GOOD TO KNOW β€’ iPhone, iOS 17 or later β€’ Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese β€’ Light and dark, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver supported β€’ Sample data on first run, so you can see it working before typing anything β€’ This version has no notifications, no shift scheduling, no cloud sync, no CSV import and no receipt scanning

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Count My Shift

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A little clarity after every shift. Count My Shift is a personal tip and shift-income notebook for servers, bartenders and other tipped workers. Record your hours, wages, cash and card tips, and tip-out. See what you earned and keep your shift history in one place. Track income in multiple currencies and see combined totals in your chosen reporting currency. LOG YOUR SHIFTS β€’ Record paid hours, hourly wages, cash tips, card tips and tip-out. β€’ See tips kept, wages and total earnings for each shift. β€’ Add notes, edit records and keep track of payments you actually received. UNDERSTAND YOUR EARNINGS β€’ Review weekly, monthly and yearly summaries. β€’ See your average earnings per paid hour. β€’ Browse and filter your shift history. β€’ Choose the start of your pay week. β€’ Choose a currency for each job and see combined totals in your reporting currency. KEEP YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU β€’ Use your notebook offline. β€’ Sync through your private iCloud account when iCloud is available. β€’ Export shifts as CSV and create backup files. β€’ Set optional reminders to log your shifts. START FREE. ADD PLUS WHEN YOU NEED IT. The free app supports one active job, shift history, basic summaries, iCloud sync, backup and CSV export. Count My Shift Plus is an optional one-time in-app purchase that adds multiple active jobs and job comparisons. No subscription. YOUR NOTEBOOK IS YOUR BUSINESS No separate app account is required. Optional usage analytics starts only if you choose to enable it. Your job names, notes, hours worked and income amounts are not sent to analytics. Use Count My Shift on iPhone and iPad, with layouts adapted for portrait and landscape on iPad. The initial currency follows your device’s region. Choose your reporting currency in Settings; it also becomes the default for new jobs. Saved records and CSV exports keep their original amounts and currencies. Totals in one currency keep that currency. Mixed-currency summaries use published exchange rates on or before each shift date. Converted totals are estimates; bank and tax amounts may differ. Downloaded rates work offline; missing rates need an internet connection. Earnings are before taxes and other deductions. This is a personal record-keeping app, not payroll, tax filing or a bank connection.

Screenshots

ShiftSlip4 screens
Count My Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Count My Shift at none against ShiftSlip's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. ShiftSlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Count My Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
ShiftSlip versus Count My Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftSlipCount My Shift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerorlando florezAldo Leka

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShiftSlip

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Count My Shift

One-time1
  • Count My Shift Plus$11.99

Questions

Is ShiftSlip free?
ShiftSlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count My Shift free?
Count My Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShiftSlip or Count My Shift have ads?
ShiftSlip shows ads; Count My Shift does not.

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