Comparison

ShiftSlip vs Earnly

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

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About

ShiftSlip

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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 • What did that shift actually pay me, per hour, after the tip-out? • Is Tuesday lunch worth picking up, or worth trading away? • What did this pay period come to, and does it match my paycheque? • 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 • Effective hourly, tips per hour and tip percentage on every shift • Weekly, pay-period and monthly totals - weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly cycles • Charts by week, by day of week and by job • Several jobs, for doubles and second jobs, each with its own rate, cycle and rules • An optional check against a minimum wage you enter yourself, so you can see a period worth asking about • 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 • iPhone, iOS 17 or later • Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese • Light and dark, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver supported • Sample data on first run, so you can see it working before typing anything • This version has no notifications, no shift scheduling, no cloud sync, no CSV import and no receipt scanning

About

Earnly

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See what every minute you work is worth. Earnly is the hours, pay and tip tracker for people paid by the hour: servers, baristas, bartenders, cashiers, couriers, retail and warehouse staff, security guards, caregivers and students with a part-time job. Tap Start when your shift begins and watch your earnings climb in real time. No ads, no subscription, no servers. YOUR PAYCHECK AT A GLANCE • The big number: what you've earned this pay period • Today's earnings, hours worked and a countdown to payday • Weekly, biweekly, twice-a-month or monthly pay periods CLOCK IN WITH ONE TAP • Live timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with Break and End buttons • Start or stop straight from an interactive widget • Forgot to hit Start? Add shifts manually: start, end, paid or unpaid breaks, overnight shifts TIPS, DONE RIGHT • Cash and card tips tracked separately • Tip-out as a fixed amount or a percentage • See your real hourly rate with tips included WIDGETS & REMINDERS • Home and Lock Screen widgets: period earnings, today, payday countdown, goal ring • "Forgot to clock out?" reminder • Payday morning notice and an optional weekly summary All notifications are local, generated on your iPhone. FREE • 1 job • Live timer and manual shifts • Cash and card tips, tip-out • Pay period summary • Widgets and notifications EARNLY PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Multiple jobs • Overtime, night, weekend and holiday pay rules, with editable presets for the US, Canada, UK, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Brazil, Korea and Türkiye • Estimated take-home pay based on your own deduction percentage • Weekly, monthly and yearly reports and charts, including your real hourly earnings with tips • PDF and CSV timesheet export • iCloud sync between your devices • Earnings goals with a progress ring • Themes, accent colors and alternative app icons • Export shifts to Calendar YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • No account, no sign-up • No ads, no tracking • Your shifts stay on your iPhone, and in your own private iCloud if you turn on sync • Purchases are processed by Apple Good to know: Earnly helps you keep your own records. Pay presets are starting points you can edit, not legal advice. Take-home pay is an estimate based on the percentage you enter, not a tax or payroll calculation. Always compare with your official pay stub. Questions or ideas? https://sbkokesmer-earnly.netlify.app/support/

Screenshots

ShiftSlip4 screens
Earnly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ShiftSlip versus Earnly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftSlipEarnly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerorlando florezsalih berkay kokesmer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShiftSlip

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Earnly

One-time1
  • Earnly Pro$6.99

Questions

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

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