Comparison

Text Delay vs Supershift

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

Head to head
About

Text Delay

Schedule texts, tweets, and emails to be sent at a later time. Automate message delivery for convenience and to ensure messages are sent at the optimal moment. Offers a premium service for fully automatic sending without user interaction.

Highlights
  • Schedule text messages
  • Schedule tweets
  • Schedule emails
  • Automatic message sending
  • Delayed message delivery
Features
Read full description

** Over 250,000 messages have been scheduled using Text Delay! Thank you for all the support. ** Delay sending your texts, send when they make sense! Send texts, tweets and emails when it's the right time. This app also offers Text Delay Plus. A service that sends texts automatically when you want them sent. It's not a reminder, you don't have to tap anything, it just sends your text when you want it sent. Terms of Use: https://textdelay.app/terms

About

Supershift

Manage your shift work schedule with ease, track earnings and hours, and view upcoming shifts on your Apple Watch. Customize shifts with colors and icons, and plan rotations up to two years in advance. Includes reporting, dark mode, and widgets for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Shift scheduling and tracking
  • Earnings and hours reports
  • Customizable shifts with colors/icons
  • Rotation planning up to 2 years
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Widgets for schedule view
  • Dark mode
Features
Read full description

Supershift is the world's most downloaded and highest-rated shift calendar app on iOS. It is built specifically for nurses, doctors, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, factory and manufacturing workers, retail staff, airport crew, and bus, train, and tram drivers. No account required. No internet required. Open the app and start planning immediately - your schedule is yours, stored entirely on your device, and available anywhere from the ward to the cab to the factory floor. If you are looking for an alternative to bloated shift apps that track your data or force you to log in, Supershift is the cleaner and faster. WHY SHIFT WORKERS CHOOSE SUPERSHIFT • Multiple shifts per day: Easily schedule early + late shifts, main + on-call, split shifts, or second jobs. • Custom emojis & colors: Assign specific colors and icons to every shift type so you can read your month at a glance. • Full Dark Mode: A beautiful, eye-friendly dark mode for comfortable night-shift viewing. • No account required: Start using it in seconds. • Works fully offline: Your schedule is always accessible, even without a cell signal or Wi-Fi. CALENDAR SHARING Share your work schedule with family, partners, friends, or coworkers so everyone stays in sync. Coordinate shift swaps, check availability instantly, and cut out the endless back-and-forth texting. SMART SHIFT ALARMS Stop setting alarms manually every Sunday night. Assign a wake-up time to each shift type once, and Supershift automatically sets the right alarm for every early, late, or night shift based on your schedule. COMPLEX ROTATIONS Define your rotation pattern once and apply it up to 2 years in advance. Supershift effortlessly handles 4-on-4-off, DuPont, Pitman, Panama, Continental, 2-2-3, and any custom rotation you throw at it. REPORTS & TRACKING Track earnings, shift differentials, hours per shift type, overtime, and shift counts (e.g., vacation days, sick days, training days). Perfect for verifying payroll checks and simplifying tax time. APPLE WATCH Glance at current and upcoming shifts right from your wrist. Watch complications include countdown timers showing exactly when your shift starts and how much time is remaining. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your schedule front and center with Day, 2-week, 4-week, or Agenda view widgets right on your home screen and lock screen. CLOUD SYNC Use optional Cloud Sync to keep your iPhone and iPad perfectly aligned, and to instantly restore your data when you get a new device. SUPERSHIFT PRO FEATURES • iOS Calendar Export: Push your shifts directly to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. • PDF Export: Create and share a polished PDF version of your monthly calendar complete with title, times, breaks, notes, location, and total hours worked. • External Calendar Integration: See birthdays, appointments, and personal events from your external calendars right alongside your shifts. Privacy Policy: https://supershift.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Text Delay4 screens
Supershift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Supershift at 96% against Text Delay's 15%. Supershift also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Text Delay's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Text Delay sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Supershift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Supershift holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supershift has 5.7K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Text Delay's written reviews are positive against 96% of Supershift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, Supershift weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Text Delay versus Supershift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText DelaySupershift
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (48 ratings)4.9 (5.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews96.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings485.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#122 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick WalterSupershift GmbH

Customer experience

Text Delay

All ratings47 ratings
Positive23.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative66.0%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative80.0%

Supershift

All ratings5,684 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,153 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%

User reviews

Text Delay

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful for organizing and scheduling messages
  • ⏰ Useful reminder functionality for deferred texts
  • 📝 Convenient for composing messages at inconvenient times
  • 🎯 Good for those who prefer manual send with reminders

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive monthly subscription required for core functionality
  • 🐛 Messages marked as 'overdue' but never sent
  • 📱 Texts send from random/different phone numbers
  • ❌ Auto-send feature doesn't actually work automatically
  • 🚫 No way to cancel subscription or contact support

Supershift

From 5.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable
  • 💡 Useful features (pay calculation, reports)
  • 🚀 Efficient shift management
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync issues
  • 💡 Desire for more customization options
  • 💡 Need for better export/sharing functionality
  • 🐛 Bugs with shift deletion/editing

Bugs and requests

Text Delay

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Scheduled messages fail to send despite appearing sent
  • Messages marked 'overdue' without being delivered
  • Auto-send feature requires manual send despite paid subscription
  • Texts send from random/unknown phone numbers instead of user's number
  • App crashes during message composition and sending
Show 7 more
  • Support email contact form greyed out and non-functional
  • Signature not saving or persisting in app
  • No account recovery mechanism for forgotten credentials
  • Notification system fails to alert users at scheduled times
  • Messages sent with app advertisement footer
  • Free version lacks any meaningful functionality
  • Premium features still unavailable after purchase

Requested features

13 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of monthly subscription
  • True automatic text sending without manual intervention
  • Send texts from user's own phone number
  • Edit functionality for pending/scheduled messages
  • Ability to resend previously sent messages at different times
Show 8 more
  • iMessage support in addition to SMS
  • Email scheduling with auto-send capability
  • Social media post scheduling with auto-send
  • Proper signature saving and display
  • Account recovery options (forgot password/username)
  • Multiple contact support options (phone, chat, etc.)
  • No signature option for messages
  • Expand to other communication platforms

Supershift

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect public holiday dates
  • Issues with app icon customization
  • Shift time overlapping in week view

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share calendars with family/coworkers
  • More detailed pay/overtime tracking
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Ability to set custom shift reminders
  • Option to archive/delete old shifts

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Text Delay

Subscriptions4
  • Text Delay Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Text Delay Plus - 3 Months7 Days trial$26.993 Months
  • Text Delay Plus - 6 Months7 Days trial$47.996 Months
Show 1 more
  • Text Delay Plus - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Add 1 Month$4.99
  • Add 3 Months$12.99
  • Add 6 Months$24.99
Show 1 more
  • Add 1 Year$44.99
3 purchases

Supershift

Subscriptions2
  • Supershift Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Supershift Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Supershift Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Text Delay free?
Text Delay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Supershift free?
Supershift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Delay or Supershift?
Supershift is rated higher. Text Delay averages 2.1 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Supershift averages 4.9 from 5.7K ratings.
Do Text Delay or Supershift have ads?
Supershift shows ads; Text Delay does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Delay or Supershift?
Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, and Supershift weekly. Most recently, Text Delay was updated on October 21, 2026 and Supershift on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons