Comparison

CStore Essentials vs myShift by AMS

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

Head to head
About

CStore Essentials

Monitor and manage all your retail stores remotely from your smartphone. Get real-time insights into sales, transactions, and inventory changes, even when you're away.

Highlights
  • Remote store management
  • Live transaction monitoring
  • Full transaction receipts
  • Live department and gas sales
  • Add new items
  • Change item prices
Features
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Manage all your stores from your phone. Stay on top of everything happening in your store even when you are not present. - View full day reports - See live transactions as they are happing on your register - See full transaction receipts with line voids, full transaction voids and no sale register openings - See live department and gas sales - Add new items and change prices for existing item

About

myShift by AMS

Features
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myShift is the shift-management app for retail store employees — cashiers, managers, and owners at gas stations, convenience stores, and small chains that run on AMS Backoffice. Whether you work one store or split your week across three, myShift keeps every shift in one place, tied to real clock-in verification and real reconciliation. See your whole week: Your published schedule at a glance, day by day. Work at two stores? "All myShifts" merges every store you work at into one weekly view, with a store chip on every shift. Ask a coworker to cover: Can't make Saturday's shift? Pick a coworker who already agreed to cover, submit the request, and your manager sees the full trail — who asked, who accepted, who approved. No more group texts, no more sticky-note swaps. Request time off: Submit dates plus a short reason from the app. Manager approves or declines from AMS Backoffice; you always see the status.

Screenshots

CStore Essentials4 screens
myShift by AMS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: myShift by AMS at every 6 weeks against CStore Essentials's every 30 months. CStore Essentials's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, myShift by AMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CStore Essentials versus myShift by AMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCStore EssentialsmyShift by AMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExcentusAMS IT Solutions,Inc.

In-app purchases

None

CStore Essentials

No in-app purchases

None

myShift by AMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CStore Essentials free?
CStore Essentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myShift by AMS free?
myShift by AMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CStore Essentials or myShift by AMS have ads?
Neither CStore Essentials nor myShift by AMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CStore Essentials or myShift by AMS?
CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, and myShift by AMS every 6 weeks. Most recently, CStore Essentials was updated on October 21, 2026 and myShift by AMS on October 12, 2026.

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