Shift Worker vs Things 3

Shift Worker

Production Shed Pty Ltd
App Store
$268/mo
~$3.2K/yr · 5K installs
VS

Things 3

Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
App Store
$811.1K/mo
~$9.73M/yr · 3.0M installs
Revenue winner Things 3 wins +302540% vs other
Installs winner Things 3 wins +60189% vs other
MAU winner Things 3 wins +65393% vs other
Rating winner Things 3 wins +30% vs other

Why Things 3 is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Things 3 earns roughly 3026× more per month than Shift Worker - $811.1K vs $268.
  2. Bigger install base. Things 3 has ~3.0M lifetime installs vs Shift Worker's ~5K - 602.9× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. Things 3 sits at 4.82★ vs 3.70★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Shift Worker
vs
Things 3
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$268
$811.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.2K
$9.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
5K
3.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1K
919K
App Store rating
3.70★
4.82★
Total ratings
101
28K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Shift Worker

Production Shed Pty Ltd
App Store
Category
Productivity
Price
USD1.99
Released
Jan 25, 2010
Last updated
Oct 4, 2025
File size
19.9 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.6.6
Languages
English
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Things 3

Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
App Store
Category
Productivity
Price
USD9.99
Released
May 18, 2017
Last updated
Mar 25, 2026
File size
126.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.22.9
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian +3 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Shift Worker or Things 3? v
Things 3 earns about $811.1K per month, while Shift Worker earns about $268. That is a 3026.4× revenue gap (~$810.8K more per month for Things 3). Annual revenue: Shift Worker ≈ $3.2K/year, Things 3 ≈ $9.73M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Shift Worker or Things 3? v
Things 3 leads with about 3.0M estimated downloads vs 5K for Shift Worker - a 602.9× gap. Shift Worker's App Store downloads are estimated from 101 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Things 3's App Store downloads are estimated from 28K ratings.
Are Shift Worker and Things 3 in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Productivity category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Shift Worker and Things 3 have in-app purchases? v
Shift Worker does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Things 3 does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Shift Worker runs "Paid app ($1.99)", Things 3 runs "Paid app ($9.99)".
Which has better ratings, Shift Worker or Things 3? v
Things 3 edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.7 (gap of 1.1 stars). Rating volume: Shift Worker 101 ratings, Things 3 28K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Shift Worker vs Things 3 revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $268 for Shift Worker and $811.1K for Things 3 are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Productivity) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Shift Worker or Things 3 to a different App Store app? v
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