Shift Reviews

Shift is great when it's great! When it's not though it's basically useless. It can be soooo glitchy for my needs. And many times I find myself frustrated and returning to my standard (Chrome) browser to complete certain tasks. This is especially true with WordPress, opening links in new tabs, Shift tends to lose "custom domains" for apps, and often passwords aren't saved. The Wordpress issue is still unresolved nearly 7 months later and it renders the app useless. This is especially hard to swallow now that the price has doubled and I'm paying more fore less functionality.

The concept behind Shift solves a huge problem - having separate workspaces (and therefore logins) for different clients. Overall, the interface is user-friendly and is relatively easy to set up. It makes switching between clients fast and easy.

Some apps are super glitchy or do not work at all, and customer service is extremely slow to address these problems.

I use Shift daily as I have to use 10-12 apps daily between my work and personal uses. I can be logged in to two accounts on the same app at the same time without having to log in and out. It saves micro amounts of time but it soon adds up. I don't have to have multiple apps open at a time, this is one piece of software to rule them all.

I can have all the apps I need open in one space instead of each individual app open on my laptop and eating too much RAM and slowing down the computer. Not only that, but you can set up different workspaces/accounts in it and if you have two accounts for one app (personal/work) you can be logged in to both accounts on the different workspace and not have log in and out to switch between them. It's a godsend.

Not ever really sure what new apps are being added or when. No public roadmap so not sure what new features are in the pipeline etc. It's a bit opaque in that way unlike most other independent software.

LOVE SHIFT! I recommend it to literally everyone I meet who is an entrepreneur or involved with many different activities.

Love that I don't need to have tons of tabs for things that I use every single time, I can keep the tabs for research purposes AND I can switch between my emails so if I'm doing work/personal/school research then it doesn't really matter because I can easily do them all at once.

I don't love how much they change the interface I often can feel a little lost when they do that as a disabled person.

I love it, makes me work faster and with ease. This is the perfect app for a business my size to keep me organised.

Ease of use, multiple tabs saves me so much time. I can work on documents, emails, contacts and messaging all in one place.

Sometimes lose windows like google drive and have to log back through.

I absolutely love Shift, and I use it every single day to streamline my workflow and stay organized between multiple accounts

It's an amazing platform that simplifies switching seamlessly between multiple Gmail accounts and tools.

The only issue I've had is, it's had trouble implementing the Chrome extension Dashlane

The best email client I've ever used. It's safe, simple, it was easy to set up, groups emails from multiple accounts so I can work on one group at a time.

Shift seems to be the best stand-alone email client. It can integrate multiple accounts, with incoming messages automatically grouped into as many as four categories. Implementation was simple. I just entered the account access information, and it imported everything. I rely on it at work every day, to handle email quickly and efficiently and without losing track of any. It just works. I've never had to call customer support. I've tried other email clients, but Shift is the most reliable and the only one that works for me.

Shift had trouble, at times, printing to my PDF editor (PDF-Exchange Editor Plus) but they seem to have fixed it in the latest update. In fact, it's now been several months since I've had this problem and I use Shift throughout the day, every day.

I can't imagine not having this, so that's testimony to how important it is to our team.

We have a portfolio of companies each with its own set of SAAS products and email addresses. We use shift to be able to access all of them quickly without having to manage logging in and out of different tools. It also pulls all of my calendars together in one view. Even as a single email client I find it useful as I can jump between email, Slack, WhatsApp, Trello in one place.

It's a little buggy sometimes but I haven't had a crash for a few versions. They release updates frequently.

Shift offers me better overall email and productivity tool integration. The browser-based environment is intuitive. Outstanding integration with Google Workspace tools. Excellent overall UX/UI. Setup is fast and secure via SSO login. Overall a great value.

I've been a Shift user for 5+ years now. It's fast, reliable and provides me access to all of my Google emails and associated Workspace tools in one convenient interface. Plus, I can load and login to Shift from any desktop (Win or Mac) and enjoy the same interface and access. And since Shift is self-contained, it does not affect the system that I'm accessing it from (no User level or login footprints). Finally, Shift has plugins for 100's of other products and platforms to easily integrate my most used browser based tools. I've recommended Shift to many colleagues, and they love it.

I'm looking forward Shift leveraging the power of AI. I can imagine process automation, content generation and info searching across all of my accounts and tools to further enhance my productivity, creativity and response times. I'm an executive, and having rapid access to info and data when I need it is essential. I hope Shift leverages AI to improve their platform to provide additional analytics and automation for my emails, workspace apps and productivity tools.

Overall, I highly recommend Shift to anyone that uses a computer for multiple reasons. Having Shift help organize your desktop makes life easier.

Shift is an amazing product that brings organization and efficiency into one application. Managing multiple businesses and emails can be difficult, but shift makes it easy with an all-in-one application.

The only thing I don't love is the internet browser UX/UI.

I've been using Shift for 4 years pretty much every day. Most of my work happens in shift and it's made me more productive.

Shift is great for managing multiple inboxes and workspaces. With all your apps/software in one spot, you can stay focused and productive.

Password management could be better and the workspace management can be slightly cumbersome but nothing major.

I'm a huge fan of Shift and recommend it to people all the time who have Mac. I love it and use it daily and has made keeping my multiple emails (from different hosts as well) all in one place. It preserves the look of that email interface (Ex; Gmail inbox is true to browser capability and look

I love that I can have all my email accounts work seamlessly in one app. The workspaces are a bonus and I love that I can switch between personal and business all within one app with a quick click and resume workflow without missing a beat. I absolutely refuse to use the mail app that comes standard on Mac. I hate the interface and how it looks and without a Gmail app, this is how I came across it. I also prefer it over the Outlook app as I can have both my Microsoft and Gmail hosted email accounts in one place, yet in their own separate workstations, rather than lumping them all into one inbox.

Sometimes the apps that you can integrate don't seem to function optimally.

I definitely recommend Shift. I was looking for an app that would integrate all my Google apps into one place, and Shift did it. Shift is to Google what Outlook is for Microsoft.

I got tired of flipping between Gmail, Docs, Sheets and other Google apps. Especially when I'm managing multiple Google accounts for clients. Shift solved that issue by creating a one-stop-shop workplace for all my accounts and apps. If you manage multiple Gmail inboxes, Shift is the best option I've come across to make that process a less cluttered process.

Not a lot of downsides. Perhaps the password and bookmark functions could be a little better, but Shift doesn't completely replace my regular browser so not big deals.

I couldn't live without Shift! It really does make my working day a breeze by making switching between all of my applications really easy, and not having to have a multitude of Google Chrome tabs open (which I already do, being a web designer).

Shift helps me stay organised and focused by having a central portal to access all of my high-use apps, such as email, calendar, CRM, project management tools, as well as having the option to access a web browser. It helps me feel less chaotic as I don't have to have a multitude of Chrome tabs open, and I can easily toggle between platforms.

Sometimes the icons in the left hand panel visually disappear – but a quick quit and restart fixes that!

Overall, Shift has been a big help to my workflow. For me, it is the one-stop shop for Google accounts.

Shift is an excellent program that allows me to easily manage multiple Google accounts. This allows me to keep my browser free for internet use without having to worry about which account I have signed in as.

There isn't a lot that I don't like about Shift. Sometimes I have to re-sign in to my Google accounts, but it does remember my passwords which is helpful.

I’d recommend this to anyone! It’s so easy to use and it’s amazing to have all of my tools and resources contained in 1 application.

I love that I can do everything I need to do or access in my day to day, directly from Shift! It keeps things organized and reduces time in my workflows.

Sometimes the screen will freeze and I will have to restart shift. This doesn’t happen often.

I love this tool and have purchased it personally so that I can be more efficient with my time and my priorities. I've used it while at multiple businesses and for my volunteering endeavors and it is a timesaver and keeps me organized.

All of my important applications (personal and professional) live in one place. I can manage my messaging, calendar, and email in one place along with my task list to make getting something done via reminders/emails/events very easily. Everything is in the same place within the applications so I don't have to flip through multiple browser windows and everything stays logged in so I don't have to constantly type in passwords.

My only downside is that I can't combine views such a combined calendar or email view; I have to view them separately.

I find Shift easy to use and stable. It certainly streamlines my day to day work. and would be hard to find an alternative.

Saves me loads of time switching back and forth from say Gmail, Linkedin, HubSpot, WhatsApp etc. It certainly streamlines my workflow.

I use Shift almost every day as it really is my productivity hub.

I've not yet needed customer support and I've been using Shift for 2 years now.

Sometimes extensions need to be manually reloaded (usually HubSpot).

I've been using it on a daily basis for my job during the last 3 years, and I will keep using it for much more time

Having everything centralized helps me focus on what's really important for my job, having less distractions and without having to open other tools or products to check what I need, or even to navigate through different windows

More apps to integrate within will be a top feature that will increase the value of the product

I love it, it is a epic solution to my working multiple apps at once problem! I spend my working day using many different applications and to have them in once place is fantastic.

Keeps everything in one window on one app! I use things like Microsoft To Do, email clients like Google, and workflows like Trello and you can use them all in here.

Wish the browser was more widely recognised by websites.

As a consultant, I oftentimes struggle with many different client specific applications. Not every application is even allowed on my company's own laptop. Browser functionality is however, and shift keeps me connected to every client environment I need.

Seamless switching between client environments and mail. Shift always runs in the background ready to use and save the day!

Computer gets warm, blows, processing power is required.