About Shift Unit
Unit & Currency Converter • Conversion d’unités/devises • Conversión de unidad/moneda • 単位と通貨の変換 •
Unit & Currency Converter • Conversion d’unités/devises • Conversión de unidad/moneda • 単位と通貨の変換 • Конвертация единицы и валюты • Conversão de unidades e moedas • 单位和货币换算
Shift Unit is a unit converter designed with usability and numerical precision in mind. It features 1400+ conversion units across 34 categories. It works great in light or dark mode, and as a Home Widget w/ localized number displays.
Independent WatchOS app and complications.
Operations can be carried out in portrait mode in simple precision (7 significant digits,) or in landscape mode in double precision (14 significant digits.)
Conversion formulae use exact definitions of related entities--not approximations.
Wikipedia page information can be pulled for categories and conversion units. (Look for info circle.)
The custom keypad has a calculator mode, and allows to enter/edit numbers on either side of the conversion.
Unit categories include Acceleration, Angle, Area, Bit Rate, Clock, Online Currencies, Data Storage, Area Density, Volumetric Density, Electric Charge, Electric Current, Energy, Volumetric Flow Rate, Force, Frequency, Fuel, Length, Luminance, Lux, Mass Flow Rate, Momentum, Power, Pressure, Radiation Dose, Radioactivity, Radiation Exposure, Speed, Temperature, Temperature Delta, Time, Torque, Typography, Volume, and Weight.
Features:
- One screen operation minimizing number of gestures
- Numbers (digits, decimal/grouping separators, exponent)/time/country names localized to your (or any) region
- Current time in 2 out of 439 world cities and see your cities pinned on a flyover map, an educational way of discovering the world through time zones
- Weather conditions and forecast for time zone cities
- Dedicated accessibility labels and hints for VoiceOver operations
- Customizable number entry timeout allowing to enter a new number without having to clear the field. (Turned off when an accessibility feature, e.g. VoiceOver, is on)
- Customizable user interface (preferred categories; user interface alignment for left/right-handed entry or 2-thumb operations)
- Ability to swap units while keeping initial numerical entry
- Category presets for quick change of context, including user preset
- Long-press category button to remove, or add a category on the fly
- Long-press number field for copy/paste
- Paste Mathematical constants (Pi, e, etc.)
- Education via Wikipedia pages for categories and conversion units
- Currency conversions using online rates
- Searchable list of currency rates with possibility to change base rate
- Set favorite currencies
- Built-in numeric keypad (with calculator mode) to enter numbers on either side of the conversion
- Long-press delete key to clear the field in focus
- Engineering number format handling
- Infinity and negative numbers handling
- 7 or 14-digit precision displays (3-digit fractions for currencies)
- Searchable list of 1400+ conversion units across 34 categories
- On-boarding screens for general operations and for the Currency category (turned off when VoiceOver is on)
- Home widget for quick conversions using units selected in the hosting app
Happy Conversions!
Feb 20, 2024
Version 1.8.3
watchOS 10:
- Now currency rates are automatically updated in the conversion screen when app comes to the foreground and when conversion screen is swiped to (in addition to the already automatic update when the History screen is displayed.)
Thank you for using Shift Unit!
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Shift Unit since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-17 14:14:25.
The latest version is 1.8.3 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 19:38:10. See below the changes in each version.
Shift Unit version 1.8.3
Updated At: 2024-02-20
Changes: Feb 20, 2024
Version 1.8.3
watchOS 10:
- Now currency rates are automatically updated in the conversion screen when app comes to the foreground and when conversion screen is swiped to (in addition to the already automatic update when the History screen is displayed.)
Thank you for using Shift Unit!
Shift Unit version 1.8.1
Updated At: 2023-11-15
Changes: Nov 15, 2023
Version 1.8.1
watchOS 10 fix:
- Adjusted the tappable area around the preferred categories list in the category/units selection screen
Shift Unit version 1.7.1
Updated At: 2023-06-23
Changes: Jun 23, 2023
Version 1.7.1
FIXED (watchOS)
- Corrected some horizontal pagination screen issue on Watch Ultra
Thank you for the feedback, and for using Shift Unit!
Shift Unit version 1.7.0
Updated At: 2023-06-19
Changes: Jun 19, 2023
Version 1.7.0
FIXED (iOS)
- The Map view in the Clock category now follows the device’s bottom rounded corners on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Updated the usage data reporting system
Thank you for the feedback, and for using Shift Unit!
Shift Unit version 1.6.9
Updated At: 2023-06-11
Changes: Jun 11, 2023
Version 1.6.9
iOS
- Now the light/dark mode for the app only comes from the device setting and cannot be set manually anymore, in order to fix an issue where the app needed to be restarted in order to follow the device setting.
Shift Unit version 1.6.8
Updated At: 2023-01-15
Changes: Jan 15, 2023
Version 1.6.8
- Added Japanese Cup in Volume category
- Added g/jc (gram per Japanese Cup) and g/合 (Gram per Sake Cup) in Density 3D category
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Shift Unit version 1.6.2
Updated At: 2022-01-04
Changes: Jan 4, 2022 Version 1.6.2
FIXED: iOS and WatchOS
- Fixed crash issue with the Currency category, and currency rate updates.
Note: MRO (Mauritanian Ouguiya prior to 2018) is not available any more.
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Shift Unit version 1.6.1
Updated At: 2021-11-09
Changes: Nov 9, 2021 Version 1.6.1
FIXED:
- iOS 15: Fixed list style for Category and Region lists
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