Side Whisper vs Shift:what is different on Windows?
If you juggle several email accounts and web apps, both keep them in one place on Windows: Shift in Spaces, Side Whisper on a rail at the edge of the screen.
If you also want your Windows apps on the same rail, a browser over your games or dictation on your PC, the rows below show where the two differ.
Side Whisper and Shift, row by row.
Shift keeps your apps in Spaces and adds Shift AI and an ad blocker. Side Whisper docks a rail with your web apps and Windows apps to the edge of the screen, and each web app opens in its own compact browser window beside it.
| Feature | Side Whisper | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows 10 (1809 or later) and Windows 11, 64-bit; no macOS, Linux, ARM64, mobile or browser-extension version | Windows and Mac |
| Monthly price | $4.99 a month (Pro) | $19.99 a month (Advanced) |
| Yearly price | $39 a year (Pro) | $199.99 a year (Advanced), shown as saving $40 |
| Free plan | Free, with no time limit and no account: the sidebar, Windows apps, the browser windows, ad blocking, all four window modes and four speech models | $0 forever: 5 Spaces, 10 apps per Space, limited Shift AI |
| Web apps in a sidebar or workspaces | A rail at the left or right edge of the screen; each web app opens in its own compact browser window beside it (Free) | Yes, in Spaces: 5 on Free, unlimited on Advanced |
| Separate profiles for the same app | Separate accounts for the same app (Pro) | Its page says it manages several email accounts and profiles; how, it does not say |
| Browser extensions | Not supported | Its page mentions managing your extensions; which ones, it does not say |
| Cloud sync of settings | Pro: web apps, bookmarks, templates, themes, Dictionary, Snippets and portable settings between your PCs; with a lifetime license 12 months, then $12 a year | Yes, on Free and Advanced: layout, Spaces, apps, tabs and bookmarks |
| Every plan and price | Side Whisper pricing | Shift pricing (opens in a new tab) |
Verified on 23 October 2026 on Shift’s pricing page: Pricing (opens in a new tab).
Prices in each vendor’s currency and billing model, as its pages show them: Shift in US dollars, Advanced paid monthly or annually; Side Whisper in US dollars, taxes included, paid monthly, yearly or once. They may change.
Found a mistake? Email support@sidewhisper.app.
Where Shift wins
- A Mac version, beside Windows.
- Sync across your devices on the free plan: layout, Spaces, apps, tabs and bookmarks.
- Shift AI, built in: limited on Free, expanded on Advanced.
- A Teams plan, priced through its sales team.
Where Side Whisper is different
- Windows apps sit on the same rail as your web apps, in Free: a click starts one or brings it forward.
- Gaming View keeps the rail and its windows over a game in Borderless windowed mode, and clicks pass through to the game.
- Dictation runs on your PC with downloaded speech models; with Pro it can also use your own provider and API key.
- Nine built-in themes in Dark, Light and Auto, all in Free.
- Free runs on any PC with no account and no time limit; Pro covers 3 PCs on one account.
- Help center on Free, and priority email support on Pro.
- A lifetime license: $99 once for the first 100 licenses, then $149.
Try it beside your work.Free to start.
Side Whisper Free has no time limit and needs no account.