Shift Unit
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| Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39%21 | 4.95 | |
| Italy | 17%9 | 4.67 | |
| United Kingdom | 6%3 | 5.00 | |
| Germany | 4%2 | 5.00 | |
| Egypt | 4%2 | 5.00 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4%2 | 5.00 | |
| Singapore | 4%2 | 5.00 | |
| Brazil | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Switzerland | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| China | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Czech Republic | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| France | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Hungary | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Indonesia | 2%1 | 1.00 | |
| Jordan | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Japan | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| South Korea | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Malaysia | 2%1 | 5.00 | |
| Portugal | 2%1 | 4.00 | |
| South Africa | 2%1 | 5.00 |
Description
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!