ShiftPlus vs Workspaces.app: A Native Workspace Switcher for macOS

Workspaces.app is a launcher: pick a workspace, it opens the apps you grouped under it. ShiftPlus is a workspace manager: it captures the exact arrangement — apps, windows, browser profiles, Space assignments, terminal env — and restores it. If Workspaces gives you a folder for apps, ShiftPlus gives you a snapshot of your entire screen.

• Captures and restores window positions per monitor per Space, not just app launch lists.
• Browser profile management for 10 browsers, launched with the right profile each time.
• Per-workspace terminal env vars (incl. AWS_PROFILE) injected into 15+ terminal emulators.
• Raycast integration — three workspace commands available directly from the Raycast launcher.
• iCloud Sync via CloudKit Private Database — your workspaces follow you to a second Mac.
• Workspaces.app stays cheaper if you only need 'open these apps when I click this' — ShiftPlus is better if you care about layout and context.

What ShiftPlus adds

Both apps are one-time purchases. Both are native macOS. The real choice is whether you want a launcher (Workspaces.app) or a context manager (ShiftPlus). If you spend 15 minutes a day rearranging windows or remembering which Chrome profile you needed, the math favors ShiftPlus.