Comparison

OnDot Alarm vs Shift Assistant

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OnDot Alarm

This app simplifies alarm scheduling for non-traditional work schedules, including rotating shifts and alternating weeks. It automatically accounts for public holidays and offers features like timers, stopwatches, and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Alternating and custom week cycles
  • Shift rotation scheduling (day, swing, night)
  • Automatic public holiday skipping
  • Integrated timer, stopwatch, and world clock
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island widgets
  • Import custom alarm sounds (Pro)
Features
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The stock alarm counts to seven. Your roster doesn't. OnDot Alarm is the iPhone alarm for people who don't work Monday to Friday. Alternating weeks, rotating shifts, public holidays — it schedules around your real life, so you stop editing alarms week to week. WHAT IT DOES • Alternating and custom weeks — one rest day this week, two the next, or any n-week cycle. Set it once. • Shift rotation — day, swing and night shifts, each with its own time. 2-on-2-off and 3-shift templates are built in. • Holiday aware — skips public holidays automatically and rings on make-up workdays, following official calendars bundled with the app. Pick your region, and keep your own custom rest days and workdays. • Clock — Timer, Stopwatch and World Clock in one tab; control timers from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Widgets — see the next alarm right on your Lock Screen and Home Screen, plus World Clock and, with Pro, Shift Week. • Sounds — a built-in set; Pro adds import of your own audio. FREE, WITH NO LIMIT Alternating weeks, shift rotations and holiday skip are free, with no cap on how many alarms you create. Upgrading never takes them away. • End dates — optionally end a shift rotation or calendar-date schedule on a chosen date. No end date is set by default. Browse past months in read-only mode. ONDOT PRO Pro also includes manual shift swaps and calendar-date scheduling: assign shifts directly to individual dates. Pro adds iCloud sync, so alarms, rotations and holiday settings stay consistent across your devices. Your data lives in your own iCloud account — there are no accounts to create, no ads, and no tracking. Pro also lets you import your own audio as alarm sounds and unlocks the Shift Week widget, with your shifts for the next 7 days at a glance. Pro also includes every Pro feature shipped later, and supports the continued development of this independent app. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Monthly, yearly and lifetime options are available; prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings on your iPhone. Privacy Policy: https://dotalarm.pages.dev/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://dotalarm.pages.dev/en/terms Support: support@invis.top

About

Shift Assistant

Features
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Shift Assistant schedules alarms from your roster—not another clock. Enter how you rotate and when a shift starts: 2-on-2-off, morning/swing/night, fixed weekdays, or a custom plant cycle. Wake, leave, and clock-out follow the shift; rest days stay quiet. Weekday schedules can follow national holidays: off on official rest days, still on for makeup workdays. After you change the roster, tap Update alarms. Overnight shifts stay on after midnight, and the clock-out alarm remains. Wake, leave, and clock-out can ring through Silent if you allow alarms; snooze shows a live countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Sleep is a regular notification—tap I’m already asleep if you went to bed early. Home screen widgets show leave countdown and your next shift. Mark plant rest, actual clock-out, or holidays on the calendar.

Screenshots

OnDot Alarm4 screens
Shift Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OnDot Alarm at every 5 days against Shift Assistant's every 4 weeks. Shift Assistant's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OnDot Alarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Shift Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnDot Alarm ships an update every 5 days, Shift Assistant every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
OnDot Alarm versus Shift Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnDot AlarmShift Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚娟 秦志荣 杨

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OnDot Alarm

Subscriptions2
  • Alarm Pro 月度订阅$0.991 Month
  • Alarm Pro 年度订阅7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Alarm Pro 终身版$4.99
1 purchases

Shift Assistant

One-time1
  • Shift Assistant VIP$1.99

Questions

Is OnDot Alarm free?
OnDot Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Assistant free?
Shift Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnDot Alarm or Shift Assistant have ads?
Neither OnDot Alarm nor Shift Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnDot Alarm or Shift Assistant?
OnDot Alarm ships an update every 5 days, and Shift Assistant every 4 weeks. Most recently, OnDot Alarm was updated on November 7, 2026 and Shift Assistant on November 6, 2026.

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