Comparison

Calendar Alarm vs Queue Focus

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Alarm

This app sets native iOS alarms before your calendar events, ensuring you never miss important meetings. It rings loudly even on silent mode, offering customizable offsets and a clean interface for easy event management.

Highlights
  • Native iOS alarms
  • Rings on silent mode
  • Multiple alarms per event
  • Custom offset times
  • Color-coded alarms
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Stop missing meetings. Calendar Alarm sets a real native iOS alarm before each of your calendar events — the same kind of alarm your iPhone uses to wake you up. It rings out loud even when your phone is on silent, so you'll never miss what matters. Open the app, see your day at a glance, tap SET on any event. Done. Features: • Real native iOS alarms — ring even when your phone is on silent • Multiple alarms for the same event • Custom offset times — anywhere from 1 to 60 minutes before • Alarms match the color of your calendar • Clean, minimalist design Tip: long-press SET on any event to pick a custom alarm time just for that event. Requires iOS 26.1 or later.

About

Queue Focus

Streamline your day by planning tasks and using a focus timer in a single, intuitive flow. Tackle one task at a time, finish it, and seamlessly move to the next to maintain momentum. Organize tasks by context with customizable lists for different activities.

Highlights
  • Plan and reorder a focused Today queue
  • Start focus sessions with customizable durations
  • Create colored lists for different contexts
  • Pomodoro-style focus timer
  • Focus stats and history
  • Home Screen widgets
  • iCloud sync (Pro)
Features
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Queue Focus brings task planning and a focus timer into one simple flow: plan today, choose one task, focus, finish, and move forward. Instead of switching between a to-do app and a timer, build a clear Today queue and act on it. When a task is done, tap Done, Next and keep your momentum. Lists are more than categories—they can represent the context you want to focus on. Create a Grocery list for milk, bread, and eggs. Create a Travel list for clothes, a charger, a wallet, and your passport. Switch lists to bring your attention back to what you are doing now. PLAN TODAY • Build and reorder a focused Today queue; batch-select to move or delete • Start a focus session from a task; set any focus and break duration • Pause, take a break, finish, and move to what’s next • See upcoming dues on Today; undo a completed task shortly after • Get local notifications when focus or break time ends FOCUS ON THE CURRENT CONTEXT • Create colored lists for shopping, travel, work, or daily routines • Filter by list and see only what matters now • Add planned dates, deadlines, and Important flags • Browse the month in Calendar, jump to a day, and batch-reschedule BUILD YOUR FOCUS RHYTHM • A clean Pomodoro-style focus timer • Focus stats for week / month / year and about seven days of Focus History from Today • Control focus from Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activities • Free Home Screen widgets for Today and interactive Focus • No extra account—tasks and sessions stay on your device; with Pro, sync across devices with Apple iCloud QUEUE FOCUS PRO • Unlimited custom lists • Unlimited recurring tasks • Unlimited focus goals on tasks • iCloud sync • Longer focus history • Edit and add focus history Core task management (including batch), Today focus at any duration, up to 3 custom lists, up to 3 recurring tasks, up to 3 tasks with focus goals, Home Screen widgets, Focus Stats (week / month / year), about seven days of Focus History, Calendar month view, and upcoming dues remain free. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Pro Monthly — one-month period, renews automatically • Pro Yearly — one-year period, renews automatically • Pro Lifetime — one-time purchase, never renews Prices are shown in the app and charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew at the same price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://doneandnext.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://doneandnext.com/terms/ Queue Focus is for anyone who wants less switching and more finishing—one task at a time.

Screenshots

Calendar Alarm2 screens
Queue Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Queue Focus at every 10 days against Calendar Alarm's every 2 months. Queue Focus also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). Calendar Alarm's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Calendar Alarm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.29 per month and Queue Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calendar Alarm against 5.0 for Queue Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Alarm ships an update every 2 months, Queue Focus every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calendar Alarm versus Queue Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar AlarmQueue Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksii Siryi亦南 潘

Customer experience

Calendar Alarm

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Queue Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calendar Alarm

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.291 Month
3 purchases

Queue Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Calendar Alarm free?
Calendar Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Queue Focus free?
Queue Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Alarm or Queue Focus?
Calendar Alarm and Queue Focus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Calendar Alarm or Queue Focus have ads?
Neither Calendar Alarm nor Queue Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Alarm or Queue Focus?
Calendar Alarm ships an update every 2 months, and Queue Focus every 10 days. Most recently, Calendar Alarm was updated on October 10, 2026 and Queue Focus on October 3, 2026.

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