Comparison

ScreenAway vs Frontline

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

Head to head
About

ScreenAway

This app uses your phone's camera to monitor your computer screen for new notifications. Receive instant alerts on your phone when notification badges or specific text appear, allowing you to step away from your desk with peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Monitor computer screen remotely
  • Instant mobile notifications
  • Detects notification badges and text
  • Optimized for popular apps
  • Customizable alerts
  • Save monitoring presets
Features
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Step Away From Your Desktop, Not From Your Messages! Ever need to step away from your laptop or desktop screen but worry about missing that crucial message, email, or important notification? ScreenAway is your intelligent vigilance system, giving you the freedom to move without losing touch with what's happening on your computer! ScreenAway cleverly uses your phone's camera to monitor your designated laptop or desktop screen. It instantly alerts you on your phone when it detects new activity, such as notification badges appearing on application icons or specific desktop notification pop-ups, even when you're not right in front of it. Freedom to Move, Power to Know: * MONITOR WHILE YOU'RE AWAY: Confidently leave your desk knowing ScreenAway is watching for new incoming messages and emails on your computer. * INSTANT MOBILE ALERTS: Get immediate notifications on your phone when ScreenAway spots a new notification badge or a pop-up on your monitored applications. * OPTIMIZED FOR YOUR FAVORITE APPS: Detection is specifically fine-tuned for popular communication and productivity apps including: * Slack * Microsoft Outlook & Teams * Discord * WhatsApp * Telegram * Messenger * And more, with general text detection for any application! * TEXT & BADGE DETECTION: ScreenAway can identify both visual notification badges on app icons (like unread counts) and text within desktop notification pop-ups. * CUSTOMIZABLE ALERTS: Choose from various alert sounds and vibration patterns to suit your preferences and ensure notifications are noticed wherever you are. * PRESETS FOR EFFICIENCY: Save your specific monitoring configurations as presets for quick and easy one-tap activation before you step away.
 Privacy First, Always: Your privacy is paramount. All image processing and analysis happen securely and entirely on your device thanks to our on-device AI. The content of your screen is never uploaded, saved (beyond temporary processing), or sent anywhere. For full transparency, please review our privacy policy https://screenaway.app/privacy-policy. How It Works: 1. Position your phone to view your laptop or desktop screen. 2. Configure ScreenAway to watch for notifications from selected apps or specific text. 3. Step away with peace of mind – you'll get an alert on your phone the moment a new notification is detected! Perfect For: * Anyone who needs to step away from their desk but can't afford to miss urgent updates. * Multitaskers managing household chores or other activities while needing to stay connected to their computer. * Parents keeping an eye on work notifications while tending to family. * Ensuring you catch time-sensitive alerts without being tethered to your workstation.
 Download ScreenAway today and gain the freedom to move without missing out! ScreenAway Pro gives you unlimited access to all features. Subscription Details: - Pro Plan: Monthly or Annual subscription available - Pricing varies by region - Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled - Manage subscriptions in your Apple ID settings Privacy Policy: https://screenaway.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Frontline

This app helps first responders manage their complex work schedules with a user-friendly calendar. It supports various shift patterns, allows for logging events and incidents, and offers a private, device-only storage solution. Optional Pro features enhance functionality with advanced logging and widgets.

Highlights
  • Supports diverse shift patterns
  • Month and week view
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Shift trade logging
  • Event and reminder management
  • Incident and exposure log
  • PDF and calendar export
Features
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Frontline is the shift calendar built for first responders - Firefighters, EMS, Police and 911 Dispatch. Set up your rotation in about 30 seconds, then see your whole month at a glance. Frontline knows the schedules crews actually work - 24/48, 48/96, 24/72, 1/3/2/3, Kelly, Pitman, 4-on/4-off, DuPont and more - so you pick yours and you're done. No account. No setup headache. Not on a rotation? Straight days, a 9/80, a regular work week - Fire Marshals, inspectors, detectives, SROs, retirees, spouses and office staff all have a setup, or you can skip work days entirely and just use the calendar. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU WORK - Large month calendar. Your on-duty days, events and reminders at a glance, in a dark design made for night shift. - Shift trades. Log who's covering, track who owes who, and text a clean trade card that makes it obvious to everyone involved. - Events and quick adds. Court, training, overtime, appointments, sick, vacation - color-coded, with reminders that fire before your shift. - Share your rotation. Send your schedule to a new hire or your spouse with a code to scan or a link to text - they get your work days on their phone in one tap. - Home-screen widgets. Your month or your week, always on. - Hours tracked. Log OT, sick, vacation and comp by the day, and see the totals. - Career tracking. Career shift count, rank history, milestones, and the day you clear probation. - Print and export. A clean PDF of your month, or send your shifts to your other calendars. - Dark and light. Night-shift ready either way. FRONTLINE PRO - Leave balances. Vacation, sick and comp counted down in shifts as you use them and up on every payday. Set your own accrual rate and cap, and get warned before you hit the ceiling and stop earning. - Vacation bids. Tap every day you picked, across the whole year, and stamp them all in one pass. - Calendar sync. Keep your shifts on your Google or Apple calendar so your family sees them without you texting a screenshot. - More calendar views. Week, day timeline and agenda. - Certifications. CPR, ACLS, HazMat and the rest, counting down in shifts, with reminders before anything lapses. - Incident and exposure log. A fast, private, date-stamped record of the calls that matter - cancer presumption, bloodborne exposure, a court date years out. Export it as a clean PDF. - Partial trades and hours owed. Trade part of a shift instead of the whole thing, and see exactly how many hours you owe each person. - Partner schedule. Your next day off together, and every day you both work, in a color you pick. - Month, week and day widgets, unlimited share cards, and PDF exports by week, day or year. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Your schedule, events, trades and notes are stored on your phone, not on our servers. Your schedule is yours. Free includes the full rotation calendar, events and quick adds, shift trades, rotation sharing, hours tracking, career tracking, the week widget, and month PDF and calendar-file export. Frontline Pro unlocks the rest, as a one-time Lifetime purchase or a yearly subscription. Made by Code 3 Tek. Built by a Fire Captain who got tired of clunky schedules. Privacy Policy: https://frontlinecalendar.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScreenAway4 screens
Frontline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Frontline at every 4 days against ScreenAway's every 6 weeks. Frontline also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 2). ScreenAway's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. ScreenAway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Frontline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScreenAway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontline has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenAway ships an update every 6 weeks, Frontline every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ScreenAway versus Frontline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenAwayFrontline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiliconAICode3Tek

Customer experience

ScreenAway

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Frontline

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScreenAway

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access + 3-Day Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Full Access for 1-Year$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Frontline

Subscriptions1
  • Frontline Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Frontline Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is ScreenAway free?
ScreenAway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontline free?
Frontline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScreenAway or Frontline?
ScreenAway is rated higher. ScreenAway averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Frontline averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do ScreenAway or Frontline have ads?
Neither ScreenAway nor Frontline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenAway or Frontline?
ScreenAway ships an update every 6 weeks, and Frontline every 4 days. Most recently, ScreenAway was updated on October 14, 2026 and Frontline on October 20, 2026.

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