Comparison

ShiftIt vs Shift Alarm

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

Head to head
About

ShiftIt

Automate your alarm settings based on your rotating work schedule. This app calculates night, holiday, and overtime pay, and offers an AI health coach for personalized recovery routines. Share your schedule with friends and view overlapping free time.

Highlights
  • Automatic shift alarm setting
  • Night, holiday, and overtime pay calculation
  • AI Health Coach with Apple Health integration
  • Schedule sharing with friends
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable repeat cycles and times
Features
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Your alarm changes automatically with your shift schedule. No more setting alarms every night. DND-piercing custom alarms. Automatic calculation of night, holiday, and overtime pay. Built for nurses, firefighters, flight attendants, 3-shift workers β€” and anyone in between. [Enter Your Schedule in One Line] Type "DDEENNOO" once and your shifts populate for months. Customize repeat cycles, colors, and times for every shift type. [Per-Shift Auto Alarms β€” The Killer Feature] - Day shift -> 06:30 alarm, auto - Evening shift -> 13:30 alarm, auto - Night shift -> 20:30 alarm, auto Stop manually adjusting your alarm. ShiftIt sets it based on your schedule. Per-shift Do Not Disturb settings included. [AI Health Coach β€” Premium] - Apple Health integration - Recovery routines tailored to your last night shift - Condition analysis based on sleep debt and heart rate - Health alerts for consecutive shifts [Automatic Pay Calculation] Night, holiday, and overtime premiums calculated automatically. Monthly and yearly reports with PDF export. [Schedule Sharing With Friends] See shared days off and overlapping free time at a glance. Privacy-first β€” visible only to friends you accept. [Home Screen Widgets] Today's and tomorrow's shifts, alarm times, weekly pattern. Small, medium, and large widgets included. [7-Day Free Trial of Premium] Applied automatically on signup. Cancel anytime. - Monthly: US$3.99 - Yearly: US$29.99 (about 26% off) Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime under Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. [Talk to the Developer] Built by a shift worker, for shift workers. Reach out directly via Settings > Contact Us. [Terms & Policies] Terms of Use (Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shine83.github.io/privacy-policy.html

About

Shift Alarm

Features
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Work shifts and lost track of which days you're on or off? Shift Alarm is the alarm clock that turns itself on for your work days and off for your days off, automatically, based on your schedule. Built for anyone working 12x36, 6x2, 6x4, or rotating shifts: nurses, security guards, factory workers, or any job with a schedule that keeps changing. WORKS WITH ANY SCHEDULE Set up your shift cycle once (6x2, 6x4, 12x36, or any other combination of work days and days off) and the app figures out on its own, every single day, whether today's alarm should be on or off. ROTATING SHIFTS (MORNING / AFTERNOON / NIGHT) Work in a factory with shifts that rotate between morning, afternoon, and night? Set each shift with its own alarm time and the app switches the alarm time automatically based on the day's shift. VISUAL CALENDAR See at a glance, on a monthly calendar, which days will have the alarm on and which are your days off, before the day even arrives. WORKS OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No login, no internet required. Everything stays saved on your own phone. A REAL ALARM Rings for real, with sound and vibration, even with the phone locked, and if you restart the phone, alarms are rescheduled automatically. No more forgetting the alarm on during your day off or off during a work day. Set it up once and let Shift Alarm handle the rest. Free 15 day trial. After that, choose an annual subscription or a one time purchase (lifetime). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ShiftIt4 screens
Shift Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Alarm at none against ShiftIt's 2. Shift Alarm also leads on ads (none vs shown). ShiftIt's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ShiftIt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Shift Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftIt ships an update every 3 days, Shift Alarm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
ShiftIt versus Shift Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftItShift Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better26.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size116 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerjeong su shinJoao Paulo Ferreira da Luz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShiftIt

Subscriptions2
  • God Life 프리미엄 (μ›” ꡬ독)$3.991 Month
  • God Life 프리미엄 (μ—°κ°„)$29.991 Year
None

Shift Alarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftIt free?
ShiftIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Alarm free?
Shift Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShiftIt or Shift Alarm have ads?
ShiftIt shows ads; Shift Alarm does not.
Which is updated more often, ShiftIt or Shift Alarm?
ShiftIt ships an update every 3 days, and Shift Alarm weekly. Most recently, ShiftIt was updated on October 30, 2026 and Shift Alarm on October 31, 2026.

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