AfterShift vs DrowZe

Most sleep apps assume you sleep at night. If you work shifts, that's the whole problem — they score you against a 9-to-5 clock you don't work, so the nap you took before a night shift looks like "failure" instead of recovery. AfterShift is built the other way around. It measures your sleep and recovery between shifts — shift-to-shift, not midnight-to-midnight — so the numbers finally match the life you actually live. GLANCEABLE — WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Your next shift lives on your Lock Screen and Home Screen. Widgets show the countdown to your shift, your recovery, and your plan for right now. A Live Activity counts you down to shift start — then rolls into your wind-down window — on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Start an anchor nap and watch it tick down there too. All free. YOUR ROSTER, READ FOR YOU Connect your calendar and AfterShift detects your shifts automatically — no typing in three weeks of rota by hand. It even spots overtime and schedule changes. Five shift types are modelled: day, evening, night, on-call, and off. RECOVERY, TIMED TO WHEN YOU CLOCK OUT See how ready you are for your next shift, how your sleep debt is trending across cycles, and a clear recovery plan for the hours you actually have — not a generic "aim for 8 hours" you can't reach before a 7pm start. YES, THE NAP COUNTS Pre-shift naps, split sleep, and on-call rest are first-class here. AfterShift knows a 90-minute nap before nights is recovery, and scores it like one. REMINDERS TIMED TO YOUR SHIFT — FREE Wind-down, caffeine cut-off, and nap-window reminders fire relative to your next shift start, not the clock on the wall. All free. A COACH FOR NIGHTS, NOT MORNINGS 21 sleep techniques chosen for shift work — fall asleep faster after a late finish, reset on a turnaround, nap without the grogginess. Each one tells you when to use it and how long it takes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your iPhone. No account. No cloud sync. No employer dashboard. Sleep is read from Apple Health (read-only), and on Pro, explanations are generated by on-device Apple Intelligence — your data is never sent to a server. AUTOMATIC SLEEP IMPORT Last night's sleep from Apple Health appears on its own — open the app in the morning and it's already there. EXPORT FOR YOUR DOCTOR OR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Generate a clean PDF or CSV recovery report to share with a GP, sleep clinic, or occupational health team. BUILT FOR • Nurses and rotating hospital staff • Paramedics and firefighters • Factory, logistics, and aviation ground crews • Hospitality and overnight staff • Anyone whose sleep window moves week to week FREE TO START Track your roster, import sleep, see your recovery score, add the widgets, and get shift-timed reminders — free. Upgrade to Premium for multi-calendar background sync, overtime tracking, and on-device AI explanations. One-time Lifetime option available, and Premium is shareable with your family. Available in 39 languages. Sleep isn't broken. The app finally fits the shifts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Most sleep apps assume you go to bed at 10 PM. You don't. Drowze is the only sleep app built from the ground up for shift workers -- nurses, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, factory workers, and anyone whose schedule fights their biology every week. --- WHAT MAKES DROWZE DIFFERENT --- Every screen knows what shift you just worked. Finished a 12-hour night shift at 7 AM? Drowze says "the world is waking up -- here's how to tune it out." Not "Good evening, time to wind down." That's the difference. --- FREE FEATURES --- - Shift-Aware Sleep Mode Your home screen adapts in real time -- pre-shift, on-shift, post-shift, wind-down. Always relevant, never generic. - Sleep Soundscapes 3 scientifically chosen audio environments to block the world out while you sleep during the day. - Wind-Down Sessions 3 guided audio sessions to help your nervous system downshift after high-stress work hours. - Shift Schedule Builder Set up rotating, night, or irregular schedules. Drowze builds your sleep windows automatically. - Smart Bedtime Reminders Notifications that fire at the right time -- calculated from your actual shift end, not a fixed clock time. --- PRO: SLEEP LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT --- - Nap Optimizer Tells you exactly when and how long to nap based on your shift timing and sleep debt -- not just "take a 20-minute nap." - Sleep Debt Tracker See your real cumulative deficit, updated daily. Know when you're in the hole and when you've caught up. - Recovery Score A daily 0-100 score that accounts for sleep duration, consistency, and circadian recovery after shifts. - Caffeine Coach Tells you the optimal cutoff time for caffeine based on your shift and chronotype -- so it helps your performance, not wrecks your sleep. - Light Exposure Coach When to seek light and when to avoid it -- the most powerful circadian reset tool, timed to your schedule. - Full Soundscape & Session Library 8 soundscapes and 6 guided sessions, including deep-recovery content for night shift decompression. - Apple Health Sync Your sleep sessions sync to Apple Health automatically. --- WHO IT'S FOR --- - Registered Nurses & ICU staff on 12-hour rotations - Paramedics & EMTs on 24-hour shifts - Factory & warehouse workers on night lines - Police, firefighters & correctional officers - 911 dispatchers & security professionals --- THE SCIENCE --- Drowze is built on circadian rhythm research -- the same science that explains why shift workers have higher rates of sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic conditions. Every recommendation is grounded in sleep physiology, not generic wellness advice. Try free. Upgrade to Pro for $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://drowze.ca/terms Privacy Policy: https://drowze.ca/privacy