Comparison

Repeating Alarm Clock vs Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Repeating Alarm Clock

Automate your weekly schedule with custom alarms for each day. Set different times, sounds, and notes for recurring events, and easily skip or disable alarms when needed. Syncs across devices and offers Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Day-by-day alarm settings
  • Smart per-day skip
  • Bulk alarm controls
  • Labels & notes
  • Apple Watch app & complications
  • iCloud backup & sync
Features
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Yobirin is a simple alarm app that lets you set different alarms for each day of the week. Tired of resetting tomorrow's alarm every single night? Yobirin takes that small daily stress off your hands. Set your alarms once, and they repeat automatically every week. "Wake up early on Mondays, sleep in on weekends." "Garbage day reminders for Mon/Wed/Fri — and don't forget the things I always forget." "Tuesday night only — can't miss my favorite show." Whatever your weekly rhythm looks like, automate it with a single setup. Built on the same system as the iPhone's built-in alarm, with the flexibility of day-by-day customization. Main Features ■ Day-by-day alarm settings Save different times, sounds, and snooze settings for each day of the week. Set once, and it repeats every week automatically. ■ Smart per-day skip Need to skip just this week's alarm? Easy. Skipped alarms automatically turn back on next week, so you'll never forget to re-enable them. ■ Bulk alarm controls On a holiday or going on a trip? With one tap, skip or turn off all of today's alarms. ■ Labels & notes Show labels like "Pack lunch" or "Take meds" on your alarms. Notes are visible right from the alarm list. ■ Current time bar See at a glance how close you are to the next alarm — visualize your day's progress. ■ Customizable week start Choose which day starts your week to match your lifestyle. ■ OS-level alarm notifications Built on the same system as the iPhone's standard alarm, your alarms ring reliably even in the background. ■ Full iPad support - A layout built for the larger screen, so your weekly alarm list has room to breathe - Works in both portrait and landscape - Supports Split View and Slide Over — keep your alarm list beside another app - Add the same alarm widgets to your Home Screen as on iPhone ■ Apple Watch app Check and control alarms right from your wrist — no need to take out your iPhone. - See your next alarm and the full weekly list on Apple Watch - Tap to cycle through "On → Skip → Off" - Bulk actions like "Skip today" and "Turn all off" right from your wrist - Real-time sync with iPhone keeps everything up to date ■ Apple Watch complications Add Yobirin to your watch face in various complication sizes. - "Next Alarm" widget shows your upcoming alarm - "Today's Alarms" widget lists today's schedule Glance at your wrist to see your day. ■ Apple Watch notifications Same system as the iPhone's built-in alarm — alarms ring on Apple Watch too. Even when your phone is in your bag, the wrist tap won't let you miss a thing. ■ Theme customization Match the app's color theme to your taste. Make the screen you see every morning feel like yours. ■ iCloud backup & sync With iCloud enabled, your alarm data is automatically backed up. Sign in with the same Apple ID on iPad or iPhone, and alarms sync across devices. Reinstalling the app? Your data is restored from iCloud automatically. Made for you if: ■ You wake at 7 AM on weekdays but want silence on weekends ■ You want to remember weekly things like garbage day or class supplies ■ You work shifts and your wake-up time changes each day ■ You want time-based reminders for daily tasks ■ You have weekly commitments you can't afford to miss ■ You want to see the day's tasks the moment you wake up ■ The standard alarm app feels cluttered to manage ■ You want to control alarms from your Apple Watch Wake up smarter with Yobirin.

About

Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders

Features
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An alarm clock for days that do not repeat every week. Set an everyday or work days alarm, a cyclic alarm for shift work, a yearly birthday reminder or a countdown timer, and see every upcoming alarm in one calendar. Alarms use the iOS alarm system: they ring at the set time on the Lock Screen when the app is closed, in Silent mode and with Focus on. ALARMS FOR EVERY SCHEDULE - Quick: a one-time alarm, or one that repeats weekly on the days you pick. - Everyday: a morning alarm at the same time every day, for a steady morning routine. - Work days: set the days of your work schedule once. When your shifts move from Mon-Thu to Tue-Fri, change them in Settings and every Work days alarm follows. - Any day: pick dates on a calendar for appointments and one-off reminders. - Cyclic: repeat every few days, or every few weeks on chosen weekdays. A shift work alarm for nurses, doctors, drivers and security staff, a workout every third day or a medicine reminder. Monthly and yearly repeats and a day like "second Tuesday of the month" need PRO. - Annual: a reminder for a birthday or an anniversary every year (PRO). - Timer: a countdown alarm for a nap, cooking, meditation or a gym workout, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. WAKE-UP TASKS Give an alarm a task to solve before Dismiss unlocks in the app: - Math problem: solve an easy, medium or hard math problem. - 1-2-3: tap the numbers in the right order. The alarm has an Open button that takes you to the task. Like every iOS alarm, it can also be stopped from the alarm screen, so a task helps you wake up but does not lock the alarm. SNOOZE AND SOUND - Snooze length and number of snoozes for each alarm, with defaults for new alarms. More and longer snoozes need PRO. - Choose a ringtone from the app's alarm sounds and a label for each alarm. The volume follows your iPhone's sound settings. PLAN AND REVIEW YOUR ALARMS - Alarm calendar: a month view and a schedule of upcoming alarms. The free version shows the details of the coming days; Premium shows every day ahead. - Skip the next alarm, or tap the days to skip, without deleting the alarm. Skipping some alarm types needs PRO. - Turn off all alarms, for example on holiday. Turning them off until a chosen date and time needs PRO. - Sunrise and sunset alarms: ring at dawn, sunrise, sunset or dusk for your location, with a time offset (PRO). - Alarm history of the last 24 hours: rang, snoozed, dismissed and missed alarms. - Trash: restore an alarm you deleted by mistake. - Sort alarms by time or name, filter by type, and search alarms by name (PRO). WIDGETS AND BACKUP - Home Screen widgets for the next alarm and for the alarm list, and a Lock Screen widget for the next alarm. - Back up all alarms to a file and restore them. A daily automatic backup of the alarm list is saved in the app's folder in Files. - System, light or dark theme. FREE AND PAID Quick, Everyday, Work days, Any day, Cyclic and Timer alarms, wake-up tasks, the alarm calendar, widgets and backup are free, with ads. No ads is a one-time purchase that removes the ads. PRO unlocks the options marked PRO above and removes the ads. Premium includes everything in PRO and the full alarm calendar. PRO and Premium are available as a one-time purchase or as an auto-renewable subscription. No account is needed. Allow alarms when the app asks, so iOS can ring them on time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Repeating Alarm Clock4 screens
Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

Repeating Alarm Clock and Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Repeating Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Repeating Alarm Clock versus Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeating Alarm ClockAlarm Clock & Shift Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamashitaJakub Flisinski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Repeating Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$19.99
6 purchases

Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Version (6m)$3.996 Months
  • Pro Version (1y)$6.991 Year
  • Premium version (1y)$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • No ads$3.99
  • PRO version$22.99
  • Premium app version$29.99

Questions

Is Repeating Alarm Clock free?
Repeating Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders free?
Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Repeating Alarm Clock or Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders have ads?
Both Repeating Alarm Clock and Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders show ads.
Which is updated more often, Repeating Alarm Clock or Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders?
Repeating Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders every 3 weeks. Most recently, Repeating Alarm Clock was updated on November 9, 2026 and Alarm Clock & Shift Reminders on November 10, 2026.

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