Repeating Alarm Clock vs Shift Work Alarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Day-by-day alarm settings
- Smart per-day skip
- Bulk alarm controls
- Labels & notes
- Apple Watch app & complications
- iCloud backup & sync
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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.
Shift Work Alarm
This alarm clock is designed for individuals with non-traditional work schedules. It offers customizable alarms that can automatically skip holidays and follow specific shift patterns, ensuring you wake up on workdays and rest on days off. It also includes a smart calendar and spoken reminders for various needs.
- Shift-based alarms
- Automatic holiday skipping
- Customizable rotation patterns
- Spoken reminders
- Smart calendar view
- Rings through silent mode
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Shift Alarm is built for people who don't work 9-to-5. If you run 4 on / 2 off, rotate on a three-crew pattern, or juggle morning, swing and night shifts, a regular alarm clock works against you. Shift Alarm turns your rotation into a single rule, knows your public holidays, and rings on make-up workdays so you never sleep through an early start. WHY SHIFT ALARM - Handed to the iOS system clock: alarms ring on silent, in Focus and on Standby — no settings to configure. - Rotating shifts in one rule: set the template and start date and the next 14 days are laid out for you. - Holiday-aware: work alarms stay quiet on public holidays and ring on announced make-up workdays. - Follow my schedule: mark any single day as work or off and your alarms adjust. - Every repeat rule you need: weekdays, weekends, specific date, monthly, yearly and custom intervals. - Reminders: fixed times, repeating intervals or workdays only — good for medication, water and hourly chimes. - Spoken name: the alarm can speak the label instead of playing a tone. - Skip one occurrence when you're already awake, without affecting the next. ALARM VS REMINDER Alarms use the system alarm channel and always ring — use them for anything that has to wake you. Reminders use notifications and won't force sound on silent — use them for water, stretch breaks and hourly nudges. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS US federal and UK bank holiday dates are built in, including substitute days, and refreshed automatically. Pick your region in Settings. Free to download, with the core holiday-aware alarm available at no cost. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alarm1.pages.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shift Work Alarm at none against Repeating Alarm Clock's shown. Shift Work Alarm also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Repeating Alarm Clock's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Repeating Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift Work Alarm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Work Alarm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Repeating Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Shift Work Alarm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Repeating Alarm Clock | Shift Work Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shota Yamashita | 秋丽 陈 |
Customer experience
Repeating Alarm Clock
Shift Work Alarm
In-app purchases
Repeating Alarm Clock
- Lifetime Plan$19.99
Shift Work Alarm
- Shift Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Shift Alarm Pro$9.991 Year
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