Comparison

ShifRoll vs ShiftAlarm

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

Head to head
About

ShifRoll

Features
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ShifRoll is a shift work calendar with alarms built in. Put your roster on the calendar once, and the right alarms ring on the right days. Made for nurses, security officers, hospitality and retail staff, drivers, and anyone whose week isn't nine to five. Not on shifts? It works for every day too: wake-up alarms that stay quiet when you mark a day off, the rent memo on the 1st of every month, and your family's calendar beside yours. YOUR ROSTER, ON A CALENDAR โ€ข Make your shift types once, such as Day, Night and On-call, with their times, codes and alarms. Making a group asks for them all at once, and one tap fills in a common set of shifts. โ€ข Tap a day and pick a shift. Rotations such as 4 on, 4 off, and weekly or monthly routines fill whole months for you. โ€ข Import the whole month from an Excel, CSV or PDF roster, or a photo (Premium), and check it before anything is added. โ€ข Three calendar sizes: the full month with each day's shifts by name, the month with the day's list, or one week. โ€ข Mark a Holiday and that day's routines are skipped. Holidays from your phone's calendar can do the same: turn on Treat as holidays, and Calendar holidays skip routines. ALARMS THAT WAKE YOU โ€ข Each shift brings its own alarms: before it starts, as it starts, or when it ends. โ€ข Alarm sets, like the Clock app: a first alarm and a few more, repeating on the days you choose or ringing once. One switch for the whole set. โ€ข Full screen and full volume, through your phone's own alarm system. โ—† On iOS 26 and later it rings on silent and in Focus, with nothing to set up. SEE IT AT A GLANCE โ€ข A Home you arrange: next alarm, today, tomorrow, weather and your memo. โ€ข Widgets for your Home Screen. โ—† And for your Lock Screen. โ€ข Memos and checklists on any day, repeating weekly or monthly if you like. PAY, WORKED OUT FOR YOU โ€ข Hourly rates, unpaid breaks, shift bonuses and a monthly pay, counted from the shifts you already keep. FRIENDS AND FAMILY โ€ข Add a friend by code, choose what to share, and see each other's calendars side by side: coworkers, a partner, your family. PREMIUM โ€ข Sync across your devices, and choose which one rings โ€ข Import your roster from a file or a photo โ€ข Up to 10 alarms in each alarm set โ€ข Voice input (Beta) after the first ten tries โ€ข Mix your own colours In English, ็น้ซ”ไธญๆ–‡ and ็ฎ€ไฝ“ไธญๆ–‡. No alarm app is perfectly reliable. Test ShifRoll for a day or two before relying on it for a shift you can't miss. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shifroll.com/privacy

About

ShiftAlarm

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Import an Excel/CSV roster or build a repeating work/off pattern, then keep shifts, reminders, and hours organized in one place. ShiftAlarm is a shift calendar and alarm app for rotating schedules, night work, duty shifts, and overtime. See what you work today, know when to leave, and keep your whole month organized in one place. KEY FEATURES Schedule assistant (Pro) Check your schedule, log overtime or change shifts in one sentence, typed or spoken. Every change waits for your confirmation and can be undone. You can also ask Siri what you work tomorrow. Alarm check See how every reminder in the next 48 hours will sound, and turn ordinary notifications into alarms with one tap. Schedule analysis Spot where your roster cuts into sleep, such as short breaks between shifts, runs of night shifts or too many days in a row, with suggestions. Today's shift and countdown See today's shift, start and end times, time until work or clock-out, and your next reminder. Shift calendar View morning, evening, night, off, and duty shifts directly on a monthly calendar. Cycle scheduling Create repeating patterns such as two days on and two days off. Preview and generate up to 365 days while choosing whether to replace or keep existing shifts. Excel and CSV import Preview and validate your existing roster before saving it. Matching shift times can be synchronized, while duplicate dates can be replaced or kept. Shift library Create, edit, and duplicate reusable shift templates for different work patterns. Overtime and work-hour statistics Record overtime or temporary duty and review regular hours, overtime, total hours, workdays, and shift distribution. Shift reminders Set wake-up, departure, and work reminders for each shift and choose a reminder sound. Home Screen widgets Check today's shift, countdown, next reminder, and weekly roster without opening the app. Holidays and languages Choose built-in holidays for Mainland China or Hong Kong, or turn them off. ShiftAlarm supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English. Built for healthcare, security, manufacturing, rail, aviation, emergency services, and anyone working rotating schedules. No account is required. Your schedules and reminders stay on your device, and imported roster files are not uploaded to a server.

Screenshots

ShifRoll4 screens
ShiftAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShifRoll and ShiftAlarm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ShifRoll sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShiftAlarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShifRoll ships an update every 5 days, ShiftAlarm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShifRoll versus ShiftAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShifRollShiftAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChi Leung Toๆ˜Ž ๅˆ˜

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ShifRoll

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Supporter Tip โ€” Small$1.99
  • Supporter Tip โ€” Medium$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
1 purchases

ShiftAlarm

One-time1
  • ShiftAlarm Pro Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is ShifRoll free?
ShifRoll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftAlarm free?
ShiftAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShifRoll or ShiftAlarm have ads?
Neither ShifRoll nor ShiftAlarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShifRoll or ShiftAlarm?
ShifRoll ships an update every 5 days, and ShiftAlarm weekly. Most recently, ShifRoll was updated on October 28, 2026 and ShiftAlarm on October 24, 2026.

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