Comparison

Shuffly vs Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer

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

Head to head
About

Shuffly

This app offers ten different modes for picking, pairing, and assigning roles within groups. It helps manage teams, seating arrangements, and game turns, with features like weighted random selection and saved group histories. Designed for offline use with no account required.

Highlights
  • Finger Pick for random selection
  • Lucky Pick with weighted winners
  • Team Builder for balanced groups
  • Shuffle Line for ordered lists
  • Role Dealer for secret assignments
  • Dice, Darts, Minigolf, Chess Clock modes
  • Group history and stats
Features
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Shuffly settles it. Who goes first, who's on whose team, who got the secret role, and who's winning once the game starts. Ten modes in one app. Works offline, no account. PICK SOMEONE • Finger Pick. Everyone holds a finger on the screen and the countdown picks one. No group, no names, nothing to set up, so it works with people you just met. • Lucky Pick. Pull one winner from your group, or several. Recent winners get weighted down so it stops landing on the same person. SPLIT THE ROOM • Pair Up. Random partners, without the same two ending up together every week. Odd number? Make a trio or let someone sit out. • Team Builder. Split a crowd into balanced teams in one tap, each team in its own colour. Drag a name to swap it onto another team. • Shuffle Line. Batting orders, presentation slots, turn rotations, shown as a list or a stadium seating chart. If one spot looks wrong, drag that name where it belongs. • Role Dealer. Deal secret roles from one phone passed around. Presets for Werewolf, Mafia and others scale to your group size, and you can save your own sets. PLAY AND SCORE • Dice. d4 through d20, plus a d% percentile die. Roll several at once, mixed sizes in the same tray. • Darts. X01, Cricket, No-score Cricket and Around the Clock, with checkout suggestions and bust rules handled for you. • Minigolf. One shared scorecard, a live leader crown, an optional stroke cap. • Chess Clock. Two to eight players, each with their own clock, tap zones big enough for a phone lying flat on the table. GROUPS THAT REMEMBER Save the class, the football gang and the board game crew as separate groups and switch in a tap. Toggle someone off and they sit out every mode until you switch them back on. Nobody gets deleted. Each group keeps its own history and stats. THE FAIRNESS ENGINE True randomness has no memory. That's why the same kid ends up first three weeks running. Shuffly remembers past results for each group and weights the next one, so picks, pairs and teams spread out over time. Want a hard rule rather than a nudge? Lucky Pick has a No-repeat toggle that rules the last winner out entirely. BUILT FOR THE ROOM One phone, passed around. No sign-in, no Wi-Fi, nobody installing anything before you can start. Light and dark themes, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Groups, names, results and scores stay on your device. Anonymous usage analytics are opt-in. The app asks once, and Settings lets you turn it off or delete what's been collected. Names, groups and results are never sent anywhere. PRICING Free to download, with 20 sessions you can spend on any mode. No timer, no expiry date. Dice and Finger Pick don't use one up. If the app earns its place, Shuffly Pro removes the session limit for a one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, Family Sharing included, and modes we add later come with it. Made by a small independent studio in Norway. Questions or ideas: hello@shufflyapp.com

About

Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer

Wake up gently with a simulated sunrise and fall asleep peacefully with ambient sounds. This bedside clock offers customizable alarms, multiple dismissal methods, and a full-screen display with live weather. Enjoy a beautiful, private experience with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Sunrise wake-up alarms
  • Customizable alarm dismissal
  • 11 handcrafted ambient sleep sounds
  • Full-screen bedside clock with weather
  • Six premium themes
  • Private by design, no tracking
Features
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Wake up kinder. Fall asleep easier. Dawn is a beautifully simple alarm clock and sleep timer for people who want mornings to feel good and nights to feel calm. No jarring beeps. No cluttered menus. Just a bedside clock that wakes you gently and rocks you to sleep with handcrafted ambient sounds. Whether you're a light sleeper, an insomniac, a shift worker, or someone who just wants a prettier bedside clock — Dawn is built for you. WHY PEOPLE LOVE DAWN SUNRISE WAKE-UP Gentle gradient alarms ramp up over minutes instead of blasting you awake. Pair with soft piano, acoustic music, or nature sounds for a truly calm start to the day. POWERFUL ALARMS • Unlimited alarms with smart repeat schedules • Label each alarm — Work, Gym, Meds, Flight, Meditation • Vibration and haptic feedback • Dismiss by math problem, shake, slide, or double-tap • Snooze with customizable duration and maximum count • Reliable 15-minute alarm ring, even in silent mode DRIFT-OFF SLEEP TIMER Eleven hand-crafted ambient sounds, each with gentle fade-out so you never wake when it ends: Rain · Ocean Waves · Forest · Thunder · Wind · Creek · White Noise · Night Sounds · Gentle Piano · Acoustic Morning · Sunrise Melody FULL-SCREEN BEDSIDE CLOCK Digital, analog, or hybrid clock face. Keep-screen-on mode turns your phone into a beautiful nightstand clock. Live weather and dawn-light brightness included. SIX GORGEOUS THEMES Aurora, Indigo, Ocean, Mint, Rose, and Sand. Every gradient, every shadow, every curve designed to feel premium. Match your mood, your room, or your mornings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Ever. TRY EVERY FEATURE FREE FOR 15 DAYS Unlock every feature for two weeks — no credit card, no subscription, no surprises. Love it? Pay once to keep all features forever. No monthly fees. No hidden costs. No ads. Ever. PERFECT FOR • Heavy sleepers who need something stronger than a beep • Light sleepers who hate sudden noise • People with insomnia or racing thoughts at night • Shift workers juggling unusual schedules • Minimalists who want a clock that looks as good as it works • Anyone who's tired of the stock iOS alarm Your mornings deserve better. Your nights deserve calm. Download Dawn and make the first and last minute of every day a little more beautiful.

Screenshots

Shuffly4 screens
Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shuffly at every 4 days against Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer's fortnightly. Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shuffly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shuffly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shuffly ships an update every 4 days, Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shuffly versus Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShufflyDawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBjørn Quentin KvammeLe Duc Hung

Customer experience

Shuffly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shuffly

One-time2
  • 50 Sessions$2.99
  • Shuffly Pro$6.99
1 purchases

Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version (Lifetime)$2.99

Questions

Is Shuffly free?
Shuffly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer free?
Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shuffly or Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer?
Shuffly is rated higher. Shuffly averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Shuffly or Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer have ads?
Neither Shuffly nor Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shuffly or Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer?
Shuffly ships an update every 4 days, and Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Shuffly was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer on October 25, 2026.

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