ShiftAlarm vs CrossShift

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.

Shifts planned. Room for life. Designed for shift work and irregular routines, CrossShift brings schedules, alarm reminders and work records together while leaving time for what matters. SCHEDULES AND REMINDERS Create early, day, evening or night shift templates with start/end times and alarms. Use repeating schedules for regular rotations and adjust individual dates for changes. Arrange multiple shifts on the same day, edit dates in batches, and apply regional holiday and make-up workday rules. SHIFT COUNTS AND WORK RECORDS View counts and distribution of completed shifts for free, with monthly, annual and custom ranges. Pro adds planned and credited hours, differences, overtime duration, notes and multipliers, leave types, annual allowances and compensatory time, plus PDF, CSV and long-image reports. PAY ESTIMATES AND RECONCILIATION In Settings > Salary Management, configure pay rules, review estimates for each pay period, record payments received and compare differences. Requires Pro. Estimates are personal references, not a substitute for employer payroll records. IMPORT EXISTING SCHEDULES FOR FREE Import schedules from system calendars, ICS files or rota images for free. On-device image recognition has no usage limit. Check the dates and shifts, then save. Pro offers optional intelligent cloud recognition to help recognize complex schedules. Consent is requested before each use. Processed recognized text and table information are sent; the original image is not uploaded. PRO EXPORTS Export features require Pro, including PDF, CSV and long-image reports, making work records easy to save, share and check. SHARING AND LIFE Create or join a shared group to view each other's schedules. Everyone maintains their own schedule. Add birthdays, anniversaries, exams and other important dates, with optional reminders. Use alarm, calendar, team schedule, work-hour and anniversary widgets on the Home Screen. Some content requires Pro. With Pro, create custom photo themes, position wallpapers, adjust colors, save multiple designs and switch between them. Wallpapers stay on-device. MAKE IT YOURS Choose avatars, sounds and time formats. Supports Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and 18 app interface languages. Personal schedules and alarms need no account; shared schedules require a CrossShift server account. Location for weather is optional and does not affect schedules or alarms. Free automatic iCloud Drive backups are supported. Enable backups and choose an iCloud Drive folder to save data automatically, view backup history and restore previous versions. Manual local JSON backup and restore remain available. REDEEM UP TO 3 MONTHS OF PRO Complete your first work schedule to redeem 1 month of Pro. Each successful friend referral earns another month, with up to 2 referral months and 3 months in total. Friends must complete a work schedule, enter your referral code in Settings and confirm the referral. Sign in to CrossShift to claim rewards and redeem Apple offer codes. See the in-app campaign details for participation and redemption conditions. Redemption starts an auto-renewing monthly Pro subscription. After the free period, the local price shown in the App Store applies. Cancel in Apple subscription settings. Some features require Pro. See the in-app Pro Benefits Center for pricing and benefits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://crossshiftalarm.com/privacy/