Comparison

Shift Alarm vs CrossShift

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

Head to head
About

Shift Alarm

Features
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Work shifts and lost track of which days you're on or off? Shift Alarm is the alarm clock that turns itself on for your work days and off for your days off, automatically, based on your schedule. Built for anyone working 12x36, 6x2, 6x4, or rotating shifts: nurses, security guards, factory workers, or any job with a schedule that keeps changing. WORKS WITH ANY SCHEDULE Set up your shift cycle once (6x2, 6x4, 12x36, or any other combination of work days and days off) and the app figures out on its own, every single day, whether today's alarm should be on or off. ROTATING SHIFTS (MORNING / AFTERNOON / NIGHT) Work in a factory with shifts that rotate between morning, afternoon, and night? Set each shift with its own alarm time and the app switches the alarm time automatically based on the day's shift. VISUAL CALENDAR See at a glance, on a monthly calendar, which days will have the alarm on and which are your days off, before the day even arrives. WORKS OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No login, no internet required. Everything stays saved on your own phone. A REAL ALARM Rings for real, with sound and vibration, even with the phone locked, and if you restart the phone, alarms are rescheduled automatically. No more forgetting the alarm on during your day off or off during a work day. Set it up once and let Shift Alarm handle the rest. Free 15 day trial. After that, choose an annual subscription or a one time purchase (lifetime). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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CrossShift

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Make room for life around your shifts. CrossShift brings schedules, alarms and work records together for shift workers and irregular routines. SCHEDULES & ALARMS Create early, day, evening or night shift templates with work times and alarms. Use repeating rosters, adjust individual dates, assign multiple shifts per day, edit in bulk and apply regional holiday and makeup workday rules. Name each shift alarm separately. STATISTICS & WORK RECORDS View completed shift counts and distribution for free by month, year or custom dates. Set monthly or annual closing dates, or use fixed-day periods. Pro adds planned and counted hours, differences, overtime, notes and pay multipliers, leave types, annual allowances and time off in lieu. Enter overtime duration or calculate it from planned and actual clock-out times, minus breaks. PAY ESTIMATES Set pay rules in Settings β†’ Pay Management. Estimate pay by pay period, record amounts received and compare differences. Requires Pro; estimates are for personal reference and do not replace employer payroll records. FREE SCHEDULE IMPORT Import from system calendars, ICS files or schedule images for free. On-device image recognition has no usage limit. Review shifts in groups, match or create templates, and edit dates, shifts and times day by day before confirming import. Pro offers optional cloud recognition for unclear text and complex rosters. With consent each time, images are sent to CrossShift servers and the recognition service. Visible names, employee IDs and shift details are also processed. Review and confirm the results. PRO EXPORTS Export PDF, CSV or long-image reports to save, share and check records. Exports require Pro and use the same date range as the statistics page. SHARING & LIFE Create or join a group to view each other's schedules; each person manages their own. Add member notes stored only on your device. Track birthdays, anniversaries, exams and other dates with optional reminders. Home Screen widgets show alarms, calendars, shared schedules, hours and anniversaries; some content requires Pro. Pro also lets you create photo themes, adjust wallpaper position and colors, and save and switch designs. Wallpapers stay on your device. MAKE IT YOURS Avatars, alarm sounds, time formats, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and 18 interface languages. Personal schedules and alarms need no account; sharing requires a CrossShift account. Sign in with Apple during setup and choose whether to sync account data. When signed in with personal sync enabled, templates, schedules, leave allowances and overtime records sync. Personal alarms, pay rules and settlements, anniversaries, wallpapers and member notes are excluded from account sync. Weather location access is optional and does not affect schedules or alarms. Send issues and suggestions through Settings. BACKUP & RESTORE Free automatic iCloud Drive backups: enable the feature and select a folder to save backups, browse history and restore. Manual local JSON backup and restore remain available. EARN UP TO 3 MONTHS OF PRO Complete your first work schedule to earn 1 month. Each successful friend referral earns another month, up to 2 referral months and 3 months total. Friends must complete a work schedule, enter your code in Settings and confirm the referral. Sign in to claim; eligibility and redemption terms are in the app. Redeeming an Apple offer code starts an auto-renewing monthly Pro subscription. After the free period, the local App Store price applies. Cancel in Apple subscription settings. Annual subscribers can keep referral extensions to use after their subscription expires; Apple annual renewal terms remain unchanged. See the in-app Pro center for prices and benefits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://crossshiftalarm.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Shift Alarm4 screens
CrossShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Alarm at none against CrossShift's 2. CrossShift's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. CrossShift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shift Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Alarm ships an update weekly, CrossShift every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Shift Alarm versus CrossShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift AlarmCrossShift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.126.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao Paulo Ferreira da Luz培培 李

In-app purchases

None

Shift Alarm

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CrossShift

Subscriptions2
  • CrossShift Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CrossShift Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Shift Alarm free?
Shift Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrossShift free?
CrossShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Alarm or CrossShift have ads?
Neither Shift Alarm nor CrossShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Alarm or CrossShift?
Shift Alarm ships an update weekly, and CrossShift every 3 days. Most recently, Shift Alarm was updated on October 14, 2026 and CrossShift on October 24, 2026.

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