Short answer
No, not in the Clock app. iPhone alarms live on one phone, and there's no share button for them. You have three workarounds: share a Shortcut that creates the alarm on the other person's iPhone, use a shared reminder or calendar event (but their alerts aren't shared and only show a notification), or use a shared alarm app you both install, like PingPal, which sets a real alarm on their phone that rings even on silent, between iPhone and Android.
Maybe you want your partner to get up at the same time as you, your teen to have the school alarm you picked, or a friend to catch the same early flight. On iPhone you can share photos, notes, reminders, your location and whole calendars, so it feels like sharing an alarm should be one tap away. It isn't. Below you'll find why, what actually works today, and which option to pick depending on whether the alarm really has to ring.
Why you can't share an alarm in the iPhone Clock app
An alarm in the Clock app is stored only on that iPhone (and on a paired Apple Watch). It isn't synced through iCloud like notes or reminders, and it has no share sheet. That's why these don't work either:
- AirDrop or Messages: there's nothing to send. You can only tell someone the time.
- Family Sharing: it shares purchases, subscriptions, location, a family calendar and reminders, but not alarms.
- Your other Apple devices: an alarm set on your iPhone doesn't appear on your iPad, and the other way round.
So any "shared alarm" on iPhone is one of two things: an alarm the other person creates on their own phone (maybe with your help), or an alarm set by an app you both have. Here are the options, from the simplest to the most reliable.
1. Share a Shortcut that creates the alarm
The built-in Shortcuts app can create Clock alarms. You can build a tiny shortcut with the time and label already filled in and send it to someone with an iPhone. When they run it, the alarm appears in their own Clock app.
- Open Shortcuts and tap + to make a new shortcut.
- Tap Add Action, search for Create Alarm (a Clock action) and add it.
- Set the time and a label, for example "Airport 5:15".
- Give the shortcut a name, open the share menu and choose Copy iCloud Link.
- Paste the link in Messages or WhatsApp. The other person taps it, adds the shortcut and runs it once.
Good for: one alarm for one event, like a trip or an exam day, with someone who has an iPhone and will tap the link. Limits: they still have to add and run it themselves, it doesn't work on Android, and if you change the time later, they have to run a new shortcut. Anyone with the link can see what the shortcut does, so keep the label simple.
2. Shared reminders and calendar events (not real alarms)
This is the tip you'll see most often, and it's the one that disappoints most often.
Shared Reminders list
In the Reminders app you can share a list with someone and even assign a reminder to them. The reminder itself syncs to both phones. But Apple's own support page says the notifications you set for reminders aren't shared with anyone else. So if you add "Wake up, 6:30" with a time, the alert goes off on your phone, not theirs, unless they set a time on it too.
Calendar invite
A calendar invitation puts the event on their calendar, but alerts work the same way: each person's alert comes from their own calendar settings, not from yours.
Even when the timing works, a reminder or calendar alert is a notification: one short sound or vibration, silenced by the Ring/Silent switch or a Focus. It won't keep ringing like an alarm. Use it for "don't forget", not for "wake up".
3. Use a shared alarm app (it actually rings on their phone)
If the point is that the alarm rings on the other person's phone at the time you pick, you need an app installed on both phones. You set the alarm from your phone, and the app schedules it on theirs.
This got a lot more reliable recently: since iOS 26, Apple lets alarm apps use the same system alarms as the Clock app, so their alarms can ring on silent and in a Focus, with a full-screen stop and snooze. Before that, many third-party alarm apps could only send notifications that were easy to miss.
PingPal
PingPal is built for exactly this. You add a friend in the app, or send them an invite link in any messaging app, and then you can set alarms on each other's phones:
- The alarm rings at the time you choose, even when their phone is on silent or Do Not Disturb.
- It works between iPhone and Android.
- You can add your voice, a photo or a song, so it's clearly from you.
- You can ask for a wake-up proof, like a selfie, and see that they actually got up.
Both of you need the app and need to add each other, so it only works with people who agree to it. That's the point: it's for couples, friends and families who want to wake each other up. Other apps, such as Galarm, also let you share alarms with contacts; we compare them in Galarm alternatives.
Want the alarm to ring on their phone, not just yours? PingPal is free on iPhone and Android.
Which way should you use?
| Method | Rings like an alarm | Rings on silent | What the other person does | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell them the time | Yes | Yes | Sets the alarm themselves | Yes |
| Shared Shortcut | Yes | Yes | Adds and runs the shortcut | No |
| Shared reminder | No (notification) | No | Sets their own time on it | No |
| Calendar invite | No (notification) | No | Accepts, sets their own alert | Yes |
| PingPal | Yes | Yes | Installs once, adds you | Yes |
In short: for a one-off with another iPhone user who'll do their part, a Shortcut is enough. For a to-do, a shared reminder is fine. If it has to ring on their phone without them doing anything each time, or one of you has Android, use an app.
Sharing an alarm between iPhone and Android
The Clock apps on iPhone and Android don't talk to each other, and Shortcuts only runs on Apple devices. A calendar invite works across both, but only as a notification. So if you have an iPhone and they have an Android phone (or the other way round), a cross-platform alarm app is the only way to make an alarm you set ring on their phone. PingPal works in both directions.
FAQ
Can you share an alarm on iPhone?
Not with the built-in Clock app; it has no share option. You can share a Shortcut that creates the alarm on another iPhone, or use an app like PingPal to set an alarm on someone's phone from yours.
Do shared reminders go off on everyone's iPhone?
No. The reminder syncs to everyone on the list, but Apple says the notifications you set for reminders aren't shared. Each person has to set their own time, and it's still a notification, not an alarm.
Can I AirDrop an alarm?
No. You can AirDrop a shortcut that creates an alarm, but the other person still has to add and run it.
Can you share alarms with Family Sharing?
No. Family Sharing covers purchases, subscriptions, location, a family calendar and reminders. Alarms stay on each person's own phone.
Is there an app to share alarms between iPhones?
Yes. Shared alarm apps like PingPal let you set alarms on each other's phones once you've both installed the app and added each other. PingPal also works between iPhone and Android, and its alarms ring even on silent.
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