Alarm Clock vs StandClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alarm Clock
Transform your device into a free, easy-to-use digital alarm clock with a classic interface. Features large buttons, a bright LCD-style display, and customizable alarm sounds for a simple wake-up experience.
- Large buttons
- Big display
- Red LCD style
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Retina display support
- Automatic clock format settings
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This is a super simple alarm clock with large buttons. It turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a beautiful digital alarm clock for free! Alarm Clock is designed to work exactly like a classic digital alarm clock. It's easy to use with the features you really need. Features: ◉ Gorgeous red LCD style display ◉ Personalize with 5 built-in alarm sounds ◉ Retina display ◉ Big buttons ◉ A large display ◉ It automatically uses your iPhone clock settings, like 24/12 hour clock format and AM/PM settings. ◉ Control the foreground brightness by sliding the clock screen from left to right. ◉ Very useful and easy to use. Download this alarm clock today!
StandClock
This utility app provides a continuous display of the clock and weather. It functions as an alarm clock with customizable wake-up sounds and background color animations for a gentle awakening. It also includes alerts for device power, volume, and missing alarm songs.
- Continuous time and weather display
- Customizable alarm clock
- Favorite song for wake-up
- Customizable background color animation
- Alerts for device status and alarm issues
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You don’t have any alarm clock or you want one to follow you when you travel StandClock is the simple answer. StandClock allows you to display the clock and weather data continuously. The app also acts as an alarm, you can choose your favorite song from your music library but also select a color to animate the background when you wake up. You can choose one of the predefined colors or you can create your own. The app UI is designed to limit the effect of the screen’s brightness and attenuate discomfort due to light. Color animation allows you to be waked-up softly with a smooth transition. Main features: - Time and weather display - Alarm clock - Custom song for wake-up - Custom color for wake-up - Alert when the device is not plugged, the volume is too low or when the alarm song is missing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alarm Clock at 4.3 against StandClock's 2.0. Alarm Clock also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and ratings volume (187 vs 1). StandClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StandClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock has 187 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of StandClock's.
Alarm Clock ships an update every 20 months, StandClock fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Alarm Clock | StandClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (187 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netviking AB | Thomas Jezequel |
Customer experience
Alarm Clock
StandClock
In-app purchases
Alarm Clock
- Ad Removal$1.99
StandClock
No in-app purchases
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