Comparison

Alarm Clock vs Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Large buttons
  • Big display
  • Red LCD style
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Retina display support
  • Automatic clock format settings
Features
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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!

About

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

Wake up and fall asleep to your favorite music with a customizable alarm and sleep timer. Features designer clock themes, countdowns to events, and easy access to settings. A reliable and versatile utility for managing your daily schedule.

Highlights
  • Designer clock themes
  • Customizable wake-up playlists
  • Sleep timer with music or white noise
  • Event countdowns
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Vertical and horizontal modes
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Wake up and go to sleep to your favorite music, never sleep through your alarm again, get your own collection of designer clocks, countdown to important events! FEATURES: * Choose from stylish designer themes for the clock * Create your own wake-up playlist with the best music * Go to sleep to your favorite songs or white noise * Convenient app settings. Get easy access to any option you need Alarm Clock provides the functionality of 3 indispensable apps in 1: CLOCK - Exclusive designer clocks - Vertical and horizontal modes - 12 or 24 time format - Show/Hide seconds - Show/Hide day of the week - Auto-Lock when plugged in ON/OFF - Auto-Lock when on battery ON/OFF - Customizable auto-lock time SLEEP TIMER -Use the shortcut on the main screen to go directly to the sleep timer settings - Create your own playlist with your favorite songs - Shuffle music ON/OFF - Adjust the volume of Music/Sounds - Go to sleep to white noise COUNTDOWN - Never miss important events and special occasions. Count down to your vacation, anniversary, graduation and more Beautiful. Reliable. Versatile. Get the alarm clock that you've been looking for! For complete access to all Alarm Clock features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Notifications – otherwise, alarm will not ring; *Media library so that you can set your own music as an alarm or a sleep timer sound; *Photos to give you a possibility to set them as countdown pictures.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock4 screens
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nightstand Digital Clock Timer at none against Alarm Clock's 1. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 35%). Alarm Clock's advantage is ratings volume (185 vs 19). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Alarm Clock against 4.4 for Nightstand Digital Clock Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock has 185 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nightstand Digital Clock Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock ships an update every 20 months, Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alarm Clock versus Nightstand Digital Clock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm ClockNightstand Digital Clock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (185 ratings)4.4 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetviking ABSiarhei Krasnouski

Customer experience

Alarm Clock

All ratings185 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative55.0%

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$1.99
None

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock free?
Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nightstand Digital Clock Timer free?
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
Alarm Clock and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 185 and 19 ratings respectively.
Do Alarm Clock or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer have ads?
Both Alarm Clock and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
Alarm Clock ships an update every 20 months, and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. Most recently, Alarm Clock was updated on October 15, 2026 and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer on October 1, 2026.

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