Comparison

Math Alarm Clock vs Challenges Alarm Clock

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

Head to head
About

Math Alarm Clock

This app requires you to solve math problems to turn off your alarm, ensuring you're fully awake. It offers customizable backgrounds, voice commands for setting alarms and controlling the flashlight, and fun motivational voices to help you get out of bed.

Highlights
  • Solve math problems to turn off alarm
  • No snooze button
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Voice commands for alarms and flashlight
  • Motivational wake-up voices
  • Weather for your location
Features
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OVER 1M DOWNLOADS!!! ◉ Do math out loud to turn off your alarm ◉ Alarm won’t stop until you get it right ◉ NO MERCY! FEATURES ◉ Scientifically designed to wake your brain ◉ No snooze button ◉ Add your own background from your photos or camera or choose from dozens of beautiful designs ◉ Weather for your location ◉ Select from the built in beautiful backgrounds. ◉ Say “Jarvis set alarm for 7:30 AM” to set an alarm ◉ Say “Jarvis time” to hear the time ◉ Say “Jarvis light” to turn on the flashlight. No fumbling for the light at night! ◉ Get fun voices like Stewie and Hermione that motivate you to wake up if you keep snoozing! ◉ Beautiful, customizable alarm clock design TESTIMONIALS • "Good for people who struggle getting up on Mondays" 4s_Boy • "Wakes me up, no more clicking the snooze button while half way asleep" Shainabee • "I go to sleep at 1 and wake up 4 hours later and usually I sleep right through the alarm, but this gets me up and KEEPS me up" Kitty shipper WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! • Email us at support@jlabs.me • Tweet us at @jlabsTeam • Like us on Facebook! By downloading this app, you accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreements

About

Challenges Alarm Clock

This alarm clock uses challenging games to ensure you wake up on time. It eliminates snooze and offers bedtime reminders with a clean interface. Turn your mornings into a game and never oversleep again.

Highlights
  • Unstoppable alarm with challenge games
  • No snooze or stop button
  • Bedtime reminder notifications
  • Clean and modern interface
  • Math, Maze, Shake, Remember Number, Lucky 777 games
Features
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Challenge Alarm Clock — Never Oversleep Again! Wake up guaranteed! Challenge Alarm Clock is the fun yet ruthless alarm that makes sure you jump out of bed and start your day right. No more snooze, no more late mornings! Why You’ll Love It - Unstoppable Alarm: it won’t stop until you beat a challenge game — MATH, MAZE, SHAKE, REMEMBER NUMBER or LUCKY 777. - No Snooze, No Excuses: the first alarm clock with no “Stop” or “Snooze” button. - Sweet Bedtime Reminder: gentle notifications help you relax and fall asleep. - Beautiful Design: clean, modern interface that makes waking up a little nicer. Wake up on time, every time — and turn mornings into a game! Subscription details: - This app may offer monthly or yearly subscriptions - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically reviews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Setting after purchase - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - You can cancel your subscription at any time, but please note that you will not get a refund for any remaining period of a subscription - This app requires monthly or yearly subscriptions then you are able to access all features Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Tb_p0xYf_44oedCI8vBZhoVIIGi5e1uCKXM-1YKTy8/edit?usp=sharing Help and Support: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bn1d1aDT7Ci7kvAYyVUzSwWwGkcht_owOzh37f_KE28/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Math Alarm Clock4 screens
Challenges Alarm Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Alarm Clock at 90% against Challenges Alarm Clock's 26%. Math Alarm Clock also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Math Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Challenges Alarm Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Math Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 26% of Challenges Alarm Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Alarm Clock ships an update every 5 weeks, Challenges Alarm Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Math Alarm Clock versus Challenges Alarm Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Alarm ClockChallenges Alarm Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better3.8 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews — better26.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K2.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB44 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerj labsduytu tran

Customer experience

Math Alarm Clock

All ratings1,334 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.2%

Challenges Alarm Clock

All ratings2,192 ratings
Positive67.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative63.3%

User reviews

Math Alarm Clock

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps wake up
  • 🤖 Customizable voice assistants
  • 🎨 Customizable backgrounds and timers
  • ⏰ Effective at getting user out of bed
  • 💡 Unique concept of solving math problems to turn off alarm

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Voice recognition issues
  • 🔋 Drains battery when left open overnight
  • 🔇 Alarm stops when app is opened
  • 🤔 Math problems too easy on highest difficulty
  • 📱 Requires app to be open and unlocked for alarm to work

Challenges Alarm Clock

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Good app that wakes up user
  • 🔔 Alarm is effective at waking up heavy sleepers
  • 🧠 Challenges help get brain working in the morning

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Ads make the app unusable
  • 🔇 Alarm doesn't make any sound, only vibrates
  • 🤯 Challenges are too difficult or confusing
  • ⏰ Alarm turns off on its own without completing challenges

Bugs and requests

Math Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm not going off sometimes
  • Ads triggering alarm or causing issues
  • App crashing or freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow multiple math questions to turn off alarm
  • Option to set alarm without keeping app open
  • Improve voice recognition accuracy
  • Offer more difficult math problems
  • Allow using own music as alarm sound

Challenges Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm doesn't go off at scheduled time
  • App crashes when trying to set alarm
  • Notifications and messages are glitchy or inappropriate

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customizable alarm sounds and challenges
  • Option to choose specific challenge type
  • Ability to set own custom challenges

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Math Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Super Sleeper$7.99
3 purchases

Challenges Alarm Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium 1 month$2.991 Month
  • Premium 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Math Alarm Clock free?
Math Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Challenges Alarm Clock free?
Challenges Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Math Alarm Clock or Challenges Alarm Clock?
Math Alarm Clock is rated higher. Math Alarm Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Challenges Alarm Clock averages 3.8 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Math Alarm Clock or Challenges Alarm Clock have ads?
Both Math Alarm Clock and Challenges Alarm Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Alarm Clock or Challenges Alarm Clock?
Math Alarm Clock ships an update every 5 weeks, and Challenges Alarm Clock monthly. Most recently, Math Alarm Clock was updated on September 22, 2026 and Challenges Alarm Clock on September 24, 2026.

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