Alarm & Timer vs Absolute Humidity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alarm & Timer
Manage your time effectively with this versatile clock app. It offers customizable alarms, timers, and a stopwatch, with options for personalized settings and notifications even when the screen is off. Enjoy music playback within the app to aid concentration.
- Customizable alarms with unlimited creation
- Multiple simultaneous timers
- Lap time recording stopwatch
- Optional settings for a clean interface
- Music playback for concentration
- Notifications even when screen is off
- World clock with multiple time zones
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Simple, powerful, and customizable. This all-in-one clock app combines Alarm, Timer, and Stopwatch functions into a clean, intuitive interface. Privacy-friendly: When headphones are connected, the alarm sounds only through the headphones, not the device speakers. By making advanced features optional, we maintain a minimalist design while meeting a wide range of user needs. [General] Customization: Color themes, "My Theme" creation, and adjustable font sizes. Typography: Choose from system fonts, specialized clock fonts, or even add your own custom fonts. Time Display: Toggle between 12/24-hour formats, customize 12:00 vs. 0:00 display, and enable/disable leading zeros (e.g., 09:00 vs. 9:00). [Clock] Dual analog and digital display with extensive layout options. Design: Multiple dial designs and support for custom image/video backgrounds. Visibility: Toggle seconds, choose second hand movement (Ticking vs. Smooth), and customize date formats/languages. Dynamic Layout: Hide the status bar, tab bar, or settings button for a cleaner look. Digital-only mode available in landscape orientation. Hourly Chime: Use simple presets or create a fully customized hourly schedule. World Clock: View multiple cities and time zones simultaneously in a convenient list. [Alarm] Set unlimited alarms with full background notification support. Compatible with AlarmKit (iOS 26.1+), allowing alarms to sound even in Silent or Focus modes. Scheduling: Powerful repeat options including daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and custom intervals (e.g., every 2 days). Supports pause periods. Sound: Use custom recordings or local music files (when the app is in the foreground). Management: Organize alarms with folders, label search, and easy duplication. Sort by time or firing order. Advanced Features: Checklist, Snooze, Auto-stop (by duration/repetition), Skip next, and one-tap global pause. New alarms can automatically inherit previous settings for faster setup. [Timer] Run multiple timers simultaneously ranging from 1 second to 10000 hours. Quick Start: Access presets and history for instant activation. Interface: Switch between list and full-screen views. Choose between 10-key or picker input with customizable units (1s/10s/1m/10m). Foreground Features: Displays estimated completion time and supports auto-stop for sounds. [Stopwatch] Records: Capture lap times with precision. Export: Send your recorded data as a text file via email. [Other Settings] System Integration: Audio mix mode (play alongside other music apps), and Auto-lock. Display: Brightness adjustment with "Darkness Correction" and customizable UI elements (toggle between switches or checkboxes). Note on Music: Currently, this app does not support playback for Apple Music, iCloud-only songs, or purchased songs that have not been downloaded to the device storage. URL Scheme: net.hakoniwa.clock://
Absolute Humidity
This app calculates and displays absolute humidity using temperature and relative humidity data from connected devices. It helps users understand their environmental comfort level with numerical values and visuals. A Pro version offers weather forecasts for any location.
- Absolute humidity calculation
- Supports HomeKit & SwitchBot meters
- Comfort level visualization
- Weather information (Pro version)
- Volumetric & gravimetric humidity display
- Ad-free experience (Pro version)
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Support your comfortable environment! “Absolute Humidity” is an application that calculates and displays absolute humidity using temperature and relative humidity data obtained from a thermohygrometer. It is designed so that the comfort level can be understood at a glance with numerical values and visuals. In addition, you can get weather information of any area you set and display the current absolute humidity and forecasts (Pro version only). ■ Thermo-hygrometer device SwitchBot Meter, SwitchBot Meter Plus, SwitchBot Meter Pro, SwitchBot Meter Pro (CO2 Monitor), SwitchBot Indoor/Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer, SwitchBot Hub 2, and HomeKit accessories registered in the Home app are available. If you using SwitchBot devices without a hub, data is displayed only within the range of Bluetooth communication with the thermo-hygrometer. Outside the Bluetooth communication range, such as on the go, data will be displayed only when the SwitchBot cloud service is set to cooperate. ■ Absolute humidity method The absolute humidity display supports both volumetric absolute humidity (g/m3) and gravimetric absolute humidity (g/kg). ■About subscription In the free version, the number of thermo-hygrometers that can be displayed is limited to 4, and advertisements are displayed in the app. The paid subscription “Absolute Humidity Pro” has no display restrictions or advertisements. As an Amazon Associate “Absolute Humidity” earns from qualifying purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Alarm & Timer at 2.2K against Absolute Humidity's 2. Alarm & Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Absolute Humidity's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 59%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 & Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Absolute Humidity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Absolute Humidity holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm & Timer has 2.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Alarm & Timer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Absolute Humidity's.
Alarm & Timer ships an update monthly, Absolute Humidity every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alarm & Timer | Absolute Humidity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KAZUTERU YOKOI | Yuta Hirobe |
Customer experience
Alarm & Timer
Absolute Humidity
Bugs and requests
Alarm & Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm not sounding when phone is locked or in sleep mode
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Notification issues when phone is in silent mode
Requested features
5 requests- Option to set alarms for weekdays only
- Ability to choose from user's own audio files for alarms
- Gradual volume increase for alarms
- Alarm override for silent mode
- One-time payment option to remove ads
Absolute Humidity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alarm & Timer
- Remove Ads$9.99
Absolute Humidity
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Annual Plan1 Month trial$17.491 Year
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