Emergency Numbers vs Always On Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emergency Numbers
Instantly alert your trusted contacts and share your location during emergencies. Pre-set your message and send an SOS with a single tap. Access a comprehensive list of emergency numbers by country.
- One-tap SMS and call to contacts
- Up to three emergency contacts
- Predefined emergency message
- Country-specific emergency numbers list
- Location sharing
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Emergency Numbers is an emergency alert app that lets you send SMS with your information and location. You can set up three emergency contacts and let them know you’re in danger with one press of a button. FEATURES: ▸ Send SMS and call your contacts with one tap ▸ Choose up to three emergency contacts ▸ Predefine your emergency message ▸ List of emergency numbers by country
Always On Display
Customize your device's lock screen with a variety of clock styles, including digital and analog options. Adjust colors, sizes, and add a second time zone for a personalized display. Optimize for OLED screens to minimize battery impact.
- Digital and analog clock display
- Customizable clock size and colors
- Second time zone support
- Battery indicator ring
- Screen dimming for bedside use
- OLED optimization
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This app allows you change the size of the clock, to have both a digital and analog clock displayed at the same time, a second time zone, to add colors inside the clock digits, and more. There is an emoji that you can change it's size on the screen. It has a battery indicator ring that changes color depending on the battery level and you can also change it's size. You can also make the screen really dim so that you can have it displayed by your bedside. Choosing dark colors and images ensures that the battery will not be greatly affected utilising OLED technology device panels found in later model iPhones. For changes or requests you can always contact us and we will try our best to implement it for you in the next update! *Disclaimer - This version of the will not display icons related to calls or messages within its screen. a href="https://www.freepik.com/vectors/background" Background vector created by starline - www.freepik.com a href="https://www.freepik.com/vectors/star" Star vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emergency Numbers at 4.7 against Always On Display's 1.0. Emergency Numbers also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Always On Display's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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
Emergency Numbers costs $1.99 and Always On Display $2.99 up front. Emergency Numbers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Always On Display asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emergency Numbers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emergency Numbers has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Emergency Numbers ships an update every 21 months, Always On Display every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emergency Numbers | Always On Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MasterDC s.r.o. | Jim Kandias |
Customer experience
Emergency Numbers
Always On Display
In-app purchases
Emergency Numbers
- Premium Ads FreeFree
Always On Display
No in-app purchases
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