Comparison

Alarm Clock App 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 App

Customize your wake-up experience with a versatile alarm clock. Wake up to music, radio, news, or your own recordings. Features gentle wake-ups, heavy sleeper options, and a sleep timer.

Highlights
  • Customizable ringtones and music alarms
  • Radio and podcast alarms
  • Gentle wake-up with increasing volume
  • Heavy sleeper options (shake, math quiz)
  • Sleep timer with music or radio
  • Built-in flashlight
Features
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myAlarm has a lot of features that allow you to customize your wake up experience. Sleep better, wake up easier and be always on time! EASY ALARM CLOCK You can simply choose a ringtone, relax music or (with our talking alarm clock) wake up with real time weather information and headline news. Set as many alarms as you like, recurring or one-time alarms, for specific days of the week or holidays. RADIO ALARM CLOCK Wake up with your favorite radio station or podcast (choose country in settings). Up to 100 radio stations per country available. MUSIC ALARM CLOCK Set your favorite track as a music alarm and wake up listening to music. CUSTOMIZABLE ALARM CLOCK Record your own wake up sound. Choose between different themes/colors and many digital or analog clocks. Use vibration, alarm with flash or light show. Restrict alarms only at your location or Wi-Fi you're using. Slide up and down to dim the screen. You can even set another type of alarm after the alarm stops. ALARM CLOCK GENTLE Choose a relaxing music or set a quiet alarm clock to smoothly increase volume to wake you up gently in the morning (adjust the sound volume to fit your needs). ALARM FOR HEAVY SLEEPERS Prevent excessive snoozing by selecting snooze time and number of snoozes. You can dismiss the alarm by touch, shake, double tap or math calculation (perfect for heavy sleepers). SLEEP TIMER Set timer to fall asleep listening to a relaxing music or a smooth radio station. FLASHLIGHT Use the built-in flashlight to avoid groping around in the dark. myAlarm Clock is the perfect alarm clock app for those who want a different wake up experience every day, it's very easy to use, customizable, for a gentle wake up in the morning or for heavy sleepers. No more oversleep! DISCLAIMER Your phone must be TURNED ON for the alarm to work. If your device supports a battery saving function, please add myAlarm to the whitelist to prevent malfunction with the alarms.

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 Clock App4 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 App's 5. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). Alarm Clock App's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 20) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, 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 App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alarm Clock App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock App has 15K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Alarm Clock App's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nightstand Digital Clock Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock App ships an update monthly, Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Alarm Clock App versus Nightstand Digital Clock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock AppNightstand Digital Clock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15K ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better20
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 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
Size143 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppMindSiarhei Krasnouski

Customer experience

Alarm Clock App

All ratings14,603 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews842 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative48.3%

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

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

Bugs and requests

Alarm Clock App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Alarm not going off as scheduled
  • Radio function not working as expected
  • Alarm sound not playing correctly
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set alarm without keeping app open
  • More radio station options
  • Customizable snooze duration
  • Gradual volume increase for alarm
  • Ability to use own music/podcasts

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Alarm Clock App

Subscriptions4
  • Premium - Monthly + Trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium - Annual + Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium - Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove ads$5.99
None

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock App free?
Alarm Clock App 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 App or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
Alarm Clock App is rated higher. Alarm Clock App averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Nightstand Digital Clock Timer averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock App or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer have ads?
Both Alarm Clock App and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock App or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
Alarm Clock App ships an update monthly, and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. Most recently, Alarm Clock App was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer on October 30, 2026.

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