Comparison

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy vs MathWake

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 by Mathy

This app requires users to solve math problems to turn off their alarms, ensuring a more effective wake-up experience. It offers customizable alarm settings, including difficulty levels, music choices, and snooze intervals. The app also features a nightstand clock display and adjustable screen brightness.

Highlights
  • Solve math problems to stop alarms
  • Adjustable math difficulty levels
  • Customizable alarm sounds and music
  • Repeating alarm options
  • Nightstand clock display
  • Customizable snooze intervals
Features
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Math alarm clock forces you to solve math problems to wake up! Stop the annoying alarm sounds from playing by solving varying levels of math equations - the best way to wakeup in the morning! Impossible to sleep through! ======FEATURES====== • Easy, Medium and Hard math difficulty levels to make sure you are able to challenge yourself when you wake up • Sounds that slowly fade in giving you a chance to wake up • Custom music selection - wake up to your OWN music from your music library! • Customizable nightstand clock display and customizable colors • Repeating alarms (set to repeat on weekdays, weekends, etc.!) • 100% FREE app! • Custom volume selection for each alarm you set! • Custom snooze intervals to allow you to snooze for any duration you want! • Preview & practice your math quiz before setting your alarm • Adjustable screen brightness by swiping up and down Nothing wakes you up faster and more reliably than having to perform mental tasks once you've woken up. Try solving the math problems to stop the songs or music playing...it's impossible to snooze through! Upgrades available via in app purchase: • Remove ads • Length of subscription (30 days) • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of service - https://infinitewavemedia.com/tos

About

MathWake

This alarm app requires users to solve math problems to turn it off. It offers adjustable difficulty levels and problem counts to ensure you wake up. Designed for reliability, it aims to prevent the common issue of alarms failing to sound.

Highlights
  • Solve math problems to dismiss alarm
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Selectable problem count
  • Daily repeat settings
  • 5-minute snooze option
  • Volume control
Features
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Wake Up Smart with Math Mathwake is an alarm app that requires solving math problems to dismiss. Features: - Difficulty levels: Easy (addition/subtraction) / Normal (multiplication/division) / Hard (mixed operations) - Problem count: Choose 1-5 problems - Repeat settings: Set by day of week - Snooze: 5-minute delay - Volume control: Adjust to your preference Perfect for: - Those who struggle to wake up with regular alarms - People who tend to oversleep - Students and workers with early mornings Built for Reliability: We solved the common complaint of competing apps crashing and failing to sound. Mathwake delivers stable and dependable alarm performance.

Screenshots

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy3 screens
MathWake3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Alarm Clock by Mathy at 4.4 against MathWake's 3.3. Math Alarm Clock by Mathy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). MathWake's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Alarm Clock by Mathy sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MathWake sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Alarm Clock by Mathy has 111 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Math Alarm Clock by Mathy's written reviews are positive against 100% of MathWake's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy ships an update every 8 days, MathWake every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Math Alarm Clock by Mathy versus MathWake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Alarm Clock by MathyMathWake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (111 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB94 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperInfinite Wave Media, LLCkota tada

Customer experience

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy

All ratings108 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%

MathWake

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Alarms turn themselves off
  • Alarms do not stay on
  • Alarms do not go off
  • App doesn't load
  • Math difficulty setting is ignored

Requested features

4 requests
  • More variety in math equations
  • Allow alarms to work in Do Not Disturb mode
  • Allow alarms to work without the app being constantly on
  • Adjust alarm volume

MathWake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Math Alarm Clock by Mathy

Subscriptions2
  • Math Alarm Clock Pro by Mathy$0.991 Month
  • Mathy Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time10
  • Car Alarm Xtrm$0.99
  • Progressive$0.99
  • Rain On Metal$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Retro$0.99
  • Rooster Call$0.99
  • Scream$0.99
  • Sound Grenade$0.99
  • White Noise$0.99
  • All Sounds$3.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

MathWake

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Math Alarm Clock by Mathy free?
Math Alarm Clock by Mathy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MathWake free?
MathWake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Math Alarm Clock by Mathy or MathWake?
Math Alarm Clock by Mathy is rated higher. Math Alarm Clock by Mathy averages 4.4 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while MathWake averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Math Alarm Clock by Mathy or MathWake have ads?
MathWake shows ads; Math Alarm Clock by Mathy does not.
Which is updated more often, Math Alarm Clock by Mathy or MathWake?
Math Alarm Clock by Mathy ships an update every 8 days, and MathWake every 6 weeks. Most recently, Math Alarm Clock by Mathy was updated on October 22, 2026 and MathWake on October 26, 2026.

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