Comparison

Potdeco vs Alarms

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

Head to head

Potdeco

Potdeco Product Scanner

★ 4.143 ratingsView app →

About

Potdeco

Features

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The Potdeco product scanner scans barcodes and QR codes from the Pot&Deco catalog and shows you the right prices

About

Alarms

Set custom alarms on your Apple Watch, syncing with your iPhone or operating independently. Easily snooze or dismiss alarms using the watch's physical buttons. Personalize alarm labels with voice dictation.

Highlights

Sync alarms with iPhone
Independent Apple Watch alarms
Digital Crown snooze
Side button dismiss
Dictation for custom labels

Features

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Use the Alarms app to play a sound or vibrate your Apple Watch at a set time. - See the same alarms as your iPhone or have separate alarms on Apple Watch - Control your alarms easily by pressing the Digital Crown to snooze for 9 minutes or the side button to turn off your alarm. - Use dictation to customise alarm labels.

Screenshots

Potdeco2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Potdeco at 11.0 against Alarms's 13.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potdeco ships an update every 7 months, Alarms every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Potdeco versus Alarms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Potdeco	Alarms
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.1 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	43 — better
Update frequency	Every 7 months — better	Every 12 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	33 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Tom Rombaut	Apple

In-app purchases

None

Potdeco

No in-app purchases

None

Alarms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Potdeco free?

Potdeco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Alarms free?

Alarms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Potdeco or Alarms have ads?

Neither Potdeco nor Alarms shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Potdeco or Alarms?

Potdeco ships an update every 7 months, and Alarms every 12 months. Most recently, Potdeco was updated on August 4, 2026 and Alarms on October 24, 2026.