Comparison

FadeInAlarm vs AtCoder Alarm

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

Head to head
About

FadeInAlarm

Wake up gently with an alarm that gradually increases volume over a customizable period. Import your own audio files and set specific fade-in and fade-out times for a more pleasant morning.

Highlights
  • Customizable fade-in times (up to 1 hour)
  • Customizable fade-out times
  • Adjustable volume while waiting
  • Import custom audio files (MP3)
  • App must be launched beforehand
Features
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Alarm clock with taking a long time from small volume to max volume. [ OPTIONS ] Hour fade-in ใƒป0:10 ใƒป0:30 ใƒป1:00 ใƒป5:00 ใƒป30:00 ใƒป1:00:00 Hour fade-out ใƒป0:03 ใƒป0:07 ใƒป0:15 ใƒป0:30 ใƒป1:00 Volume on waiting ใƒป10% ใƒป5% ใƒป3% ใƒป1% ใƒป0% [ REQUIRED ] Import your favorite audio file such as mp3. [ NOTICE ] App must be launched beforehand in advance. ==== Japanese (native) ==== ไปปๆ„ใฎๆ™‚ๅˆปใซใชใ‚‹ใจใ‚†ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใค้Ÿณ้‡ใŒๅคงใใใชใ‚‹ใ‚ขใƒฉใƒผใƒ ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ€‚ [ ใ‚ชใƒ—ใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ ] ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒณๆ™‚้–“ ใƒป0:10 ใƒป0:30 ใƒป1:00 ใƒป5:00 ใƒป30:00 ใƒป1:00:00 ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ขใ‚ฆใƒˆๆ™‚้–“ ใƒป0:03 ใƒป0:07 ใƒป0:15 ใƒป0:30 ใƒป1:00 ๅพ…ๆฉŸไธญใฎ้Ÿณ้‡ ใƒป10% ใƒป5% ใƒป3% ใƒป1% ใƒป0% [ ๅฟ…้ ˆ ] ้Ÿณๅฃฐใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒซ(mp3ใชใฉ)ใ‚’ใ‚คใƒณใƒใƒผใƒˆใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ [ ๆณจๆ„ ] ไบ‹ๅ‰ใซใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’่ตทๅ‹•ใ•ใ›ใฆใŠใๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

About

AtCoder Alarm

This alarm clock requires users to solve a simple programming problem to turn it off. Problems are randomly selected from past AtCoder "A" tasks. Ensure you wake up on time with this unique challenge.

Highlights
  • Solve programming problems to stop alarm
  • Random AtCoder "A" task selection
  • Ensures waking up
  • Requires AtCoder pre-registration
Features
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This App is an alarm clock that doesn't stop until solving an easy problem of AtCoder (competitive programming web site). The problem is chosen randomly from "A" tasks of past ABCs. Let's make sure to wake up! * Pre-registration with AtCoder is required.

Screenshots

FadeInAlarm4 screens
AtCoder Alarm3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AtCoder Alarm at none against FadeInAlarm's 1. AtCoder Alarm also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. FadeInAlarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AtCoder Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FadeInAlarm ships an update every 7 months, AtCoder Alarm daily. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
FadeInAlarm versus AtCoder Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFadeInAlarmAtCoder Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.5 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo YamashitaKiichi Ito

Customer experience

FadeInAlarm

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AtCoder Alarm

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FadeInAlarm

One-time1
  • Hide AD banner$0.99
None

AtCoder Alarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FadeInAlarm free?
FadeInAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AtCoder Alarm free?
AtCoder Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FadeInAlarm or AtCoder Alarm have ads?
Neither FadeInAlarm nor AtCoder Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FadeInAlarm or AtCoder Alarm?
FadeInAlarm ships an update every 7 months, and AtCoder Alarm daily. Most recently, FadeInAlarm was updated on June 1, 2026 and AtCoder Alarm on September 6, 2026.

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