Comparison

Alarm Clock vs Tinycurve

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

Head to head
About

Alarm Clock

This app offers a robust alarm clock experience with customizable features to ensure you wake up on time. It includes event tracking, personal timers, sleep cycle monitoring, and even a meditation mode to help you wind down. Never miss an important event or oversleep again with this comprehensive tool.

Highlights
  • Customizable alarms with music and vibration
  • Event countdowns with days, hours, minutes, seconds
  • Sleep cycle tracking with bedtime and wake time
  • Daily and weekly sleep statistics
  • In-app meditation for stress relief
  • Activity-based alarm dismissal
  • Notes and reminders for alarms
Features
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Wake up with the right attitude every day with an easy-to-use alarm clock for you to never wake up late again! Customize your alarm; track your important events; set personal timers, and go to bed easily with the large list of functions you can have in the palm of your hand. * Set as many alarms as you need, and use them along the day to any necessity. * Customize the alarms in just a couple of steps, and select the exact hour, the days of the week, or any other feature you may need to make your alarm the most accurate possible. * Personalize your alarm music and vibration mode, for you to wake up every morning with the correct attitude. * Track the days, hours, minutes, and even seconds that are missing to your important events with our in-app countdown. * Decide how many hours you want to sleep, and keep track of your sleep cycle by selecting your bedtime and wake time in an easy-to-use user interface. * Get informed of your sleeping habits by looking at your daily and weekly statistics to learn more about how well are your sleeping hours. * Forget about problems when going to bed with our in-app meditation modality for you to eliminate stress, sleep correctly, and get as many hours of good sleep as your body needs. * Don’t worry about accidentally dismissing your alarm and falling asleep again; with just a couple of taps, you can select the activity you want to do to turn your alarm off. * Add notes and reminders to your alarms in case you have something you don’t want to forget. The solution to never wake up late again, to improve your sleeping habits, to keep track of your health, so don’t forget all those important events, and to get the wake-up alarm you are looking for in just one single app. Below is subscription detail: • Monthly Subscription Price: 3 Day Free Trial then $6.99 USD/month • Yearly Subscription Price: 3 Day Free Trial then $29.99 USD/Year • Paid features: Unlock all the features of the app • 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. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting • 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 Background Eraser adds the great features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. Read our privacy policy at https://topappsandpopulargames.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ Read our Terms of Service at https://topappsandpopulargames.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/

About

Tinycurve

Features
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Tinycurve is a journaling app for keeping feelings, meaningful moments, and things you are looking forward to in the form that fits them. Capture daily thoughts, photos, sounds, or hand-drawn sketches. Even when words are not enough, you can choose the form that feels right for the moment. You do not need to summarize your whole day or write a long entry. Keep one thing at a time. As your entries gather, they reveal more of your days and the moments that matter to you. Use Tinycurve on your own as a personal journal for reflecting on everyday experiences and feelings. Use it with the people you care about as a shared place to keep memories. Save places you want to visit, things you want to try, and plans you are looking forward to—and imagine what comes next together. Tinycurve is not only a place for looking back. It is a place to reflect on who you are now, preserve memories with the people who matter, and look forward to what is ahead. KEY FEATURES • Give text, links, photos, audio, doodles, and geometric artwork a fitting presentation • Keep one small, meaningful thing at a time • Share a space with the people you care about • Sync across your devices with Apple iCloud • See the latest entry from a chosen space in a widget • No ads, tracking, or developer-operated analytics Alone or with loved ones.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock4 screens
Tinycurve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tinycurve at none against Alarm Clock's 4. Alarm Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, 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 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Tinycurve asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock ships an update fortnightly, Tinycurve every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Alarm Clock versus Tinycurve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm ClockTinycurve
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Bike LLCHiroshi Kimura

Bugs and requests

Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm not working as expected
  • Alarm continuing to sound after dismissed
  • App crashing or freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Ability to use own music/sounds as alarm
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Less intrusive review prompts

Tinycurve

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Alarm Clock

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • bike1 Month trial$6.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Tinycurve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock free?
Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tinycurve free?
Tinycurve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alarm Clock or Tinycurve have ads?
Neither Alarm Clock nor Tinycurve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock or Tinycurve?
Alarm Clock ships an update fortnightly, and Tinycurve every 10 days. Most recently, Alarm Clock was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tinycurve on October 31, 2026.

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