Comparison

Digital Clock vs Alarm

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

Head to head
About

Digital Clock

This app provides a clear and attractive LED digital clock display. It's ideal for use on a nightstand or desk, offering customizable options for time format and visibility of weekdays and dates.

Highlights
  • Beautiful LED digital display
  • 12/24 hour mode switching
  • Show/hide weekdays
  • Show/hide date
Features
Read full description

Digital Clock turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a crisp retro LED display — the glow of a classic bedside or desk clock, right on your screen. Prop it up on your nightstand, desk, or home-office shelf and read the time at a glance, day or night. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Choose from several LED and LCD display styles • Show the time in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds, weekday, and date • Add a blinking colon for that authentic digital-clock feel • Keep it in portrait or landscape, or lock it to the orientation you prefer • Dim the screen with a swipe for a gentle, glare-free glow at night • The display stays awake, so the clock is always there when you glance over TIMER & ALARMS • Set alarms to wake up or stay on schedule • Countdown timer, stopwatch, and a Pomodoro mode with work and break intervals • Pick your own alarm sound WIDGETS • Add Digital Clock to your Home Screen and Lock Screen DIGITAL CLOCK PRO Make it truly yours with a one-time upgrade: • Set custom digit and background colors • Use your own photo as the background • See the track currently playing in the Music app • Display any time zone in the world However you like to keep time — a stylish desk clock, a calm bedside companion, or a focus timer for work — Digital Clock has you covered.

About

Alarm

This app offers a robust alarm experience with customizable features to ensure you wake up effectively. It includes loud ringtones, a smart snooze option, and the ability to wake up to news updates. Designed to be battery-friendly, it helps you start your day right without draining your device.

Highlights
  • Loud ringtones
  • Battery friendly design
  • Smart snooze option
  • Power nap timer
  • Customizable interface
  • Wake up to news
Read full description

Alarmify is officially a free and powerful alarm app, providing numerous attractive waking-up features for free. Make your own Successful Morning with Alarmify! Successful Morning starts from waking up completely and reducing wasted time lying on the bed, which can be achieved by Alarmify's powerful features below. Loud Sound - There is a huge list of loud ringtones that you can use to ensure that you'll wake up every time. Battery Friendly - Unlike other alarm apps, this app is extremely battery efficient, you don't need to keep it running in the background at all. Snooze - Smart snooze option for the alarm which works all the time. Power Nap - Feature to set up a quick power nap, you can rely on this app to wake you up from your sweet power nap. Customize - You can customize this alarm app as per your taste, change wallpaper, colors, and more. News - Wake up with global and local news directly in the app. Read more about our terms & conditions and privacy policy here: https://www.bvktechnologies.com/terms-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Digital Clock3 screens
Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Digital Clock and Alarm both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Alarm's written reviews are positive against 51% of Digital Clock's. Alarm also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). Digital Clock's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 106). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alarm sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Digital Clock against 4.5 for Alarm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 76% of Alarm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Alarm monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Digital Clock versus Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital ClockAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings)4.5 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better106
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdBVK Technologies pvt ltd

Customer experience

Digital Clock

All ratings1,293 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative42.2%

Alarm

All ratings106 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time display issues
  • Widget only shows military time
  • Inconsistent behavior with background images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add alarm functionality
  • Improve widget customization options
  • Allow changing time format (12-hour vs. 24-hour)
  • Introduce more free customization options
  • Add weather information display

Alarm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99
6 purchases

Alarm

Subscriptions6
  • Power Alarm Features & Mission$0.997 Days
  • Alarm Missions$1.997 Days
  • All Smart Features & Missions$2.991 Month
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  • Power Missions3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 70% OFF Smart Features$19.991 Year
  • All Power Features & Missions3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarm free?
Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Clock or Alarm?
Alarm is rated higher. Digital Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Alarm averages 4.5 from 106 ratings.
Do Digital Clock or Alarm have ads?
Neither Digital Clock nor Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Clock or Alarm?
Digital Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Alarm monthly. Most recently, Digital Clock was updated on October 17, 2026 and Alarm on October 15, 2026.

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