Comparison

FreedomNotification vs Hourglass Timer

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

Head to head
About

FreedomNotification

Personalize your device alerts with custom sounds, including your favorite music or audio extracted from videos. Choose from time, date, or timer-based notifications and review your alert history. This app offers a fun and unique way to manage your daily notifications.

Highlights
  • Personalized notification sounds
  • Create sounds from videos
  • Time, Date, and Timer modes
  • Notification history
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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With Custom Notification Alarm, you can personalize your notifications using your favorite music or sound effects, making your daily alerts more enjoyable and uniquely yours. This app is perfect for those who want more control and fun with their notifications. Key Features: Three notification modes: Set notifications based on "Time," "Date," or "Timer" Choose your favorite sounds: The standout feature is the ability to use your favorite music or sound effects as notification tones! Create sounds from videos: Extract audio from videos and set them as notification sounds Check notification history: Easily review past notifications with the history feature Perfect for: Users who want to customize notifications with their own style Those who love waking up or getting alerts with their favorite music or sound effects People who want to efficiently manage their notification history

About

Hourglass Timer

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Take a small break between study or work sessions. Set a 1–60 minute hourglass, watch the material flow, and explore it with your fingers. Keep the app open to follow the countdown and remaining time. Touch, drag, tilt, and shake to explore each material's motion and haptic response. INCLUDED • Silky sand • Choose 1–60 minutes in Settings • Before starting, hold the upper chamber to add one minute at a time • Start, pause, resume, and reset • No ads, account registration, or tracking TACTILE MATERIAL PACK — ONE-TIME IN-APP PURCHASE Add five materials together: fluttering Gold Leaf, fluffy Cloud Puffs, popping Bubbles, squishy Jelly, and rolling Pearls. Restore Purchases is included. The app interface is available in Japanese and English. Haptic and motion responses vary by device.

Screenshots

FreedomNotification4 screens
Hourglass Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FreedomNotification at Free against Hourglass Timer's $0.99. FreedomNotification also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Hourglass Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

FreedomNotification is free to download; Hourglass Timer costs $0.99 up front. Hourglass Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FreedomNotification asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreedomNotification ships an update every 6 days, Hourglass Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FreedomNotification versus Hourglass Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreedomNotificationHourglass Timer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroyuki SonozukaSMART BIT K.K

In-app purchases

None

FreedomNotification

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hourglass Timer

One-time1
  • Tactile Material Pack$0.49

Questions

Is FreedomNotification free?
FreedomNotification is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hourglass Timer free?
Hourglass Timer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do FreedomNotification or Hourglass Timer have ads?
FreedomNotification shows ads; Hourglass Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, FreedomNotification or Hourglass Timer?
FreedomNotification ships an update every 6 days, and Hourglass Timer monthly. Most recently, FreedomNotification was updated on September 23, 2026 and Hourglass Timer on October 29, 2026.

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