Light Alarm vs Designer Egg Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Alarm
This app uses gradually increasing light and sound to gently wake you from deep sleep, promoting a more refreshed feeling. It utilizes your phone's flashlight and offers customizable bird singing sounds to enhance your morning routine.
- Gradual light and sound increase
- Simulates sunrise
- Customizable bird sounds
- Uses phone flashlight
- Promotes refreshed waking
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Slowly increasing light and sound in the mornings will help you to get out of deep sleep. You know, scientist have found that this is good for health! Put your phone near your bed so you're not covering the flashlight. You can even use a tripod, since the light goes from both sides of your iPhone. We already put in the best possible bird singing sounds, but if you wish, they can be turned off. Important: App needs to be active in the foreground for light alarm to work!
Designer Egg Timer
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This beautifully designed for simplicity app is a lovely gift or buy it brighten up your own day!. Select your Egg Preference with a simple long-press and it will be remembered every morning. Then just a simple tap and before you know it a visual and audible alarm reminds you your eggs are cooked. Easy to use, and doesn't take up any space in your Kitchen. This App sounds an alarms, the display shakes, and Egg Display goes red to announce it's time take eggs out of water! A runny Egg takes 3 minutes, Soft Boiled Egg is 6 and Hard Boiled is 9 with small changes depending on the effect taken from the fridge or when taken out of then pan. Happy Breakfast to you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Alarm at Free against Designer Egg Timer's $0.29. Designer Egg Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Light Alarm is free to download; Designer Egg Timer costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Light Alarm | Designer Egg Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.29 |
| Rating | 3.6 (74 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Alekseev | Feargal Tobin |
Bugs and requests
Light Alarm
Reported bugs
19 issues- Alarm doesn't go off when phone is locked
- App closes/cancels alarm after updates
- Alarm volume resets to low
- App forgets time in the middle of the night
- Sound aspect of alarm stops functioning after a few weeks
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- App doesn't work when phone is locked
- Alarm doesn't sound when screen is locked
- Erratic performance, works sporadically
- Bird sounds cannot be turned off
- Wake up time cannot be set
- Doesn't work in the background
- Volume issues, alarm volume decreases
- App doesn't work unless held open
- No settings menu
- Light is too bright initially
- Transition is too quick
- Consumes too much battery
- Alarm doesn't ring if phone is locked
- App doesn't work when phone is in sleep mode
Requested features
20 requests- Gradually increasing alarm volume
- Option to pick maximum alarm volume
- Adjustable fade-in duration for light
- Option to disable bird sounds
- Horizontal version for older iPhones
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- Option to set light transition time
- Menu of different sounds
- Control over light brightness and fade
- Screen turns off completely during sleep
- Ability to run in background/from Lock Screen
- Option for screen-only light (no flashlight)
- Option to choose front or back light only
- Ability to set recurring alarms
- Fade out option for sunset light
- Support for older iOS versions (iOS 9)
- More gradual sunrise effect (10+ minutes)
- Option to choose start and end light colors
- Help button/instructions
- Ability to adjust bird sound volume
- Option to mute sound
Designer Egg Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Light Alarm
No in-app purchases
Designer Egg Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Light Alarm free?
Is Designer Egg Timer free?
Do Light Alarm or Designer Egg Timer have ads?
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