Comparison

Nuj Alarm Clock vs Paceon

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

Head to head
About

Nuj Alarm Clock

This alarm clock uses financial penalties to motivate users to get out of bed. Set an alarm, a challenge to prove you're up, and a penalty. If you fail to complete the challenge, you'll be charged. It also features cheat detection to prevent users from turning off their phones.

Highlights
  • Money-based motivation
  • Set alarm and get up times
  • Customizable challenges (e.g., barcode scanning)
  • Financial penalties
  • Cloud-based cheat detection
  • Donations to charity for missed alarms
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Nuj is the FIRST alarm clock that uses money to motivate you to get out of bed! Featured in FastCompany: "There’s nothing quite like a little financially motivated fear to get you moving in the morning" — from "These 5 alarm apps are sure to wake you up" Featured on local NBC and CBS TV stations: "...might be just what you need to finally break the snooze button habit" — from "What the Tech: App of the Day" → How it works: 1. Set an alarm time, and a get up time 2. Add a challenge to prove you got up, e.g. a barcode you have to scan 3. Set a penalty 4. If you don't prove you got up by completing the challenge, e.g. scanning one of the barcodes, by the get up time, you get charged the penalty For example: 1. Set an alarm for 7:00am with a get up time of 7:05am 2. Add the toothpaste and shampoo barcodes 3. Add a $10 penalty 4. Alarm goes off at 7:00am 5. Get up and scan the toothpaste barcode before 7:05am. Or, don't, and lose $10 (goes to charity) → Have you ever turned your phone off to avoid getting up from a different alarm clock app? Nuj is the ONLY alarm clock that includes cheat detection by storing alarms in the cloud! No more cheap tricks! ↓ Wondering if it really works? Just read some of our reviews from ecstatic users! ↓

About

Paceon

Features
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Paceon is a habit tracker with nothing in it that is trying to get your attention. No streak confetti, no badges, no leaderboard, no feed. One screen that asks what you meant to do today, and a record of what you did. TODAY Only what is due today, as cards. A habit you either did or did not is one tap. A habit with a number — three litres of water, thirty minutes of reading — counts up towards its target. Under the habits, a short list of one-off tasks, for the things that are done once and then are over. HABITS Every habit, whether it is due today or not, plus everything you have archived. Habits repeat on the weekdays you choose, with an optional reminder at a time you choose. Two kinds, one of them counted, both of them drawn the same way everywhere in the app. STATS Completion over a week, a month or a year, an activity chart, your perfect days, your best streak, and every habit ranked with the one you are struggling with at the top. Each habit keeps its own calendar of what you did and when. BUILT TO BE QUIET A monochrome interface, a dot-matrix display for the figures, and a single accent colour that is only ever used to mean "today" or "this is about to break". Light and dark, following your phone. Full VoiceOver support, and reduced motion is honoured everywhere. FREE AND PLUS Free is the whole app with four ceilings: five habits tracked at once, stats by the week, the default accent, and no daily summary. Habits on the free plan stay on your phone and are never uploaded. Plus lifts all four and adds backup. Your habits are kept in step across every phone you sign in on, so a lost phone is not a lost year. New subscribers can try Plus free for 7 days. After the trial, Paceon Plus is $0.99 a month, charged to your Apple ID, renewing until cancelled. Cancel any time in your App Store settings; Plus runs to the end of the month you have paid for. Stopping deletes nothing — your habits stay on your phone, and the backup is kept for 30 days in case you come back. Privacy policy: https://api.paceonapp.yasarsamederol.com/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nuj Alarm Clock4 screens
Paceon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nuj Alarm Clock at none against Paceon's 1. Nuj Alarm Clock also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Paceon's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Paceon sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Nuj Alarm Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nuj Alarm Clock ships an update every 2 months, Paceon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nuj Alarm Clock versus Paceon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuj Alarm ClockPaceon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSnowble Inc.Yasar Samed EROL

Bugs and requests

Nuj Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Scanner fails to open despite app being active
  • App freezes during barcode scanning process
  • Alarm setup is confusing and unintuitive
  • Shortcut configuration issues on some devices
  • Deactivation process problematic when deleting app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Puzzle or math problems to ensure mental alertness
  • More charity options for penalty donations
  • Yearly subscription discount pricing
  • Additional physical activity verification methods
  • Customizable alarm sounds beyond shortcuts
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  • Batch alarm creation for recurring schedules

Paceon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nuj Alarm Clock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Paceon

Subscriptions1
  • Paceon Plus7 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Nuj Alarm Clock free?
Nuj Alarm Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paceon free?
Paceon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nuj Alarm Clock or Paceon have ads?
Neither Nuj Alarm Clock nor Paceon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nuj Alarm Clock or Paceon?
Nuj Alarm Clock ships an update every 2 months, and Paceon every 4 days. Most recently, Nuj Alarm Clock was updated on October 23, 2026 and Paceon on October 9, 2026.

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