Comparison

Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer vs TokyoHelp

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

Head to head
About

Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer

This app provides silent alarms and timers using only vibration. It offers quick setup, customizable presets, and repeat options for alarms. Enjoy features like background notifications and dark mode, all for free.

Highlights
  • Vibration-only alarms and timers
  • Unlimited preset alarms and timers
  • Repeat alarm by day of week
  • Countdown and time designation timers
  • Background notifications
  • Dark mode
Features
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It's an alarm & timer app with no sound & only vibration. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start-up, comfortable operability - Any number of preset alarms and timers - Repeat alarm setting (day of the week can be selected) - Time designation timer, countdown timer, color setting - Vibration notification while the app is running - Background notifications, number of notifications displayed on icon badge - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: vibration://

About

TokyoHelp

Features
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TokyoHelp is a free, multilingual mutual-aid app for adults living in Greater Tokyo. Post what you need in your language, and anyone on TokyoHelp who reads it can offer to help. TokyoHelp has only just started, so we can't promise anyone will answer yet — but posting is free and takes a couple of minutes. Requests marked “Example” in the feed only show how it works; you can't offer on them. — HOW IT WORKS — • Write your request in English, 中文 or 日本語. Readers using the app in one of the other two see a machine translation when they open it. • If someone offers, you decide whether to accept. Tap their name to see their languages, area and reviews. • Chat privately to agree on a time and place. • Mark it completed and leave a quick review. — WHAT YOU CAN ASK FOR — • City hall & paperwork: 住民登録, My Number, health insurance. • Translation & interpreting: letters, school notices, a doctor's visit. • A phone call for you: the gas company, a clinic. • Come with me: hospital, real-estate agent, city hall, post office. • Moving & heavy lifting: furniture, that fridge that won't fit. • Local tips: which clinic speaks English, which sushi spot is good. • Borrow / lend: a drill, a suitcase, a folding bike for a day. • Airport pickup: Narita / Haneda. Plan your own way into the city as well — nobody may answer. Helpers are neighbours volunteering their time, not professionals — what they share isn't legal, administrative, or medical advice. — MUTUAL AID, NOT A MARKETPLACE — TokyoHelp is currently free: no commission, no fees, no premium tier. The goal is a kinder, more connected Tokyo — not another gig app. — BUILT FOR SAFETY — • Public profiles with reviews. • Report or block from a request, a chat, a profile, or a note on Community thanks. • Meet in a public place first. Never hand over your residence card, bank book, or money up front. • TokyoHelp doesn't vet users or the arrangements they make, so use your own judgement. • You must be at least 18 years old to use TokyoHelp. — AREAS — All 23 Tokyo wards, plus selected cities in the Tama area, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama. If yours isn't listed, choose “Other / outside Greater Tokyo”. — LANGUAGES — The app is available in English, 日本語 and 简体中文, and you can switch between them inside the app, even before you sign in. When you open a request, it's machine-translated into the language you're using, and you can view the original; if no translation is available, you'll see the original. The feed list, offer notes and private chat in the app aren't translated. Welcome to Tokyo. If something here has you stuck, post it — it's free, even if we can't promise an answer yet. Privacy: https://tokyohelp.app/privacy Safety: https://tokyohelp.app/safety Terms: https://tokyohelp.app/terms

Screenshots

Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer4 screens
TokyoHelp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TokyoHelp at none against Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer's shown. TokyoHelp also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer ships an update every 2 months, TokyoHelp every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer versus TokyoHelp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibration Alarm Clock & TimerTokyoHelp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Yuhe Ye

In-app purchases

None

Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer

No in-app purchases

None

TokyoHelp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer free?
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TokyoHelp free?
TokyoHelp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer or TokyoHelp have ads?
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer shows ads; TokyoHelp does not.
Which is updated more often, Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer or TokyoHelp?
Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer ships an update every 2 months, and TokyoHelp every 6 days. Most recently, Vibration Alarm Clock & Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and TokyoHelp on October 11, 2026.

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