Comparison

Outside vs Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner

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

Head to head
About

Outside

Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.

Highlights
  • Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
  • Trip planning with group coordination
  • Yearly memory archive and profile
  • Live widgets for home and lock screens
  • Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo sharing for Lock Screen
Features
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support

About

Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner

Features
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Stop resetting alarms every night. Alarm Planner is a smart alarm, sleep planner, and bedtime reminder that builds tomorrow’s wake plan for you. It uses your calendar, your wake rules, and optional health insights to help you wake up on time, go to bed earlier, and stay aligned when your schedule changes. See tomorrow in seconds: your planned wake-up time the first event driving it your recommended bedtime bedtime reminder timing quick override options when tomorrow is different When your first meeting moves, your wake plan updates with it. When your day changes late, you can set a one-day override without rewriting your full routine. Instead of juggling an alarm clock, calendar, reminders, and sleep notes across different apps, you get one clear plan for tomorrow. Alarm Planner helps you: wake up on time without manually updating alarms build a more consistent bedtime routine stay ready for work, school, training, and early mornings track sleep and recovery trends in a simple way review previous-night health insights with useful context use optional Smart Wake within your chosen wake window keep tomorrow’s plan visible on iPhone widgets and Apple Watch complications Optional Apple Health support adds deeper sleep tracking and recovery insights, including sleep duration, readiness, sleep consistency, respiration, and other previous-night health metrics. Optional Apple Watch support adds Smart Wake features and wrist-friendly surfaces for tomorrow’s plan. Core calendar-based wake planning still works even if you do not enable health access. If you want a smarter alarm clock, better sleep habits, and a morning routine that stays synced with real life, Alarm Planner is built for you. Plan your bedtime. Sync with your calendar. Track your sleep. Wake smarter tomorrow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Outside1 screens
Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Outside at 18.0 against Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner's 26.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Outside versus Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutsideAlarm Clock Smart Auto Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutside HQ LTDAlexandre Dubois

Bugs and requests

Outside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working after iOS updates
  • Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
  • Paid subscription not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets
  • Ability to delete or edit events
  • Improved Android support
  • Memories/map feature to track past events

Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Outside

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
  • Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
One-time7
  • Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
  • Ad supported tier$4.99
  • All Time Deal$5.49
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  • All Time Deal$7.49
  • All Time Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime access$44.49
3 purchases

Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Outside free?
Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner free?
Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Outside or Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner have ads?
Neither Outside nor Alarm Clock Smart Auto Planner shows ads.

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