Comparison

Progressive Alarm Clock vs Pocket Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Progressive Alarm Clock

Wake up gently with gradually increasing Tibetan singing bowl sounds. This app offers customizable alarm patterns, a variety of bell sounds, and a journaling feature to record dreams. It also includes battery-saving options and a loud backup sound for guaranteed wake-ups.

Highlights
  • Gradual wake-up with Tibetan singing bowls
  • Customizable alarm patterns
  • Choice of six bell sounds
  • Dream journaling with export
  • Password protection for journal
  • Works with locked screen
  • Optional loud backup sound
Features
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Progressive Alarm Clock will wake you up gently and gradually using the beautiful sounds of the Tibetan singing bowl. At the specified alarm time, the bells will begin to ring in a pre-defined pattern - starting out softly and slowly and gradually getting louder and more frequent. You'll come out of your slumber slowly and peacefully. No more being jolted awake. + After setting the alarm, the app can be put in the background - allowing you to use other apps. At the specified alarm time, the alarm pattern will begin. + Choose from five pre-defined patterns with varying bell schedules and escalation lengths. + Choose from six different bells of varying size and metal compositions - from bright and clean to deep and complex with lovely overtones. + You may enter journal notes upon awakening - great for recording your dreams before the memory fades. You can then go back and review your journal entries and you may export the journal via email. For privacy, you may set a password to prevent unauthorized access. + To save battery, you may lock your device's screen and the alarm will still work. Either start the alarm and press the lock (sleep) button, or turn on the "Auto-Lock" setting. + This app uses the same amazing bell sounds used in our Insight Timer meditation timer. Here are some app store comments pertaining to the bells: "Best sounding bells of any meditation app so far" - sibergrrl "The bell samples in this app are gorgeous" - LairBob "Several different bell sounds to choose from and they all feel 'live'" - VaderPi "Great Sound Quality" - KarlAgathon "The tones are stunning" - hellsleeve "Beautiful bell sounds" - Wolf94114 "Wonderful digital bell sounds" - zenji "The bell sounds are lovely" - pngwen Other Features: - Snooze from 1 minute to 30 minutes - Sure Wake: Optional LOUD backup sound - Seven colors available for time display - Optionally keep phone from sleeping - Huge landscape time display - App works even when phone is sleeping (locked)

About

Pocket Meditation Timer

This app helps users focus on their meditation practice without worrying about time. It offers customizable timers with unique sounds, background options, and reminders to support mindfulness and stress reduction.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation schedules
  • Prepare, interval, and cool down timers
  • Unique sound options for each section
  • Shake to change background images
  • Unlimited practice reminders
  • Password protection
Features
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No matter if you are going to join meditators, a beginner or practice meditation for a long time, Meditation Timer can help you do it better. You can just focus on meditation without thinking about the time. Meditation is a classic, simple and inexpensive way to lead you into wonderful state of inner peace and inner calm, and it helps to keep you relax from anxious, tense, worried etc and also stress reduction, meditation enhance your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. With Meditation Timer, you can practice meditation anywhere and anytime. Key Features: ⁃ One Default meditation schedule and you can edit it. ⁃ With prepare time, interval time and cool down time. ⁃ Set unique sound for beginning, interval switching, ending and cool down end. ⁃ Sounds play one, two or three times. ⁃ Ten amazing background pictures, shake to change. ⁃ Start, stop, restart or resume meditation. ⁃ Hide the time. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders to remind you practicing meditation. ⁃ Passwords protection. ⁃ Vibrate or not when switching sections. ⁃ With or without sound. ⁃ Support iPod media background. ⁃ Supports Today Widget. ⁃ Supports transferring data to Health app. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please contact us by userfeed@vip.tom.com.

Screenshots

Progressive Alarm Clock4 screens
Pocket Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pocket Meditation Timer at Free against Progressive Alarm Clock's $0.99. Progressive Alarm Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Pocket Meditation Timer is free to download; Progressive Alarm Clock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progressive Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.1K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Progressive Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 79% of Pocket Meditation Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progressive Alarm Clock ships an update every 6 months, Pocket Meditation Timer every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Progressive Alarm Clock versus Pocket Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressive Alarm ClockPocket Meditation Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better4.4 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews79.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#26 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpotlight Six Software LLC倩 赵

Customer experience

Progressive Alarm Clock

All ratings3,055 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative11.8%

Pocket Meditation Timer

All ratings1,440 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews531 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.3%

User reviews

Progressive Alarm Clock

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌅 Gentle wake up
  • 🔔 Soothing alarm sounds
  • ⏰ Reliable alarm
  • 💤 Peaceful start to the day
  • 🕰️ Customizable alarm settings

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔇 Volume control linked to phone volume
  • 🔁 Lack of recurring/scheduled alarms
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes or glitches
  • 🔍 Limited sound options

Pocket Meditation Timer

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🕰️ Customizable timer options
  • 🔔 Pleasant chime sounds
  • 🧘‍♀️ Helpful for meditation practice
  • 📊 Syncs with Health app

Room to improve

  • 📢 Disruptive ads with sound
  • 🔇 Ads ruin meditation experience
  • 🔁 Can't save multiple timer settings
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues

Bugs and requests

Progressive Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm not going off as scheduled
  • App crashing or disappearing from the phone
  • Alarm volume not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set recurring alarms on specific days
  • Independent volume control for the alarm
  • More sound options beyond Tibetan singing bowls
  • Alarm that can run in the background or when phone is locked
  • Customizable alarm patterns and durations

Pocket Meditation Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer issues (minutes counting as seconds, not working properly)
  • App freezing or crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to save multiple timer presets
  • Background ambient sounds during meditation
  • Interval chimes at custom time points

In-app purchases

None

Progressive Alarm Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progressive Alarm Clock free?
Progressive Alarm Clock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Meditation Timer free?
Pocket Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Progressive Alarm Clock or Pocket Meditation Timer?
Progressive Alarm Clock is rated higher. Progressive Alarm Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Pocket Meditation Timer averages 4.4 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Progressive Alarm Clock or Pocket Meditation Timer have ads?
Pocket Meditation Timer shows ads; Progressive Alarm Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Progressive Alarm Clock or Pocket Meditation Timer?
Progressive Alarm Clock ships an update every 6 months, and Pocket Meditation Timer every 7 months. Most recently, Progressive Alarm Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket Meditation Timer on October 24, 2026.

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