Comparison

Shake Awake Lite vs Zonal Time

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

Head to head
About

Shake Awake Lite

This alarm clock requires you to physically shake your device to turn it off, ensuring you wake up fully. It offers customizable shake durations, a variety of alarm sounds, and a nightstand mode with adjustable brightness.

Highlights
  • Shake to turn off alarm
  • Adjustable shake duration
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Nightstand mode with auto-dim
  • Strobe flash feature
  • Customizable clock colors
  • Multiple alarms
Features
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- Do you have trouble waking up in the morning? - As seen on TV! Then you need Shake Awake FREE! The alarm clock you need to shake to turn off! A regular alarm will just wake up your brain, let Shake Awake Free wake up your whole body! Works just like the built in alarm clock app except you set your shake time from 5 seconds to one minute! Comes with built in rings or choose music from your itunes library! also works as a night stand alarm clock, Shake Awake Free will display the time all night (or you can put it in dim mode). READ ME Remember you must leave the Shake Awake app running when you go to sleep or it won't go off in the morning. IMPORTANT FEATURES: — 24 or 12 hour time format — 40+ Alarms to choose from — Or choose a song from Itunes — Auto Lock Disable function — Adjustable Snooze Time — NEW - Stobe flash feature — Turn the clock any color you choose from our custom built color picker — Auto Dim mode for clock screen while you sleep — Clock displays in vertical and horizontal modes — Tap the screen in clock mode to see next alarm — Set as many alarms as you want — Display date on/off Instructions To change settings for Shake Awake, click the "i" in the bottom corner of the clock screen and on the "set alarm" screen click settings in the bottom left corner of the screen. READ ME Remember you must leave the Shake Awake app running when you go to sleep or it won't go off in the morning. IMPORTANT If you set Shake to "never" then you will just need to give the phone a quick shake to shut it off. Also after you download it please click BrennanMoyMedia above to check out all of our other great apps.

About

Zonal Time

Features
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Zonal is a beautifully crafted world clock for people who live, work, and connect across time zones. Whether you're scheduling a call with a client in Tokyo, checking in on family in London, coordinating with a remote team in New York, or planning a trip to São Paulo — Zonal makes it effortless to know what time it is, anywhere in the world, at any moment. Your world, on one screen. Add any city from over 100 destinations worldwide, or choose from all 50 US states and Washington DC. Each location appears as a sleek card showing the local time, date, timezone abbreviation, UTC offset, and a live day-progress bar that visualizes exactly where in the 24-hour cycle that place currently sits. A time-of-day phase label — Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night, or Late Night — tells you at a glance whether your contact is starting their day or winding down for the night. Slide through time. Zonal's timeline slider lets you move forward or backward up to 12 hours and watch every city on your list update simultaneously. Finding a meeting window that works for everyone has never been simpler. See the overlap, pick the time, and get on with your day. Set any time, any city. Tap the time display on any card to set a specific local time for that city using an elegant iOS-style wheel picker. Dial in the exact hour and minute and Zonal instantly converts it across every location on your list — accounting for timezone offsets and daylight saving rules automatically. Need to pin a specific date and time? Use the built-in date and time picker to lock in any moment, past or future. Daylight saving, handled automatically. Zonal applies daylight saving rules for every location based on the exact date you're viewing. Scroll forward to November and watch US cities shift back an hour. Jump to summer in Australia and see the southern hemisphere DST come into effect. A clear DST badge on each card tells you when a clock has shifted so there are never any surprises. Reorder your world your way. Press and hold the drag handle on any card to pick it up and move it to exactly where you want it. A smooth floating preview follows your finger while a gold indicator shows precisely where the card will land. Designed to be enjoyed. Zonal ships with two refined themes — a deep dark mode with warm gold accents for night-time use, and a light parchment mode that's equally premium in daylight. Your preference is saved automatically. Every detail, from the serif clock numerals to the hairline progress bars and the gentle animations, has been considered as part of a cohesive, considered design. Zonal isn't just a utility you reach for reluctantly. It's an instrument you'll actually enjoy using.

Screenshots

Shake Awake Lite4 screens
Zonal Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zonal Time at none against Shake Awake Lite's 1. Shake Awake Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Shake Awake Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zonal Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shake Awake Lite ships an update every 2 months, Zonal Time every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shake Awake Lite versus Zonal Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShake Awake LiteZonal Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Ritz Acme Ltd Liability CompanyRami AlZaid

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shake Awake Lite

One-time1
  • Pro version! No ads, Snooze, and music alarms$0.99
None

Zonal Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shake Awake Lite free?
Shake Awake Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zonal Time free?
Zonal Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shake Awake Lite or Zonal Time have ads?
Neither Shake Awake Lite nor Zonal Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shake Awake Lite or Zonal Time?
Shake Awake Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Zonal Time every 3 months. Most recently, Shake Awake Lite was updated on October 20, 2026 and Zonal Time on October 10, 2026.

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