One Alarm vs Tiny Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
One Alarm
A minimalist alarm clock designed for simplicity. Set alarms with a single tap by dragging the minute hand. A badge on the app icon shows a countdown to the alarm time.
- Minimalist interface
- One-tap alarm setting
- Drag minute hand to set time
- AM/PM quick switch
- Icon countdown badge
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One Alarm is a minimal alarm clock. Drag the minute hand to set the alarm time. Drag or tap the switches to turn the alarm ON/OFF and quickly set AM/PM. If you’re sick of complicated alarm interfaces, One Alarm is for you. Tapping through multiple menus just to set an alarm is tedious. With One Alarm, you can set an alarm with one tap. Simply set the alarm and exit the app. A badge on the One Alarm icon will appear and countdown every hour to show approximately how many hours are left until the alarm sounds. We hope you like it! Love, CW&T
Tiny Notes
Securely store your private notes, passwords, and sensitive information with advanced biometric and password protection. Keep your data locked away without cloud sync, and access it instantly with Face ID or Touch ID.
- Password & PIN protection
- Face ID & Touch ID unlock
- No cloud sync
- Smart data detection
- Unlimited notes
- Dark Mode support
- Print and share options
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Keep your private notes, passwords, and sensitive data locked away with Tiny Notes — the secure note vault with Face ID, Touch ID, and master password protection. Instantly lock your secret diary, PIN-protected memos, or hidden journal with biometric unlock in seconds. Features • Password & PIN protection — lock every note behind a master password • Face ID & Touch ID unlock — instant biometric access to your secret vault • Stays private — no cloud sync, no account required • Smart data detection — tap phone numbers, URLs & addresses to act on them instantly • Unlimited notes — store as many private notes as you need • Dark Mode support • Haptic feedback — satisfying tactile response on all modern iPhones • Print via AirPrint or copy lists to clipboard • Share by AirDrop, Message or Mail • Split Screen support for iPad • Supports Portrait and Landscape orientations • Available on iPhone, iPad & Mac Note: For your security, Tiny Notes does not store your master password anywhere. If you need to reset it, reinstall the app from the App Store. We recommend keeping your password in a safe place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Notes at 4.7 against One Alarm's 3.7. Tiny Notes also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 51%) and ratings volume (300 vs 20). One Alarm's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. One Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tiny Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tiny Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Notes has 300 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of One Alarm's written reviews are positive against 73% of Tiny Notes's.
One Alarm ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiny Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | One Alarm | Tiny Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (20 ratings) | 4.7 (300 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews | 73.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 300 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CW&T | Miroslav Otsedarski |
Customer experience
One Alarm
Tiny Notes
Bugs and requests
One Alarm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tiny Notes
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes disappear after renaming
- Information disappears during editing
- Cannot retrieve lost data
- Cannot change password (no keyboard)
Requested features
4 requests- Default sorting option (alphabetical descending)
- Ability to save data as encrypted zip for backup/restore
- Adjustable font size
- Confirmation before deleting notes
In-app purchases
One Alarm
- instant unlock$0.99
Tiny Notes
- Remove Ads$1.99
