TalkingAlarm vs CP Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TalkingAlarm
This app offers a smart alarm experience, playing sleep sounds at night and waking you with a voice that announces the time, weather, and calendar events. It features customizable wake-up options, including gentle light fades and trivia questions, along with a large, dimmable clock display.
- Voice announcements (time, weather, calendar)
- Sleep sounds and music playback
- Gentle wake-up with light fade-in
- Full-screen dimmable clock
- Home app integration
- Interactive snooze with reminders
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Play sleep sounds at night. Wake to a voice alarm that speaks the time, weather, your calendar — then plays your music. Gentle or LOUD wakeup, automate wakeup lights, or wake your brain cells with trivia questions. • EZWake: gentle music and brightness fade-in • BIG full-screen clock digits • Dims at night for a super-dark bedroom • Analog or digital flip clock • Home app integration: lights, shades, scenes • Tap the screen to hear the time at night • Sleep timer for music or sleep sounds • CritterCam video clock backgrounds • Interactive snooze with reminders • Tells you when to leave, reminds with a countdown • Full control with adjustable settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional purchase and alarm-use information: https://www.fortuisoft.com/talkingalarm/Terms.html
CP Clock
This utility app transforms your device into a clock, displaying current time, date, and weather conditions for your location. It also offers a convenient home screen widget for quick access to the day and date.
- Current time display
- Current date and day
- Local weather conditions
- Temperature (Fahrenheit/Celsius)
- Feels like temperature
- Humidity and wind speed
- UV Index
- Home screen widget
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Originally launched as a desktop clock in 2017, this application has evolved into a comprehensive utility for professionals and travelers alike. It provides real-time local time and weather conditions directly on your phone or tablet, complete with a convenient Home Screen widget for quick access to the current date and day. Key features include: * Current Time and Date * Voice Announcements for Time and Date * Customizable Day and Night Clock Displays * Temperature (Fahrenheit and Celsius) * Humidity Levels * Wind Speed * UV Index
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TalkingAlarm at Free against CP Clock's $0.99. TalkingAlarm also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (86% vs 50%). CP Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and iOS requirement 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
TalkingAlarm is free to download; CP Clock costs $0.99 up front. TalkingAlarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. CP Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
TalkingAlarm holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TalkingAlarm has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of TalkingAlarm's written reviews are positive against 50% of CP Clock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkingAlarm | CP Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortuisoft LLC | Connecting People Software |
Customer experience
TalkingAlarm
CP Clock
Bugs and requests
TalkingAlarm
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm not triggering when phone is locked
- Recorded messages not saving properly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape mode
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to use Spotify or other music services for alarm
- Option to have alarm play through external speakers
- Periodic time announcements while phone is locked
- More language options for voice and text
CP Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TalkingAlarm
- Ad Free 1 year7 Days trial$1.991 Year
- Upgrade to Forever$2.99
- Ad Free Forever$4.99
CP Clock
No in-app purchases
