Comparison

TalkingAlarm vs FreedomNotification

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

Head to head
About

TalkingAlarm

Wake up with a personalized voice alarm that announces the time, weather, and calendar events. Enjoy customizable wake-up experiences with gentle light fades, music, or even trivia questions. This utility app also offers sleep sounds, a dimming night clock, and smart home integration.

Highlights
  • Voice announcements (time, weather, calendar)
  • Customizable wake-up experiences (gentle fade-in, music, trivia)
  • Sleep sounds and sleep timer
  • Full-screen clock with dimming night mode
  • Smart home integration (lights, scenes)
  • Interactive snooze with reminders
Features
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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

About

FreedomNotification

Personalize your device alerts with custom sounds, including your favorite music or audio extracted from videos. Choose from time, date, or timer-based notifications and review your alert history. This app offers a fun and unique way to manage your daily notifications.

Highlights
  • Personalized notification sounds
  • Create sounds from videos
  • Time, Date, and Timer modes
  • Notification history
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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With Custom Notification Alarm, you can personalize your notifications using your favorite music or sound effects, making your daily alerts more enjoyable and uniquely yours. This app is perfect for those who want more control and fun with their notifications. Key Features: Three notification modes: Set notifications based on "Time," "Date," or "Timer" Choose your favorite sounds: The standout feature is the ability to use your favorite music or sound effects as notification tones! Create sounds from videos: Extract audio from videos and set them as notification sounds Check notification history: Easily review past notifications with the history feature Perfect for: Users who want to customize notifications with their own style Those who love waking up or getting alerts with their favorite music or sound effects People who want to efficiently manage their notification history

Screenshots

TalkingAlarm4 screens
FreedomNotification4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TalkingAlarm at 86% against FreedomNotification's 29%. TalkingAlarm also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 2). FreedomNotification's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TalkingAlarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. FreedomNotification asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 29% of FreedomNotification's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkingAlarm ships an update every 5 weeks, FreedomNotification every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TalkingAlarm versus FreedomNotification: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkingAlarmFreedomNotification
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better29.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortuisoft LLCHiroyuki Sonozuka

Customer experience

TalkingAlarm

All ratings2,109 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative11.8%

FreedomNotification

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral29.4%
Negative41.2%

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

FreedomNotification

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TalkingAlarm

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Free 1 year7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time2
  • Upgrade to Forever$2.99
  • Ad Free Forever$4.99
None

FreedomNotification

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TalkingAlarm free?
TalkingAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FreedomNotification free?
FreedomNotification is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TalkingAlarm or FreedomNotification?
TalkingAlarm is rated higher. TalkingAlarm averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while FreedomNotification averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TalkingAlarm or FreedomNotification have ads?
Both TalkingAlarm and FreedomNotification show ads.
Which is updated more often, TalkingAlarm or FreedomNotification?
TalkingAlarm ships an update every 5 weeks, and FreedomNotification every 6 days. Most recently, TalkingAlarm was updated on November 10, 2026 and FreedomNotification on November 3, 2026.

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