Comparison

TalkingAlarm vs Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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 Developer welcomes suggestions and feedback.

About

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

Wake up and fall asleep to your favorite music with a customizable alarm and sleep timer. Features designer clock themes, countdowns to events, and easy access to settings. A reliable and versatile utility for managing your daily schedule.

Highlights
  • Designer clock themes
  • Customizable wake-up playlists
  • Sleep timer with music or white noise
  • Event countdowns
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Vertical and horizontal modes
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Wake up and go to sleep to your favorite music, never sleep through your alarm again, get your own collection of designer clocks, countdown to important events! FEATURES: * Choose from stylish designer themes for the clock * Create your own wake-up playlist with the best music * Go to sleep to your favorite songs or white noise * Convenient app settings. Get easy access to any option you need Alarm Clock provides the functionality of 3 indispensable apps in 1: CLOCK - Exclusive designer clocks - Vertical and horizontal modes - 12 or 24 time format - Show/Hide seconds - Show/Hide day of the week - Auto-Lock when plugged in ON/OFF - Auto-Lock when on battery ON/OFF - Customizable auto-lock time SLEEP TIMER -Use the shortcut on the main screen to go directly to the sleep timer settings - Create your own playlist with your favorite songs - Shuffle music ON/OFF - Adjust the volume of Music/Sounds - Go to sleep to white noise COUNTDOWN - Never miss important events and special occasions. Count down to your vacation, anniversary, graduation and more Beautiful. Reliable. Versatile. Get the alarm clock that you've been looking for! For complete access to all Alarm Clock features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Notifications – otherwise, alarm will not ring; *Media library so that you can set your own music as an alarm or a sleep timer sound; *Photos to give you a possibility to set them as countdown pictures.

Screenshots

TalkingAlarm4 screens
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

TalkingAlarm and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of TalkingAlarm's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nightstand Digital Clock Timer's. TalkingAlarm also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 19). Nightstand Digital Clock Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, 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. TalkingAlarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TalkingAlarm holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TalkingAlarm has 2.1K ratings behind it against 19, 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 Nightstand Digital Clock Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkingAlarm ships an update every 5 weeks, Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TalkingAlarm versus Nightstand Digital Clock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkingAlarmNightstand Digital Clock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better4.4 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortuisoft LLCSiarhei Krasnouski

Customer experience

TalkingAlarm

All ratings2,083 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative11.9%

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

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

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TalkingAlarm free?
TalkingAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nightstand Digital Clock Timer free?
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TalkingAlarm or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
TalkingAlarm is rated higher. TalkingAlarm averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Nightstand Digital Clock Timer averages 4.4 from 19 ratings.
Do TalkingAlarm or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer have ads?
Both TalkingAlarm and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, TalkingAlarm or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
TalkingAlarm ships an update every 5 weeks, and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. Most recently, TalkingAlarm was updated on October 15, 2026 and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer on October 1, 2026.

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