TalkingAlarm vs MakeCalc
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
MakeCalc
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Make your own custom calculator. Enter your own formula, for example calculating tip splitter, compound interest, dosage calculator, ROI estimator, or any formula such as y = ax + b. Your calculator can then be named and saved for future use. This is minimalist by design with no ads, no bells and whistles, and no fancy graphics to distract you, just utility with your own custom calculators. © 2025–2026 29Apps LLC, All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MakeCalc at none against TalkingAlarm's 3. MakeCalc also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. TalkingAlarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. MakeCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.
TalkingAlarm ships an update every 5 weeks, MakeCalc every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkingAlarm | MakeCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortuisoft LLC | 29Apps LLC |
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
MakeCalc
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
MakeCalc
No in-app purchases
