Comparison

Now MusicAlarm vs PairTask

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

Head to head
About

Now MusicAlarm

Wake up to your favorite music or voice recordings with this versatile alarm app. It offers holiday alarms, hourly notifications, and custom scheduling for specific workdays, ensuring you never miss an important event or appointment.

Highlights
  • Use iPod playlist songs as ringtone
  • Voice recording alarm
  • Holiday alarm
  • Hourly notifications
  • Set alarm for every other day/Saturday
  • Music timer before sleeping
Features
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MusicAlarm helps you wake up with the music you love and skip alarms on the days you want to rest. Key features - Play alarm music from songs, albums, artists, and playlists in your music library - Skip alarms on public holidays or your own custom holidays - Create notification sounds from your own TTS text - Generate hourly voice sets and custom chime times - Choose different chime sounds by time - Fall asleep with the music timer and stop playback automatically - Configure alarm volume, fade in, snooze, and wake check options You can make sounds such as β€œTime for lunch” or β€œIt is one o’clock” and use them for alarms or regular chimes. Chimes can run on the hour or at your own custom times. Notification, sound, and media-library permissions are required. For reliable music alarms, follow the in-app setup and battery-saving guidance. Apple Watch companion View iPhone alarms, repeat schedules, holiday rules, skipped dates, and the next alarm on Apple Watch. With a confirmed iPhone connection, turn individual alarms on or off and stop or snooze alarms detected as ringing by the iPhone app. Alarm scheduling and music playback run on iPhone; Apple Watch does not play music or run standalone alarms.

About

PairTask

Features
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PairTask is a shared task and accountability app built for couples. It helps couples organize daily responsibilities, assign tasks clearly, and keep follow-through simple. One partner creates a task, the other completes it, and the final approval step keeps the process transparent and fair. With PairTask you can: pair with your partner using an invite code create and assign shared tasks track task progress and completion review and approve completed tasks manage routines and responsibilities more clearly together The app supports Sign in with Apple, Google sign-in, and guest access. PairTask is designed for better communication, clearer expectations, and a more balanced daily routine.

Screenshots

Now MusicAlarm4 screens
PairTask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PairTask at none against Now MusicAlarm's 6. PairTask also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Now MusicAlarm sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. PairTask asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Now MusicAlarm versus PairTask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow MusicAlarmPairTask
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews77.8% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernowApp Inc.Alim Keskin

Bugs and requests

Now MusicAlarm

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Blank screen when trying to set time
  • Alarm requires sliding notification bar to start
  • App crashes when accessing multitasking settings
  • Holiday dates are off by a day
  • Alarm does not notify with sound on iPad 2
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  • Hourly voice does not work unless app is on screen (iPad 2)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Improve UI graphics
  • Provide better English guides for features like "multitasking"
  • Allow alarms to ring through speakers even with headphones plugged in
  • Option to use iTunes for alarm sound
  • Ability to exclude specific holidays from alarms
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  • iPad version of the app
  • Ability to purchase additional alarm features

PairTask

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Now MusicAlarm

One-time6
  • [Remove advertising]$0.99
  • [Increase alarm list]$0.99
  • [Music playlist with 10 songs]$0.99
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  • [Unlimited voice file record]$0.99
  • Upgrade$0.99
  • [50% Discounted full features package]$1.99
None

PairTask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Now MusicAlarm free?
Now MusicAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PairTask free?
PairTask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Now MusicAlarm or PairTask have ads?
Now MusicAlarm shows ads; PairTask does not.

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