Comparison

Alarm Clock ◎ vs Standby Alarm Clock

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

Head to head
About

Alarm Clock ◎

This app provides a robust alarm clock experience with customizable wake-up challenges, multiple alarm types, and smart features to ensure you get out of bed. It offers a variety of sounds, weather integration, and task-based reminders to help even heavy sleepers start their day.

Highlights
  • Multiple alarm creation
  • Wake-up challenges (math, shake, text)
  • Customizable snooze settings
  • Weather and temperature display
  • Adjustable volume increase/decrease
  • Quick alarm for short tasks
  • Customizable themes and backgrounds
Features
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Get a loud wake up sound with smart alarm settings, weather settings, morning missions, math alarms and more, all from this single full-featured alarm clock app! Alarm Clock is a smart and powerful tool that can help even the heaviest sleepers get up in the morning. Create multiple alarms, each with loud ring tone sounds and alerts, then customize each one with features that help you wake up on time. Need a talking alarm clock with sleep timer? How about a shake-to-wake alarm? A wake-up app with puzzles and math problems that make it harder to hit the snooze button? Alarm Clock has all of these, and much more! If you find it difficult getting up in the morning and need a good puzzle alarm to get you out of bed, Alarm Clock is the app for you. There are six unique wake-up motivational challenges that keep you from turning the alarm off without being fully awake. It's perfect for heavy sleepers! Wake-up missions and alarm types: • Simple - Easy one-tap to dismiss the alarm. • Shake - Shake your device to stop the alarm. • Math - Solve a math problem to turn off the alarm sound. • Text - Unscramble the randomly generated text. • Walk - Get up and take a few steps to switch off the alarm. • Hold - Press & hold the button to terminate the alarm. Alarm Clock has all the features you need from a loud smart alarm app. It includes the wake-up missions and alerts described above, plus the ability to create multiple repeating alarms, quick-set non-recurring alarms, customize tons of settings, and more. The best features in Alarm Clock: • Create multiple alarms for a variety of uses. • Customize the number of times you can hit the snooze button. • Set the snooze time longer or shorter. • Display weather and temperature next to your alarm clock. • Smoothly increase or decrease the volume for a gentle wake-up. • Quick alarm to set a time limit for power naps and other short tasks. • Set a custom theme or photo as your clock background. • Add notes or a to-do list as wakeup reminders. • Lots of free music and loud sounds for an alarm ringtone. • Never oversleep when you use these smart alarm features! A simple but attractive interface makes Alarm Clock pleasing to use, even when you're staring at it through sleepy eyes! Use it to help you or people in your family get up in the morning, even if they're heavy sleepers. Alarm Clock is definitely not your ordinary alarm app. It's better! Alarm Clock offers premium subscription which is available on a yearly tier, auto-renewable. The yearly subscription is priced at 14.99 USD (or local equivalent) per year. Subscribe to the premium program to get access to alarm sounds, wake-up tasks, wallpapers and more... Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. An account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. Unused portions of free trials, if offered, will be forfeited upon purchase of a subscription. Links to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Privacy Policy: http://www.rvappstudios.com/app-privacy-policy.html#privacy/ Terms of Use: http://www.rvappstudios.com/app-privacy-policy.html#terms/

About

Standby Alarm Clock

This app transforms your device into a customizable bedside or desk clock. It features a clear HD display, slideshow capabilities with your own photos, and a variety of alarm options including custom sounds and a flashlight alert for the hearing impaired.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock with personal photos
  • Slideshow background
  • Analog and digital display options
  • Set favorite song as alarm
  • Flashlight alarm for hearing impaired
  • Customizable brightness
  • Lock screen functionality
Features
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NT CLOCK – HIGHLIGHTS • Minimal, sleek design with no nonsense features. • Clear, HD display makes it easy to see the time. • Customize the clock with your own pictures. • Slideshow and a wide range of colors. • Use as a desk or bedside clock. • Set your alarms in seconds. • Lock Screen. • Customizable Brightness. • Set your favorite song as alarm sound. • Flashlight alarm for people with hearing impairment. • Analog style clock. WAKE UP THE RIGHT WAY WITH NT CLOCK – DOWNLOAD TODAY! It's simple: In standby, the display turns into a nice photo reminder with the time and alarm clock. The most comfortable way to wake up with your favorite song! In addition to 9 Sounds you can use a song selected from your media library as alarm sound. If you have a hearing impairment, you can activate the flashlight alarm function. Designed to be used as a free standing desk or bedside clock, NT Clock is a simple, no-frills digital alarm clock designed to tell you the time wake you up when you need. Create your own unique alarm clock with a variety of customization features. Choose from a wide range of colours and upload your own picture, slideshow to use as a background. You could use your favorite holiday snaps, a picture of your family or you and your partner so every time you look at the clock, you’ll be reminded of a happy memory! Our clear, HD display makes it easy to see the time, without the distractions that come with many other digital alarm clock apps. Set the alarm in just a few taps by clicking the icon I the corner. No fuss, just a wake up call when you need it.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock ◎4 screens
Standby Alarm Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alarm Clock ◎ at Free against Standby Alarm Clock's $1.99. Alarm Clock ◎ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 116). Standby Alarm Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

Alarm Clock ◎ is free to download; Standby Alarm Clock costs $1.99 up front. Alarm Clock ◎ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Standby Alarm Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Alarm Clock ◎ against 4.5 for Standby Alarm Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock ◎ has 3.5K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 63% and 63% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock ◎ ships an update fortnightly, Standby Alarm Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Alarm Clock ◎ versus Standby Alarm Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock ◎Standby Alarm Clock
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (3.5K ratings)4.5 (116 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews63.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better116
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRV AppStudios LLCJ.Benito Pereira

Customer experience

Alarm Clock ◎

All ratings3,472 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews567 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral12.7%
Negative24.3%

Standby Alarm Clock

All ratings116 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

Alarm Clock ◎

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm changing on its own
  • Alarm not working when phone is locked or on silent
  • Inconsistent behavior with alarm sounds and settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import own photos as backgrounds
  • More color options for display
  • Ability to adjust brightness and font size
  • Snooze button placement improvement
  • Weather information updates

Standby Alarm Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Alarm Clock ◎

Subscriptions10
  • PRO Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Alarm Clock - Advanced Plus3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Alarm Clock - Advanced Gold$7.991 Month
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  • Diamond Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Alarm Clock - Platinum$9.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Alarm Clock - Ultimate Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Ultimate Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Diamond Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Diamond Pro Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Standby Alarm Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock ◎ free?
Alarm Clock ◎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Standby Alarm Clock free?
Standby Alarm Clock costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock ◎ or Standby Alarm Clock?
Standby Alarm Clock is rated higher. Alarm Clock ◎ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Standby Alarm Clock averages 4.5 from 116 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock ◎ or Standby Alarm Clock have ads?
Alarm Clock ◎ shows ads; Standby Alarm Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock ◎ or Standby Alarm Clock?
Alarm Clock ◎ ships an update fortnightly, and Standby Alarm Clock every 2 months. Most recently, Alarm Clock ◎ was updated on November 5, 2026 and Standby Alarm Clock on November 3, 2026.

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