Comparison

Alarm Clock ◎ vs Simple_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

Simple_Clock

A minimalist analog clock designed with a classic Apple iPad aesthetic. It offers the unique ability to integrate calendar events and reminders as clock hands for enhanced time management.

Highlights
  • Classic Apple iPad style analog clock
  • Optional calendar integration as clock needles
  • Optional reminders integration as clock needles
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Classic Apple iPad style clock. Feature • Add Calendar and Reminders as clock needles (optional) Support: vibecoder.company@gmail.com

Screenshots

Alarm Clock ◎4 screens
Simple_Clock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Alarm Clock ◎ at 3.5K against Simple_Clock's 147. Alarm Clock ◎ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Simple_Clock's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Alarm Clock ◎ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Simple_Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple_Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock ◎ has 3.5K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Alarm Clock ◎'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Simple_Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock ◎ ships an update fortnightly, Simple_Clock weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alarm Clock ◎ versus Simple_Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock ◎Simple_Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.5K ratings)4.7 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better147
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRV AppStudios LLCSeung-Un Ham

Customer experience

Alarm Clock ◎

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

Simple_Clock

All ratings145 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%

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

Simple_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
1 purchases

Simple_Clock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads (Lifetime)$4.99

Questions

Is Alarm Clock ◎ free?
Alarm Clock ◎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple_Clock free?
Simple_Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock ◎ or Simple_Clock?
Simple_Clock is rated higher. Alarm Clock ◎ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Simple_Clock averages 4.7 from 147 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock ◎ or Simple_Clock have ads?
Both Alarm Clock ◎ and Simple_Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock ◎ or Simple_Clock?
Alarm Clock ◎ ships an update fortnightly, and Simple_Clock weekly. Most recently, Alarm Clock ◎ was updated on November 4, 2026 and Simple_Clock on November 4, 2026.

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