Talking Alarm vs Motion Alarm Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Alarm
This utility app provides spoken time announcements for alarms and reminders. Set custom alerts to hear the current time when your alarm triggers, ensuring you're always aware of the time without needing to check your device.
- Spoken time announcements
- Customizable alarm times
- Background operation
- Reminder functionality
- Device silent mode warning
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Set yourself an alarm that speaks the current time when it goes off. You can be woken in the morning with "The time is 8:00 AM" or be reminded when you need to leave work with "The time is 5:00 PM". No need to leave the app open, just set your alarms and close the app. Please note: Your device must not be set to silent, if it is set to silent the alarm sound will not play. Recommended notification settings for best results: - Sounds: ON - Alert Style When Unlocked: Alerts These settings are accessible from: Home Screen->Settings->Talking Alarm->Notifications
Motion Alarm Clock
This app ensures you wake up on time with a unique shake-to-stop alarm. It offers customizable alarms, a bedside clock, and features to help establish healthy morning routines and prevent oversleeping.
- Shake to stop alarm
- Multiple and repeating alarms
- Lockable alarm (cannot be canceled)
- Customizable bedside clock
- Bedtime reminder and enforcer
- Wake up to music or talking alarm
- Dark mode and color themes
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Impossible to sleep through! Impossible to mute! Gets you up on time! ***SHAKE TO MAKE IT STOP*** Motion Alarm Clock doesn't shut up unless you give it a shake. Never worry again about unconsciously canceling your alarm! ***HAPPY CUSTOMERS*** 5 Star Reviews from happy customers all over the world since 2015! ***ALARM*** - Shake to stop - Multiple alarms - Repeating alarms - Lockable (no way to cancel the alarm) - Ringtones designed to wake you up - Impossible to mute (preset volume) - Randomizable ringtone playlists - Wake up to your music - Mix in ringtones to your music - Wake up to the alarm talking - Optional: Super short snooze ***FEATURES*** - Bedside Clock (Highly customizable) - Bedtime Reminder - Bedtime Enforcerer - Morning Routine - Battery Saving Mode ***CUSTOMIZE*** - Dark Mode - Dark Theme (optional) - Always bright alarms (optional) - Color Themes - Alternative App Icon colors ***BEDSIDE CLOCK*** - Fullscreen clock - Highly customizable - Analog clocks - Digital clocks - Hourglass clock - Landscape and portrait - Clock wallpaper - Your photos as clock wallpaper - Color customizable - Complications ***GET MORE DONE & BE HEALTHIER*** Put an end to oversleeping! Imagine how much more you could get done and how much healthier your mind and body could be. Imagine how your life would change for the better if instead of oversleeping and feeling regret and frustration the rest of the day, YOU were in control? *** Let us know how you're enjoying Motion Alarm Clock, or give us your suggestions: support.motion-alarm-clock@tooltaps.com If the Motion Alarm Clock is helping you, we would appreciate an App Store review. Your review will help other people find the Motion Alarm Clock and improve their life too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Motion Alarm Clock at 4.5 against Talking Alarm's 3.3. Motion Alarm Clock also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 12). Talking Alarm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Motion Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talking Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Motion Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Motion Alarm Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Talking Alarm's written reviews are positive against 51% of Motion Alarm Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Talking Alarm ships an update every 3 months, Motion Alarm Clock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Alarm | Motion Alarm Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 50.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burnt Slice | Jarig Duval |
Customer experience
Talking Alarm
Motion Alarm Clock
Bugs and requests
Talking Alarm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Motion Alarm Clock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm doesn't always go off
- Alarm keeps ringing long after scheduled time
- Constant crash notifications
Requested features
3 requests- Option to permanently silence alarm after initial motion
- More alarm sound options
- Improved reliability and stability
In-app purchases
Talking Alarm
No in-app purchases
Motion Alarm Clock
- Ad Free$14.99
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