Comparison

Alarm Clock HD vs Bed Time | Large 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 HD

Wake up gently with your favorite music or sounds using this advanced alarm clock. It offers customizable nightstand displays, sleep tracking, and a sleep timer to help you unwind. Enjoy features like local weather and an instant flashlight, with an option to go ad-free via subscription.

Highlights
  • Unlimited alarms with Apple Music or custom sounds
  • Sleep tracking
  • Customizable nightstand display
  • Sleep timer
  • Local weather information
  • Instant flashlight
  • Screen saver for OLED displays
Features
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Sleep better and start the day with your favorite tunes. Are you curious to see how much you slept? Then, track your sleep in the app. Alarm Clock HD is the app to help you enjoy restful sleep and wake up worry-free. How Alarm Clock HD helps you sleep better: • Unlimited Alarms: Apple Music or Alarm Sounds • Customize Nightstand display colors • Sleep Timer • Local Weather Information • Instant Flashlight - shake the device • Full watchOS 2 support • Screen Saver - for devices with OLED display WAKE UP ON TIME: Proper Alarm Settings • Keep the app open and running always to have your alarm go off and play the sounds you’ve set for ‘Music'. When your app is open, you can use the volume slider within the app. When the app is in the background, use the device volume to set your volume. • Make sure your battery is charged and have your notifications turned on before you go to sleep, when the battery level goes below 30% it might not sound. This is due to prevent the device from dying and the alarm not going off. • Keep your Apple Music available on your device The music you can select consists of everything you have available on your ‘Apple Music' app on your device. If the music is saved on your iCloud, and not on the device itself, it won’t be available. NEVER MISS AN ALARM When you close the app and do not have it running in the background, the alarm will use the device volume instead and play the notification sound system. The app will close itself automatically after 10 hours of inactivity. This is due to prevent the device from dying and the alarm not going off. When your device is muted, set to ‘Do Not Disturb’, or your device volume is set to 0, the alarm won’t play properly. It will still show the notification without any sound. This is due to Apple’s restrictions as we are unable to access the app settings when the app is closed, only when it’s open or running in the background. SUBSCRIPTION IN ALARM CLOCK HD Upgrade to a Premium Membership and receive the following ongoing value: • Ad-Free • News & X feeds (Twitter) • Premium Customer Support Terms & Conditions: https://impalastudios.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://impalastudios.com/privacy >> WE LOVE FEEDBACK As always, we appreciate your feedback. Please email us at support@impalastudios.com with any suggestions or questions, our support team is ready and happy to help. WAKE UP YOUR WAY, EVERY DAY

About

Bed Time | Large Clock

This app offers a large, customizable clock designed for bedside or desk use. It features adjustable brightness, color options, and display settings like date and seconds. Calming sounds are included to aid sleep, and the interface is simple with gesture controls.

Highlights
  • Large, readable time display
  • Adjustable brightness and color
  • Dark and light modes
  • Optional date, seconds, and 12/24 hour format
  • Calming sleep sounds (rain, waves, fire)
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Portrait and landscape orientation support
Features
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A simple and elegant clock with a focus on displaying the time in the most pleasing and readable way possible. There's a dark mode, with the ability to lower the brightness so that the time is only just readable, ideal for use at night as a bedside clock. During the day, the light mode with full and vibrant colours can be used to keep track of the time while you work. As well as customising the clock with a selection of colours and brightness levels, you can choose to display or hide the date, seconds, use the 12 or 24 hour clock, and of course toggle between night and day mode. The layout of the clock intelligently adjusts to make the best use of the screen whether your device is in portrait or landscape. Bed Time also includes a set of calming sounds - such as rain, ocean waves, a burning fire, etc - to help you drift off to sleep. Bed Time is designed with simplicity in mind - just tap the screen and a small selection of controls will be displayed - or alternatively you can use simple gestures: • Swipe left and right to cycle through a selection of colours • Swipe up and down to adjust the brightness • Pinch and zoom to show or hide the date and the seconds • Long press to switch between 4 different styles • Dark mode with a coloured background • Dark mode with a black background • Light mode with coloured background • Light mode with a white background • Elegant in both portrait and landscape The Bed Time app is designed to be used in conjunction with a stand on your bedside table or desk.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock HD4 screens
Bed Time | Large Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bed Time | Large Clock at 78% against Alarm Clock HD's 32%. Bed Time | Large Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Alarm Clock HD's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On in-app purchases, monetization model, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Alarm Clock HD is free to download; Bed Time | Large Clock costs $1.99 up front. Alarm Clock HD sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Bed Time | Large Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bed Time | Large Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock HD has 104K ratings behind it against 369, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Alarm Clock HD's written reviews are positive against 78% of Bed Time | Large Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock HD ships an update fortnightly, Bed Time | Large Clock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alarm Clock HD versus Bed Time | Large Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock HDBed Time | Large Clock
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (104K ratings)4.7 (369 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104K — better369
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpala StudiosJohn Mackay

Customer experience

Alarm Clock HD

All ratings104,102 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews908 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative59.7%

Bed Time | Large Clock

All ratings369 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%

User reviews

Alarm Clock HD

From 104K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Reliable alarm clock
  • 🎨 Customizable colors
  • 🔊 Ability to use music as alarm
  • 💤 Gradual volume increase

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm not going off
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing small buttons/text
  • 💸 Subscription model for ad-free version
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔇 Alarm muting phone volume

Bed Time | Large Clock

From 369 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Large, easy-to-read numbers
  • 🎨 Great color options
  • 🔋 Doesn't kill battery
  • 💡 Simple and works well
  • 💰 One-time purchase, not subscription

Room to improve

  • 💡 Wish it could set bedtimes
  • 💡 Too bright even at minimum
  • 🐛 Shuts off during the night
  • 💡 Would like date/day larger
  • 💡 Not enough contrast

Bugs and requests

Alarm Clock HD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Alarm randomly snoozing itself
  • Alarm not working when phone is muted
  • Alarm sound not playing
  • Alarm screen freezing/crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • 24-hour clock option
  • More alarm sounds/tones
  • Ability to use own music files
  • Do not disturb mode

Bed Time | Large Clock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Brightness too high after update
  • App shuts off during the night
  • Clock lags slightly behind system clock
  • Unable to use after payment (Scam)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to set bedtimes
  • Display date/day larger
  • Better contrast options (white on black, yellow on black)
  • Notification on screen for alarm activation
  • Ability to lock phone with clock face displayed
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  • Option to hide date display
  • Adjust brightness/luminosity more effectively

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Alarm Clock HD

Subscriptions10
  • Premium member - 1 month$1.491 Month
  • Premium Features - Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Features - Monthly3 Days trial$2.591 Month
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  • Upgrade to Premium Features$5.496 Months
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Upgrade Your Alarm Clock3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Premium yearly$19.991 Year
  • Premium yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Bed Time | Large Clock

One-time2
  • Calming SoundsFree
  • Tip for Morning Coffee$2.99

Questions

Is Alarm Clock HD free?
Alarm Clock HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bed Time | Large Clock free?
Bed Time | Large Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock HD or Bed Time | Large Clock?
Bed Time | Large Clock is rated higher. Alarm Clock HD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 104K ratings, while Bed Time | Large Clock averages 4.7 from 369 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock HD or Bed Time | Large Clock have ads?
Alarm Clock HD shows ads; Bed Time | Large Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock HD or Bed Time | Large Clock?
Alarm Clock HD ships an update fortnightly, and Bed Time | Large Clock every 4 months. Most recently, Alarm Clock HD was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bed Time | Large Clock on September 18, 2026.

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