Comparison

Alarm Clock HD vs Disappearing Bedside 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

Disappearing Bedside Clock

This bedside clock fades the display after an adjustable time, allowing for a peaceful rest. Touch, wave, or even a footstep can reveal the time. It offers optional dimming and voice activation for convenience.

Highlights
  • Disappearing clock display
  • Touch, wave, or vibration activation
  • Adjustable time fadeout
  • Optional brightness dimming
  • Voice activation with Siri
  • Digital or analog display
  • Customizable time color
Features
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A bedside clock that keeps you in the dark—except when you want to know the time. The clock display disappears after an adjustable time interval, letting you (and the device) rest peacefully. Touch the screen to check the time, which will again disappear after the adjustable interval. On iPhones in portrait orientation, you don't have to touch the screen to see the time. Simply wave your hand in front of the screen to activate the iPhone's proximity detector and the time display! Or, on all devices, enable adaptive vibration sensing to activate the display with a touch to your nightstand or even a footstep on your floor. Optional brightness dimming is also provided, which lowers the screen's backlight brightness on LCD devices once the clock has disappeared to produce an even darker display and lower power consumption. (The backlight is dimmed as low as possible automatically, but it is not turned off. On iPhones in portrait orientation, holding your hand in front of phone's proximity sensor for a full second will turn off the backlight. ) If you have enabled "Hey Siri!" you can activate the time display with your voice. Simply say "Hey Siri! Goodbye." to see the time! Use Siri to enable Do Not Disturb mode and manage alarms. Embrace the darkness! Features: * Digital or analog, 12 or 24-hour time display options (2 & 3-finger long press toggles) * Swipe right or tap to display the time * Adjustable, automatic time-display fadeout * Swipe left to immediately darken the display * Double tap to toggle between automatic disappearance mode and always-on time display * Pan vertically with two fingers to adjust undimmed display brightness * Optional automatic backlight dimming * Select normal or thin display fonts (one-finger long press to toggle) * Customize the time-display color * Hide date option * No-touch activation > proximity detection on iPhones in portrait orientation > adaptive vibration sensing > voice activation using Siri The default vibration sensitivity setting is quite high, so you may want to decrease it slightly if ambient vibrations are triggering the display unintentionally. No ads, no in-app purchases, no nonsense.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock HD4 screens
Disappearing Bedside Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disappearing Bedside Clock at 80% against Alarm Clock HD's 32%. Disappearing Bedside Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Alarm Clock HD's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On 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 HD is free to download; Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99 up front. Alarm Clock HD sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Disappearing Bedside Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alarm Clock HD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock HD has 104K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Alarm Clock HD's written reviews are positive against 80% of Disappearing Bedside Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock HD ships an update fortnightly, Disappearing Bedside Clock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Alarm Clock HD versus Disappearing Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock HDDisappearing Bedside Clock
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (104K ratings) — better4.3 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104K — better92
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpala StudiosMidnight Oil Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

Alarm Clock HD

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

Disappearing Bedside Clock

All ratings92 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.9%

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

Disappearing Bedside Clock

From 92 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌑 Dark and dim display
  • 👆 Tap to wake functionality
  • ✨ Simple and elegant design
  • 💡 Customizable colors
  • 🚫 No subscriptions needed

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns
  • 💡 Screen stays backlit
  • 🐛 Settings change on own
  • 🐛 Crash on update
  • 🚫 No alarm function

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

Disappearing Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Settings change on their own
  • App crashes on open after 14.2 update
  • Long-proximity gesture doesn't work
  • Backlight trick doesn't work in iOS 13
  • Screen doesn't go off
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  • Screen stuck at full brightness
  • Screen doesn't go completely dark
  • Backlight always on faintly
  • Wave feature works intermittently
  • Crash on open

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add outside temperature
  • Add alarm function
  • Add snooze/off button for iOS alarm
  • Option for specific hours for always-on vs. vibrate
  • Add weather information
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  • Change background color

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
None

Disappearing Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock HD free?
Alarm Clock HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disappearing Bedside Clock free?
Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock HD or Disappearing Bedside Clock?
Alarm Clock HD is rated higher. Alarm Clock HD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 104K ratings, while Disappearing Bedside Clock averages 4.3 from 92 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock HD or Disappearing Bedside Clock have ads?
Alarm Clock HD shows ads; Disappearing Bedside Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock HD or Disappearing Bedside Clock?
Alarm Clock HD ships an update fortnightly, and Disappearing Bedside Clock every 4 months. Most recently, Alarm Clock HD was updated on September 24, 2026 and Disappearing Bedside Clock on September 10, 2026.

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