WA vs Wake Up! Alarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WA
This alarm clock app lets you wake up to full songs from your music library. Set a song and time, and the alarm will play the chosen track until it ends or you disable it. Ensure the app remains open or in the background for the alarm to function correctly.
- Wake up to full songs
- Select music from library
- Snooze or disable alarm
- Alarm automatically sets for next day
- Simple interface
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Tired of 7 steps to change your alarm? Wake Up is a simple alarm clock that allows you to wake up to full songs in your music library. Instructions: Choose a song and a time to wake up. Click Save. When the alarm goes off you can Snooze, Disable, or Wake Up!, which simply keeps the song playing until it ends. IMPORTANT USE INFORMATION: • Do not leave the app until you see the "Alarm is set..." status. • Once the alarm is set, if you play other audio (i.e. from Music or YouTube), the iPhone will cancel the Wake Up audio. • The app needs to be open or in the background in order for the audio alarm to fire. That's the way it has to be to get the whole song playing. Enjoy ! MORE NOTES: The alarm automatically sets for the next day if that time has already passed today. (See the status description for confirmation)
Wake Up! Alarm
This alarm app uses your device's motion sensors and location data to alert you before your alarm sounds if you're already awake and moving. It offers advanced features like preemptive muting and custom sound files, with all data processed locally for enhanced privacy.
- Motion-aware preemptive alerts
- Automatic alarm deactivation with extreme motion
- Preemptive mute/snooze functionality
- Customizable alarm sounds (MP3 support)
- On-device data processing for privacy
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Alarm uses location and accelerometer data to notify you - if you're already awake and moving - of an upcoming alarm before it happens. You can turn it off, mute it, or snooze it preemptively BEFORE it goes off. Extreme motion (for example, jogging) will automatically turn off the alarm after 30 seconds. Privacy Note: All location and accelerometer data is processed on your device. This app does not share that data with marketers - this app never sends data over the internet. Additional features: - Mute repeating alarms ONCE so you don't have to remember to turn it back on later - Use any mp3 (or other common audio format) file on your phone as your alarm End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wake Up! Alarm at 5.0 against WA's 2.5. Wake Up! Alarm also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). WA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Wake Up! Alarm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. WA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wake Up! Alarm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of WA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wake Up! Alarm's.
WA ships an update every 3 months, Wake Up! Alarm every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | WA | Wake Up! Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Low Step Productions | Scout Corps |
Customer experience
WA
Wake Up! Alarm
In-app purchases
WA
No in-app purchases
Wake Up! Alarm
- Alarm Plus$0.991 Year
