Comparison

Pushover Notifications vs Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pushover Notifications

This service sends custom push notifications from various web apps, scripts, and devices directly to your iPhone, iPad, or desktop. It offers a free trial with a one-time purchase for unlimited usage, and includes an Apple Watch app for on-the-go alerts.

Highlights
  • Custom push notifications
  • Web app integration
  • Script and IoT device support
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • API for custom app development
  • Free 30-day trial
Features
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Pushover is a simple push notification service that integrates easily into web apps like IFTTT, network monitoring systems, security cameras, shell scripts, IoT devices, webhooks, and anything else that needs to send alerts to your iPhone, iPad, Desktop, and other robot-like mobile devices. App has a free 30-day trial and unlimited usage beyond the trial requires a one-time in-app purchase. Pushover includes an Apple Watch app and complications so you can push custom data straight to your watch face with our Glances API. Visit https://pushover.net to find apps, plugins, and services that already natively support Pushover, or get a free API key for your own apps.

About

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

This alarm clock forces you out of bed by requiring you to scan a barcode to turn off its loud, unpredictable ringtones. It offers customizable features, multiple alarms, and motivational tools to improve sleep habits and morning routines.

Highlights
  • Barcode scan to dismiss alarm
  • Blaringly loud, procedural ringtones
  • Impossible to mute or cancel alarms
  • Multiple and repeating alarms
  • Bedtime reminder and enforcer
  • Don't wake spouse button
  • Customizable clock faces and themes
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Are you a heavy sleeper who just can’t manage to get out of bed on time? Do you need a LOUD alarm clock that WAKES you up? Are you late to meetings and calls? We have created an alarm clock that will get you out of bed. How? It requires you to scan a barcode. It’s impossible to miss. In fact, this alarm clock is so annoying, it will make you want it to stop immediately. You will HAVE to get up to turn it off. *** Blaringly Loud Ringtones *** Our alarm ringtones are procedurally generated and unpredictable to prevent auditory adaption. Every time one of them goes off, no matter how deep asleep you are, your brain is going to wake your body up instantly. *** Toothpaste Barcode Scan *** To turn off this alarm clock, you will need to scan the barcode of your toothpaste or any other predetermined barcode. That way, you will be forced to get out of bed to stop the alarm. Yes, you will have to look yourself in the mirror to make it stop. *** Multiple and Repeating Alarms with LOCK Feature *** We’ve made it impossible to cancel your alarm. There is no way to stop it from ringing once it’s set. How annoying is that? You can’t mute it either! *** Alarm Features *** - Interactive wake-up technology that works - Barcode scan required to stop annoying sound - Choose different objects with barcodes to stop alarm - Impossible to mute - Use it anywhere - Crazy loud ringtones for heavy sleepers and night owls - Procedural Ringtones¹ to never sleep through any alarm again - Multiple, repeating alarms - Lockable alarms to prevent yourself from cheating - Randomizable ringtone playlists - Mix in ringtones with your own music *** Motivational Features *** - Bedtime Reminder - Bedtime Enforcer - Morning Routine *** Bonus Don’t Wake My Spouse Button *** Do you want to allow your spouse to keep sleeping while your phone alert wakes YOU up? We’ve included a ‘don’t wake my spouse button,’ which comes with a super short time snooze. Trust us, your spouse will thank you later. *** Totally Customizable *** - Dark mode to help you power down at night - Bright alarms - Customizable color themes and alternative app icon colors - Bedside Clock with changeable clock face - Highly customizable with full-screen clock, analog clocks, digital clocks, hourglass clock, landscape and portrait, clock wallpaper, and more. *** Say Goodbye to Bad Sleeping Habits *** You deserve good sleep. But, you also deserve good habits. Our phone alarm clock will help you create a schedule that is productive and healthy for you. Whether you need our Bedtime Reminder or Bedtime Enforcer option, our app will ensure you are awake, alert, and enthusiastic whenever you need to be. *** Track Your Morning Routine *** Our heavy sleep alarm clock will help you create and track a morning routine that is right for you. Download our app today! --- This is the Ad Free version of the "Barcode Alarm Clock".

Screenshots

Pushover Notifications4 screens
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pushover Notifications at Free against Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's $14.99. Pushover Notifications also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 51%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pushover Notifications is free to download; Barcode Alarm Clock Pro costs $14.99 up front. Pushover Notifications sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Barcode Alarm Clock Pro 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

Pushover Notifications holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pushover Notifications has 3.6K ratings behind it against 150, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Pushover Notifications's written reviews are positive against 51% of Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pushover Notifications ships an update every 4 weeks, Barcode Alarm Clock Pro every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pushover Notifications versus Barcode Alarm Clock Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushover NotificationsBarcode Alarm Clock Pro
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better4.3 (150 ratings)
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better150
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPushover, LLCJarig Duval

Customer experience

Pushover Notifications

All ratings3,641 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative7.0%

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

All ratings150 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative36.1%

User reviews

Pushover Notifications

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic service
  • 👍 Couldn't be easier
  • 👍 Best App on my phone for awareness of energy efficient house
  • 👍 Really good app
  • 👍 Truly excellent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stopped working after I paid for it
  • 🐛 Hasn't worked yet
  • 🐛 Charged twice for liscense
  • 🐛 Needs volume for other things besides critical
  • 🐛 Encrypted message

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

From 150 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Effective for waking deep sleepers
  • 👍 Great concept and motivation
  • 🚀 Works as intended for some
  • 👍 Helps with ADHD and focus
  • 👍 Forces users out of bed

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constantly crashing
  • 🐛 Alarms failing to go off
  • 🐛 Background mode crashing
  • 🐛 Unreliable and unstable
  • 🐛 Expensive for poor execution

Bugs and requests

Pushover Notifications

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notifications not working after update
  • Syncing issues causing crashes
  • Notifications re-appearing after being deleted

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a delete all notifications option
  • Add support for custom notification sounds
  • Add 24-hour time format option
  • Improve Apple Watch notifications
  • Add custom actions to notifications

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App continually crashing
  • Background mode crashing
  • Alarm failing to go off
  • Alarm not ringing on silent/DND
  • App freezes during barcode scan
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  • Crash notifications received frequently
  • Alarm only rings when app is opened
  • Billing issues (unauthorized charges)
  • Pro version not working
  • App crashes in the middle of the night
  • Alarm not going off 7/10 times
  • Delay in barcode scanning
  • App crashes too often, missing alarms
  • Battery use is absurdly high
  • Alarm doesn't scan sometimes
  • App crashes whole day
  • App doesn't work when phone is silenced
  • Sends silent notifications
  • Alarm suspending when phone is on night mode or home button pressed
  • App crashes randomly during the day
  • Alarm doesn't work on silent mode
  • Alarm ringtones don't work consistently
  • App incompatible with iOS 10
  • Paid version has ads or doesn't work
  • App crashes and doesn't wake user up
  • App crashes and causes alarm to fail

Requested features

15 requests
  • Playlist option for alarms
  • Ability to rotate songs or use music playlist
  • Check off lists for each alarm
  • Timer feature
  • Alarm auto-on or reminder to set alarm
Show 10 more
  • Include sleep sounds
  • Option to disable Plan B (turning off alarm)
  • Ability to set alarms for specific days of the week
  • Allow use on iPad
  • Option to use own alarm sounds/music from library
  • Confirm AM vs PM for alarm setting
  • Better alarm selection
  • Improve UI/redesign
  • Allow alarm to override Do Not Disturb/silent mode
  • Add option to use own ringtones

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pushover Notifications

One-time3
  • Pushover License$4.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Tip$9.99
1 purchases

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

One-time1
  • STOP THE ALARM$0.99

Questions

Is Pushover Notifications free?
Pushover Notifications is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barcode Alarm Clock Pro free?
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pushover Notifications or Barcode Alarm Clock Pro?
Pushover Notifications is rated higher. Pushover Notifications averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Barcode Alarm Clock Pro averages 4.3 from 150 ratings.
Do Pushover Notifications or Barcode Alarm Clock Pro have ads?
Neither Pushover Notifications nor Barcode Alarm Clock Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pushover Notifications or Barcode Alarm Clock Pro?
Pushover Notifications ships an update every 4 weeks, and Barcode Alarm Clock Pro every 7 months. Most recently, Pushover Notifications was updated on September 24, 2026 and Barcode Alarm Clock Pro on September 22, 2026.

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