Comparison

Wakeup Alarm Classic vs TimerCal

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

Head to head
About

Wakeup Alarm Classic

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This is the wakeup alarm application which looks like real wakeup alarm. It has a simple and easy interface.

About

TimerCal

Features
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■ Your schedule, turned into focus TimerCal is a calendar that starts timers. Check today's events, tap the timer icon next to any of them, and the clock starts running. No more switching to a separate timer app after looking at your schedule. ■ Made for you if you want to ・Spend your study or work hours the way you planned them ・Run several timers at once while cooking or doing chores ・Keep a clean, simple calendar that shows holidays at a glance ・Look back on how much time you actually spent on what ■ A calendar that knows today ・National holidays shown automatically, computed fully offline ・Start the week on Monday or Sunday ・Smooth, continuous scrolling from 2000 to 2100 ■ A timer next to every event ・Tap a date and the day's events slide up in a sheet ・Count down the planned length, or measure real time with a stopwatch ・Create events with repeats, alerts, and a target calendar ・Sync with the iOS Calendar (EventKit), or keep events local to the app ■ Rings even when the app is closed ・Built on AlarmKit for iOS 26 — your alarm fires reliably in the background ・Remaining time on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island ■ As many timers as you need ・Run multiple countdowns and stopwatches at the same time ・While a timer runs: pause or stop it, extend a countdown by +1/+5/+10 minutes, or record stopwatch laps ・See everything running in the bar at the bottom; swipe to delete ■ Your time, logged automatically ・When a timer ends, the time spent is saved back to that day's event (optional) ・Review where your hours went just by browsing your calendar ■ Design and details ・Two monochrome skins — Ivory and Mono — each with light and dark mode ・Monospaced digits, subtle haptics, and a calm, refined feel ・A friendly tutorial and in-app tips to get you started ・Fully localized into 34 languages ■ Privacy first Calendar access is optional. Without it, the app works fine with local events and offline holidays. ■ About ads A banner ad is shown at the bottom of the screen. You can remove all ads anytime with a one-time purchase in Settings. Start by timing just one event today. Time you used to just look at becomes time you focus. Requires iOS 26.0 or later. Works on iPhone and iPad. ■ About the In-App Purchase ・"Remove Ads" is a one-time (non-consumable) purchase ・Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase ・You can restore it for free anytime via "Restore Purchases" Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kiyaku.mylastwork.net/pryvacy

Screenshots

Wakeup Alarm Classic1 screens
TimerCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wakeup Alarm Classic at none against TimerCal's 1. Wakeup Alarm Classic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). TimerCal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. TimerCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wakeup Alarm Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wakeup Alarm Classic ships an update every 3 months, TimerCal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Wakeup Alarm Classic versus TimerCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWakeup Alarm ClassicTimerCal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiroru Inc.Takashi Hamanaka

In-app purchases

None

Wakeup Alarm Classic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimerCal

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Wakeup Alarm Classic free?
Wakeup Alarm Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimerCal free?
TimerCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wakeup Alarm Classic or TimerCal have ads?
TimerCal shows ads; Wakeup Alarm Classic does not.
Which is updated more often, Wakeup Alarm Classic or TimerCal?
Wakeup Alarm Classic ships an update every 3 months, and TimerCal weekly. Most recently, Wakeup Alarm Classic was updated on October 26, 2026 and TimerCal on November 4, 2026.

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