Comparison

Rise Alarm Clock vs Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

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

Head to head
About

Rise Alarm Clock

This app offers a unique and intuitive way to set and manage alarms with a touch-based interface. Customize wake-up sounds, create recurring alarms, and even use it to help you fall asleep with a sleep timer and music playlist.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch-based alarm setting
  • Customizable wake-up sounds
  • Shake to set quick alarms/timers
  • SleepTunes for falling asleep
  • Multiple repeating alarms (in-app purchase)
  • Large, dimmable clock display
Features
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Rise is a simple alarm clock with a lot of smart features. With its refreshing and clever way to set time, Rise is one of the easiest alarm clocks you'll ever use. APPLE - App Of The Week, Featured Utility. Read the great reviews in Mashable, Fast Company, Lifehacker, TUAW, Business Insider, The Loop, App Advice and many more. TIME TO ENJOY SETTING YOUR ALARM CLOCK Reach out and touch the screen. Every element is meant to be interactive. Left handed? Yes, Rise loves you, too. Pull it up or down and watch the sky change as you pick a wake up time. Turn the alarm on by pulling the screen left or right. Or, simply shake your device to quickly set an alarm for a short nap or to use as a timer. WAKING UP IS A BEAUTIFUL THING Wake up to the sound of the woods, ease into the day with a custom Rise melody, or your favorite song from iTunes. Tap to snooze and be a little late, or pull the screen to turn off the alarm and be on time. Hey, it's your life. From the lock screen: Shake to snooze or turn off the alarm. MULTIPLE ALARMS HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS EASY (With in-app purchase) Easily create repeating alarms for any time with custom labels for each alarm. Toggle all your alarms on or off from one screen. Rise will always show the next alarm when you open the app. A BETTER ALARM NEEDS A BETTER CLOCK Large clock in either portrait or landscape (for docked devices) with clock background options: Night or Skyscape. Swipe to change the clock background and dim the screen by sliding up or down. LET RISE HELP YOU FALL (ASLEEP) Use SleepTunes to make a playlist from your iTunes collection to help you fall asleep. Set a timer for your playlist so it doesn't run all night. NOTES - Rise is made for iOS 9+ compatible devices. - Rise works with "Do Not Disturb" and the silence switch as long as it's in the foreground and / or auto-locked when using those two features. RISE IS LOCALIZED FOR THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES - Afrikaans - Chinese ( Simplified ) - Chinese ( Traditional ) - Dutch - English - German - Finnish - French - Malay - Norwegian - Hebrew - Hungarian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Spanish WE LOVE TO HELP We pride ourselves on offering great support. If you have an issue or feature request, please contact us on Twitter (@simplebots) or through our site www.simplebots.co

About

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

Wake up and fall asleep to your favorite music with a customizable alarm and sleep timer. Features designer clock themes, countdowns to events, and easy access to settings. A reliable and versatile utility for managing your daily schedule.

Highlights
  • Designer clock themes
  • Customizable wake-up playlists
  • Sleep timer with music or white noise
  • Event countdowns
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Vertical and horizontal modes
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Wake up and go to sleep to your favorite music, never sleep through your alarm again, get your own collection of designer clocks, countdown to important events! FEATURES: * Choose from stylish designer themes for the clock * Create your own wake-up playlist with the best music * Go to sleep to your favorite songs or white noise * Convenient app settings. Get easy access to any option you need Alarm Clock provides the functionality of 3 indispensable apps in 1: CLOCK - Exclusive designer clocks - Vertical and horizontal modes - 12 or 24 time format - Show/Hide seconds - Show/Hide day of the week - Auto-Lock when plugged in ON/OFF - Auto-Lock when on battery ON/OFF - Customizable auto-lock time SLEEP TIMER -Use the shortcut on the main screen to go directly to the sleep timer settings - Create your own playlist with your favorite songs - Shuffle music ON/OFF - Adjust the volume of Music/Sounds - Go to sleep to white noise COUNTDOWN - Never miss important events and special occasions. Count down to your vacation, anniversary, graduation and more Beautiful. Reliable. Versatile. Get the alarm clock that you've been looking for! For complete access to all Alarm Clock features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Notifications – otherwise, alarm will not ring; *Media library so that you can set your own music as an alarm or a sleep timer sound; *Photos to give you a possibility to set them as countdown pictures.

Screenshots

Rise Alarm Clock4 screens
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nightstand Digital Clock Timer at Free against Rise Alarm Clock's $1.99. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Rise Alarm Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer is free to download; Rise Alarm Clock costs $1.99 up front. Rise Alarm Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nightstand Digital Clock Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Rise Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 50% of Nightstand Digital Clock Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rise Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rise Alarm Clock versus Nightstand Digital Clock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRise Alarm ClockNightstand Digital Clock Timer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (15 ratings)4.4 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKellen StylerSiarhei Krasnouski

Customer experience

Rise Alarm Clock

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews1,132 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral8.5%
Negative34.0%

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rise Alarm Clock

One-time2
  • Rise Alarm Control Center$0.99
  • MorningBell Tones™ Alarm Bundle$0.99
None

Nightstand Digital Clock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rise Alarm Clock free?
Rise Alarm Clock costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Nightstand Digital Clock Timer free?
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rise Alarm Clock or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer is rated higher. Rise Alarm Clock averages 2.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Nightstand Digital Clock Timer averages 4.4 from 19 ratings.
Do Rise Alarm Clock or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer have ads?
Nightstand Digital Clock Timer shows ads; Rise Alarm Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Rise Alarm Clock or Nightstand Digital Clock Timer?
Rise Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer every 4 days. Most recently, Rise Alarm Clock was updated on October 1, 2026 and Nightstand Digital Clock Timer on September 14, 2026.

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