Comparison

Smash Alarm vs Timer Holic

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

Head to head
About

Smash Alarm

This alarm clock app lets you silence or snooze by hitting your device's surface. Enjoy a unique visual and auditory experience of 'smashing' your alarm for free. It offers adjustable sensitivity and background alarm functionality.

Highlights
  • Impact detection for snooze/silence
  • Visual 'smashing' effect
  • Adjustable sensitivity
  • Anagogic interface
  • Brightness control
  • Background alarms
Features
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Smash Alarm™ : use impact detection to silence or snooze your alarm Using Smash Alarm™ you never need to pick up the iphone or swipe again: just hit the bedside table once to snooze it or twice to silence it. The clock will show a minor crack after the first stroke and it will brake into pieces with two hits: enjoy the sound and vision experience of smashing your ALARM CLOCK for free everyday!! Smash Alarm™ features Smash Control Technology ™ a new way to interact with your iphone by hitting the surface around it! Have you ever dreamt of destroying your alarm clock when it rings in the morning? Have you ever fumbled in the darkness in search of your iPhone to touch or swipe it? Here’s the easiest and most effective gesture to snooze or silence it : SMASH IT! How it works: Besides revolutionary Smash Control Technology™, Smash Alarm™ features: * Beautiful, stylish anagogic Interface * Brightness control (swiping vertically) * Snooze 5 minutes * Sensitivity control: you'll be able to adjust the response of Smash Alarm™ according to the different suport surfaces (wood, glass, marble..) * Background alarms, so you'll never miss a wake up You'll need to keep Smash Alarm™ running in order to enjoy the full experience, background mode will disable the Smash Control Technology™.

About

Timer Holic

This utility app allows for quick and easy timer setup, focusing on speed and simplicity over extensive features. It supports multiple simultaneous timers and precise second-by-second time setting.

Highlights
  • Quick timer setup
  • Customizable alert messages
  • Up to 10 simultaneous timers
  • Set time by the second
  • Stopwatch functionality
Features
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"I do not need anything else but I want to set the time fast ..." Timer Holic is aiming for a different goal than many of the timer apps out there. We focused on things that were quick and easy to set up, rather than rich features. No matter what time you set, it can take a few seconds. Other features - Customizable alert message - Use up to 10 timers at the same time - Set time by second - Stopwatch (set time to 1 second) "Leave the small timing to Timer Holic and you pay attention to more important things."

Screenshots

Smash Alarm4 screens
Timer Holic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timer Holic at 93% against Smash Alarm's 0%. Timer Holic also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Smash Alarm's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Smash Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timer Holic 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

Timer Holic holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer Holic has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Smash Alarm's written reviews are positive against 93% of Timer Holic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Alarm ships an update every 3 months, Timer Holic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smash Alarm versus Timer Holic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash AlarmTimer Holic
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRawfishJeong-min Yi

Customer experience

Smash Alarm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Timer Holic

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Alarm

One-time1
  • the full version of Smash Alarm without advertising$0.99
1 purchases

Timer Holic

One-time1
  • Upgrade To Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is Smash Alarm free?
Smash Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timer Holic free?
Timer Holic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smash Alarm or Timer Holic?
Timer Holic is rated higher. Smash Alarm averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Timer Holic averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Smash Alarm or Timer Holic have ads?
Neither Smash Alarm nor Timer Holic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smash Alarm or Timer Holic?
Smash Alarm ships an update every 3 months, and Timer Holic every 2 months. Most recently, Smash Alarm was updated on October 5, 2026 and Timer Holic on October 7, 2026.

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