Comparison

Clock Pocket vs Alarm Clock

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

Head to head
About

Clock Pocket

This app offers a creative and visually appealing way to display time with numerous customizable themes and practical tools. It includes widgets, a picture-in-picture feature, and a clean, ad-free interface. The app is designed for iOS 17's StandBy mode.

Highlights
  • 20+ customizable time themes
  • Habit Challenge, Stopwatch, Countdown, Floating Milliseconds
  • Nearly 100 matching widgets
  • Picture in Picture functionality
  • Ad-free interface
  • iOS 17 StandBy mode support
Features
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"Pocket Clock" is a practical and fun application designed to display time in a unique and creative way, catering to users' diverse time-telling needs. Perfectly adapted for iOS 17 Staying up-to-date with the latest iOS system, we prioritize your experience on the new system and devices, allowing you to experience the perfect performance of Pocket Clock on StandBy at the earliest opportunity! ● Carefully designed multiple time themes There are 20 distinctly styled time themes, each with rich color schemes, creatively showcasing the beauty of time. Moreover, each clock comes with feature-rich personalization settings to meet all your time-related imaginations! ● Practical and aesthetically pleasing time tools With 4 exquisite time tools - Habit Challenge, Stopwatch, Countdown, and Floating Milliseconds - we've struck the perfect balance between visual enjoyment and practical functionality! Furthermore, each tool offers a variety of color options. ● A staggering number of exquisite widgets Nearly a hundred widgets that perfectly match the clock themes. They not only provide various combinations of images, time, calendars, and more in terms of functionality but also implement dynamic displays for a unique look on your phone's desktop! ● Nimble and user-friendly Picture in Picture Whether it's the numerous time themes or the astonishing Floating Milliseconds, we've expanded the usage scenarios of the entire time tool with the nimble and concise Picture in Picture feature, covering your unique time and tool requirements! ● Clean and tidy page design No ads, no ads, no ads! A clean and streamlined interface ensures a silky-smooth experience from start to finish! ● Continuous updates Such a wealth of themes and features is not our final destination! We will discover more possibilities for time themes and explore more entry points for iOS system regarding time. Of course, we also welcome your proactive contact through the following channels to express your expected time features. Time is not just numbers, and time is not just hands. Here, we discover more possibilities of time and fully showcase the beauty of time. Sales Method Explanation Subscription Service: 1 month (continuous monthly product) auto-renewing membership Early Bird Membership: Get all the features of Pocket Clock at an extremely favorable price Lifetime Membership: Get all the features of Pocket Clock We recommend choosing the Early Bird Membership, which is only available for a "limited time" during the product's initial launch phase. Purchase within the specified period to enjoy the lifetime price, with excellent value for money this method will no longer be available after expiration Payment Method Explanation · After you select the sales method and confirm the payment, the system will charge the corresponding fee from your iTunes account according to your chosen method and price. · If you choose the subscription membership method, the system will automatically renew after your subscription period ends. Contact Us Xiaohongshu: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/6424320d0000000012011962 Weibo: https://m.weibo.cn/u/7646937792 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pocketclock9/ Privacy Policy: https://www.xunshanapp.cn/privacy_en.html User Agreement: https://www.xunshanapp.cn/useragreement_en.html

About

Alarm Clock

This alarm clock app helps heavy sleepers wake up with fun games and customizable features. It offers a unique way to disable alarms by requiring users to complete challenges, promoting better habits and a quicker start to the day.

Highlights
  • Customizable ringtones and backgrounds
  • Wake-up games to disable alarm
  • Idioms and word fill-in-the-blank challenges
  • Habit development for waking up
  • Ad-free membership option
  • Multiple alarm settings
Features
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Spring sleepy, autumn sleepy, summer snooze, sleepless winter March ~ If you are also a "difficult to wake up", you may want to try the "Keep Alarm" App. This is a cute and fun alarm clock, set the alarm clock can also customize the personalized dress and ringtones, the interface is simple and healing. The special thing is the way to unlock the alarm clock, when the alarm goes off, choose to open the wake up game, and must pass this game to turn off the alarm clock. Idioms game, word fill in the blank ... This must be an effective way to make the brain quickly awake, the brain is awake, sleepy also dissipated. Want to make it stop? Just get up! Develop good habits, which is the biggest help to your health. Renewal membership package description: - Membership benefits: remove ads, multiple wake up calls, cute backgrounds, member logos, random ringtones and other value-added benefits. - Permanent discount: order permanent product price is $9.99 to open permanent membership. - Month discount package: order one month product price is $1.99/month, automatic renewal of the next month $1.99 / month. - Year discount package: free subscription or use for the first 3 days, auto-renewal for $5.99/year. -- Payment:Payment is deducted through the user's iTunes account, and payment is made once the user confirms the purchase. --renewal:Apple iTunes account will be debited within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by 1 subscription cycle after successful debit. --Cancel the subscription:If you want to cancel the subscription, please operate at least 24 hours before the current deduction period, how to operate:Go to [Settings]->click [iTunesStore and AppStore]->click [Apple ID], select [View AppleID]->[Account Settings]->click [Subscriptions], and choose to turn off the alarm VIP to cancel subscription can be. Privacy Policy: [http://nao.beijingmorning.cn/xieyi/policy.html] User Agreement: [http://nao.beijingmorning.cn/xieyi/index.html] Member Service Agreement: [http://nao.beijingmorning.cn/xieyi/xieyif.html] - Contact us - Keep Alarm, not easy to develop, if you encounter any problems in the use, please contact us!

Screenshots

Clock Pocket4 screens
Alarm Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Alarm Clock at free with in-app purchases against Clock Pocket's subscription. Alarm Clock also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1). Clock Pocket's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Clock Pocket sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Alarm Clock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Clock Pocket's written reviews are positive against 65% of Alarm Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock Pocket ships an update fortnightly, Alarm Clock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Clock Pocket versus Alarm Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock PocketAlarm Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (42 ratings)4.6 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better64.5% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better22
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB282 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer正峰 蒋XMAN HONG KONG LIMITED

Customer experience

Clock Pocket

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative19.5%

Alarm Clock

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative32.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Clock Pocket

Subscriptions2
  • Month Member$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • Early Bird Membership$4.99
  • Lifetime Membership$4.99
5 purchases

Alarm Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove advertising$0.99
  • Permanent Membership$9.99
  • Permanent Membership$14.99

Questions

Is Clock Pocket free?
Clock Pocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarm Clock free?
Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clock Pocket or Alarm Clock?
Alarm Clock is rated higher. Clock Pocket averages 4.1 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Alarm Clock averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Clock Pocket or Alarm Clock have ads?
Alarm Clock shows ads; Clock Pocket does not.
Which is updated more often, Clock Pocket or Alarm Clock?
Clock Pocket ships an update fortnightly, and Alarm Clock every 6 weeks. Most recently, Clock Pocket was updated on October 22, 2026 and Alarm Clock on October 30, 2026.

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