AirAlarm Lite vs Nightstand ※
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirAlarm Lite
Wake up to your favorite music playing through any AirPlay or Bluetooth compatible device. This app offers an intuitive interface to set alarms, adjust screen brightness, and can even function as a desktop alarm clock. It supports direct speaker connections for superb audio quality.
- Wake up to music
- AirPlay and Bluetooth support
- Direct speaker connection
- Adjustable screen brightness
- Desktop alarm clock mode
- Prevent sleep option
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AirAlarm lets you wake up to your favorite music playing through any AirPlay or Bluetooth compatible device, including an Apple TV or any sound system attached to it. Its intuitive and easy to use interface lets you adjust the alarm in seconds. You can also adjust the screen brightness and use the device as a desktop alarm clock. Do not have any AirPlay or Bluetooth device? Plug in any speaker or sound system directly to your device and wake up with your music playing through with superb quality. If your speaker or audio device does turn off after an inactivity period of time you must use the prevent sleep option.
Nightstand ※
This app provides a stylish digital clock and a customizable alarm system. Wake up to your favorite music or white noise, and fall asleep to soothing sounds. It offers background alarm support and a sleep timer for a peaceful night's rest.
- Stylish designer clock themes
- Background alarm support
- Wake up to favorite music
- Sleep to white noise or songs
- Sleep timer
- Customizable alarm options
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CLOCK • Large digital clock; screen stays awake; fills the screen on iPad • Choose your font, including a Dot Matrix LED look • Custom colours and date style • 12 or 24-hour time, optional AM/PM, optional seconds • Show or hide the date, day and battery level • Swipe up or down to dim, with the brightness level shown ALARMS AND SLEEP • Alarms with your choice of sounds • Calm sunrise wake-up screen • Sleep timer with soft white noise • Clear warning if notifications are off IPHONE DUO • Clock and date centred on the outer screen • Fold Mode: half-fold and the clock moves to one side; tap to switch sides EXTRAS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Weather under the clock: temperature, icon and your area • Time Announcement: hear the time on an interval or by double tap, in your language • All backgrounds and styles • Multiple alarms • Every future update included • No subscription GOOD TO KNOW • Weather information is provided by Apple Weather • Location is used only to show your local weather and is never shared • Questions or ideas? Visit the support page from the About screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nightstand ※ at 4.4 against AirAlarm Lite's 2.6. Nightstand ※ also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 7). AirAlarm Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. AirAlarm Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nightstand ※ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nightstand ※ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nightstand ※ has 2.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of AirAlarm Lite's written reviews are positive against 41% of Nightstand ※'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AirAlarm Lite ships an update every 2 months, Nightstand ※ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirAlarm Lite | Nightstand ※ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better | 40.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fidel Eduardo Lopez Mayorga | iReka Soft |
Customer experience
AirAlarm Lite
Nightstand ※
In-app purchases
AirAlarm Lite
- Remove ads$0.99
Nightstand ※
- Extras Awesomeness$2.99









