AirAlarm Lite vs SClock
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.
SClock
This app offers a customizable clock with adjustable display sizes and color options. It features dual timers with customizable sounds and visual cues, perfect for time management tasks like Pomodoro.
- Adjustable display size
- Color selectable clock face
- Dual timer functionality
- Customizable countdown sounds
- Color-coded time display
- Simple, easy-to-read design
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・ 24H / 12H calendar Simple clock function with color selectable ・The sound before the start, the countdown sound, the color display can be changed according to the remaining time, and the two timers can be switched, making it ideal for pomodoro timers, etc.The sound before the start, the countdown sound, the color display can be changed according to the remaining time, and the two timers can be switched, making it ideal for pomodoro timers, etc. ・By switching between large format and middle size display, it is easy to use at hand and has excellent visibility from a distance in a wide place. ・Simple and easy-to-read design. You can use it in any situation such as studying, meetings, presentations, sports, fitness, cooking, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SClock at 4.3 against AirAlarm Lite's 2.6. SClock also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 7). AirAlarm Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 SClock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SClock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of AirAlarm Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of SClock's.
AirAlarm Lite ships an update every 2 months, SClock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirAlarm Lite | SClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fidel Eduardo Lopez Mayorga | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
AirAlarm Lite
SClock
In-app purchases
AirAlarm Lite
- Remove ads$0.99
SClock
- premium$0.991 Month









