Fatherly vs Crickets Alarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fatherly
An AI-powered parenting assistant offering expert advice, behavioral insights, and engaging activities for parents. It helps navigate the challenges of child-rearing with personalized guidance and developmental milestone support.
- AI-powered parenting guidance
- Behavioral insights and solutions
- Developmental milestone tracking
- Resourceful tips and activities
- Personalized advice
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Welcome to Fatherly - the AI-driven parenting assistant that’s revolutionizing how we raise our children. Designed to support parents through the joys and challenges of child-rearing, Fatherly offers a blend of intelligent advice, behavioral insights, and fun, engaging activities. AI-Powered Guidance: Our advanced AI understands the complexities of parenting. Ask any question, from handling tantrums to nurturing self-esteem, and receive instant, expert advice tailored to your child's age and your parenting style. Behavioral Insights: Struggling with a particular aspect of your child's behavior? Fatherly provides in-depth understanding and practical solutions, helping you nurture a happy, well-adjusted child. Developmental Milestones: Track and support your child's growth with AI-driven advice on developmental milestones. Whether it’s their first steps or their first day at school, Fatherly is here to guide you. Resourceful Tips and Activities: Access a vast library of parenting tips and fun family activities. Whether you need bedtime story ideas or weekend activity inspiration, Fatherly has you covered. Fatherly is more than just an app; it’s a companion in your parenting journey. With Fatherly, you’re not just raising kids; you’re nurturing the next generation with confidence, love, and intelligence.
Crickets Alarm
Coordinate wake-up times with loved ones, even when apart. This app allows real-time sharing and editing of alarms, displays weather forecasts, and offers home screen widgets for easy access to your schedule. It prioritizes privacy with Apple sign-in and no data harvesting.
- Real-time alarm sharing
- Edit shared alarms
- Weather-aware alarms
- Home screen widgets
- Sign in with Apple
- Privacy-focused
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Wake up together, even when you’re apart. Crickets is the shared alarm clock for couples, families, and roommates who share mornings, or wish they could. Set your alarms, see everyone else’s right beside yours, and make quick changes when someone needs an extra 10 minutes. No more 6am texts asking, “Can you make sure I am up by 10am?” Share alarms in real time View your partner’s, family’s, or roommate’s alarms next to your own. Edit their alarms as easily as you edit yours. Updates sync instantly across devices, without extra accounts or passwords. Weather-aware alarms Each alarm shows the weather at your wake-up time, so you know what tomorrow will feel like. Leave earlier for traffic, plan for rain, or decide between a hoodie and something lighter before you even get out of bed. Home screen widgets Keep your schedule where it matters most. Add your wake-up times and your partner’s to your Home Screen, so Sunday night plans don’t turn into “Wait, what time am I getting up tomorrow?” Sign in with Apple Private by default. No email lists, no spam, and no creepy data harvesting. Your shared wake-up schedule is only visible to the people you choose. Who Crickets is for Long-distance couples syncing across time zones Partners with mismatched schedules, early bird and night owl routines Parents coordinating school mornings without a group chat Roommates trying not to wake each other at 5:30am Anyone tired of “Did you set your alarm?” Crickets philosophy Mornings shouldn’t start with logistics. Crickets makes it easier to handle the when, so you can focus on the good morning. Set it together. Sleep easy. Wake up in sync. Terms of Use: https://cricketsalarm.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://cricketsalarm.app/privacy Background alarm syncing technology: U.S. Patent Pending.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fatherly at none against Crickets Alarm's 2. Fatherly also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.0). Crickets Alarm's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Crickets Alarm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Fatherly asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fatherly against 5.0 for Crickets Alarm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Fatherly ships an update every 4 months, Crickets Alarm fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fatherly | Crickets Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Liao | The Shirley Company |
Customer experience
Fatherly
Crickets Alarm
In-app purchases
Fatherly
No in-app purchases
Crickets Alarm
- Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year









