RepeaTimer vs yyAlarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RepeaTimer
This utility allows you to set a countdown timer that automatically repeats until manually stopped. Restart the timer with a single tap, even mid-cycle. Ideal for study sessions, interval training, and other time-based activities.
- Automatic repeating countdown
- Single-tap restart
- Customizable timer intervals
- Versatile use cases
- Simple interface
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The set timer can be run repeatedly. Once the time is set, the timer will repeat automatically as many times as necessary until it is stopped. You can restart the timer with a single tap even in the middle of the timer. It can be used in various ways, from studying for certifications to training intervals.
yyAlarm
Set alarms for specific days and times with this straightforward utility. Easily manage your scheduled alerts by adding labels, deleting them with a swipe, and snoozing notifications with a long press.
- Set alarms for specific days and times
- Add alarm labels
- List of active alarms
- Swipe to delete alarms
- Long press to snooze notifications
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This is a very simple alarm app but with the main feature of letting you set it on a specific day and time. Just pick the day and time, enter an Alarm Label and then press Set Alarm. Your alarm will be listed on the app UI. To delete the alarm, simply swipe left the added alarm and tap Delete. To snooze when the alarm goes off, you just need to press and hold the notification banner and tap Snooze. Hope it work for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: yyAlarm at none against RepeaTimer's shown. yyAlarm also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). RepeaTimer's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RepeaTimer against 5.0 for yyAlarm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RepeaTimer has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RepeaTimer ships an update every 2 months, yyAlarm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RepeaTimer | yyAlarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASANO SHOTA | Lai Kong Fung |
Customer experience
RepeaTimer
yyAlarm
In-app purchases
RepeaTimer
No in-app purchases
yyAlarm
No in-app purchases
