Comparison

Domika vs Alarming Wakeups

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

Head to head
About

Domika

Control your smart home devices with this native iOS app for Home Assistant. It offers convenient access through home screen widgets, lock screen buttons, and control center shortcuts for everyday tasks like adjusting lights or AC. Get critical alerts for leaks and fires with an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen buttons
  • Control center buttons
  • Critical push notifications
  • Multiple Home Assistant instance support
  • Compact dashboards
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The only fully native iOS app for Home Assistant. Domika supports home screen widgets, lock screen buttons, control center buttons, and sleek, compact dashboards. Domika is an unofficial Home Assistant app designed for simplicity. While it doesn’t cover every feature—like setting up new devices, creating automations, or adding integrations—it focuses on what you do most often. Domika makes it easy to turn off lights, adjust the AC, or close the garage in a straightforward, convenient way. Plus, it offers unique features: — Home screen widgets — Lock screen buttons — Control center buttons — Critical push notifications for events like fire or water leaks If you have multiple Home Assistant instances, Domika has you covered! You can add widgets and controls from multiple homes. Domika dashboards are free to use. A subscription is only needed for system widgets, critical push notifications, and shortcuts. Terms of Use: https://domika.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://domika.app/privacy_policy/

About

Alarming Wakeups

Features
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Your friends are your alarm clock now. Alarming is a real alarm app with one twist: the sound that wakes you up was recorded by someone you know. Set an alarm. Send an invite link. Your friends record short voice clips from their browser — no app install, no sign-up — and an accepted clip can play at ring time after it downloads to your phone. You don't know which one. You don't get a preview. Good luck. Could be your sister yelling about your posture. Could be a coworker doing a goat impression. Could be your roommate gently reminding you that you're loved. The whole point is you find out when the alarm goes off. WHAT IT DOES • Real alarms. The boring-but-reliable part stays boring and reliable. Set a time, pick the days, snooze if you must. • Invite links. Share a link in any chat app. Friends drop a clip from the browser in seconds. • Mystery sound. One downloaded submission can be picked for the alarm. No previews. No mercy. • Fallback bell. If nobody comes through with a downloaded clip, the app uses a built-in local tone. • Sound Lab. Record your own wake-up clips on-device, trim them, and save a little library for future alarms. • Local-only mode. Don't want to sign in? The app still works as a regular alarm clock. Friend clips just stay locked behind sign-in. WHY FRIENDS MATTER Standard alarm sounds are designed to be ignored. A voice from a person you actually know is much harder to swipe away. Alarming is the alarm clock your friends weaponize against you, and you against them. Send each other invite links. Build a small chaos circle. Wake up to something you didn't expect. THE FINE PRINT • iOS 26 and up gets the full AlarmKit experience — downloaded friend clips can play directly as the alarm sound, even when the phone is locked. • iOS 17–25 falls back to local notifications, where iOS settings such as Silent Mode and Focus can affect delivery. • Sign in with Apple or Google to connect local alarms to invite links and receive friend clips. Signed-out users stay in local-only mode and never touch our backend. • Microphone access is only used in Sound Lab when you explicitly hit record. • Friend clips are short and accepted automatically from invite links. Keep them respectful — alarm owners can remove or report clips, revoke invite links, and block future submissions. Built by a solo developer. Bug reports, feature requests, and support requests are welcome at jackson@middleout.dev. Mornings are about to get weird.

Screenshots

Domika4 screens
Alarming Wakeups3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alarming Wakeups at none against Domika's 7. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Domika sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Alarming Wakeups asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Domika versus Alarming Wakeups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDomikaAlarming Wakeups
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDEVPOCKET LLCJackson Matthew Tomlinson

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Domika

Subscriptions5
  • Domika Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Domika Family Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium features$4.991 Year
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  • Domika Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Domika Family Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Thanks Tip$2.49
  • Coffee Tip$4.99
None

Alarming Wakeups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Domika free?
Domika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarming Wakeups free?
Alarming Wakeups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Domika or Alarming Wakeups have ads?
Neither Domika nor Alarming Wakeups shows ads.

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