Glow Alarm vs Flamekeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Alarm
This app simulates a natural sunrise to gently wake you up. It also offers sleep tracking, custom alarm sounds, and soothing sleep sounds. Some advanced features are available through a subscription.
- Sunrise simulation wake-up
- Gradual light brightening
- Sleep duration and consistency insights
- Customizable light offset
- Sleep sounds library
- Overnight sound recording
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Transform your mornings with light - Glow Alarm uses your screen and flashlight to brighten your room before the alarm sounds, so you feel awake and refreshed, not startled. • Gradually lights up your bedroom - wake up naturally, backed by science. • Learn how you sleep with detailed insights on your sleep duration, wake time and consistency. • Set a light offset (how long before your alarm the screen and torch light up). Some features require Glow Alarm Pro (subscription or one-time purchase): • Color temperature gradually warms from red to orange hues, mimicking sunrise. • Sleep Sounds: block out distractions and fall asleep quickly with a variety of soothing sleep sounds such as white noise, gentle rain and ocean waves. • Overnight Sleep Recording: smart recording accurately detects snoring, sleep talking and other overnight sounds, which you can play back on a timeline. • Upload any mp3 file as your alarm sound. NOTE: for the wake-up light, press Sleep before bed and leave Glow Alarm open on the Sleep screen overnight. You can customize this screen and use Sleep Screen Blackout to keep it dark until the light sequence starts. If your iPhone accidentally locks overnight, the alarm will still sound but you will not get the light. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Flamekeep
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Flamekeep is a beautiful habit tracker that keeps your daily streaks burning — with a grace period that treats you like a human being. KEEP THE FLAME ALIVE Every habit you build gets a streak counter. Miss a day? Flamekeep gives you a one-day grace period before resetting — because life happens, and one bad day shouldn't erase a month of hard work. THREE WAYS TO TRACK • Yes / No — classic daily check-off for habits like "meditate" or "no soda" • Count — track reps, glasses of water, pages read, with a daily target • Duration — track minutes spent exercising, studying, or reading CUSTOMIZE EVERY HABIT • Name, icon from 80 hand-picked SF Symbols, and a unique color • Set a daily reminder time per habit • Quick-tap completions, swipe to log, swipe to edit or delete SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Tap any habit for a full calendar heatmap of its completion history • Per-habit stats: current streak, best streak, total completions • Overall stats: longest streak, total completions, 30-day completion rate • A daily completion-rate chart for the last 30 days DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY • Minimal interface — habits list front and center, nothing in the way • Appearance adapts to light mode, dark mode, or your system preference • Configurable start of week (Sunday or Monday) • No accounts, no cloud sync, no subscription PRIVATE. LOCAL. PAY ONCE. Free to use, with no ads and no subscription — ever. FlameKeep Pro is a single one-time unlock that adds interactive Home Screen widgets (check off habits without opening the app), milestone celebrations at 7, 30, 66 and 100 days and every personal best, a per-habit identity line, habit groups (fold habits into groups like Fitness or Mindfulness, each showing today's progress), and full data export (CSV + JSON). Everything you have today stays free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Glow Alarm at every 8 days against Flamekeep's every 5 weeks. Flamekeep's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Glow Alarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Flamekeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glow Alarm ships an update every 8 days, Flamekeep every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Alarm | Flamekeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lewis Moss | Black Automations |
In-app purchases
Glow Alarm
- Pro (monthly)$3.991 Month
- Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Ad-free + Pro features$29.99
Flamekeep
- FlameKeep Pro$5.99









