Comparison

onlyAlarm vs SefirahWatch

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

Head to head

your time, your way

Daily Omer count on your wrist

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.07 ratingsView app →

About

onlyAlarm

Features

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Set alarms on any date, customize intervals, keep it simple—free forever.

About

SefirahWatch

This app assists users in accurately counting the Sefirat HaOmer. It automatically determines the correct count based on your location and provides timely notifications, including Shabbat suppression.

Highlights

Automatic daily Omer count
Location-based calculations
Customizable counting notifications
Shabbat suppression
iPhone home and lock screen widgets
Apple Watch complications

Features

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SefirahWatch helps you count Sefirat HaOmer with precision. The app automatically calculates each day's nightfall based on your exact location, and can notify you at the exact moment it's time to count — with Shabbat suppression built in. Includes widgets for iPhone home and lock screens, and complications for Apple Watch.

Screenshots

onlyAlarm4 screens

SefirahWatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SefirahWatch at fortnightly against onlyAlarm's every 4 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

onlyAlarm ships an update every 4 months, SefirahWatch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

onlyAlarm versus SefirahWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	onlyAlarm	SefirahWatch
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	7 — better
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS	16.6	16.6
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	景洙李	Seth Dimbert

In-app purchases

None

onlyAlarm

No in-app purchases

None

SefirahWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is onlyAlarm free?

onlyAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is SefirahWatch free?

SefirahWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do onlyAlarm or SefirahWatch have ads?

Neither onlyAlarm nor SefirahWatch shows ads.

Which is updated more often, onlyAlarm or SefirahWatch?

onlyAlarm ships an update every 4 months, and SefirahWatch fortnightly. Most recently, onlyAlarm was updated on October 30, 2026 and SefirahWatch on October 19, 2026.