Comparison

Random Alarms vs BlockMap

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

Head to head
About

Random Alarms

Receive occasional reminders without being tied to a specific time. This utility app provides flexible notifications for when you need them, offering a less rigid approach to staying on track.

Highlights
  • Time-independent reminders
  • Occasional notification prompts
  • Flexible scheduling
  • User-controlled notifications
Features
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Maybe you want some occasional reminders... but without being restricted by fixed times?

About

BlockMap

Features
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BlockMap turns any real place on Earth into a playable Minecraft world. Search your city, your street, your school or a famous landmark, tap once, and get a ready-to-play world file (.mcworld) that opens straight in Minecraft on your phone or tablet. Every world is built from real map data: real streets and roads, real building footprints and heights, rivers, lakes, parks, railways and terrain. Walk around a block version of your own neighborhood, or start a survival, creative, parkour or roleplay world in a place you actually know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search any place - an address, a city, a landmark. 2. Aim the map at the area you want (about 1 km across). 3. Tap "Create my world". BlockMap builds it in seconds. 4. Open it in Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) and play. PLACES TO TRY - New York: Times Square, Central Park and the Manhattan skyscrapers. - Paris: the Eiffel Tower and the streets around it. - Dubai: Burj Khalifa and the downtown towers. - Giza: the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. - Barcelona: Sagrada Familia. Moscow: Red Square. Washington: the White House. - London, Tokyo, Rome, Istanbul, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Mexico City - any city on the map. - Your home, your school, your street, your hometown. WHAT YOU GET - A real-world map for Minecraft Bedrock Edition (the mobile edition, formerly Pocket Edition) in the .mcworld format. - Real building shapes and heights, roads, water, greenery and terrain from OpenStreetMap. - One-tap generation on your phone - no PC, no mods, no commands, no seeds to hunt for. - Worlds open directly in Minecraft. You can also save the .mcworld file and share it with friends. - Some famous places hide hand-built details waiting to be found. - Interface in 72 languages. GOOD FOR - Building a block version of your hometown, campus or school. - Exploring famous cities and landmarks in Minecraft. - Custom survival and creative maps based on a real place. - Map making, city building, roleplay and parkour courses on real streets. - Geography and city-planning projects with real map data. SUBSCRIPTION Your first world is free. Unlimited worlds with a BlockMap subscription (weekly or annual), with a free trial on the annual plan. Prices are shown in the app; manage or cancel anytime in the App Store. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. BlockMap is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. Worlds are generated in the Bedrock world format. Terms of Use (EULA): https://blockmap.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://blockmap.app/privacy

Screenshots

Random Alarms4 screens
BlockMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BlockMap at every 8 days against Random Alarms's every 6 weeks. 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. Random Alarms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BlockMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Alarms ships an update every 6 weeks, BlockMap every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Random Alarms versus BlockMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom AlarmsBlockMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB67 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWuhan Jingyao Technology Co., Ltd.Nikandr Surkov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Random Alarms

One-time1
  • Custom Audio Upload$0.99
2 purchases

BlockMap

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Random Alarms free?
Random Alarms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlockMap free?
BlockMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Random Alarms or BlockMap have ads?
Neither Random Alarms nor BlockMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Random Alarms or BlockMap?
Random Alarms ships an update every 6 weeks, and BlockMap every 8 days. Most recently, Random Alarms was updated on August 6, 2026 and BlockMap on September 20, 2026.

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