Comparison

InnerUs vs Crickets Alarm

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

Head to head
About

InnerUs

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Get to know your partner better, one question at a time. InnerUs helps you have conversations you might not have every day. Talk about favourite memories, things on your mind and plans for the future. Sometimes light-hearted, sometimes more personal. Always at your own pace. Put your phone between you, choose a conversation and take turns sharing. QUESTIONS TO TALK ABOUT What’s something small I do on a normal day that you really like? What did you usually do when you got home from school? Which place you’ve been to together would you like to visit again? InnerUs includes 30 conversations about intimacy, family, childhood, the future, handling disagreements and more. HOW IT WORKS • Choose a conversation that feels right for you. • Read the questions aloud and take turns answering. • Not sure what to say? Open a nudge for an idea or example. • Save what you want to remember as a note or voice recording. Each conversation has four or five questions that belong together. Skip a question or spend a little longer on it. Only have a moment? Choose a quick question and start talking straight away. PRIVATE AND ACCOUNT-FREE There’s no InnerUs account to create. Your saved moments may be stored on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. You can manage iCloud sync in Settings. TRY TWO CONVERSATIONS FOR FREE Choose any two conversations to explore for free. A conversation becomes one of your choices when you move past or skip its first question. You can return to your chosen conversations whenever you like. Want every conversation? Unlock the full collection with one purchase. No subscription. Privacy policy: https://innerus.app/privacy/ Support: https://innerus.app/support/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Crickets Alarm

Coordinate wake-up times with loved ones, even when apart. This app allows real-time sharing and editing of alarms, displays weather forecasts, and offers home screen widgets for easy access to your schedule. It prioritizes privacy with Apple sign-in and no data harvesting.

Highlights
  • Real-time alarm sharing
  • Edit shared alarms
  • Weather-aware alarms
  • Home screen widgets
  • Sign in with Apple
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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Wake up together, even when you’re apart. Crickets is the shared alarm clock for couples, families, and roommates who share mornings, or wish they could. Set your alarms, see everyone else’s right beside yours, and make quick changes when someone needs an extra 10 minutes. No more 6am texts asking, “Can you make sure I am up by 10am?” Share alarms in real time View your partner’s, family’s, or roommate’s alarms next to your own. Edit their alarms as easily as you edit yours. Updates sync instantly across devices, without extra accounts or passwords. Weather-aware alarms Each alarm shows the weather at your wake-up time, so you know what tomorrow will feel like. Leave earlier for traffic, plan for rain, or decide between a hoodie and something lighter before you even get out of bed. Home screen widgets Keep your schedule where it matters most. Add your wake-up times and your partner’s to your Home Screen, so Sunday night plans don’t turn into “Wait, what time am I getting up tomorrow?” Sign in with Apple Private by default. No email lists, no spam, and no creepy data harvesting. Your shared wake-up schedule is only visible to the people you choose. Who Crickets is for Long-distance couples syncing across time zones Partners with mismatched schedules, early bird and night owl routines Parents coordinating school mornings without a group chat Roommates trying not to wake each other at 5:30am Anyone tired of “Did you set your alarm?” Crickets philosophy Mornings shouldn’t start with logistics. Crickets makes it easier to handle the when, so you can focus on the good morning. Set it together. Sleep easy. Wake up in sync. Terms of Use: https://cricketsalarm.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://cricketsalarm.app/privacy Background alarm syncing technology: U.S. Patent Pending.

Screenshots

InnerUs4 screens
Crickets Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: InnerUs at 16.4 against Crickets Alarm's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. InnerUs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Crickets Alarm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InnerUs ships an update every 8 days, Crickets Alarm fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
InnerUs versus Crickets Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInnerUsCrickets Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developernick smetThe Shirley Company

In-app purchases

3 purchases

InnerUs

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$9.99
2 purchases

Crickets Alarm

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is InnerUs free?
InnerUs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crickets Alarm free?
Crickets Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InnerUs or Crickets Alarm have ads?
Neither InnerUs nor Crickets Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InnerUs or Crickets Alarm?
InnerUs ships an update every 8 days, and Crickets Alarm fortnightly. Most recently, InnerUs was updated on November 5, 2026 and Crickets Alarm on October 31, 2026.

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