Comparison

One & Three vs Alaaam

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

Head to head
About

One & Three

This productivity app helps you focus on your most important tasks with a simple, minimalist design. It limits your daily focus to one main task and up to three supporting tasks, reducing overwhelm and decision fatigue.

Highlights
  • Focus on one main task daily
  • Add up to three supporting tasks
  • Minimalist and calming design
  • Quick entry with no distractions
  • Simple gestures and intuitive flow
  • Reduces decision fatigue
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Stay focused. Feel accomplished. One & Three is a radically simple to-do list app designed to work with your brain—not against it. Whether you’re neurodivergent, easily distracted, or just overwhelmed by endless lists, this app helps you focus on what really matters. How it works: • Choose One main task for the day • Add up to Three supporting tasks • That’s it—no complicated folders, categories, or endless scrolling This structure helps reduce decision fatigue and fight off the “too much to do” spiral. Built with ADHD brains in mind: • Minimal, calming design • Quick entry with no distractions • Simple gestures and intuitive flow We believe productivity doesn’t have to be overwhelming. One & Three is a small app with a big heart—designed to help you get through the day, one task at a time. Support the developer: One & Three will always be free. If you’d like to support the app, you can make a one-time purchase in the app to keep it going and to support the developer.

About

Alaaam

This smart alarm app integrates with your calendar to ensure wake-up routines remain reliable through complex schedules, holidays, and shift changes. It offers flexible repeat options and voice command support for easy management.

Highlights
  • Calendar event skipping
  • Holiday-friendly scheduling
  • Flexible repeat options
  • Reliable scheduling strategy
  • Fast alarm management
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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This is a smart alarm app built for people with complex schedules. It combines system alarms with calendar-based rules so your wake-up routine stays reliable even across holidays, shift changes, and temporary events. Key features - Smart skip rules: Automatically skip alarms that conflict with selected calendar events. - Holiday-friendly scheduling: Designed for holiday-sensitive routines, including regions with adjusted workdays. - Flexible repeat options: Daily, weekdays, weekends, custom cycles, and biweekly patterns. - Reliable scheduling strategy: Uses repeating alarms for simple cases and fixed-date alarms when exclusion rules are enabled. - Fast management: Create, edit, enable, disable, and delete alarms with automatic rescheduling after changes. - Siri and Shortcuts support: Create and manage alarms with voice commands and App Shortcuts. Who it is for - People switching between workdays and holidays - Users with rotating shifts or biweekly work patterns - Anyone who needs alarm behavior aligned with calendar events Reliability note Final alarm delivery depends on system scheduling policies. The app automatically syncs and rebuilds schedules after rule changes to keep behavior predictable. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

One & Three4 screens
Alaaam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: One & Three at 100% against Alaaam's 0%. One & Three also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. One & Three sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Alaaam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One & Three holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One & Three has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of One & Three's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alaaam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One & Three ships an update daily, Alaaam every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
One & Three versus Alaaam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne & ThreeAlaaam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott CurryKang Liu

Customer experience

One & Three

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alaaam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

One & Three

One-time4
  • Small$1.99
  • Medium$4.99
  • Large$9.99
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  • Extra-Large$24.99
4 purchases

Alaaam

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is One & Three free?
One & Three is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alaaam free?
Alaaam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, One & Three or Alaaam?
One & Three is rated higher. One & Three averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Alaaam averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do One & Three or Alaaam have ads?
Alaaam shows ads; One & Three does not.
Which is updated more often, One & Three or Alaaam?
One & Three ships an update daily, and Alaaam every 2 days. Most recently, One & Three was updated on October 4, 2026 and Alaaam on October 12, 2026.

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