Comparison

Alarm Manager vs HeadFast™

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

Head to head
About

Alarm Manager

Features
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Tired of chaotic mornings? Wake up on your terms, with an alarm clock that fits your routine and a home screen that feels like yours. Alarm Manager is a smart alarm clock for iOS, designed to give you full control over your wake-up routine and help you start every day with ease. Whether you need a simple one-time alarm or a flexible weekly schedule, Alarm Manager keeps it clean, intuitive, and easy to use. MAKE THE WIDGET YOURS Your next alarm, always in view, in exactly the style you like: • Small and medium home screen widgets with a live preview while you edit • Use your own photo: drag to position, pinch to zoom, then darken or blur it to keep the text readable • Choose a solid color or a two-color gradient background • Pick a font: system, rounded, serif, or monospaced • Set your own text and alarm time colors • Highlight active days in the weekly strip: tinted, filled, outlined, or dot only • Reset to the default look with one tap SNOOZE YOUR WAY • Set the snooze interval from 1 to 30 minutes • Choose how many times the alarm snoozes, from 1 to 10 • Automatic snooze when an alarm is silenced or ignored, until you tap Stop • Prefer to decide yourself? Turn automatic snooze off anytime • Choose which actions appear on the alarm notification: Snooze, Stop, both, or none KEY FEATURES • Live countdown to your next wake-up • One-time alarms and a weekly repeating schedule • See an alarm's previous time while editing and restore it with one tap • Custom alarm sound library with built-in and imported sounds • Manage your sounds in one place: add, preview, and remove anytime • Light, dark, and automatic display modes • Clean, simple settings designed for quick daily use YOUR DATA Your alarms, sounds, and widget photos are stored on your device. The free version shows ads, which may be personalized if you allow tracking. Premium has no ads. FREE VERSION • Full alarm functionality • Full widget customization • Supported by ads PREMIUM VERSION • Everything in Free • Completely ad-free experience Alarm Manager is built for anyone who wants better mornings and total control over their daily schedule. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Alarm Manager offers an automatically renewing Premium subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Pricing may vary by country and may be converted to your local currency. LINKS • Website: https://alarm-manager.pamnet.pl/ • Privacy Policy: https://alarm-manager.pamnet.pl/privacy-policy • Terms of Service: https://alarm-manager.pamnet.pl/terms-and-conditions

About

HeadFast™

This app helps users break free from repetitive thoughts and overthinking. Simply type what's on your mind, and receive a concise response to help you move on faster. It's designed for everyday mental loops, not crisis situations.

Highlights
  • Type and receive instant responses
  • Break free from repetitive thoughts
  • Overcome indecision quickly
  • No setup or lengthy routines
  • Focus on reality checks, not advice
Features
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When you catch yourself replaying a conversation, checking your phone again, overthinking a text, thinking about your ex, doomscrolling, or getting stuck on the same thought, HeadFast™ interrupts the thought instead of feeding it. Sometimes you don't need another opinion. You don't need another article. You don't need another conversation. You just need to interrupt the thought. FOR PEOPLE WHO • overthink everything • can't let something go • replay conversations • keep checking their phone • keep thinking about an ex • doomscroll hoping to feel different • get stuck on decisions • keep feeding the same thought • want to get out of their head fast HOW HEADFAST™ WORKS Type your thought. Tap Send. See your thought differently. Move on with your day. No chatbot. No advice No journal prompts. Just a fast interruption when you need it most. WHY PEOPLE DOWNLOAD HEADFAST™ One awkward conversation turns into three hours of replaying it. One unread text steals your whole evening. Most people don't need another answer. They need to get out of their head now. That's what HeadFast™ was built to do. 5 FREE USES No credit card required. Unlimited interruptions with HeadFast™ upgrade. Cancel anytime. IMPORTANT HeadFast™ is a thought interruption app built for everyday overthinking, replaying conversations, hesitation, doomscrolling, checking your phone again, and those moments when your brain won't let something go. It isn't designed for emergencies, medical concerns, legal decisions, or crisis situations. If you're dealing with one of those, talk with a qualified professional or someone you trust. Interrupt the thought. Stop feeding it. Privacy Policy: https://headfastapp.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Alarm Manager4 screens
HeadFast™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HeadFast™ at none against Alarm Manager's shown. HeadFast™ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Alarm Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HeadFast™ 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

Alarm Manager ships an update fortnightly, HeadFast™ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alarm Manager versus HeadFast™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm ManagerHeadFast™
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPawel MalyszczukDecideFast LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Alarm Manager

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$2.99
2 purchases

HeadFast™

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Hits$9.991 Month
  • Get unlimited hits$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Alarm Manager free?
Alarm Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HeadFast™ free?
HeadFast™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alarm Manager or HeadFast™ have ads?
Alarm Manager shows ads; HeadFast™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Manager or HeadFast™?
Alarm Manager ships an update fortnightly, and HeadFast™ weekly. Most recently, Alarm Manager was updated on November 8, 2026 and HeadFast™ on October 31, 2026.

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