Comparison

Yellow Note vs Alarm

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

Head to head
About

Yellow Note

Instantly capture and synchronize your thoughts, tasks, and reminders across all your Apple devices. This powerful yet simple note-taking app helps you organize ideas, manage projects, and never forget a fleeting thought.

Highlights
  • Universal capture on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
  • Instant iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Organize notes by project or theme
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Apple Watch companion for quick notes
Features
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Capture Your Ideas Instantly, Across All Your Apple Devices Yellow Note - Ultimate Note-Taking is the powerful and beautifully simple app designed to boost your productivity and never let a great idea slip away. Jot down thoughts, tasks, memos, and reminders on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch and experience seamless, instant synchronization across your entire ecosystem. Key Features for Maximum Productivity: Universal Capture: Create sticky notes anywhere, anytime. Use your iPhone on the go, your iPad for sketching, your Mac for deep work, or just raise your wrist and dictate a quick reminder to your Apple Watch. Your digital notepad is always within reach. Blazing Fast Sync: Your notes are instantly available on all devices. Start a note on your iPhone and it’s already waiting for you on your Mac. iCloud ensures your data is always up to date and secure. Simple & Intuitive Interface: Designed with a clean, focus-driven interface. No clutter, no learning curve. Just open the app and start typing. It’s the fastest way to capture a thought before you forget it. Organize Your Thoughts: Keep your memory sharp and your projects on track. Group notes by project, theme, or priority. Find any note in seconds with powerful search functionality. For Your Wrist: The ultimate Apple Watch companion for notes. Perfect for quickly adding grocery items to a list, capturing a brilliant idea on a walk, or setting a quick reminder without taking your phone out. Perfect for: Quick Notes & Memos: Replace paper sticky notes with a powerful digital alternative. Task Management & To-Do Lists: Keep your daily tasks and reminders in check. Project Planning & Brainstorming: Organize ideas and concepts for work or personal projects. Shopping Lists & Grocery Lists: Dictate your list to your Watch and check items off at the store. Memory Aid: Never forget a name, number, or fleeting thought again. Download Now and Transform Your Productivity! YellowNote is more than just a notepad; it's an extension of your memory. Optimize your workflow, declutter your mind, and ensure your best ideas are always saved and synced across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

About

Alarm

This offline alarm clock announces each alarm's label aloud using your device's voice. It prioritizes privacy with no ads, account requirements, or data collection. Designed for ease of use, even when groggy, it offers customizable repeat schedules and bypass options for silent modes.

Highlights
  • Talking alarms with custom labels
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or data collection
  • Customizable repeat schedules
  • Silent mode bypass
  • Snooze and dismiss controls
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Wake up to an alarm that tells you why it is ringing. Noler is a lightweight talking alarm clock for mornings, daily routines and reminders. Give your voice alarm a label such as "Time for work" or "Leave for the airport" and hear it read aloud using on-device speech. Set a one-time alarm or repeat it on selected days of the week. See your next scheduled alarm at a glance and use large snooze and dismiss controls when you are still sleepy. An alarm sound is the fallback if speech cannot be used. Normal alarm use is fully offline: scheduling, labels, speech and alarm records need no Wi-Fi or mobile data. Alarms, settings and attachments stay on your device. No ads, analytics, behavioral tracking, account, cloud sync, subscriptions or in-app purchases. Battery saving starts with less to do. Noler has no weather or horoscope feeds, advertising, analytics, cloud syncing or other background online feeds. Omitting those services avoids their network and processing workload. Actual battery use depends on your device, settings and alarm use; no fixed saving is promised. Built with Rust for a shared application core and interface. Choose from 39 interface locales. There is no sleep tracking, snore recording or news feed behind your morning alarm. Live pages in Settings, such as Terms and Privacy, use an internet connection only when you choose to open them.

Screenshots

Yellow Note4 screens
Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yellow Note at 5.0 against Alarm's 1.0. Yellow Note also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Alarm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Yellow Note sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yellow Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yellow Note ships an update every 4 months, Alarm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Yellow Note versus Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYellow NoteAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTime LordFamily Chat Cloud Pte Ltd

Customer experience

Yellow Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alarm

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Yellow Note

One-time3
  • Home Pack$1.99
  • Work Pack$3.99
  • Project Pack$5.99
None

Alarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yellow Note free?
Yellow Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarm free?
Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yellow Note or Alarm?
Yellow Note is rated higher. Yellow Note averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Alarm averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Yellow Note or Alarm have ads?
Neither Yellow Note nor Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yellow Note or Alarm?
Yellow Note ships an update every 4 months, and Alarm every 3 days. Most recently, Yellow Note was updated on October 11, 2026 and Alarm on October 14, 2026.

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