EchoClockX vs madbell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoClockX
Personalize your wake-up experience with custom sounds, voice recordings, and imported audio. This flexible app also offers clean timer tools for routines, reminders, and focused study sessions.
- Custom alarm sounds
- Voice recording
- Audio file import
- Countdown timers
- iCloud Sync
- Clean design
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EchoClockX is a simple and flexible alarm app for people who want a more personal way to wake up, stay focused, and remember important moments. Create alarms with your own sounds, record custom ringtones, import audio files, and use clean timer tools for daily routines, reminders, meetings, study sessions, and more. Key Features • Custom alarm sounds Use built-in sounds, imported audio files, or your own recordings as alarm tones. • Voice recording Record personalized wake-up sounds, reminders, or messages directly in the app. • Audio file import Import audio from the Files app and turn it into your own alarm sound. • Timer Set focused countdown timers with custom labels and sounds. • iCloud Sync Sync your recorded alarm sounds across devices with the same iCloud account. • Clean and modern design A simple interface that keeps alarms, sounds, and timers easy to manage. EchoClockX is perfect for wake-up alarms, focus timers, daily reminders, meetings, tasks, anniversaries, and moments that truly matter.
madbell
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Stop losing to your alarm. You don’t need more alarms. You need a smarter wake-up. You set 7:00. Then 7:05. Then 7:10. And somehow you wake up at 7:43. You’re not lazy. You’re waking up wrong. When a loud alarm hits during deep sleep, your brain treats it like a threat. It shuts it down — and sends you back to sleep. MadBell changes the way you wake up. Instead of shocking you awake at your alarm time, MadBell prepares your body first. Progressive micro-wakeups begin before your main alarm: • soft • slightly louder • gradually rising Your brain transitions naturally out of deep sleep. By the time the final alarm rings, you’re already close to awake. No panic. No confusion. No violent interruption. Just a smooth emergence. How It Works • Set your wake-up time • MadBell automatically schedules progressive pre-alarms • Each sound fades in naturally • Optional voice updates tell you the time remaining • The final alarm feels like the last step, not a shock Premium : For Heavy Sleepers • Adaptive escalation if you don’t respond • Wake-up challenge to confirm you’re awake • Unlimited alarms and profiles • Fully customizable number of pre-wake stages Before, you woke up stressed. Now, you wake up steady. MadBell works with your biology, not against it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: madbell at every 4 days against EchoClockX's every 3 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
Both are free to download. EchoClockX sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and madbell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EchoClockX ships an update every 3 weeks, madbell every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EchoClockX | madbell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 梦龙 徐 | Oscar Robert-Besle |
In-app purchases
EchoClockX
- EchoClockX Pro$0.99
- EchoClockPro$2.99
madbell
- MadBell Premium$0.99









