Comparison

Alarms And Alerts vs Lock Screen Text

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

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About

Alarms And Alerts

This app triggers alarms based on real-world events, not just fixed times. Set alerts for sunrise, location arrival, battery levels, or workout completion. It integrates with Apple Health and Calendar for smart, context-aware notifications.

Highlights
  • Condition-based alarms
  • Location-triggered alerts
  • Sunrise/sunset alarms
  • Health and workout integration
  • Calendar event reminders
  • Battery level notifications
  • Customizable conditions
Features
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Alarms that know when, not just at. Traditional alarm apps fire at a fixed time. RingWhen fires when life actually happens. When you arrive at the office. When sunrise breaks. When your workout ends. When a medication dose slips your mind. When your next meeting is 15 minutes out. Pick a condition. RingWhen watches in the background. When the condition is met, the alarm rings, even in Silent mode and through Focus, because RingWhen is built on Apple's AlarmKit. TEN CONDITIONS, ONE APP • Time. Classic recurring alarms with an animated flip-clock picker. Optionally anchor the alarm to a city's time zone so "9 AM in Tokyo" still wakes you in San Francisco. • Calendar. Ring 5 to 60 minutes before your next meeting. Pick which calendars to monitor and filter by minimum attendees. • Sunrise and Sunset. Fire at sunrise, sunset, solar noon, golden hour, or civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. Drifts with the date so you never reset. • Location. Arrive at or leave any place. Custom radius from 100 m to 20 km. Uses iOS region monitoring so it works in the background without draining battery. • Battery. When battery falls below a threshold or charges past one. Useful for the 20% warning and the 80% unplug nudge. • Steps. When you hit today's step target. Reads daily totals from Apple Health. • Heart Rate. Above, below, or outside a zone you choose. Best paired with an Apple Watch. • Weather. When rain or snow starts, when temperature crosses a threshold, when wind exceeds a limit. Powered by WeatherKit. • Workout. Ring when a workout ends, or up to an hour after. Filter by activity type (running, swimming, yoga, strength, cycling) and skip short accidental recordings. Reads workouts from Apple Health. • Medication. Rings only if a dose was never logged in Apple Health. Took it already? Silence. Works for daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly medications, checked on the day you choose. BUILT FOR iOS 26 • Rings through Silent and Focus, like the built-in Clock app. • Siri and Shortcuts. Ask "What's my next alarm in RingWhen", toggle alarms by name, or create alarms from your automations. • Liquid Glass design. Custom flip-clock, sunrise scenes, animated heart pulse, live map, and step-goal ring. • Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen Live Activities, and Dynamic Island for the next alarm. • System alarm UI surfaces on a paired Apple Watch. • On-device by default. HealthKit, EventKit, and CoreLocation data stay on your phone. PRIVACY FIRST • No account. No email. No ad tracking. • Location, calendar, health, and motion data never leave your phone. • Full privacy details on the App Store privacy label and inside the in-app settings. TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS RingWhen Plus unlocks every alarm condition. Start with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. After the trial, continue on annual or switch to monthly. Pricing and currency vary by region. The in-app paywall shows your local price before you confirm. Cancel anytime in the App Store before the trial ends and you will not be charged. LINKS • Website: https://ringwhen.s10n.app • Privacy Policy: https://ringwhen.s10n.app/privacy • Terms of Service: https://ringwhen.s10n.app/tos • Support: https://ringwhen.s10n.app/support or ringwhen@s10n.app Made with care. Questions or ideas? ringwhen@s10n.app.

About

Lock Screen Text

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Lock Screen Text keeps your favorite quotes and short notes front and center with clean, minimalist Lock Screen widgets. Key Features: 1. Instant Focus: Display your favorite quotes and short notes right where you'll see them. 2. Clean & Minimalist: Designed to look seamless and feel effortless to use. 3. Fully Customizable: Personalize your text, font style, and alignment to match your style. 4. Simple & Lightweight: No account required, no unnecessary complexity, just clean Lock Screen widgets. 5. Free Forever: Use Text Slot 1 for free with full customization. 6. Optional Upgrade: Unlock all 10 text slots with a one-time purchase - no subscriptions, ever.

Screenshots

Alarms And Alerts4 screens
Lock Screen Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lock Screen Text at 17.0 against Alarms And Alerts's 26.1. 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. Alarms And Alerts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lock Screen Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarms And Alerts ships an update every 3 days, Lock Screen Text every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Alarms And Alerts versus Lock Screen Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarms And AlertsLock Screen Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarath S MenonKok Lam Chong

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alarms And Alerts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Lock Screen Text

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Alarms And Alerts free?
Alarms And Alerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Text free?
Lock Screen Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alarms And Alerts or Lock Screen Text have ads?
Neither Alarms And Alerts nor Lock Screen Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alarms And Alerts or Lock Screen Text?
Alarms And Alerts ships an update every 3 days, and Lock Screen Text every 2 days. Most recently, Alarms And Alerts was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lock Screen Text on October 19, 2026.

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