Comparison

madbell vs Earwake

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

Head to head
About

madbell

Features
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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 β€” 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: β€’ soft β€’ slightly louder β€’ 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 β€’ Set your wake-up time β€’ MadBell automatically schedules progressive pre-alarms β€’ Each sound fades in naturally β€’ Optional voice updates tell you the time remaining β€’ The final alarm feels like the last step, not a shock Premium : For Heavy Sleepers β€’ Adaptive escalation if you don’t respond β€’ Wake-up challenge to confirm you’re awake β€’ Unlimited alarms and profiles β€’ 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.

About

Earwake

Features
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Save reusable wake setups and challenge the actual name-and-phrase matcher against calls and near misses before choosing a profile. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Profiles and capture your current Set Up or load the clearly labeled phrase example. 2. Add recognized-text trials with your expected trigger result. Run text rehearsal and compare results across sensitivity levels. 3. Save the rehearsed profile, export its report, or restore its complete setup. Restoring always leaves Earwake disarmed; review Set Up and arm it yourself. Name and phrase listening, sound triggers, wake styles, dismiss challenges and event history remain available. Profiles preserve their settings and add controlled disarmed restoration. WHAT TO KNOW Text rehearsal tests the matcher only. It does not test microphone input, speech recognition, ambient sound detection, volume, alarm delivery or waking reliability. Earwake needs to stay in the foreground to listen. Use a separate reliable alarm for critical wake times. Profiles do not schedule background operation. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

madbell4 screens
Earwake3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: madbell at Free against Earwake's $0.99. Earwake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

madbell is free to download; Earwake costs $0.99 up front. madbell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Earwake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
madbell versus Earwake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermadbellEarwake
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar Robert-BesleRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

madbell

One-time1
  • MadBell Premium$0.99
None

Earwake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is madbell free?
madbell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earwake free?
Earwake costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do madbell or Earwake have ads?
Neither madbell nor Earwake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, madbell or Earwake?
madbell ships an update every 4 days, and Earwake every 4 days. Most recently, madbell was updated on October 31, 2026 and Earwake on October 31, 2026.

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