Comparison

Clock vs Simple Alarm

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

Head to head
About

Clock

Manage your time effectively with customizable alarms, world clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer. Wake up on time, track activities, and stay connected across time zones with this easy-to-use utility.

Highlights
  • Customizable alarms
  • World time zones
  • Stopwatch with laps
  • Countdown timer
  • Repeat alarms on selected days
  • Adjustable snooze duration
Features
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Alarm Clock & Timer is a simple, fast, and reliable time management app designed to help you stay on schedule every day. Whether you need to wake up on time, track workouts, or check world time zones, this app gives you everything in one clean and easy-to-use interface. Alarm Clock Wake up your way with powerful and customizable alarm features: • Create multiple alarms • Repeat on selected days • Adjustable snooze duration • Choose different ring tones • Manage, edit, or delete alarms easily • Reliable daily wake-up performance World Clock Stay connected across time zones: • Add multiple cities • View current time worldwide • Perfect for business, travel, and remote teams Stopwatch Track every second with precision: • Accurate time tracking • Lap time recording • Easy start, stop, and reset controls Timer Perfect for workouts, study sessions, cooking, or productivity: • Simple countdown timer • Quick setup • Reliable alert when time ends This app contains subscription Monthly pro at $1.99 and Yearly pro at $9.99 to use ads free versions of the premium app which can cancel anytime. To learn about our privacy policy, please visit: https://bhaskarrao2209.blogspot.com/2025/12/privacy-policy.html For our terms of use, please visit: https://bhaskarrao2209.blogspot.com/2025/12/terms-of-service.html All-in-one clock app with smart alarms, world clock, stopwatch with laps, and easy countdown timer.

About

Simple Alarm

This utility app displays the exact time remaining until an alarm rings, directly on your device's list, lock screen, and in a full-screen countdown. It ensures reliable notifications even in silent mode or focus, offering customizable options and nap features.

Highlights
  • Countdown to alarm time
  • Reliable ringing in Silent mode/Focus
  • One-time and repeating alarms
  • Customizable snooze and sounds
  • Power nap feature
  • Wake-up statistics
Features
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Simple Alarm is the alarm that finally shows what the built-in Clock hides: exactly how long until it rings. Set an alarm and instantly see "in 4h 33m" — on the list, on your Lock Screen, and in a beautiful full-screen countdown. No more guessing how much sleep you'll get tonight. Built on Apple's AlarmKit, so it rings reliably — even in Silent mode and Focus, even if you force-quit the app or restart your phone. It looks and behaves like the native alarm, just with the countdown you always wanted. FEATURES • Countdown to every alarm — see how soon it rings, everywhere • Reliable ringing through Silent mode & Focus • One-time and repeating alarms, snooze, custom sounds • Power naps — 5 to 90 minutes, one tap • Statistics — track wake-ups, snoozes and naps • Pleasant built-in sounds, or import your own • Light & dark, and your language • Private by design — no accounts, no tracking, no data collected Requires iOS 26.

Screenshots

Clock4 screens
Simple Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Alarm at 5.0 against Clock's 3.4. Simple Alarm also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Clock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price 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. Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Simple Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Alarm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock ships an update every 2 months, Simple Alarm every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Clock versus Simple Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockSimple Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhaskar RaoPeter Feranc

Customer experience

Clock

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Simple Alarm

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
None

Simple Alarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Alarm free?
Simple Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clock or Simple Alarm?
Simple Alarm is rated higher. Clock averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Simple Alarm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Clock or Simple Alarm have ads?
Clock shows ads; Simple Alarm does not.
Which is updated more often, Clock or Simple Alarm?
Clock ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Alarm every 3 days. Most recently, Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Simple Alarm on October 24, 2026.

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