Comparison

Date Alarm Clock vs OpenAlarm

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

Head to head
About

Date Alarm Clock

Schedule alarms for specific calendar dates, recurring patterns, or upon reaching a location. Receive real-time updates on your commute and access alarms via widgets or voice commands. Never miss an important event or your destination again.

Highlights
  • Schedule alarms for specific dates
  • Monthly and pattern-based alarms
  • Location-based alarms
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
  • Rings through Silent mode
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Plan Ahead. Arrive on Time. Never Miss What Matters. DateAlarm lets you schedule alarms for exact calendar dates — not just daily repeats. Set reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, exams, flights, meetings, or any important event in your life. Choose the precise day and time, even months or years in advance. Real life doesn't repeat every day, so neither do your alarms. Set one for the 1st and the last day of every month for rent and bills. Or for the 2nd Thursday for your team meeting, the 1st Monday for your book club. DateAlarm handles the awkward months for you — pick the 31st and it simply skips the months that don't have one, and "last day" always lands right whether the month ends on the 28th, 29th, 30th or 31st. And DateAlarm wakes you by place, not just time. Set a location alarm and get woken as you approach your destination — your train or bus stop, your station, or anywhere you need to get off. Perfect for commuters, travelers, and anyone who likes to nap on the way. It keeps working even when the app is closed, so you can relax and trust it to alert you in time. Follow every trip live with Live Activities on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — see your remaining distance and ETA at a glance, without ever opening the app. Your countdown timers show up there too. Keep your next alarm in sight with widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, or just ask Siri — "Set a date alarm", "Turn off my Flight alarm" — without touching your phone at all. Key Features • Schedule alarms for any specific date — days, months, or years ahead • Monthly alarms on the dates that matter — the 1st, the 15th, or the last day of every month, however long that month is • Repeat by pattern — the 1st Thursday, the 2nd Monday, the 3rd Friday • Weekly alarms with one-tap Weekdays, Weekends and Every Day presets • Location alarms — get woken as you near your stop or destination • Live Activity & Dynamic Island — track distance and ETA at a glance • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your next alarm • Siri and Shortcuts — create, turn on and turn off alarms by voice • Quick alarms — ring in 10 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour, in one tap • Rings through Silent mode and Focus, so you never sleep through it • 28 alarm sounds, from gentle tones to unmissable — plus a silent option that shows on screen without a sound • Custom snooze, or no snooze at all • Works in the background, even when the app is closed • Custom labels for every alarm and trip • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Clean, distraction-free interface • Built-in stopwatch with lap tracking • Beautiful countdown timers with live updates • World clock for global time tracking • Simple, fast, and reliable performance Whether you're planning months ahead, paying the rent on the last day of every month, or just trying to wake up at the right stop, DateAlarm helps you stay on time — every time. Smart alarms. Real dates. Real places. Total control.

About

OpenAlarm

Features
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OpenAlarm is the alarm clock for mornings when a normal alarm is too easy to silence. Build alarms around the way you actually wake up: • Require one or more disarm challenges: Math, Memory, Steps, Shake, or Scan • Set a snooze budget so snoozing eventually stops being an option • Enable a wake-up check that asks whether you are still awake a few minutes later • Schedule repeating weekday and weekend alarms • Skip or move one occurrence without changing the repeating schedule • Start nap countdowns and pause or extend them • Control active naps from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island OpenAlarm uses Apple’s alarm system so scheduled alarms remain dependable. Your alarms and settings stay on your device. There are no accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking. OpenAlarm is free and open source.

Screenshots

Date Alarm Clock4 screens
OpenAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Date Alarm Clock at 4.8 against OpenAlarm's 3.0. OpenAlarm's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Date Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Date Alarm Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, OpenAlarm every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Date Alarm Clock versus OpenAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate Alarm ClockOpenAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better3.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.226.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlesslin Shinie JDaniel Gretzke

In-app purchases

None

Date Alarm Clock

No in-app purchases

None

OpenAlarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Date Alarm Clock free?
Date Alarm Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenAlarm free?
OpenAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Date Alarm Clock or OpenAlarm?
Date Alarm Clock is rated higher. Date Alarm Clock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while OpenAlarm averages 3.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Date Alarm Clock or OpenAlarm have ads?
Date Alarm Clock shows ads; OpenAlarm does not.
Which is updated more often, Date Alarm Clock or OpenAlarm?
Date Alarm Clock ships an update every 6 weeks, and OpenAlarm every 8 days. Most recently, Date Alarm Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and OpenAlarm on October 24, 2026.

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