Comparison

OpenAlarm vs AutoSnooze Bedside Clock

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

Head to head
About

OpenAlarm

This alarm clock offers multiple challenges to ensure you wake up, including math problems, memory games, or physical actions. It allows for a snooze budget and wake-up checks to prevent oversleeping. The app also supports nap timers with lock screen controls.

Highlights
  • Multiple disarm challenges (Math, Memory, Steps, Shake, Scan)
  • Customizable snooze budget
  • Wake-up check feature
  • Repeating weekday/weekend alarms
  • Nap countdown timers
  • Lock screen and Dynamic Island controls
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.

About

AutoSnooze Bedside Clock

This app transforms your iPhone into a classic bedside clock with large, bright digits on a dark background. It features a screen that stays on, adjustable brightness, and two gentle alarms with customizable sounds. Designed for nightstand use, it operates without ads or network access.

Highlights
  • Always-on display
  • Adjustable brightness slider
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • 12/24-hour format
  • Two gentle alarms
  • Customizable alarm sounds
Features
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AutoSnooze turns your iPhone into a classic bedside clock: big red 7-segment LED digits on a pure black background, drawn like a real LED panel — faint ghost segments included. Made for the nightstand: - The screen stays on while the app is open — no sleep, no lock - Tap the display for a brightness slider; dim it to a whisper for dark bedrooms (your level is remembered) - Works in portrait and landscape - Follows your 12/24-hour setting, with a small AM/PM indicator - No ads, no tracking, no network access — nothing but a clock Two gentle alarms: - Each with its own time, on/off switch, and sound (Chime, Gong, Bell, or Beep) - An alarm plays its sound once and stops. No snooze, no repeats, no "dismiss" dance at 7 AM — it respects that you heard it - Alarms sound even if the silent switch is on Note: AutoSnooze is a bedside clock, not a background alarm app. Alarms fire while the app is open on your nightstand — leave it running on the charger overnight, as intended.

Screenshots

OpenAlarm4 screens
AutoSnooze Bedside Clock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AutoSnooze Bedside Clock at 5.0 against OpenAlarm's 2.8. AutoSnooze Bedside Clock also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). OpenAlarm's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AutoSnooze Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenAlarm has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
OpenAlarm versus AutoSnooze Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenAlarmAutoSnooze Bedside Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GretzkeDialogs Apps, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

OpenAlarm

No in-app purchases

None

AutoSnooze Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenAlarm free?
OpenAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AutoSnooze Bedside Clock free?
AutoSnooze Bedside Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenAlarm or AutoSnooze Bedside Clock?
AutoSnooze Bedside Clock is rated higher. OpenAlarm averages 2.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while AutoSnooze Bedside Clock averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do OpenAlarm or AutoSnooze Bedside Clock have ads?
Neither OpenAlarm nor AutoSnooze Bedside Clock shows ads.

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