Comparison

Dawn vs Tsumu

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

Head to head
About

Dawn

This alarm app requires users to get out of bed and dance to turn it off. It uses motion detection to ensure genuine movement, preventing snoozing and promoting a natural wake-up process. Designed for heavy sleepers and anyone tired of hitting the snooze button.

Highlights
  • Dance to stop alarm
  • Smart motion detection
  • Loud, persistent alarms
  • Multiple alarms
  • Simple setup
  • Habit building
Features
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Stop snoozing. Start waking up. This isn’t your regular alarm clock. This is the alarm that forces you to move. To turn it off, you have to get out of bed and dance. No shortcuts. No lazy taps. Just real movement. Using real-time motion detection, the app tracks your body and only stops the alarm when you actually move enough. Walking to your phone won’t work. You have to wake up. Why it works: Your brain can ignore sound, but it can’t ignore movement. Once you start moving, you wake up naturally. Features: • Dance to stop alarm Get out of bed and move your body. The alarm only stops when real movement is detected. • Smart motion detection Tracks full-body movement, not just small gestures or steps. • Loud, persistent alarms Designed to wake you up even when you’re deep asleep. • Multiple alarms Set as many alarms as you need for your routine. • Simple and fast setup Create alarms in seconds with an intuitive interface. • Motivation that works Build a habit of waking up on time without snoozing. Perfect for: - Heavy sleepers - Students - Early risers - Anyone tired of snoozing Important: You need to allow camera access for motion detection. No video is recorded or stored. Everything runs on-device. Wake up with energy. Start your day moving. Terms of Use: https://dawnce.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://dawnce.app/privacy

About

Tsumu

Features
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Stop breaking the chain. Tsumu is a simple habit tracker that turns small daily actions into visible progress — quietly, without pressure. 【Two Recording Modes】 · Auto: Tracks days elapsed since your start date. Perfect for quitting smoking, cutting alcohol, or starting a diet. · Manual: Counts each time you tap. Great for push-ups, pages read, glasses of water — anything you want to accumulate. 【Built to Keep You Going】 · Streak tracking: See exactly how many days in a row you've kept your habit. · Grace days: Miss a day or two and your streak stays intact. Built for real life. · Calendar view: Review your history month by month. 【Simple by Design】 · Icon picker: Choose from a rich set of icons across categories — Exercise, Health, Learning, Food & Drink, and more. · Share: Share your streak or elapsed days with friends. · No login required: Start immediately, no account needed. 【Pricing】 · Completely free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions.

Screenshots

Dawn4 screens
Tsumu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tsumu at none against Dawn's 6. Tsumu also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Dawn sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tsumu asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dawn versus Tsumu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnTsumu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB42 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperASK AABERGEK-Stone Works

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Dawn

Subscriptions6
  • English$0.991 Month
  • Dawnce Pro$2.991 Month
  • Dawnce, Weekly$7.997 Days
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  • Dawnce$12.991 Year
  • Split$19.991 Year
  • Dawnce$39.991 Year
None

Tsumu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawn free?
Dawn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tsumu free?
Tsumu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dawn or Tsumu have ads?
Both Dawn and Tsumu show ads.

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