Comparison

QuickAlarm vs ChirpAlarm

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

Head to head
About

QuickAlarm

Features
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Quick Alarm lets you set alarms instantly — no scrolling through time pickers. Just tap a button and your alarm is set. FEATURES • One-Tap Alarms — Tap +5 min, +10 min, or any custom interval. Done. • Home Screen Widget — Set alarms without even opening the app. Small and medium widget sizes. • Live Countdown — See exactly how much time is left on each alarm with a real-time countdown. • Custom Intervals — Configure your own quick-add times (Pro). • Daily Free Alarms — PERFECT FOR • Quick naps and power naps • Cooking and baking timers • Parking meters and laundry • Study sessions and breaks • Any time you need a fast alarm without the hassle WIDGET Add the Quick Alarm widget to your home screen for the fastest alarm experience on iOS. One tap from your home screen — alarm set. No app launch needed.

About

ChirpAlarm

Wake up to authentic bird recordings and test your species identification skills to dismiss your alarm. This app helps birders start their day immersed in nature and improve their sound identification abilities.

Highlights
  • Authentic bird sound recordings
  • Species identification quiz to dismiss alarm
  • Customizable species lists
  • Quiz history and statistics
  • Bird information with images and descriptions
  • No ads or subscriptions
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When your alarm fires, you hear a real bird recording sourced from xeno-canto. To dismiss the alarm, you need to identify the species from the provided options. Start your day surrounded by birds, and sharpen your sound ID abilities every day! What's inside Real recordings — every alarm plays an authentic field recording from your list. Your species list — browse and search xeno-canto, preview recordings, and choose which birds wake you up each day. Multiple lists can be managed. Quiz to dismiss — multiple choice to ensure that you're awake, improve your sound ID skills. Stats — your quiz history, so you can track which species you've learned and which ones keep getting you. Bird Info — An image and a short description of the bird will be shown to you before you dismiss the alarm. No ads. No subscription. One purchase. Who it's for Birders who want to start the day with their hobby and improve their sound ID skills. Anyone for whom a blaring alarm is just a bad way to begin.

Screenshots

QuickAlarm4 screens
ChirpAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChirpAlarm at daily against QuickAlarm's every 3 days. ChirpAlarm also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickAlarm ships an update every 3 days, ChirpAlarm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
QuickAlarm versus ChirpAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickAlarmChirpAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSumit VairagarJonathan Hu

In-app purchases

None

QuickAlarm

No in-app purchases

None

ChirpAlarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickAlarm free?
QuickAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChirpAlarm free?
ChirpAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickAlarm or ChirpAlarm have ads?
Neither QuickAlarm nor ChirpAlarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickAlarm or ChirpAlarm?
QuickAlarm ships an update every 3 days, and ChirpAlarm daily. Most recently, QuickAlarm was updated on October 5, 2026 and ChirpAlarm on September 24, 2026.

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