QuickAlarm vs ChirpAlarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickAlarm
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QuickAlarm ships an update every 3 days, ChirpAlarm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickAlarm | ChirpAlarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sumit Vairagar | Jonathan Hu |
In-app purchases
QuickAlarm
No in-app purchases
ChirpAlarm
No in-app purchases









