Comparison

Temporary Photos vs ChirpAlarm

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

Head to head
About

Temporary Photos

Features
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Temporary Photos helps you take photos that do not stay on your phone forever. You can use it for privacy, but also to save storage space. Instead of keeping many useless photos in your gallery, you can take a photo, use it for a short time, and let it delete itself later. The app is simple and fast. You can open it quickly and take a photo in seconds. With the widget, you can start even faster when you need a quick shot. Features: • Take photos quickly • Use the widget for fast access • Set how long a photo stays • Photos delete automatically after the time ends • Keep private photos from staying too long • Reduce gallery clutter • Save storage by removing photos you do not need anymore • Simple and clean design Temporary Photos is useful for quick photos, short-term photos, private photos, and everyday images you do not want to keep forever.

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

Temporary Photos4 screens
ChirpAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChirpAlarm at Free against Temporary Photos's $0.99. ChirpAlarm also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

ChirpAlarm is free to download; Temporary Photos costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Temporary Photos versus ChirpAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemporary PhotosChirpAlarm
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMert Can KusJonathan Hu

In-app purchases

None

Temporary Photos

No in-app purchases

None

ChirpAlarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Temporary Photos free?
Temporary Photos costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChirpAlarm free?
ChirpAlarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Temporary Photos or ChirpAlarm have ads?
Neither Temporary Photos nor ChirpAlarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Temporary Photos or ChirpAlarm?
Temporary Photos ships an update daily, and ChirpAlarm daily. Most recently, Temporary Photos was updated on September 30, 2026 and ChirpAlarm on October 10, 2026.

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