DropAlarm vs Phone Fall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DropAlarm
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DropAlarm turns your clumsiness into a game. The app listens for drops using your phone's accelerometer. The moment it hits the floor, alarm sounds, drop logged, dignity lost. See how many drops you rack up, climb the ranks from Butterfingers to Phone Destroyer, and share your stats with friends. FEATURES • Automatic drop detection using motion sensors • 20+ alarm sounds — fatality screams, air horns, Enrique Iglesias and more • Record your own voice as the drop alarm • Drop intensity tracking (g-force) • Achievements and rank titles based on your drop history • Weekly recap notifications • Share your stats as a card HOW IT WORKS Arm the detector, put your phone in your pocket, and go about your day. Every time it hits the floor, DropAlarm catches it. No subscriptions. No accounts. Just drops.
Phone Fall
This app uses your phone's accelerometer to detect drops in real-time. It can alert you with sound or vibration and logs drop history. Premium features like custom sounds and caregiver monitoring are available via a one-time purchase.
- Real-time drop detection
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Customizable vibration and sound alerts
- Drop history with timestamps
- Background operation
- Caregiver monitoring
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Phone Fall detects when your phone is dropped using your device's built-in accelerometer — no extra hardware needed. The moment a drop happens, Phone Fall alerts you instantly with a sound of your choice, a vibration, or both. Perfect for clumsy days, active lifestyles, or keeping an eye on a loved one's device from a distance. FEATURES Real-time drop detection using CoreMotion Adjustable sensitivity — from gentle bumps to hard impacts only Vibrate, sound alert, or both on every drop Drop history with timestamps and impact severity Works in the background while your screen is off Drop notifications — get alerted even when you're not looking at your phone SOUND PACK — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock premium alert sounds, custom audio, full drop history charts, and caregiver monitoring: 5 extra alert sounds to choose from Upload any audio file from your device as your alert Charts with impact history, daily frequency, and severity breakdown Weekly drop summary Caregiver Alerts — share your Monitor Code with family or caregivers so they get a push notification whenever a drop is detected on your device One-time purchase. No subscription. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DropAlarm at none against Phone Fall's 1. Phone Fall's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Phone Fall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DropAlarm asks for nothing beyond the download.
DropAlarm ships an update every 2 months, Phone Fall daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DropAlarm | Phone Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOBIAS ELIASSON | Todd Lambert |
In-app purchases
DropAlarm
No in-app purchases
Phone Fall
- PhoneFall$2.99









