Comparison

Wake My Kid vs Xtimer Clock

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

Head to head
About

Wake My Kid

This app helps deep sleepers wake up with a scientifically designed escalating alarm sequence. It allows customization of snooze patterns and sounds, tracks wake-up history, and offers family sharing features. Earn rewards by consistently waking up on time.

Highlights
  • Escalating alarm sequence
  • Customizable snooze patterns
  • Multiple sound options
  • Wake-up history tracking
  • Family sharing via QR code
  • Gamified wake-up rewards
Features
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Most alarms were built for people who wake up easily. Wake My Kid is built for the rest of us — the deep sleepers who silence a buzzer without ever remembering it. Instead of one jarring alarm, Wake My Kid wakes you with a sequence that escalates. It starts gentle and closes in — shorter gaps, rising urgency — until you're actually up. No single snooze drops you back into a dead sleep. Every step nudges you closer to awake. WAKE UP THE WAY THAT WORKS FOR YOU - Build your own snooze pattern — set each interval and watch it tighten as the morning goes on - Choose a sound for every step, from warm acoustic to loud and impossible to ignore - A wake-up made to rouse heavy sleepers and ease the grogginess that follows SEE HOW THE MORNING REALLY WENT - A clear timeline of every alarm: how many it took, how long until you were up, and the trend over weeks - Spot the rough mornings at a glance SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY - Link family members with a single QR scan — no accounts to hunt down, no setup headache - See who's actually up, so you know when to lend a hand instead of nagging REWARDS FOR GETTING UP - Every morning you win builds your city — a world that grows over months of good wake-ups and never resets - A reason to beat the alarm, not fight it Wake My Kid won't add back the sleep you didn't get — nothing can. What it can do is make the wake-up itself smarter: gentler at the start, impossible to ignore at the end. Download Wake My Kid and make mornings something you handle, not something that happens to you.

About

Xtimer Clock

This alarm app features a dancing 3D rooster and loud, unique sounds to ensure you wake up. It offers system alarms that bypass silent mode and allows custom sound imports. Includes timer and stopwatch functions.

Highlights
  • Animated 3D rooster wake-up animation
  • 55 loud built-in alarm sounds
  • True system alarms bypass silent mode
  • Synced vibration with alarm sounds
  • Import custom audio files
  • Timer and stopwatch functionality
Features
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App Description Xtimer — The Alarm That Actually Wakes You Up Meet the loudest, most fun alarm clock on the App Store. Xtimer stars a 3D rooster who dances on your screen while blasting real animal calls, truck horns, and sirens — sounds you physically cannot sleep through. Alarms ring through your lock screen and silent mode just like the built-in Clock app, with vibration synced to every blast. Features Animated 3D rooster — dances and crows on the wake screen when your alarm rings 55 loud built-in sounds — rooster crow, lion roar, angry goose, bear roar, train horns, fire truck sirens, a drill sergeant, a pirate captain, a maniacal "WAKE UP!" laugh, plus four brand-new categories: calming Nature sounds (thunderstorm, ocean waves, forest birds, jungle waterfall), Peaceful chimes, piano and harp, uplifting Faith bells, gospel choir and spoken blessings, and Motivation bangers from a hype squad to a stadium cheer True system alarms — ring at full volume even when locked, silenced, or in Focus mode (iOS 26+) Synced vibration — punchy haptic pattern locked in rhythm with the alarm sound Full alarm suite — labels, repeat days, snooze, per-alarm sounds Timer & stopwatch — countdown with progress ring, presets, and laps Your own sounds — import any audio from the Files app Preview with volume boost — hear any sound before you commit

Screenshots

Wake My Kid4 screens
Xtimer Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wake My Kid at Free against Xtimer Clock's $9.99. Xtimer Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Wake My Kid is free to download; Xtimer Clock costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wake My Kid against 5.0 for Xtimer Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Wake My Kid versus Xtimer Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWake My KidXtimer Clock
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGraf x Apps LLCVALERY PITON

Customer experience

Wake My Kid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Xtimer Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wake My Kid

No in-app purchases

None

Xtimer Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wake My Kid free?
Wake My Kid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xtimer Clock free?
Xtimer Clock costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wake My Kid or Xtimer Clock?
Wake My Kid and Xtimer Clock are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Wake My Kid or Xtimer Clock have ads?
Neither Wake My Kid nor Xtimer Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wake My Kid or Xtimer Clock?
Wake My Kid ships an update every 3 days, and Xtimer Clock every 3 days. Most recently, Wake My Kid was updated on October 31, 2026 and Xtimer Clock on October 31, 2026.

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