Curb vs Obnoxious Alarm Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Curb
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It's not 2pm when you fail your diet. It's 2am. You're tired. Your willpower is gone. And DoorDash is one tap away. Curb is the app you open instead. No meal plans. No calorie counting. No streaks you have to maintain perfectly. Just — one button, at the moment the craving hits, that reminds you why you started. **HOW IT WORKS** When alcoholics want to drink, they call their sponsor. That one interaction is enough to break the loop. Nobody built that for food. Until now. Open the app. See your goal photo. Remember your reason. See how many days you have left. That's it. The craving passes. You win. **WHAT'S INSIDE** • Your photo — your goal body, your before photo, someone you want to be there for • Your reason — the truest thing you've got, in your own words • Your countdown — days until the moment that matters • Your streak — every day you open this instead of ordering out **THE SLIDESHOW** Press I'M STRUGGLING and Curb walks you through 4 cards — your photo, your reason, your countdown, your streak — each one a reminder of what you're doing this for. It ends with the numbers: cravings curbed, calories saved, money saved, days remaining. Then two buttons: I'M STAYING STRONG. I SLIPPED TODAY. No judgment either way. Just honesty. **THE SLIP FLOW** Slipping doesn't break your streak. The next time you open the app, Curb asks: was it worth it? Over time it builds your regret percentage — the number that tells you whether caving actually makes you feel better. Spoiler: it usually doesn't. **WHO THIS IS FOR** You eat well during the day. You fall apart at night. You've tried apps before and they didn't stick because they were built for your best self, not your 2am self. Curb is built for 2am. **FREE FOREVER** The core experience — photo, reason, countdown, slideshow, win/slip tracking — is completely free. No paywalls on the thing that actually works. Premium unlocks multiple photos and reasons so the slideshow never gets stale, plus an alternatives card with exit ramps when you need options instead of willpower. --- Download Curb. Open it before you open DoorDash.
Obnoxious Alarm Clock
This alarm app uses interactive challenges to ensure you wake up. Choose from shaking your phone, solving math problems, or taking a photo to prove you're out of bed. It's designed for heavy sleepers who struggle with traditional alarms.
- Shake to dismiss challenge
- Math problem solving
- Photo mission wake-up
- Adjustable difficulty
- Customizable photo targets
- Loud and relentless alarm
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Wake Up For Real! Snoozing is over. Obnoxious Alarm won't shut up until you actually do something to prove you're awake. No lazy tap-to-dismiss. You earn your silence. How It Works Pick your poison (or stack all three): Shake it off: physically shake your phone until the counter hits zero Do the math: solve problems to switch it off (there's no faking your way through arithmetic half-asleep) Photo mission: get up and snap a specific spot in your home. Bathroom sink, coffee machine, front door. If you're standing there, you're awake. Why It Works The alarm doesn't stop until your body moves and your brain turns on. By the time you've shaken, solved, or walked across the room, you're already up. That's the whole trick. Features Three wake-up challenges, mix and match Adjustable difficulty - from gentle nudge to full torment Set your own photo targets around your home Loud, relentless, impossible to ignore Stop lying to yourself at 6am. Get the alarm that makes you get up. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Curb at 15.1 against Obnoxious Alarm Clock's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Curb ships an update every 3 days, Obnoxious Alarm Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Curb | Obnoxious Alarm Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Chung | Hbrothers L.L.C. |
In-app purchases
Curb
No in-app purchases
Obnoxious Alarm Clock
No in-app purchases









