Ringy Alarm vs Minimal Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ringy Alarm
This utility app provides a live countdown widget for your alarms, displaying remaining sleep time directly on your lock screen or home screen. It prioritizes privacy with an offline, tracker-free design and offers custom audio options.
- Live countdown widgets
- Privacy-first design
- Multilingual support
- Custom audio tracks
- High test coverage
- Offline functionality
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Ever set an alarm at 2 AM and found yourself doing the mental math to figure out exactly how many hours of sleep you have left? Ringy Alarm fixes that. Built by an independent mobile developer who missed this exact feature, Ringy Alarm is a lightweight, full-featured alarm app designed around one critical addition: a live countdown widget right on your lock screen and home screen. At a single glance, you’ll see the exact hours and minutes remaining before your alarm goes off. No math, no guessing, just peace of mind. Features: • Live countdown widgets: Keep track of your remaining sleep time directly from your lock screen or home screen. • Privacy-first design: The app is entirely frontend-driven. It requires no internet connection, uses zero trackers, collects no data, and serves no ads. Your data never leaves your device. • Multilingual support: Ringy Alarm automatically detects your device's default language for a seamless setup, but gives you the full freedom to switch it manually in the options menu. • Custom audio tracks: Wake up to custom alarm sounds generated using Suno AI music technology. • High test coverage: Built with clean code standards and backed by a 96% test coverage to ensure reliability when you need it most. Ringy Alarm is completely free to use with no annoying subscription pop-ups or hidden paywalls. A 'Buy Me a Coffee' option is available inside if you’d like to support an indie developer covering Apple fees and assets, but there is absolutely no obligation. Download Ringy Alarm today and get a better view of your time.
Minimal Clock
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Hey, this is Minimal Clock! A simple minimalist clock, timer and countdown app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minimal Clock at every 3 days against Ringy Alarm's monthly. Minimal Clock also leads on device support (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
Ringy Alarm ships an update monthly, Minimal Clock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ringy Alarm | Minimal Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ELYES SELLAMI | Amit Sondhi |
In-app purchases
Ringy Alarm
No in-app purchases
Minimal Clock
No in-app purchases
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