Comparison

Simple Alarm vs NoBS Timers

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

Head to head
About

Simple Alarm

This utility app displays the exact time remaining until an alarm rings, directly on your device's list, lock screen, and in a full-screen countdown. It ensures reliable notifications even in silent mode or focus, offering customizable options and nap features.

Highlights
  • Countdown to alarm time
  • Reliable ringing in Silent mode/Focus
  • One-time and repeating alarms
  • Customizable snooze and sounds
  • Power nap feature
  • Wake-up statistics
Features
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Simple Alarm is the alarm that finally shows what the built-in Clock hides: exactly how long until it rings. Set an alarm and instantly see "in 4h 33m" — on the list, on your Lock Screen, and in a beautiful full-screen countdown. No more guessing how much sleep you'll get tonight. Built on Apple's AlarmKit, so it rings reliably — even in Silent mode and Focus, even if you force-quit the app or restart your phone. It looks and behaves like the native alarm, just with the countdown you always wanted. FEATURES • Countdown to every alarm — see how soon it rings, everywhere • Reliable ringing through Silent mode & Focus • One-time and repeating alarms, snooze, custom sounds • Power naps — 5 to 90 minutes, one tap • Statistics — track wake-ups, snoozes and naps • Pleasant built-in sounds, or import your own • Light & dark, and your language • Private by design — no accounts, no tracking, no data collected Requires iOS 26.

About

NoBS Timers

Features
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Minimalist timers app: alarms, stopwatch, countdown, and Pomodoro. No b******t. Just Timers. NoBS Timers is a lightweight local-first clock utility built for the everyday timing tools you actually use: Alarm, Stopwatch, Countdown, and Pomodoro. It opens straight to the usable timer surface with no onboarding maze, no account wall, and no cloud dependency. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No b******t. EVERYDAY TIMERS WITHOUT BLOAT - Alarm: set the alarm with either a Calm sound or your device's alarm sound, with no million sound options to distract you. Select weekdays only when you want a repeating alarm. Snooze is intentionally absent. - Stopwatch: Start, Stop, and Resume with a clear 00:00:00 display. - Countdown: enter hours, minutes, and seconds, then start or cancel as needed. - Pomodoro: zero configuration, strictly following the standard 25-minute focus / 5-minute break intervals. LOCAL ALERTS - Alarm alerts use Calm or your device's alarm sound and keep ringing until you stop them. - Countdown and Pomodoro transitions use the same Calm or device alarm sound choices. - Notification and exact-alarm permissions are requested only when a timer action needs them, not as a first-launch gate. LOCAL SETTINGS NoBS Timers remembers only small convenience values on your device, such as the last alarm time, weekday repeat preference, last countdown duration, active timer state when needed, language, and theme. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT NoBS Timers does not require login, network access, analytics SDKs, ad SDKs, tracking identifiers, cloud sync, crash reporting, remote configuration, histories, charts, labels, widgets, or server-based timer data for standard use. The app is free to use with all core timer tools available from the start. Optional support purchases are symbolic only and do not unlock timer features. Simple timers. No ads. No million options. No b******t.

Screenshots

Simple Alarm4 screens
NoBS Timers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Alarm at none against NoBS Timers's 3. NoBS Timers's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. NoBS Timers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Alarm versus NoBS Timers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple AlarmNoBS Timers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter FerancDIEGO MANUEL FORTES

In-app purchases

None

Simple Alarm

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NoBS Timers

One-time3
  • Support Tier 1$0.99
  • Support Tier 2$4.99
  • Support Tier 3$19.99

Questions

Is Simple Alarm free?
Simple Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoBS Timers free?
NoBS Timers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Alarm or NoBS Timers have ads?
Neither Simple Alarm nor NoBS Timers shows ads.

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