iHour vs Task Alarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHour
Plan and track your time spent on developing habits and mastering skills. Set daily reminders, use a countdown timer, and plan up to ten years ahead. Unlock achievements to stay motivated on your journey to mastery.
- Daily activity tracking
- Long-term planning (up to 10 years)
- Daily reminders and countdown timer
- Progress statistics and visualization
- Over 80 unlockable achievements
- Cloud synchronization
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"iHour" helps you plan & track your time spending on habits. You can record things like Play Guitar, Read Book, Coding, Running etc. The app supports daily reminder, countdown timer, up to 10 years long-term planning. Special designed Achievements help you achieve your goal. 10000 Hours to Master a Skill. =Special Feature= · Daily Tracker: Record your daily activities by hours & minutes · Cloud Sync · Task Planner & Reminder · Time Statistics: Visualize your efforts · Achievements: 80+ Achievements are waiting for you · Share with your friends —————— About the In-App Subscription: We provide "iHour Pro · Monthly Membership" for $0.49 / month. Your subscription will be billed through your Apple ID account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your billing cycle. Renewal cannot be cancelled. Privacy Policy: https://clover.ly/privacy Terms: https://m.icity.ly/tos
Task Alarm
This app helps you stay focused by setting timed intervals for work or study. It alarms you when you attempt to use your phone during these focus periods, encouraging uninterrupted productivity.
- Set timed focus intervals
- Alarm to prevent phone use
- Encourages uninterrupted work
- Simple step-by-step setup
- Lock device screen integration
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You can use this app to alarm you not to use mobile phone when you're working or studying. Step: 1. Select a time interval you want to focus on working. 2. Put your phone on a horizontal desktop. 3. Tap the start button. 4. Lock your device screen directly. 5. Start and focus on your work or study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iHour at none against Task Alarm's shown. iHour also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (810 vs 19). Task Alarm's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. iHour sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Task Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iHour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iHour has 810 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of iHour's written reviews are positive against 85% of Task Alarm's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHour | Task Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (810 ratings) — better | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 85.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 810 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 362 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDaily Corp. | 广杰 周 |
Customer experience
iHour
Task Alarm
Bugs and requests
iHour
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apple Watch version has sync issues
- Countdown timer stops when screen is locked
- Time records not always accurate
Requested features
5 requests- Add more detailed time tracking (e.g. down to the second)
- Improve data visualization and analytics
- Introduce a desktop/iPad version
- Allow more customization of UI and sounds
- Implement a dark mode option
Task Alarm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iHour
- iHour Pro - Monthly Membership7 Days trial$0.491 Month
- 咖啡$2.99
- iHour Pro$3.99
- 银币$5.99
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- 金币$14.99
- Coffee for Everyone$29.99
Task Alarm
- No Ad Version$0.99
