Comparison

Barcode Alarm Clock vs BillCard

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

Head to head
About

Barcode Alarm Clock

This app is a loud alarm clock designed for heavy sleepers. It requires scanning a barcode to turn off, forcing you out of bed. Features include customizable loud ringtones, lockable alarms, and a 'don't wake my spouse' option.

Highlights
  • Barcode scan to stop alarm
  • Blaringly loud ringtones
  • Impossible to mute alarms
  • Lockable alarms to prevent cheating
  • Bedtime reminder and enforcer
  • Don't wake my spouse button
  • Customizable themes and clock faces
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Are you a heavy sleeper who just can’t manage to get out of bed on time? Do you need a LOUD alarm clock that WAKES you up? Are you late to meetings and calls? We have created an alarm clock that will get you out of bed. How? It requires you to scan a barcode. It’s impossible to miss. In fact, this alarm clock is so annoying, it will make you want it to stop immediately. You will HAVE to get up to turn it off. *** Blaringly Loud Ringtones *** Our alarm ringtones are procedurally generated and unpredictable to prevent auditory adaption. Every time one of them goes off, no matter how deep asleep you are, your brain is going to wake your body up instantly. *** Toothpaste Barcode Scan *** To turn off this alarm clock, you will need to scan the barcode of your toothpaste or any other predetermined barcode. That way, you will be forced to get out of bed to stop the alarm. Yes, you will have to look yourself in the mirror to make it stop. *** Multiple and Repeating Alarms with LOCK Feature *** We’ve made it impossible to cancel your alarm. There is no way to stop it from ringing once it’s set. How annoying is that? You can’t mute it either! *** Alarm Features *** - Interactive wake-up technology that works - Barcode scan required to stop annoying sound - Choose different objects with barcodes to stop alarm - Impossible to mute - Use it anywhere - Crazy loud ringtones for heavy sleepers and night owls - Procedural Ringtones¹ to never sleep through any alarm again - Multiple, repeating alarms - Lockable alarms to prevent yourself from cheating - Randomizable ringtone playlists - Mix in ringtones with your own music *** Motivational Features *** - Bedtime Reminder - Bedtime Enforcer - Morning Routine *** Bonus Don’t Wake My Spouse Button *** Do you want to allow your spouse to keep sleeping while your phone alert wakes YOU up? We’ve included a ‘don’t wake my spouse button,’ which comes with a super short time snooze. Trust us, your spouse will thank you later. *** Totally Customizable *** - Dark mode to help you power down at night - Bright alarms - Customizable color themes and alternative app icon colors - Bedside Clock with changeable clock face - Highly customizable with full-screen clock, analog clocks, digital clocks, hourglass clock, landscape and portrait, clock wallpaper, and more. *** Say Goodbye to Bad Sleeping Habits *** You deserve good sleep. But, you also deserve good habits. Our phone alarm clock will help you create a schedule that is productive and healthy for you. Whether you need our Bedtime Reminder or Bedtime Enforcer option, our app will ensure you are awake, alert, and enthusiastic whenever you need to be. *** Track Your Morning Routine *** Our heavy sleep alarm clock will help you create and track a morning routine that is right for you. Download our app today!

About

BillCard

Track credit card bills securely on your device. Record payments, monitor utilization, and receive timely notifications without any data leaving your phone. Offers a private and ad-free experience for managing your finances.

Highlights
  • Track multiple credit cards
  • Record bills and payments
  • Credit utilization ring
  • Local notifications
  • Auto-generate annual fee bills
  • JSON backup and restore
  • Face ID lock screen
Features
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BillCard is a credit card bill tracker that lives entirely on your device. No account. No server. No ads. No tracking. Your card data never leaves your iPhone. — What BillCard does well — • Track multiple credit cards with statement day, due day, credit limit, and annual fee. • Record bills and partial payments. See remaining balance at a glance. • Get a Face ID lock screen so anyone who grabs your phone can't browse your cards. • Watch a credit utilization ring change color from green to orange to red as you spend. • Receive local notifications on statement day and due day. Mark a bill paid or snooze a day right from the notification. • Auto-generate annual fee bills on the month they post. Never get surprised again. • Switch between English and Simplified Chinese on the fly. • See six months of billed vs. paid in a chart, plus an outstanding-by-card breakdown. • Export a JSON backup any time. Restore on a new device in two taps. • Designed for the US market with familiar issuers (Chase, Amex, Capital One, Citi, Bank of America, Discover, Wells Fargo, Apple Card, U.S. Bank, Barclays). Region-aware bank suggestions if you travel. — What BillCard doesn't do — • Connect to your bank. BillCard will never ask for your login. There is no Plaid, no Yodlee, no open-banking aggregator. • Send your data anywhere. There is no analytics SDK, no crash reporter from a third party, no email list. • Show ads or upsells. — Why on-device only — Your financial life is your business. BillCard treats it that way. We can't lose data we never had. — Privacy at a glance — • No data collection (see the privacy nutrition label below) • Local-only storage with optional iCloud private database sync • Optional Face ID / Touch ID / passcode app lock • Notifications scheduled locally; never sent from a server Questions? Email iwbinb@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Barcode Alarm Clock3 screens
BillCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BillCard at 100% against Barcode Alarm Clock's 50%. BillCard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Barcode Alarm Clock's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BillCard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Alarm Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Barcode Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of BillCard's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Barcode Alarm Clock versus BillCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode Alarm ClockBillCard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJarig Duval滨斌 吴

Customer experience

Barcode Alarm Clock

All ratings1,273 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative36.8%

BillCard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Barcode Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm doesn't go off sometimes
  • Barcode scanner not working properly
  • Constant background crash notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to disable 'Plan B' feature
  • Allow importing custom ringtones
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Ensure alarm works even on silent mode

BillCard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Barcode Alarm Clock

No in-app purchases

None

BillCard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barcode Alarm Clock free?
Barcode Alarm Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BillCard free?
BillCard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barcode Alarm Clock or BillCard?
BillCard is rated higher. Barcode Alarm Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while BillCard averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Barcode Alarm Clock or BillCard have ads?
Barcode Alarm Clock shows ads; BillCard does not.

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