Comparison

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro vs Sticky Widgets

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 Pro

This alarm clock forces you out of bed by requiring you to scan a barcode to turn off its loud, unpredictable ringtones. It offers customizable features, multiple alarms, and motivational tools to improve sleep habits and morning routines.

Highlights
  • Barcode scan to dismiss alarm
  • Blaringly loud, procedural ringtones
  • Impossible to mute or cancel alarms
  • Multiple and repeating alarms
  • Bedtime reminder and enforcer
  • Don't wake spouse button
  • Customizable clock faces and themes
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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! --- This is the Ad Free version of the "Barcode Alarm Clock".

About

Sticky Widgets

Easily add customizable sticky notes to your home screen and lock screen. Sync notes across devices with iCloud and integrate with Siri and Shortcuts for quick access and updates. Personalize your notes with various fonts, colors, and styles.

Highlights
  • Home screen sticky notes
  • Lock screen pinning (premium)
  • iCloud sync
  • Customizable appearance (color, font, size)
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Multiple widget sizes
Features
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"It's perfect, honestly." - Myke Hurley, Connected "What makes Sticky Widgets great is the simplicity of the experience." - Ryan Christoffel, MacStories "This is a great concept." - Dave Mark, The Loop Welcome to Sticky Widgets, the absolute easiest way to put a sticky note on your home screen and edit it quickly. Add as many Sticky Widgets as you'd like, in every widget size. It's simple! It works on iPad! You can even pin notes to your Lock Screen with a premium subscription so they're visible even when your phone is locked! 1. Add a Sticky Widget to your home screen 2. Tap on the widget to edit it 3. That's about it! But that's not all. Once you have a widget in place, you can customize it: change color, background, font, alignment, size, even rotation! And your widgets now sync to your iCloud account, meaning you can put a note on multiple devices logged into the same Apple ID and they'll stay in sync. Sticky Widgets supports deep system integration with Siri, Shortcuts, the Dynamic Island, and more so there are even more ways to view and update your notes and lists. Sticky Widgets is free to download and use. You get unlimited widgets, three classic background colors, three fonts, iCloud sync, Siri and Shortcuts integration, and full control over alignment, size, and rotation: all without paying a thing. An optional upgrade unlocks everything else: the full color picker with any color you want, gradients and mesh gradients, hundreds of additional fonts, custom text colors, Lock Screen pinning, separate styling for light and dark mode, saved presets, the ability to restore archived notes, scheduled reminders, and no ads. Premium features can be accessed with a monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription, or with a one-time purchase. The Sticky Widgets Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.tylerhillsman.com/privacy-sw/. The Apple EULA can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro4 screens
Sticky Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sticky Widgets at Free against Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's $14.99. Sticky Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 150). Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Sticky Widgets is free to download; Barcode Alarm Clock Pro costs $14.99 up front. Barcode Alarm Clock Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sticky Widgets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Widgets has 30K ratings behind it against 150, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sticky Widgets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro ships an update every 7 months, Sticky Widgets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro versus Sticky Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode Alarm Clock ProSticky Widgets
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (150 ratings)4.6 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.4% of reviews — better40.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15030K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJarig Duval1881 Digital, LLC

Customer experience

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

All ratings150 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative36.1%

Sticky Widgets

All ratings29,517 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews922 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative48.6%

User reviews

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

From 150 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Effective for waking deep sleepers
  • 👍 Great concept and motivation
  • 🚀 Works as intended for some
  • 👍 Helps with ADHD and focus
  • 👍 Forces users out of bed

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constantly crashing
  • 🐛 Alarms failing to go off
  • 🐛 Background mode crashing
  • 🐛 Unreliable and unstable
  • 🐛 Expensive for poor execution

Sticky Widgets

From 30K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📋 Convenient and handy widget
  • 🔍 Helpful for reminders and lists
  • 💻 Works well as a digital sticky note
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and fonts
  • 💰 Affordable one-time payment

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🐛 Disappearing notes
  • 📝 Difficulty editing and saving notes
  • 💰 Paid features required for full functionality
  • 🔍 Confusing note ID management

Bugs and requests

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App continually crashing
  • Background mode crashing
  • Alarm failing to go off
  • Alarm not ringing on silent/DND
  • App freezes during barcode scan
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  • Crash notifications received frequently
  • Alarm only rings when app is opened
  • Billing issues (unauthorized charges)
  • Pro version not working
  • App crashes in the middle of the night
  • Alarm not going off 7/10 times
  • Delay in barcode scanning
  • App crashes too often, missing alarms
  • Battery use is absurdly high
  • Alarm doesn't scan sometimes
  • App crashes whole day
  • App doesn't work when phone is silenced
  • Sends silent notifications
  • Alarm suspending when phone is on night mode or home button pressed
  • App crashes randomly during the day
  • Alarm doesn't work on silent mode
  • Alarm ringtones don't work consistently
  • App incompatible with iOS 10
  • Paid version has ads or doesn't work
  • App crashes and doesn't wake user up
  • App crashes and causes alarm to fail

Requested features

15 requests
  • Playlist option for alarms
  • Ability to rotate songs or use music playlist
  • Check off lists for each alarm
  • Timer feature
  • Alarm auto-on or reminder to set alarm
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  • Include sleep sounds
  • Option to disable Plan B (turning off alarm)
  • Ability to set alarms for specific days of the week
  • Allow use on iPad
  • Option to use own alarm sounds/music from library
  • Confirm AM vs PM for alarm setting
  • Better alarm selection
  • Improve UI/redesign
  • Allow alarm to override Do Not Disturb/silent mode
  • Add option to use own ringtones

Sticky Widgets

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes randomly disappearing
  • Editing issues where changes don't save
  • Widgets not updating properly
  • Crashes and freezes after recent updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add checklist functionality
  • Improve syncing across devices
  • Allow rearranging of notes
  • Provide better note organization options
  • Add support for more languages

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Barcode Alarm Clock Pro

One-time1
  • STOP THE ALARM$0.99
5 purchases

Sticky Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$2.993 Months
  • Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Classic$2.99
  • Upgrade - One-Time Option$19.99

Questions

Is Barcode Alarm Clock Pro free?
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sticky Widgets free?
Sticky Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barcode Alarm Clock Pro or Sticky Widgets?
Sticky Widgets is rated higher. Barcode Alarm Clock Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 150 ratings, while Sticky Widgets averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Barcode Alarm Clock Pro or Sticky Widgets have ads?
Neither Barcode Alarm Clock Pro nor Sticky Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barcode Alarm Clock Pro or Sticky Widgets?
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro ships an update every 7 months, and Sticky Widgets every 2 weeks. Most recently, Barcode Alarm Clock Pro was updated on September 26, 2026 and Sticky Widgets on September 27, 2026.

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