Barcode Alarm Clock Pro vs Gammel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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".
Gammel
Track the ages of loved ones, including babies, pets, and anniversaries, with customizable widgets for your devices. Visualize milestones and special dates with beautiful designs and smart framing.
- Customizable widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch
- Multiple widget styles and photo display options
- Automatic conversion of pet ages to animal years
- Anniversary tracking with traditional naming
- Widget Playground for previewing designs
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Birthday and anniversary notifications
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Gammel is the age tracker for puppies, babies, anniversaries, and everyone else you love - with beautiful widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Apple Watch, and Mac. Puppies, dogs, cats, babies, toddlers, anniversaries - all in one place, always a glance away. BEAUTIFUL NEW WIDGETS Gammel 2.0 brings a completely redesigned widget system, built to make the people and pets you love the centrepiece of your devices. - 7 photo widget styles: Badge, Fade, Embossed, Instant, Gallery, Magazine, and the retro-CRT Terminal - 5 dashboard widget styles to show multiple ages at once - Every widget can override the app theme with one of 11 colour palettes, or pull its tint straight from the photo - Smart subject detection frames faces and pets automatically, so widgets always look their best - Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Standby FOR PET OWNERS Just got a puppy or kitten? Gammel shows their age in weeks, then months, then years - and automatically converts it to their animal age in dog or cat years. FOR PARENTS Never do sleep-deprived maths again. Gammel shows your baby's age in the most appropriate way - weeks, then months, then years - so you always know exactly how old they are. FOR ANNIVERSARIES Track how long you've been married, together, or in any relationship. Select Wedding as your anniversary type and Gammel will show you the traditional anniversary name - Paper, Silver, Gold, and more. WIDGET PLAYGROUND Not sure which style suits your photo? The new in-app Widget Playground lets you preview every style, size, and theme with your own data before you add it to your Home Screen. APPLE WATCH Filter items by type directly on your wrist, with filters that persist between sessions. A subtle sync indicator keeps you informed when iCloud is updating your data. EVERYTHING ELSE - Add children, grandchildren, friends, family, and pets - anyone whose age matters to you - Assign photos to any person, pet, or anniversary directly from Photos, Safari, or any app using the iOS Share Sheet - Get notified on birthdays and anniversaries with flexible notification scheduling - Filter your dashboard by people, pets, or events - and show or hide archived items - Group and favourite to keep your most important people front and centre - Search across names, groups, and item types to quickly find who you're looking for - Archive entries to preserve their history - Crop and personalise photos - Shortcuts support for power users - Your data syncs across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac via iCloud "During the first few years of my son's life I would need to know his age in weeks, then months, and I was always having to stop and think and do maths in my head. I created Gammel so I could have a widget on my phone as a quick and easy reminder." - Luke, developer of Gammel
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gammel at $1.99 against Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's $14.99. Gammel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (152 vs 1). On review sentiment, 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
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro costs $14.99 and Gammel $1.99 up front. Barcode Alarm Clock Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gammel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Alarm Clock Pro has 152 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Barcode Alarm Clock Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gammel's.
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro ships an update every 7 months, Gammel every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Alarm Clock Pro | Gammel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (152 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jarig Duval | Luke Johnson |
Customer experience
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro
Gammel
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
Gammel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Alarm Clock Pro
- STOP THE ALARM$0.99
Gammel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Gammel free?
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