Alarm Clock vs Clock Watching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alarm Clock
This alarm clock app is designed to ensure you wake up on time with customizable features. It offers voice commands for setting alarms, checking the time, and controlling the flashlight, along with fun motivational voices to prevent snoozing.
- Voice commands for alarms and flashlight
- Motivational wake-up voices
- Customizable backgrounds
- Snooze prevention
- Weather for your location
- Flashlight control
Read full descriptionHide full description
OVER 2M DOWNLOADS!!! ◉ The first and best alarm clock on the store! ◉ Set a time at which you can't snooze anymore! ◉ Guaranteed to get you up! FEATURES ◉ Add your own background from your photos or camera or choose from dozens of beautiful designs ◉ Weather for your location ◉ Select from the built in beautiful backgrounds. ◉ Say “Jarvis set alarm for 7:30 AM” to set an alarm ◉ Say “Jarvis time” to hear the time ◉ Say “Jarvis light” to turn on the flashlight. No fumbling for the light at night! ◉ Get fun voices like Stewie and Hermione that motivate you to wake up if you keep snoozing! ◉ Beautiful, customizable alarm clock design TESTIMONIALS • "I've been waiting foreverrr for a great app like this. You get to talk to it and it talks back." Jessie_baee • "This app is so cool, the features are awesome and it's FREE!!!" Maemaepdx • "I love this app! Especially when you keep snoozing it, because then it says you can't snooze anymore and you have to get up!" grace55667 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! • Visit us at www.jlabs.me • Email us at support@jlabs.me • Tweet us at @jlabsTeam • Like us on Facebook! By downloading this app, you accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreements
Clock Watching
This app displays the current time using a four-digit digital format for hours and minutes. An optional in-app purchase adds animated seconds with pendulums that fall or explode as each minute completes.
- Four-digit time display
- Hour and minute tracking
- Animated seconds (in-app purchase)
- Pendulum animation
- Minute completion effects
Read full descriptionHide full description
It is a digital clock that shows the time, using four digits to display both hours and minutes. You can watch a multitude of minutes and hours progress through time. Add animated seconds to your flanks with an In-App Purchase. Pendulums will move into place with each second until the minute is complete. The pink pendulums will then fall or explode offscreen to allow the sequence to repeat itself. Minute after minute.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clock Watching at none against Alarm Clock's shown. Clock Watching also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Alarm Clock's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clock Watching sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clock Watching holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Clock Watching's.
Alarm Clock ships an update monthly, Clock Watching every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alarm Clock | Clock Watching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 458 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | j labs | David Thorpe |
Customer experience
Alarm Clock
Clock Watching
Bugs and requests
Alarm Clock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm randomly goes off silently
- Alarm fails to go off at set time
- App freezes or crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Allow alarm to play even when phone volume is low
- Ability to set alarm time more easily
- Option to play music from library as alarm
- Improved Bluetooth connectivity
Clock Watching
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alarm Clock
- Super Sleeper$7.99
Clock Watching
- Add Animated Seconds$1.99
Questions
Is Alarm Clock free?
Is Clock Watching free?
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock or Clock Watching?
Do Alarm Clock or Clock Watching have ads?
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock or Clock Watching?
Other comparisons
