Comparison

Alarm Clock vs Disappearing Bedside Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Voice commands for alarms and flashlight
  • Motivational wake-up voices
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Snooze prevention
  • Weather for your location
  • Flashlight control
Features
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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

About

Disappearing Bedside Clock

This bedside clock fades the display after an adjustable time, allowing for a peaceful rest. Touch, wave, or even a footstep can reveal the time. It offers optional dimming and voice activation for convenience.

Highlights
  • Disappearing clock display
  • Touch, wave, or vibration activation
  • Adjustable time fadeout
  • Optional brightness dimming
  • Voice activation with Siri
  • Digital or analog display
  • Customizable time color
Features
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A bedside clock that keeps you in the dark—except when you want to know the time. The clock display disappears after an adjustable time interval, letting you (and the device) rest peacefully. Touch the screen to check the time, which will again disappear after the adjustable interval. On iPhones in portrait orientation, you don't have to touch the screen to see the time. Simply wave your hand in front of the screen to activate the iPhone's proximity detector and the time display! Or, on all devices, enable adaptive vibration sensing to activate the display with a touch to your nightstand or even a footstep on your floor. Optional brightness dimming is also provided, which lowers the screen's backlight brightness on LCD devices once the clock has disappeared to produce an even darker display and lower power consumption. (The backlight is dimmed as low as possible automatically, but it is not turned off. On iPhones in portrait orientation, holding your hand in front of phone's proximity sensor for a full second will turn off the backlight. ) If you have enabled "Hey Siri!" you can activate the time display with your voice. Simply say "Hey Siri! Goodbye." to see the time! Use Siri to enable Do Not Disturb mode and manage alarms. Embrace the darkness! Features: * Digital or analog, 12 or 24-hour time display options (2 & 3-finger long press toggles) * Swipe right or tap to display the time * Adjustable, automatic time-display fadeout * Swipe left to immediately darken the display * Double tap to toggle between automatic disappearance mode and always-on time display * Pan vertically with two fingers to adjust undimmed display brightness * Optional automatic backlight dimming * Select normal or thin display fonts (one-finger long press to toggle) * Customize the time-display color * Hide date option * No-touch activation > proximity detection on iPhones in portrait orientation > adaptive vibration sensing > voice activation using Siri The default vibration sensitivity setting is quite high, so you may want to decrease it slightly if ambient vibrations are triggering the display unintentionally. No ads, no in-app purchases, no nonsense.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock4 screens
Disappearing Bedside Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alarm Clock at Free against Disappearing Bedside Clock's $2.99. Alarm Clock also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Disappearing Bedside Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Alarm Clock is free to download; Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99 up front. Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Disappearing Bedside Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock has 2K ratings behind it against 92, 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 80% of Disappearing Bedside Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock ships an update monthly, Disappearing Bedside Clock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Alarm Clock versus Disappearing Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm ClockDisappearing Bedside Clock
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (2K ratings) — better4.3 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better80.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better92
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size458 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerj labsMidnight Oil Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

Alarm Clock

All ratings1,994 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.2%

Disappearing Bedside Clock

All ratings92 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.9%

User reviews

Alarm Clock

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Wakes me up effectively
  • 👍 Customizable alarm sounds and backgrounds
  • 🤖 Fun character voices
  • 💰 Earn free upgrades through points
  • ⏰ Reliable alarm

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Alarm doesn't work when phone is on silent
  • 🔋 Requires app to stay open, drains battery
  • 💸 Paid upgrades required to remove ads
  • 🐛 Alarm randomly goes off silently

Disappearing Bedside Clock

From 92 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌑 Dark and dim display
  • 👆 Tap to wake functionality
  • ✨ Simple and elegant design
  • 💡 Customizable colors
  • 🚫 No subscriptions needed

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns
  • 💡 Screen stays backlit
  • 🐛 Settings change on own
  • 🐛 Crash on update
  • 🚫 No alarm function

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

Disappearing Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Settings change on their own
  • App crashes on open after 14.2 update
  • Long-proximity gesture doesn't work
  • Backlight trick doesn't work in iOS 13
  • Screen doesn't go off
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  • Screen stuck at full brightness
  • Screen doesn't go completely dark
  • Backlight always on faintly
  • Wave feature works intermittently
  • Crash on open

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add outside temperature
  • Add alarm function
  • Add snooze/off button for iOS alarm
  • Option for specific hours for always-on vs. vibrate
  • Add weather information
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  • Change background color

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Super Sleeper$7.99
None

Disappearing Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock free?
Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disappearing Bedside Clock free?
Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock or Disappearing Bedside Clock?
Alarm Clock is rated higher. Alarm Clock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Disappearing Bedside Clock averages 4.3 from 92 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock or Disappearing Bedside Clock have ads?
Alarm Clock shows ads; Disappearing Bedside Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock or Disappearing Bedside Clock?
Alarm Clock ships an update monthly, and Disappearing Bedside Clock every 4 months. Most recently, Alarm Clock was updated on September 21, 2026 and Disappearing Bedside Clock on September 10, 2026.

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