Gesture Alarm Clock vs Vibration Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gesture Alarm Clock
Wake up gently or aggressively with this innovative alarm clock. Features include vibration with a backup alarm, gesture controls, and a sleep timer. It offers multiple snooze options and syncs across devices.
- Vibration with Backup Alarm
- Gesture Controls for Alarms
- Repeat, Daily, Weekly Alarms
- Multiple Snooze Options
- Sleep Timer with Soothing Sounds
- Sync Alarm Settings via iCloud
- Flashlight and Fade-in Ring Options
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Get excited to wake up again! Gesture Alarm Clock includes all the combined features that you would expect in a beautifully constructed alarm clock, plus innovative new alarm features to change the way you wake up. *** Vibration with Backup Alarm (Exclusive) *** Stop waking up your loved ones when you only have to wake up! This is a unique feature only offered by Gesture Alarm Clock. Simply activate vibration alarm, place the device on a hard surface to hear the vibration louder if possible. If you don't wake up with a vibration, don't worry! A backup alarm will ring to still wake you up after a few minutes! This is extremely useful if you have a spouse or baby in the same room! Why wake up others when you only have to wake up? Gesture Alarm Clock is easy to use and setup! The app allows you to set one-time, repeat, daily, and weekly alarms. The app also includes a unique & different snooze option to make it difficult for those habitual snoozers :-). Plus end the day by listening to our collection of relaxing music or listen to your favorite tunes as you fall asleep with our sleep timer. Get ready to use the best and only alarm clock you will ever need. Features • Set the alarm through Gestures • Vibration with Backup Alarm • Set Repeat, Daily & Weekly Alarms • Multiple Ring Options - Vibrate, Fade-in & Flashlight On/Off • Sync Alarm Settings on Multiple Devices through iCloud • Local Weather Updates • Easy Swipe Controls to Enable / Disable Alarm • Low Battery Warnings • Alarm rings even when application closed • Sleep Timer allows you to fall asleep with soothing sounds, songs, and more • Aggressive alarm for those who snooze too much • Multiple Snooze Options - Swipe Down - Double Tap - Flip Over - Shake Device Gesture Alarm Clock will be your new favorite alarm app of choice. Specially selected music has been added to help you gently wake up & easily fall asleep. Gesture Alarm Clock is a universal app, fully compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod. What are you waiting for? Download the best alarm clock today for free! YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7QsX_sHRY Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rvappstudios Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/RVAppstudios
Vibration Timer
This utility app provides a silent timer that relies solely on vibration for notifications. It offers unlimited preset timers with customizable labels and colors, and can send strong vibration alerts even when the app is in the background. The interface supports dark mode and displays an icon badge when a timer is active.
- Silent vibration-only notifications
- Unlimited preset timers
- Customizable timer labels and colors
- Background vibration alerts
- Icon badge display
- Dark mode support
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It's a timer app with no sound & only vibration. All features are completely free to use. - Unlimited preset timers - Timer can be specified up to the number of seconds - Set labels and colors for timers - Notification with strong vibration while the app is running - Vibrate notification up to 60 times even in the background - Icon badge display while timer is running - dark mode URL scheme: vibrationtimer://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vibration Timer at none against Gesture Alarm Clock's 1. Vibration Timer also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Gesture Alarm Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (182 vs 13). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Gesture Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vibration Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Gesture Alarm Clock against 4.3 for Vibration Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gesture Alarm Clock has 182 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Gesture Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 67% of Vibration Timer's.
Gesture Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 months, Vibration Timer every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gesture Alarm Clock | Vibration Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (182 ratings) | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RV AppStudios LLC | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Gesture Alarm Clock
Vibration Timer
Bugs and requests
Gesture Alarm Clock
Reported bugs
27 issues- Alarm keeps waking up late
- Alarm does not shut off
- Alarm won't turn off
- Battery drains quickly
- Alarm goes off an hour early
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- Continuously buzzes
- Silent alarm did not go off
- Confusing menus, cannot edit or delete alarms
- Starts with loud babbling voice
- Won't stop ringing
- App has to be open for vibrate to work
- Only one alarm at a time, cannot label alarms
- Doesn't work with DND mode
- Only plays one sound
- Snooze does not work
- Backup sounds come on when off
- Doesn't work with Do Not Disturb
- Won't ring on silent
- Won't do anything on DND
- Worthless on silent
- Interface is cumbersome
- Doesn't work with Do Not Disturb active
- Cannot get past draw a number screen
- Unusable due to crashing
- Cannot set alarm without upgrade
- Bright screen
- Glitches, quiet
Requested features
4 requests- Add seconds on the clock
- Add more settings
- Add custom snooze time selection
- Swiping down to enable quick nap timer
Vibration Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gesture Alarm Clock
- Upgrade To Pro Version$1.99
Vibration Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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