Comparison

Gesture Alarm Clock vs Memory Alarm Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Memory Alarm Clock

This app uses loud ringtones and a memory game to ensure you wake up on the first try. It also offers a customizable bedside clock, bedtime reminders, and morning routine tracking to help you establish better sleep habits and start your day effectively.

Highlights
  • Memory game to stop alarm
  • Extremely loud ringtones
  • Customizable bedside clock
  • Bedtime reminder
  • Morning routine tracker
  • Don't Wake my Spouse Button
  • Impossible to mute alarm
Features
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Awake on the first beep! Completely active mind after that little brain game. End falling back asleep! Extremely loud and annoying ringtones to wake you up for sure. Memory game to get you fully awake. Tons of free features! ***ABOUT MEMORY ALARM CLOCK*** Memory Alarm Clock is specifically designed to get you up and running in no time - even if you usually can't get out of bed in the morning. The ringtones are designed to get you out of even the deepest sleep. The memory game after waking up stimulates your higher brain functions - making it almost impossible to fall back asleep. ***ALARM*** - Memory game to stop the alarm - Multiple alarms - Repeating alarms - Ringtones designed to wake you up - Impossible to mute (preset volume) - Randomizable ringtone playlists - Wake up to your music - Mix in ringtones to your music - Wake up to the alarm talking - Optional: Super short snooze ***FEATURES*** - Bedside Clock (Highly customizable) - Bedtime Reminder - Bedtime Enforcerer - Morning Routine - Battery Saving Mode ***CUSTOMIZE*** - Dark Mode - Dark Theme (optional) - Always bright alarms (optional) - Color Themes - Alternative App Icon colors ***BEDSIDE CLOCK*** - Fullscreen clock - Highly customizable - Analog clocks - Digital clocks - Hourglass clock - Landscape and portrait - Clock wallpaper - Your photos as clock wallpaper - Color customizable - Complications ***LET YOUR SPOUSE SLEEP*** Do you like to get up early in the morning but your spouse doesn't? Now you can use the "Don't Wake my Spouse Button"! It's a super short time snooze (optional). Your spouse will thank you later. ***GET THE SLEEP YOU DESERVE*** Would you love to get the sleep you deserve but still fall back into bad habits at night that keep you awake? Sometimes all it needs is a little reminder at the right time: Try the "Bedtime Reminder" packaged with this App (optional). Still doesn't do the trick? Than it's time to introduce the "Bedtime Enforcerer" (optional). It won't shut up until you eventually are in bed. ***START YOUR DAY YOUR WAY*** Do you like the idea of morning routines? Create and track your individual morning routine inside the App. Improve your morning routine's consistency and reduce willpower depletion early in the morning. Experience the magic of a consistent morning routine! ***END OVERSLEEPING*** Imagine how your life would change for the better if instead of oversleeping and feeling regret and frustration the rest of the day, YOU were in control? Think of how much more you could get done, and even how healthier your body and mind would be! With Memory Alarm Clock, you won’t just change how you wake up... you’ll change your life!

Screenshots

Gesture Alarm Clock4 screens
Memory Alarm Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Memory Alarm Clock at 67% against Gesture Alarm Clock's 50%. Memory Alarm Clock also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Gesture Alarm Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Gesture Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Memory Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memory Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 145 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Gesture Alarm Clock's written reviews are positive against 67% of Memory Alarm Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gesture Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 months, Memory Alarm Clock every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gesture Alarm Clock versus Memory Alarm Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGesture Alarm ClockMemory Alarm Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (182 ratings)4.4 (145 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews67.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182 — better145
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRV AppStudios LLCJarig Duval

Customer experience

Gesture Alarm Clock

All ratings182 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative40.9%

Memory Alarm Clock

All ratings145 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative23.3%

User reviews

Gesture Alarm Clock

From 182 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Vibration only alarm is a godsend
  • 👍 Good concept, nice look
  • 👍 Effective once learned
  • 👍 Cool, colorful, interactive
  • 👍 Works better than native alarm

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm does not shut off
  • 🐛 Never ending alarm
  • 🐛 Alarm keeps waking up late
  • 🐛 Battery drains quickly
  • 🐛 Alarm won't turn off

Memory Alarm Clock

From 145 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Effective at waking users up
  • 👍 Simple alarm with color combo
  • 💡 Unique color pattern to turn off
  • 🚀 Runs in the background
  • 💡 Good for memory improvement

Room to improve

  • 😠 Ads are annoying
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Alarms delete themselves
  • 🐛 Does not work in silent mode
  • 🐛 Does not work in do not disturb mode

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

Memory Alarm Clock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes a lot
  • Alarms delete themselves
  • App doesn't work in silent mode
  • App doesn't work in do not disturb mode
  • App becomes white, cannot set alarms
Show 5 more
  • Alarms still go off even when disabled/deleted
  • Only vibrates, no sound
  • Support doesn't load
  • None of the apps work
  • App is only for iPhone, not for Samsung S8

Requested features

12 requests
  • Support for silent mode
  • Support for do not disturb mode
  • Option to set days of the week for alarms
  • Louder and more annoying ringtones
  • Ability to use custom ringtones
Show 7 more
  • Fix app crashing
  • Fix alarms deleting themselves
  • Fix alarms going off when disabled/deleted
  • Improve user interface
  • Make app available for Android devices
  • Fix app becoming white and un-settable
  • Charge upfront instead of ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gesture Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Upgrade To Pro Version$1.99
1 purchases

Memory Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Ad Free$14.99

Questions

Is Gesture Alarm Clock free?
Gesture Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Alarm Clock free?
Memory Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gesture Alarm Clock or Memory Alarm Clock?
Memory Alarm Clock is rated higher. Gesture Alarm Clock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Memory Alarm Clock averages 4.4 from 145 ratings.
Do Gesture Alarm Clock or Memory Alarm Clock have ads?
Both Gesture Alarm Clock and Memory Alarm Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gesture Alarm Clock or Memory Alarm Clock?
Gesture Alarm Clock ships an update every 3 months, and Memory Alarm Clock every 7 months. Most recently, Gesture Alarm Clock was updated on October 18, 2026 and Memory Alarm Clock on October 16, 2026.

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