Comparison

Alarm Clock for Me vs Clock Wave

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

Head to head
About

Alarm Clock for Me

This app combines an alarm clock with music playlists, a sleep timer, weather forecasts, a countdown timer, and a flashlight. Customize your wake-up experience with designer clock themes and multiple alarm stop methods. It also includes a multifunctional timer for cooking or workouts.

Highlights
  • Customizable designer clock themes
  • Wake-up playlists with favorite music
  • Background alarm support
  • Multiple alarm stop methods (shake, math problem)
  • Sleep timer with music or white noise
  • Live weather conditions and temperature
  • Built-in flashlight
Features
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Wake up and go to sleep to your favorite music, never sleep through your alarm again, get your own collection of exclusive designer clocks, know weather conditions in your area, cook or work out with a multifunctional timer, and light up the darkness with a powerful built-in flashlight! FEATURES: * Choose from stylish designer themes for the clock: Digital (Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow), Ultrasonic (Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow), Wordy, ThinLine * Create your own wake-up playlist with the best music * Background alarm support: alarm will ring even if the app is not running * Choose a way to stop the alarm: shake your device or solve a math problem * Go to sleep to your favorite songs or white noise * Check live weather conditions and temperature * Change the screen brightness so that it doesn’t blind you after a good night’s sleep * Shake your device or double tap on the screen to switch on the flashlight * Convenient app settings. Get easy access to any option you need. Alarm Clock for Me provides the functionality of 6 indispensable apps in 1: ALARM - Wake up to your favorite music - Shake your device or solve a math problem to turn off the alarm - Set multiple alarms with different tunes - Background alarm support: alarm will go off even if the app is not running! - Easy access to the nearest alarm from the main screen - Huge Snooze/Stop alarm buttons - Add your notes to the alarm! - Adjustable volume of Sounds/Music - Vibrate / Fade in / Snooze options - Shake-to-snooze when alarm goes off CLOCK - Exclusive designer clocks - Vertical and horizontal modes - 12 or 24 time format - Show/Hide seconds - Show/Hide day of the week - Auto-Lock when plugged in ON/OFF - Auto-Lock when on battery ON/OFF - Customizable auto-lock time SLEEP TIMER - Use the shortcut on the main screen to go directly to the sleep timer settings - Create your own playlist with your favorite songs - Shuffle music ON/OFF - Adjust the volume of Music/Sounds - Go to sleep to white noise WEATHER - Check live weather conditions and temperature - Automatic detection of your current location and weather conditions display in your area - Weather conditions and temperature in any location you choose - Temperature unit: Fahrenheit/Celsius - Show Weather ON/OFF COUNTDOWN - Never miss important events and special occasions. Count down to your vacation, anniversary, graduation and more FLASHLIGHT - Shake your device or double tap on the screen to switch on the flashlight TIMER - No matter whether you are cooking or working out, multifunctional timer will always be at hand! Beautiful. Reliable. Versatile. Get the alarm clock that you've been looking for! For complete access to all Alarm Clock for Me features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Notifications – otherwise, alarm will not ring; *[OPTIONAL] Location data to provide you with the weather forecast for your exact location; *[OPTIONAL] Media library so that you can set your own music as an alarm or a sleep timer sound; *[OPTIONAL] Camera to activate a powerful built-in flashlight; *[OPTIONAL] Photos to give you a possibility to set them as countdown pictures. Privacy Policy: https://support.bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=749124884 Terms of Service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=749124884 Contact us: alarmclock@bendingspoons.com

About

Clock Wave

Calibrate your radio-controlled watch or clock using your iPhone or iPad. Simply tap 'Transmit' and place your device near your watch to automatically sync the accurate time.

Highlights
  • Calibrate radio-controlled watches/clocks
  • Transmit accurate time automatically
  • Supports 5 major global time signal stations
  • Manual station selection for compatibility
  • Automatic time signal transmission
Features
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Clock Wave allows you calibrate radio controlled watch or clock anytime and anywhere. Just click "Transmit" button, set your watch or clock to manual receive time signal, and place it nearby your iPhone/iPad's speaker, it will be calibrated in a few minutes. Clock Wave features: - Covers 5 major longwave time signal stations all over the world. * USA: WWVB * Japan: JJY * China: BPC * UK: MSF * DE: DCF77 - Automatically transmit the accurate time. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station BPC, select station JJY manually to use in China. * If your radio controlled watch/clock doesn't support station MSF, select station DCF77 manually to use in UK. * If your radio controlled watch/clock support only a specified timezone or station, (e.g. Using a radio controlled clock support only JJY station in Australia.), select the watch/clock timezone manually in app settings.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock for Me4 screens
Clock Wave3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alarm Clock for Me at Free against Clock Wave's $1.99. Alarm Clock for Me also leads on ratings volume (124K vs 256) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). Clock Wave's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 51%) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Alarm Clock for Me is free to download; Clock Wave costs $1.99 up front. Alarm Clock for Me sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Clock Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Alarm Clock for Me against 4.7 for Clock Wave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock for Me has 124K ratings behind it against 256, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Alarm Clock for Me's written reviews are positive against 89% of Clock Wave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock for Me ships an update every 5 weeks, Clock Wave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Alarm Clock for Me versus Clock Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock for MeClock Wave
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (124K ratings)4.7 (256 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews89.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124K — better256
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#28 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS139.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.震 任

Customer experience

Alarm Clock for Me

All ratings123,690 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1,918 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative39.8%

Clock Wave

All ratings248 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Alarm Clock for Me

From 124K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great alarm clock
  • 🎨 Customizable display
  • 🎵 Ability to use own music
  • ⏰ Effective at waking up
  • 👍 Simple and user-friendly

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads in free version
  • 🔊 Ads play at full volume
  • 🐛 Alarms not working consistently
  • 🔋 Requires app to be open all night
  • 🤔 Confusing settings/options

Clock Wave

From 256 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works as advertised
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Syncs watches quickly
  • 💡 Clever solution for remote areas
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work for some watches
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or failures

Bugs and requests

Alarm Clock for Me

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Alarms not going off as scheduled
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Weather server unavailable issue
  • Alarms not working in Do Not Disturb mode
  • Alarm volume not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More default alarm sounds
  • Ability to create playlists for alarms
  • Option to wake up to radio/streaming music
  • Larger display font/numbers
  • Suspend alarm for a day option

Clock Wave

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
  • Incorrect time zone adjustments

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to transmit signal automatically
  • Support for more watch brands/models
  • Improved volume/signal strength control

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Alarm Clock for Me

Subscriptions8
  • Premium weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium with Free Trial7 Days trial$1.997 Days
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  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Clock Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock for Me free?
Alarm Clock for Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Wave free?
Clock Wave costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock for Me or Clock Wave?
Clock Wave is rated higher. Alarm Clock for Me averages 4.6 out of 5 from 124K ratings, while Clock Wave averages 4.7 from 256 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock for Me or Clock Wave have ads?
Alarm Clock for Me shows ads; Clock Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock for Me or Clock Wave?
Alarm Clock for Me ships an update every 5 weeks, and Clock Wave every 2 months. Most recently, Alarm Clock for Me was updated on October 30, 2026 and Clock Wave on October 29, 2026.

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