Comparison

Alarm Clock for Me vs Clocky

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

Clocky

A minimalist digital alarm clock designed for simplicity. Easily set alarms, toggle settings, and customize the display with options for seconds and inverted colors. Ensure your device is not on silent and volume is up for alarms to function.

Highlights
  • Full-screen display
  • Tap or swipe controls
  • Set alarms
  • Show seconds option
  • Invert colors option
  • Minimalist design
Features
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This is the simplest digital alarm clock one could imagine. Hipsters use it on their desks, white walls or vintage night stands. Tap or swipe to toggle settings and set an alarm, show seconds or invert colors. Make sure your phone is not in silent mode and the volume is up if you've set an alarm.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock for Me4 screens
Clocky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alarm Clock for Me at Free against Clocky's $1.99. Alarm Clock for Me also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). Clocky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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 for Me is free to download; Clocky costs $1.99 up front. Alarm Clock for Me sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Clocky asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alarm Clock for Me holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alarm Clock for Me has 124K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Alarm Clock for Me's written reviews are positive against 57% of Clocky's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alarm Clock for Me ships an update every 5 weeks, Clocky every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Alarm Clock for Me versus Clocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm Clock for MeClocky
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (124K ratings) — better3.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Boterham

Customer experience

Alarm Clock for Me

All ratings123,690 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1,919 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative39.8%

Clocky

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

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

Clocky

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Clocky

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 Clocky free?
Clocky costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alarm Clock for Me or Clocky?
Alarm Clock for Me is rated higher. Alarm Clock for Me averages 4.6 out of 5 from 124K ratings, while Clocky averages 3.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Alarm Clock for Me or Clocky have ads?
Alarm Clock for Me shows ads; Clocky does not.
Which is updated more often, Alarm Clock for Me or Clocky?
Alarm Clock for Me ships an update every 5 weeks, and Clocky every 9 months. Most recently, Alarm Clock for Me was updated on November 3, 2026 and Clocky on November 1, 2026.

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