Comparison

Lockable Alarm Clock vs Hard Wake

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

Head to head
About

Lockable Alarm Clock

This utility app prevents users from snoozing or resetting their alarms, ensuring they wake up on time. It helps users establish healthier sleep habits by making it impossible to delay their wake-up calls.

Highlights
  • Multiple alarms
  • Locked alarms
  • Customizable ringtones
  • Prevents resetting
  • Promotes healthier sleep
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Staying up late too much because you can always just reset your alarm clock to a later time? You need Lockable Alarm Clock! ***ABOUT LOCKABLE ALARM CLOCK*** Set your alarm clock during the day and lock it. You can not cancel or reset it until after it rang in the morning. Think twice about staying up late... your alarm clock will ring and you can not change that. ***FEATURES*** > Multiple alarms. > Lock your alarm - there is no way to stop it from ringing now once it is set. > Set your preferred ringtone. ***GET MORE DONE & BE HEALTHIER*** No resetting your alarm clock to a later time late at night any more! Wake up earlier and go to bed earlier! Imagine how much more you could get done and how much healthier your mind and body could be. Take back control of your night and your morning now! Get Lockable Alarm Clock!

About

Hard Wake

This alarm app is designed for heavy sleepers who struggle with standard alarms. It features multiple wake-up challenges that must be completed before the alarm stops, ensuring you truly get out of bed. The app offers reliable scheduling and customizable alarm settings for a dependable morning routine.

Highlights
  • Wake-up challenges (math, typing, memory, shaking)
  • No snooze button
  • Continuous vibration
  • Reliable scheduling
  • Multiple alarms with repeat days
  • Customizable alarm sound and difficulty
  • Modern design
Features
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Waka Wakey is built for people who sleep through normal alarms. Most alarms are too easy to dismiss — a tap, a button, and you're back asleep. Waka Wakey won't let you. It rings loud, vibrates relentlessly, and refuses to stop until you actually wake up and prove it. WAKE-UP CHALLENGES Choose what you have to do before the alarm turns off: • Math — solve arithmetic problems (adjustable difficulty) • Type a phrase — type a sentence exactly • Memory — repeat a sequence from memory • Shake — shake the phone until you're moving NO EASY ESCAPE • No snooze button • Continuous vibration that the volume buttons can't silence • The alarm isn't dismissed until every challenge is solved BUILT RIGHT • Reliable scheduling with Apple's AlarmKit • Multiple alarms with repeat days and labels • Pick your alarm sound and difficulty • Preview an alarm before you trust it with your morning • A clean, calm, modern design Set it tonight. Actually get up tomorrow.

Screenshots

Lockable Alarm Clock3 screens
Hard Wake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hard Wake at 5.0 against Lockable Alarm Clock's 4.5. Hard Wake also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Lockable Alarm Clock's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Lockable Alarm Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hard Wake asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hard Wake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockable Alarm Clock has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lockable Alarm Clock versus Hard Wake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockable Alarm ClockHard Wake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (50 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJarig DuvalShiv Sakhuja

Customer experience

Lockable Alarm Clock

All ratings50 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

Hard Wake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lockable Alarm Clock

One-time1
  • Ad Free$6.99
None

Hard Wake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lockable Alarm Clock free?
Lockable Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hard Wake free?
Hard Wake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lockable Alarm Clock or Hard Wake?
Hard Wake is rated higher. Lockable Alarm Clock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Hard Wake averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lockable Alarm Clock or Hard Wake have ads?
Lockable Alarm Clock shows ads; Hard Wake does not.

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