Comparison

Clocky vs LRM

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

Head to head
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.

About

LRM

This app functions as a nightstand clock with customizable alarm tones that gradually increase in volume. It offers a snooze feature and keeps the display on, overriding auto-lock settings for continuous visibility. It's recommended to keep your device powered while using it as a nightstand.

Highlights
  • Adjustable brightness for night viewing
  • Progressively louder alarm tones
  • Snooze functionality
  • Overrides auto-lock settings
  • Multiple alarm tones
Features
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LRM is a nightstand alarm clock that wakes you gently, with alarms you can rely on. ALARMS THAT ALWAYS RING LRM 2 uses Apple's alarm system, so your alarm goes off even when the app is closed, your iPhone is locked, on silent, or a Focus is on. No more leaving the app open all night. WAKE UP TO MUSIC Choose from original tracks written for LRM by Richard Hope: Like an Eclipse, Sweet Afternoon Sunshine and To Warm the Coming Gray. Your alarm fades in with the opening of the song; tap Play full song and LRM keeps playing the whole track, getting gradually louder. Prefer a classic tone? Those are still here too. A CLOCK FOR YOUR BEDSIDE Press Sleep to turn your iPhone into a red night clock. Pick thin, normal or bold digits and dim the screen exactly how you like it. Double tap for the darkest setting, triple tap for half brightness. Start a nap timer right from the Nightstand. TWO LOOKS Neon Night: glowing digits on true black, in the accent colour of your choice. Liquid Glass: frosted glass over a sky that changes with the time of day. Switch between them any time in Settings. JUST ASK SIRI "Set an LRM alarm", "LRM, wake me up", "Turn off my LRM alarms", "Start an LRM nap". LRM's alarms are its own and never change the alarms in the Clock app. EVERYTHING YOU KNOW Snooze for 9 minutes, name your alarms, choose repeat days, and use a 12 or 24 hour clock. If you used LRM before, your alarms and settings come with you.

Screenshots

Clocky4 screens
LRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LRM at 100% against Clocky's 57%. LRM also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Clocky's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 59 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, 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

Clocky costs $1.99 and LRM $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clocky ships an update every 9 months, LRM every 59 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clocky versus LRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockyLRM
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 59 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoterhamRichard Hope

Customer experience

Clocky

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

LRM

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clocky

No in-app purchases

None

LRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clocky free?
Clocky costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LRM free?
LRM costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clocky or LRM have ads?
Neither Clocky nor LRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clocky or LRM?
Clocky ships an update every 9 months, and LRM every 59 months. Most recently, Clocky was updated on October 23, 2026 and LRM on October 11, 2026.

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