Comparison

Dawn Alarm vs Bedside Clock

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

Head to head
About

Dawn Alarm

Wake up with the natural rhythm of daylight. This alarm app notifies you of dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk times for your location. It's ideal for those who want to align activities with natural light cycles.

Highlights
  • Dawn, sunrise, sunset, dusk notifications
  • Location-based timing
  • Major city timing lookup
  • Offline access to timing
  • Customizable dawn/dusk definitions
Features
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This app serves as an alarm that provides notifications at dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk. If you wish to commence activities shortly after sunrise, this app is an excellent choice. It offers the capability to determine the timing of sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk for your current location and major cities instantly. Moreover, you can access this information even if you haven’t allowed local notifications. The app employs Japanese definitions for dawn and dusk, which were established by a samurai during the shogunate era, although they closely resemble civil twilight. Civil twilight commences and concludes when the sun’s geometric center is 6° below the horizon. In contrast, dawn starts and dusk ends when the sun’s geometric center is 7.3611° below the horizon. Enabling the civil twilight option will make the dawn and dusk correspond to civil dawn and civil dusk. ■ Liability Disclaimer ASTI disclaims all liability for any consequences arising from the use of the app. We accept no responsibility for any damages, injuries, or losses resulting from app usage.

About

Bedside Clock

Transform your device into a large, easy-to-read digital bedside clock. Features voice control to silence alarms and offers customizable hourly chimes. Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen widgets for at-a-glance time checks.

Highlights
  • Large digital clock display
  • Voice control to stop alarms
  • Dynamic Island and lock screen support
  • Home screen widgets with real-time seconds
  • Customizable alarm settings
  • Hourly time chime and reminders
Features
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Bedside alarm clock display a large digital clock on the bedside table. When the alarm goes off, you can turn it off via voice control. - Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen display seconds. - Display time in standby mode in seconds. - Full-screen digital time display, allowing you to check the time anywhere in the room. - Hourly time chime, hourly reminder. - Voice control to stop alarm. When the alarm clock sounds, say "Stop" on the alarm clock interface, and the alarm clock will automatically turn off. - Convenient alarm clock settings, you can add multiple alarm clocks, set alarm clock music, repeat type, etc. - Supports time display in desktop widgets and lock screen widgets, updating seconds in real time.

Screenshots

Dawn Alarm3 screens
Bedside Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bedside Clock at 3.6K against Dawn Alarm's 26. Bedside Clock also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, 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. Dawn Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bedside Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bedside Clock has 3.6K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Dawn Alarm's written reviews are positive against 70% of Bedside Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawn Alarm ships an update every 4 months, Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dawn Alarm versus Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawn AlarmBedside Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews70.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings263.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB68 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTakafumi AMANO章健 杨

Customer experience

Dawn Alarm

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative19.2%

Bedside Clock

All ratings3,644 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative21.5%

Bugs and requests

Dawn Alarm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Alarm not working as expected
  • Time/date display issues
  • Landscape mode not functioning
  • App crashes or fails to open
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • 12-hour clock mode
  • Ability to remove seconds display
  • More color/theme options
  • Improved alarm customization
  • Widget/home screen integration

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawn Alarm

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Bedside Clock

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$2.99

Questions

Is Dawn Alarm free?
Dawn Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bedside Clock free?
Bedside Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dawn Alarm or Bedside Clock?
Bedside Clock is rated higher. Dawn Alarm averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Bedside Clock averages 4.5 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Dawn Alarm or Bedside Clock have ads?
Both Dawn Alarm and Bedside Clock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawn Alarm or Bedside Clock?
Dawn Alarm ships an update every 4 months, and Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dawn Alarm was updated on October 21, 2026 and Bedside Clock on October 20, 2026.

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