Comparison

Swift Timer vs Alarm Clock Planner

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

Head to head
About

Swift Timer

This utility app offers a unique dial for quickly setting timers from seconds to hours with a single swipe. It includes a 'start offset' feature, allowing you to set the duration after initially touching the icon, ideal for precise timing. Choose from a variety of alert sounds to suit your needs.

Highlights
  • Swift time setting dial
  • Start offset option
  • Variety of alert sounds
  • Intuitive swipe control
  • Precise timing for seconds to hours
Features
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Fast and fun timer. Swift time setting dial This timer app features a unique swift time setting dial to rapidly set the duration from seconds to hours in just one swipe round. Start offset option A counter is started when you first touch the Swift Timer icon. You can leisurely set the duration required and touch the counter. It is then as if you started the timer when you touched the Swift Time icon. This is great for when every second counts such as timing an egg! There are many great sounds to choose from from gentle, like a Tibetan bell, for meditation to a beeping alarm clock for instant attention.

About

Alarm Clock Planner

Plan alarms months or even years in advance with this advanced utility. Organize them by category, customize snooze durations, and choose from a variety of sounds. It rings reliably, even through silent mode and focus modes.

Highlights
  • Set alarms for any future date
  • Group alarms by custom categories
  • Bulk edit and toggle alarms
  • Calendar view of all alarms
  • Customizable snooze duration (1-30 mins)
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Rings through Silent and Focus modes
Features
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Set alarms for any date. Months out, weeks ahead, or tomorrow morning. Regular alarm apps don't see past weekly confines. Plan your entire year with Alarm Planner. For shift workers, travellers, parents, and anyone whose week doesn't repeat in a 7-day loop. WHAT IT DOES • Pick any date on the calendar. Set an alarm for next week, six months from now, or two years out • Group your alarms by Work, Travel, Family, Health or create your own • Bulk edit multiple alarms at once or just toggle them on or off when life shifts • See every alarm laid out across the month or the year on the calendar tab • Custom snooze duration: 1 to 30 minutes, not the locked 9 minutes elsewhere • Customise your alarm sound. Use one of 19 built-in sounds or add your own • Rings through Silent and Focus. No need to keep the phone unlocked and rings even if the app has been closed for weeks • Need a powernap? Long-press the + button for quick nap alarms: 10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes • Recurring patterns: daily, weekdays, weekends and custom • Native iOS 26 design built with Liquid Glass • Skip any future alarm without turning off the repeat • 23 colour themes, light and dark, plus extra home screen app icons • Adjustable text size, right in the app THE THINGS PEOPLE SET ALARMS FOR The 6:30 wake-up. The park meter at 11. The school run. Taking your meds. Catching the 8:12 train. Mum's birthday. Renewing the parking permit. The early alarm before a morning workout. The reminder you set three months ago for something you'd otherwise forget about. Some are tomorrow. Some are months from now. Alarm Planner handles both kinds. BUILT NATIVE Built on Apple's iOS 26 AlarmKit framework. Rings through Silent. Rings through Focus. Rings through Do-Not-Disturb. Reliable like a native alarm. With the features other alarm apps don't ship. MADE BY ONE PERSON I built Alarm Planner for two reasons. Regular alarm apps don't let me set alarms for things further out than this week. And managing more than a handful of alarms at once is more clicks than it needs to be. So I built an app that does both. FREE TO USE Free for up to 3 alarms and 3 themes, with every core alarm feature included. Need more? Unlock unlimited alarms, all 23 themes, extra app icons, and alarm skipping with a yearly plan or a one-time Lifetime purchase. PRIVACY No account required. Your alarms stay on your device. Anonymous usage data helps me improve the app. No personal info, no alarm content. Opt out in Settings. Terms of Use: https://alarmclockplanner.com/terms/

Screenshots

Swift Timer2 screens
Alarm Clock Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Swift Timer at free against Alarm Clock Planner's paid. Swift Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). Alarm Clock Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). 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. Swift Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alarm Clock Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.90 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, Alarm Clock Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Swift Timer versus Alarm Clock Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift TimerAlarm Clock Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoodlearth Ltd.Emils Ozols

Customer experience

Swift Timer

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

Alarm Clock Planner

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Swift Timer

One-time1
  • Remove adverts.$0.99
2 purchases

Alarm Clock Planner

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access (Yearly)3 Days trial$2.901 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$8.69

Questions

Is Swift Timer free?
Swift Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alarm Clock Planner free?
Alarm Clock Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swift Timer or Alarm Clock Planner have ads?
Neither Swift Timer nor Alarm Clock Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swift Timer or Alarm Clock Planner?
Swift Timer ships an update every 13 months, and Alarm Clock Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Swift Timer was updated on October 18, 2026 and Alarm Clock Planner on October 28, 2026.

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