Comparison

Cry Detector vs Dozen Clock

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

Head to head
About

Cry Detector

This utility app listens for your baby's cries and plays soothing sounds to calm them until you can reach them. Choose from pre-selected lullabies or record your own voice for a personalized calming experience.

Highlights
  • Baby cry detection
  • Lullaby playback
  • Custom voice recording
  • Noise level indicator
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Remote status viewing
Features
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Cry Detector is an app for iOS devices and the Apple Watch that is designed to detect your baby's cry and keep him calm until you arrive. It listen for sounds strong enough to be considered as cries, filtering breathing or other lower sounds, and when the sensor is triggered, a lullaby or a recorded audio of your own will be played. Select between 4 different and famous lullabies, or record your own voice! Remember, your voice is the optimal sound to calm your baby! Play the lullabies at any time with the play button, or activate the detector just pressing the central listening button. The noise level can be checked in the lower coloured band: green for filtered sounds, and red for the strong ones. And if you have an Apple Watch, you will be able to see the status remotely!

About

Dozen Clock

Features
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Dozen Clock shows the time in a different way than other clocks and watches. In digital and analog format, too. It enables the user to have a tricky but still precise display of time enabling perhaps new ideas to root and grow. Released currently exclusively for Apple products, the application is able to display the date also in the format according to the Japanese calendar. INSTRUCTIONS: The biggest rectangle in the middle shows the minutes ( numbers outside the circle ). The small rectangle in the middle shows the hour ( darker numbers inside the circle ). The small red rectangle in the middle shows the seconds ( no numbers since it functions like in normal clocks ). "Think different." - Steve Jobs

Screenshots

Cry Detector3 screens
Dozen Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cry Detector at Free against Dozen Clock's $1.99. Cry Detector also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Dozen Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 months). On ads and device support 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

Cry Detector is free to download; Dozen Clock costs $1.99 up front. Cry Detector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dozen Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cry Detector ships an update every 10 months, Dozen Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Cry Detector versus Dozen Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCry DetectorDozen Clock
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco Fortes LucenaGergo Blasko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cry Detector

One-time1
  • Record Mode + All songs + Remove ads$0.99
None

Dozen Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cry Detector free?
Cry Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dozen Clock free?
Dozen Clock costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cry Detector or Dozen Clock have ads?
Neither Cry Detector nor Dozen Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cry Detector or Dozen Clock?
Cry Detector ships an update every 10 months, and Dozen Clock every 2 days. Most recently, Cry Detector was updated on October 6, 2026 and Dozen Clock on October 8, 2026.

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