inkPad 2 vs UTC ALARM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inkPad 2
This open-source vector illustration app is designed for iPad, offering high performance for complex drawings. It supports a wide range of features including paths, text, images, and unlimited layers, with easy export options.
- High performance vector editing
- Pen tool for bezier paths
- Compound paths, masks, and groups
- Text and image placement
- Unlimited layers
- Multiple export formats (SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG)
- Snap to grid and path edges
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Inkpad is an open-source vector illustration app. It was designed from scratch for the iPad. It supports paths, compound paths, text, images, groups, masks, gradient fills, and an unlimited number of layers. Inkpad was designed with performance in mind – it can easily handle drawings with hundreds to thousands of shapes without bogging down. Export your finished illustrations directly to your Dropbox or Files App. Features: • Very high performance. Select, scale and rotate hundreds of objects with zero lag. • Create arbitrary bezier paths with the Pen tool. • Create compound paths, masks and groups. • Create text objects. • Place photos from your albums. • Boolean operators on paths (Unite, Intersect, Exclude, Subtract Front) • Powerful scale and rotate tools. • Gradient fills with interactive editing on canvas. • Arbitrary stroke dash patterns. • Unlimited layers per drawing. • Rename, rearrange, delete, hide and lock layers. • Adjust layer transparency. • Snap to grid, points, and path edges. • Isolate the active layer for easy editing. • Email drawings as SVG, PDF, PNG and JPEG. • Send SVG, PDF, PNG, and JPEG directly to your Dropbox or Files App. If any problems, please email: iosuppor@gmail.com License: Inkpad is an Open Source Software. It is distributed under the Mozilla Public License v2.0. Many thanks to the Author and the source code you can find on the Github here: https://github.com/sprang/Inkpad
UTC ALARM
This utility app allows users to set alarms based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), also known as Zulu time. It is ideal for professionals who work across different time zones, such as pilots and cabin crew, ensuring timely notifications regardless of local time.
- Set alarms in UTC (Zulu time)
- Multiple custom named alarms
- Reliable notifications
- Large, clear UTC time display
- Clean, dark interface
- Works offline
- No account required
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UTC ALARM - Set alarms in Coordinated Universal Time (Zulu time). Perfect for pilots, cabin crew, aviation professionals, and anyone working across time zones. Set alarms that trigger at exact UTC times, regardless of your local timezone. Features: • Large, clear UTC time display • Create multiple alarms with custom names • Reliable notifications even when the app is closed • Clean, dark interface optimized for iPad • No account required - works offline Free with no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: UTC ALARM at Free against inkPad 2's $2.99. UTC ALARM also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). inkPad 2's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
UTC ALARM is free to download; inkPad 2 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UTC ALARM holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
inkPad 2 ships an update every 4 months, UTC ALARM every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inkPad 2 | UTC ALARM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stone Studio Co., Ltd. | MAXIME CLEMENT SIMON LAURENT |
In-app purchases
inkPad 2
No in-app purchases
UTC ALARM
No in-app purchases









