When comparing Talalarmo vs Wave Alarm, the Slant community recommends Wave Alarm for most people. In the question“What are the best alarm clock apps for Android?” Wave Alarm is ranked 6th while Talalarmo is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Wave Alarm is:
Choose from over 10 given tones, or use a sound file on the phone as the alarm tone.
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Pros
Pro Similar to traditional wind-up alarms
Pro Minimal
Single-function app, APK is ~200KB which is a really small file size.
Pro Free and open-source
Pro Customization of alarm tone
Choose from over 10 given tones, or use a sound file on the phone as the alarm tone.
Pro Disable phone from turning off the screen
Phone will not sleep when the device is charging when this option is enabled. This makes it easy to use the phone as a bedside alarm.
Pro Enable full screen
Feature allows the app to take over the entire screen by hiding the notifications bar. This makes it useful as a bedside clock.
Pro Smart clock screen
The main screen displays both a digital clock with a surrounding modernistic analog clock and the current date. This design incorporates the local weather with high and low temperatures. An option allows the use of swiping vertically on the screen to increase or decrease the screen's brightness.
Pro Snooze it with a wave of your hand
You can wave your hand in front of the camera to snooze the alarm. If you don't have a camera on your phone, you can also swipe the display.
Cons
Con 12-hour input
A "pro" if you're familiar with traditional clock input, but may be problematic if you're used to digital clocks.
Con Single alarm time
Good if you wake up at the same time, or used to set a different wake-up time every day.
May not work for people who work in shifts.
Con No wake up tasks
When the alarm goes off it can only be disabled or snoozed. There are no options to set wake up tasks.
Con $1.99
The free version has ads but restricts the use of multiple alarms, color options, and music alarms.