Awaken is the alarm clock you'll actually look forward to.
Wake up gently, on your terms — to your favorite music, a soothing nature sound, a personalized spoken message, or your own custom haptic rhythm. Then make Awaken your bedside companion with a stunning always-on clock, a sleep timer to drift off to, and smart countdown timers for everything in between.
WAKE UP YOUR WAY
• Set one-time, repeating, or date-specific alarms in seconds
• Wake to any song, album, playlist, or artist from Apple Music and your library
• Choose from 37+ built-in sounds across Nature, Classic, Energetic, Fun, and Premium collections
• Fade in the volume and screen brightness for a gentle, natural wake-up
• Set the alarm volume independently from your phone — and it's restored automatically afterward
A PERSONAL TOUCH
• Add a custom wake-up message and have Awaken read it aloud
• Choose from 12 customizable haptic patterns, from a soft pulse to a relentless buzz
• Smart snooze with adjustable duration and snooze limits to keep you on track
A CLOCK WORTH WAKING UP TO
• 8 beautiful clock styles — Digital, Flip, Segment, Neon Sign, Marquee Bulb, Blueprint, Constellation, and Bloom
• 19 themed gradient backgrounds, from Sunrise and Aurora to Synthwave and Cherry Blossom
• Show or hide seconds, date, and AM/PM; dim automatically at night
• Long-press to customize and swipe through styles and themes live
SLEEP TIMER
• Drift off to your favorite music with a gentle automatic fadeout
• Set any duration and pick a song, album, or playlist — or run it silent
SMART TIMERS
• Run multiple named timers at once
• Live countdown right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• Pause, resume, and restart with a tap — even when the app is closed
• Have Awaken announce each timer by name when it finishes
BUILT FOR iPHONE & iPAD
• Dynamic Island and Lock Screen support for timers
• Rich, full-screen alarm experience
• Designed with accessibility and VoiceOver in mind
Whether you want to wake to birdsong, your morning playlist, or a friendly reminder of what today holds, Awaken makes every morning a little brighter.
When I first downloaded this app back in 2012 it worked great. I really liked being able to wake up to my own music and to have the music fade in over time. At that time, the app was very reliable. As time progressed and new updates were released, the app has become unreliable. I have arrived late to work and missed several other events because of this app. I would change the alarm time and save it. I would check the alarm several times to make sure the change was saved, which appeared to be. I would then fall asleep thinking the app would wake me up at the new time. Much to my dismay, I would wake up late. After checking the alarm, I would see that the change to the alarm wasn't saved. I have been unable to find any rhyme or reason as to why changes are saved sometimes and not others. At this point, I have reached my limit on frustration and will be looking for a new app.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We have addressed all of the reported issues in the latest version.
Unreliable
HisWarrior808
At first it worked great. But now...it's pretty unreliable. I push the button to on and then save only to go back and check and it's back to off (when setting my alarm). I've had it go off while my phone was on vibrate. I've had it not do anything while I've purposely waited for it to go off. I've deleted and reinstalled it and same thing.
Developer Response
The issue that you encountered has been fixed in the latest version.
Great as a Home screen digital clock for night time
TechKitten
I’ve never had a problem with the alarm function, but I rarely use this app for that feature anyway.For me, this app is perfect to give me a nighttime digital clock on my Home Screen, for when I wake up and night - I don’t want a bright light in my face, but I often have to get up, and then find my way back to bed - I only need a small amount of light, and the Lock Screen clock won’t suffice because it doesn’t stay on……it shuts off after a few seconds if you don’t swipe to unlock (or use touch ID).So I just launch this app before going to bed, and if I wake up and need the little bit of light it produces whilst seeing the time, it’s perfect.
Developer Response
Thank for you the excellent review. We just wanted to let you know that we just launched a new version today.
Not Reliable
abcdefggfedcba
This is a nice looking app with some bells and whistles. Unfortunately, it fails too often at the one thing it's supposed to do; it is not always a reliable alarm clock. They seem to put out updates without testing the main function of the app, and then issue "critical alarm clock bug fixes" every once in a while. Of course, this is after you woke up late a few times. And if you haven't checked for app updates in a while, you're SOL.
Developer Response
Reliability issues we resolved in an earlier update. Thank-you for reporting the problem.
Enjoy a beautiful new look, a smoother experience, and refined details across the entire app — plus performance and reliability improvements throughout.
Version 7.0
The developer, Embraceware Software Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Accessibility
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