Glow Alarm - Wake Up Light

Name: Glow Alarm - Wake Up Light
Rating: 4.3 (38 reviews)
Author: Lewis Moss

Sunrise alarm clock

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

38 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Lewis Moss
Language

EN
+ 33 More
Size

66.5
MB

Transform your mornings with light - Glow Alarm uses your screen and flashlight to brighten your room before the alarm sounds, so you feel awake and refreshed, not startled. • Gradually lights up your bedroom - wake up naturally, backed by science. • Color temperature gradually warms from red to orange hues, mimicking sunrise. • Learn how you sleep with detailed insights on your sleep duration, wake time and consistency. • Sleep Sounds: block out distractions and fall asleep quickly with a variety of soothing sleep sounds such as white noise, gentle rain and ocean waves. • Overnight Sleep Recording: smart recording accurately detects snoring, sleep talking and other overnight sounds, which you can play back on a timeline. • Set a light offset (how long before your alarm the screen and torch light up). • Upload any mp3 file as your alarm sound. NOTE: for the wake-up light, press Sleep before bed and leave Glow Alarm open on the Sleep screen overnight. You can customize this screen and use Sleep Screen Blackout to keep it dark until the light sequence starts. If your iPhone accidentally locks overnight, the alarm will still sound but you will not get the light. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

38 Ratings

I want this to work for me
Aug 17
MsCarlyS
I’ve downloaded the free version and I’ll buy once I have more info. But when I create the alarm, it’s just a bright screen and flashlight until the alarm goes off. So, I turn my screen off, and nothing happens at the set alarm time. Isn’t the screen supposed to be black until the set alarm time?

Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback.- The wake-up light begins before the alarm time (default 15 mins before). What might have happened is that you set an alarm for just a few minutes in the future, in which case it will already be in the ‘sunrise’ mode. Thanks for raising this, as we’ll make this a little more clear on the sleep screen.- For the light to work, the app needs to be left open overnight. To reduce battery consumption, we do have an optional ‘sleep screen blackout’ feature which will black out the screen while still being on the app. The alarm sound (but not the light) should work even if you accidentally locked your phone.- We would also very much like this to work for you! Please do not hesitate to email us by pressing ‘Send Feedback’ in Glow Alarm settings. We’d be very happy to help with any aspects of the app - and always open to making improvements based on user feedback!
I want this to work for me
Aug 17
MsCarlyS

I’ve downloaded the free version and I’ll buy once I have more info. But when I create the alarm, it’s just a bright screen and flashlight until the alarm goes off. So, I turn my screen off, and nothing happens at the set alarm time. Isn’t the screen supposed to be black until the set alarm time?
Developer Response Aug 18
Thanks for your feedback.- The wake-up light begins before the alarm time (default 15 mins before). What might have happened is that you set an alarm for just a few minutes in the future, in which case it will already be in the ‘sunrise’ mode. Thanks for raising this, as we’ll make this a little more clear on the sleep screen.- For the light to work, the app needs to be left open overnight. To reduce battery consumption, we do have an optional ‘sleep screen blackout’ feature which will black out the screen while still being on the app. The alarm sound (but not the light) should work even if you accidentally locked your phone.- We would also very much like this to work for you! Please do not hesitate to email us by pressing ‘Send Feedback’ in Glow Alarm settings. We’d be very happy to help with any aspects of the app - and always open to making improvements based on user feedback!
Good concept, needs work
Mar 13
ArmoredBallerina
Downloaded this as an alternative to buying a new sunrise alarm clock. This is good BUT it has to be the ONLY app open in order to work. I tried using this alongside a sleep tracking app and the alarm didn’t work with the sleep tracking app also running. I can either run TWO devices or forego this or the sleep tracker. Either option is annoying. The built in alarm sounds are nostalgic but not loud enough (I sleep a bit heavy) and I can’t use a ringtone instead, only a full song.

Developer Response
Hi, thanks for your feedback. A new update (2.0) has been released which addresses some of this. The alarm will now act more like a native iOS alarm. This means that, if you accidentally leave Glow Alarm or the phone locks overnight, the alarm will still sound. It also guarantees bypassing through do not disturb or any other focus mode (just like a normal iOS Clock alarm will).For alarm sounds, more will be added soon, but in the meantime there is a new option to use the default iOS alarm ringtone. There is also functionality to upload any mp3 of your choice.Note however, that if you want the sunrise light features, the app will need to be left open overnight. Try enabling the ‘sleep screen blackout’ feature; this will black out the screen, meaning battery usage is minimal and the screen appears black until wake time.
Good concept, needs work
Mar 13
ArmoredBallerina

Downloaded this as an alternative to buying a new sunrise alarm clock. This is good BUT it has to be the ONLY app open in order to work. I tried using this alongside a sleep tracking app and the alarm didn’t work with the sleep tracking app also running. I can either run TWO devices or forego this or the sleep tracker. Either option is annoying. The built in alarm sounds are nostalgic but not loud enough (I sleep a bit heavy) and I can’t use a ringtone instead, only a full song.
Developer Response Mar 19
Hi, thanks for your feedback. A new update (2.0) has been released which addresses some of this. The alarm will now act more like a native iOS alarm. This means that, if you accidentally leave Glow Alarm or the phone locks overnight, the alarm will still sound. It also guarantees bypassing through do not disturb or any other focus mode (just like a normal iOS Clock alarm will).For alarm sounds, more will be added soon, but in the meantime there is a new option to use the default iOS alarm ringtone. There is also functionality to upload any mp3 of your choice.Note however, that if you want the sunrise light features, the app will need to be left open overnight. Try enabling the ‘sleep screen blackout’ feature; this will black out the screen, meaning battery usage is minimal and the screen appears black until wake time.
Very good !!!
Jul 1
Aliaksandr1186
Exactly what I was looking for. I’ll be using this every morning as an alternative to the more expensive physical wake up lights. Thanks for making this!
Very good !!!
Jul 1
Aliaksandr1186

Exactly what I was looking for. I’ll be using this every morning as an alternative to the more expensive physical wake up lights. Thanks for making this!
Great app
Mar 4
j._.p
Apple update broke some features, but Lewis responded to my email immediately and updated the app within a few days to fix it.
Great app
Mar 4
j._.p

Apple update broke some features, but Lewis responded to my email immediately and updated the app within a few days to fix it.

• Sleep sounds now fade out gradually rather than suddenly stopping after their duration • Fixed an issue which could sometimes cause Insights to not be populated properly; this will work retrospectively

Version 2.6.3 Sep 1

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supported Features
- Larger Text
- Dark Interface
- Sufficient Contrast

Information

Seller: Lewis Moss
Size: 66.5 MB
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 26.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
Languages: English and 33 more

English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Age Rating: 4+

4+

Learn More

Contains
Advertising
In-App Purchases: Yes

Pro (yearly) $14.99

Pro (monthly) $3.99

Ad-free + Pro features $29.99

Learn More

Developer Website

Privacy Policy

More by Lewis Moss

View

AS Log: Ankylosing Spondylitis

AxSpA tracker and journal

You Might Also Like

View

Sunrise Alarm Clock -

Wake up at sunrise
View

Sunrise Clock: Loud Alarm

WakeUp Refreshed Every Morning
View

Sunrise Alarm for Smart Lights

Wake-Up Clock for HomeKit
View

Wonderwake: Gentle Alarm Clock

Wake Up, Nap, Circadian Rhythm
View

Light Awake Alarm System

Light based alarm clock system
View

PureWake - Calm Alarm Clock

Gentle Wake & Ambient Music
View

Opsin: Circadian Sun & Sleep

Sunlight timing, better sleep
View

WakeRight

Gentle Sunrise Alarm Clock
View

Sleepwave: Alarm & Tracker

Sleep Monitor & Wake Up Clock
View

Peter's Gentle Alarm

Wake gradually wake refreshed

Glow Alarm - Wake Up Light

Ratings & Reviews

I want this to work for me

Good concept, needs work

Very good !!!

Great app

What’s New

App Privacy

Data Not Collected

Accessibility

Supported Features

Larger Text

Dark Interface

Sufficient Contrast

Information

More by Lewis Moss

You Might Also Like