The sun’s rising later every morning. Wake up to your own sunrise, on your schedule.
Sunrise Alarm turns the HomeKit lights you already own into a gradual sunrise in the morning and a slow sunset at night. Most people wake up more alert and sleep better in as few as six days. One-time purchase, no subscription, no new hardware.
Sleep research explains why: light, not sound, is what tells your body it’s time to wake up. A gradual rise from dark to bright works with your biology in a way a loud alarm never can.
Your sunrise runs directly on your Home hub, so it wakes you even if your phone is off or out of battery. You’ll need an Apple Home hub (a HomePod or an Apple TV) and at least one HomeKit-enabled light to get started.
Works with Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, LIFX, and all other HomeKit-certified devices, including bulbs, strips, blinds, shades, plugs, switches, and more. If it’s a light, blind, plug, or switch in Apple Home, it works.
No account, no cloud, no tracking. Your alarm data stays on your device and within Apple Home.
Your body already knows how to wake up. Now your lights do too.
FEATURES
- Sequence lights across a room or your whole home, each fading in on its own schedule so the sunrise builds around you
- Wind down at night with sunset alarms that gradually dim your lights to help you ease into sleep
- Open blinds, shades, and window coverings on your sunrise schedule, so real daylight, not just your lights, joins your wake-up
- Customize color, brightness, and fade duration to match your sleep environment
- Create different schedules for weekdays, weekends, or any routine
- Turn plugs on or off when your alarm runs (fan, heater, coffee maker)
REQUIREMENTS
- Apple Home hub (a HomePod, Apple TV, or an iPad set up as a hub) and at least one HomeKit-enabled device
I bought this, and tested it with my lights on a dimmer, some RGBWW LED strips, some RGB smart light bulbs, and some RGBWW smart light bulbs. And it works with all of them. I can mix the types of lights to be used with each wake-up alarm, and I can stagger their turn-on times. The main thing I would like to see added is the ability to use it for going to bed, where I start a “slowly turn the lights off” routine to tell my body that it’s about time to go to sleep. That would be awesome.
Developer Response
Thank you for your detailed review. We’re glad to hear the app works well with all your lights!Your idea for a bedtime feature that slowly turns the lights off is excellent. We’re planning to add it in a future update to make the full wake-up and wind-down experience even better.
Simple and Effective
Dustin_UT
Previously setup my own shortcuts, but it’s cumbersome to manage and change. This app is perfectly seamless and simple, love it$
Developer Response
Thank you for the review! Really glad it's been a seamless alternative to managing Shortcuts.
Love this
Alawayy
I love how it wakes you up naturally using your smart lights leaving you feeling more refreshed and ready for the day. Totally worth it!
Developer Response
Thanks for your review! We’re happy Sunrise Alarm is making your mornings better.
Excellent App and Dev
Repo2
Incredibly useful app and responsive developer
Developer Response
Thank you for the review. Really glad it's been useful!
Sunset Alarms
Create a sunset alarm that gradually dims your lights to help you ease into sleep. Just pick Sunset when you create a new alarm, and the app takes care of the rest.
Also in this update
- Bug fixes and accessibility improvements
Version 1.4.2
The developer, Evan Michael James Blanke, 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.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Information
Seller
Evan Michael James Blanke
Size
7.6 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
