First Light: Alarm Clock
Wake up app for heavy sleepers
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
The mission alarm, done right — beautifully simple, and it actually gets you out of bed. Subscribe for less than a coffee a week, or buy once and own it for life.
First Light is the alarm clock for people who sleep through everything.
If you've ever set five alarms and slept through all five, you don't need another gentle chime. You need an alarm that won't quit until you're actually on your feet. First Light makes you complete a real task to turn it off — so by the time the noise stops, you're already wide awake.
HOW IT WORKS
When the alarm goes off, you can't just swipe it away. You complete a mission:
• Photo — snap a specific spot in your home (the bathroom, the kitchen)
to prove you're up
• Steps — get out of bed and walk
• Math — solve problems to shut it off
• QR scan — scan a code you've placed across the room
• Shake — shake your phone until you're moving
• Type — type out a phrase
• Selfie — take a selfie to confirm you're awake
Pick the mission that actually works on you. Make it harder on the
mornings that matter.
WAKE-UP CHECK
The dangerous part isn't the alarm — it's the silence after. First Light checks back in minutes after you dismiss it, to make sure you didn't crawl straight back to bed. No more "I turned it off and fell asleep again."
BEAT THE MORNING SCROLL
Because you have to get up and move to dismiss it, you're out of bed before you ever open Instagram. Start your day on your feet — not face-down in your phone.
DESIGNED TO BE SIMPLE
Most alarm apps are cluttered, confusing, and stuffed with ads. First Light is clean, fast, and does one thing exceptionally well: it gets you up. No clutter, no nonsense.
FAIR PRICING — SUBSCRIBE OR BUY ONCE
Start free for a week on the yearly plan, then keep going for less than a coffee a week. Prefer flexibility? Go month to month. Prefer to pay once and own it forever? Lifetime is a one-time purchase — no subscription. Pick what works for you.
Download First Light and wake up on the first try — for once.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://peridot-muscari-287.notion.site/First-Light-Privacy-Policy-33fc470a77ab81ecbb00d9cc05c175e3
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A more personal start to better mornings.
Tell us what trips you up — snoozing, scrolling in bed, sleeping right through the alarm — and First Light shows you exactly which missions and tools will get you up.
Faster setup, plus polish and bug fixes throughout.
The developer, Kevin Kessler, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kevin Kessler
- Size
- 137.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- First Light Premium (Yearly) $7.99
- First Light Alarm Premium $14.99
- First Light Premium (Weekly) $0.49
- First Light Premium — Monthly $1.99
- First Light Premium — Annual $13.99
- First Light Premium (Weekly) $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kevin Kessler. All rights reserved.