ChirpAlarm
An alarm app made for birders
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
An alarm app made for birders!
Wake up to your favorite bird songs and calls - you can't snooze your way past ChirpAlarm.
When your alarm fires, you hear a real bird recording sourced from xeno-canto. To dismiss the alarm, you need to identify the species from the provided options.
Start your day surrounded by birds, and sharpen your sound ID abilities every day!
What's inside
Real recordings — every alarm plays an authentic field recording from your list.
Your species list — browse and search xeno-canto, preview recordings, and choose which birds wake you up each day. Multiple lists can be managed.
Quiz to dismiss — multiple choice to ensure that you're awake, improve your sound ID skills.
Stats — your quiz history, so you can track which species you've learned and which ones keep getting you.
Bird Info — An image and a short description of the bird will be shown to you before you dismiss the alarm.
No ads. No subscription. One purchase.
Who it's for
Birders who want to start the day with their hobby and improve their sound ID skills. Anyone for whom a blaring alarm is just a bad way to begin.
Ratings & Reviews
Darkmode UI Fix, Minor Bug Fixes
The developer, Jonathan Hu, 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.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Jonathan Hu
- Size
- 1.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jonathan Hu