Dawnova: Morning Light Unlock

Name: Dawnova: Morning Light Unlock
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Author: VirtualBeans L.L.C

App Blocker & Circadian Rhythm

Only for iPhone

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

6 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

VirtualBeans L.L.C
Language

EN
English
Size

50.8
MB

iPhone

Your apps stay locked until you've seen the sun. 15 steps, a few minutes of daylight, and your morning is yours again. Then breathe to unlock at bedtime. Your apps stay locked until you've been outside. Dawnova is a morning sunlight tracker with an app blocker built in. Choose the apps that hijack your mornings — when your alarm goes off, they're locked. Take 15 steps, get a few minutes of daylight, and they unlock. Three minutes, once a morning. That's the habit. WHY MORNING SUNLIGHT MATTERS FOR SLEEP Morning light is the strongest signal your circadian rhythm has. Light in the first hour after waking sets the internal clock that decides when you'll feel sleepy tonight. A typical indoor room measures around 179 lux, while an ordinary overcast day outside is about eight times brighter. HOW THE MORNING ROUTINE WORKS Your alarm goes off and the apps you selected are blocked 15 steps confirms you're actually out of bed Go outside — the light timer runs on your real sunrise time and today's weather Apps unlock, streak logged Before bed, your apps pause again until you've done one breathing session EVENING WIND-DOWN: BREATHE TO UNLOCK The same apps pause again before bed. Choose when it starts — 30, 60 or 90 minutes before your bedtime — and they stay locked until you finish one guided breathing session. Skip the breathing and they stay paused until midnight. It's the evening half of the same idea: decide before the evening starts, instead of negotiating with yourself mid-scroll. SCREEN TIME PERMISSION App blocking uses Apple's Screen Time API. Dawnova asks for it only if you turn on app blocking, and it's used for one thing: to shield the apps you picked during your morning and wind-down windows. Your app choices never leave your device, and Dawnova cannot see what you do inside other apps. SLEEP INSIGHTS YOU CAN ACTUALLY TRUST Alcohol, late dinners, stress and caffeine move your sleep more than any habit does. Dawnova lets you tag last night in five seconds, then compares like with like: "On clean nights, morning light before 8:30am gave you 7h 22m. Without it, 6h 48m." When there isn't enough data, it tells you. We say "associated with," never "caused." WINTER MODE FOR DARK MORNINGS Dawnova estimates today's real daylight from your location and cloud cover, then scales your target — 3 minutes in bright sun, 10 minutes on a grey winter morning. With no usable daylight, a light therapy lamp session or the movement check unlocks your apps instead. You'll never be locked out because it's dark outside. DESIGNED FOR EARLY RISERS Wake at 5:30? Dawnova splits your morning into a wake check you can always complete and a separate light window scheduled at civil dawn. If you wake at 4am and can't fall back asleep, Dawnova flags that bright morning light may be making it worse and adjusts your plan. APPLE HEALTH SUPPORT Reads sleep duration, HRV and resting heart rate from Apple Health — so an Apple Watch, Oura, Whoop or anything else that writes there feeds your insights. No tracker? The habit, blocker, streaks and breathing all work without one. WHAT'S INSIDE • Daily sunlight session and timer • Morning app blocking and evening wind-down (breathe to unlock) • Live Activity on your Lock Screen through the morning session • Streaks and streak freezes • 7-Day Sunrise Challenge, and again whenever you want another • Winter Mode, adaptive targets and lamp sessions • Guided breathing library (4-7-8, box breathing, evening reset) • Sleep, HRV and resting heart rate • Nightly tagging, sunrise photos, timelapse and share cards • Home Screen widget • Stratified insights and experiment mode • Monthly recap and CSV export Dawnova is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition, including seasonal affective disorder. If you have ongoing sleep problems, bipolar disorder or an eye condition, speak to a clinician before starting light therapy. Terms: https://dawnova.app/terms Privacy: https://dawnova.app/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

5.0

out of 5

6 Ratings

Best app for great sleep
Oct 10
Theresa William
I initially downloaded this app to block my morning doomscrolling. But after being in sunlight in the morning noticed made my sleep better. It connects to your apple watch and show us our sleep score, HRV etc. This app even has evening guided breathing programs that could be contributing to my better sleep. It blocks social apps until i finish my breathing session at night !! Highly recommend.
Best app for great sleep
Oct 10
Theresa William

I initially downloaded this app to block my morning doomscrolling. But after being in sunlight in the morning noticed made my sleep better. It connects to your apple watch and show us our sleep score, HRV etc. This app even has evening guided breathing programs that could be contributing to my better sleep. It blocks social apps until i finish my breathing session at night !! Highly recommend.
Love!
Oct 6
SerenityUnscripted
This app has helped me so much in creating better habits around my wake up and sleep time routines! I definitely recommend it to anybody who has a habit of picking up their phone right in the morning and doomscrolling or doomscrolling before they go to sleep at night.
Love!
Oct 6
SerenityUnscripted

This app has helped me so much in creating better habits around my wake up and sleep time routines! I definitely recommend it to anybody who has a habit of picking up their phone right in the morning and doomscrolling or doomscrolling before they go to sleep at night.
The only app blocker that actually works for me
Sep 21
Susan Maherson
I have tried every screen time app on the market,but I have always found a way to bypass them or input the password. Dawnova completely changed the game because it forces me to physically get out of the bed. My morning routine used to be waking up and immediately doomscrolling TikTok in the dark.Now my apps are hard locked until I take 15 steps and go out of the balcony for 3 minutes of sunlight. It completely broke my scrolling addiction. Highly recommend if you lack willpower in the morning.

Developer Response
Thank you, this made our day. "I always found a way to bypass them" is exactly why Dawnova asks for 15 steps and real daylight instead of a password: you can't fake either from bed. Glad the balcony became part of your morning. If a dark winter morning ever gets in the way, Winter Mode lowers the light target to match the daylight, so you're never stuck. — The Dawnova team
The only app blocker that actually works for me
Sep 21
Susan Maherson

I have tried every screen time app on the market,but I have always found a way to bypass them or input the password. Dawnova completely changed the game because it forces me to physically get out of the bed. My morning routine used to be waking up and immediately doomscrolling TikTok in the dark.Now my apps are hard locked until I take 15 steps and go out of the balcony for 3 minutes of sunlight. It completely broke my scrolling addiction. Highly recommend if you lack willpower in the morning.
Developer Response Oct 3
Thank you, this made our day. "I always found a way to bypass them" is exactly why Dawnova asks for 15 steps and real daylight instead of a password: you can't fake either from bed. Glad the balcony became part of your morning. If a dark winter morning ever gets in the way, Winter Mode lowers the light target to match the daylight, so you're never stuck. — The Dawnova team
Best app for my sleep
Sep 19
Hannah Williamsson
This app is doing wonders for my sleep. it’s blocks my morning doom scrolling from my bed. it makes me walk 15 steps to my patio and start a sunlight session.holy cow!! i connect this to my apple health and i can see the improvements. really recommend for anyone who wants to stop the morning doom scrolling!

Developer Response
Thank you, love the "holy cow"! Fifteen steps to the patio and a few minutes of light is the whole habit, so it's great to hear it's sticking. Since you're on Apple Health: tag nights with alcohol, late dinners or stress, and Insights will compare only your clean nights, so the improvements you see are the real ones. — The Dawnova team
Best app for my sleep
Sep 19
Hannah Williamsson

This app is doing wonders for my sleep. it’s blocks my morning doom scrolling from my bed. it makes me walk 15 steps to my patio and start a sunlight session.holy cow!! i connect this to my apple health and i can see the improvements. really recommend for anyone who wants to stop the morning doom scrolling!
Developer Response Oct 3
Thank you, love the "holy cow"! Fifteen steps to the patio and a few minutes of light is the whole habit, so it's great to hear it's sticking. Since you're on Apple Health: tag nights with alcohol, late dinners or stress, and Insights will compare only your clean nights, so the improvements you see are the real ones. — The Dawnova team

Your sunrise archive, fixed and more reliable • Smoother subscription and trial status when you open the app. • General stability improvements.

Version 1.0.8 4d ago

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Seller: VirtualBeans L.L.C
Size: 50.8 MB
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

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Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 9+

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