The Sunrise Alarm 4+

The app itself is straightforward. You set your location, it tells you when sunrise is, you tap “set alarm” and you’re done. The demo shows how the screen gradually brightens and has the time with a nice quote. All of this is perfect! I only wish there was a way to lower, change or even turn off the sounds as I sleep with a baby in the room and the sounds were a bit too loud. Unfortunately, because of the inability to do this, I won’t be keeping the app, but it’s really a great free sunrise alarm clock app for anyone who’s looking for one and doesn’t have to worry about the volume. I’ll happily redownload if that feature can be added!

I thought I found exactly what I was looking for in this app until I tried it. Gradual screen brightening, simple one button start, the soothing sound of birds, and even a quote to get us started in the morning. Five star. I really love the demo, however, the reality of far more disappointing.

The first two mornings, I thought I just slept through the alarm which is a big reach in my case because I’m a pretty light sleeper. I normally sleep with my phone facedown on my nightstand, so on night3 I placed my phone face up and the speaker towards me. Once again, nothing. I finally woke up to it this morning (day 4) only to discover the alarm is just two notifications at sunrise… There doesn’t seem to be a way to customize anything like the description says so I’m not sure what to do at this point. I will likely keep it a while longer to see if maybe my settings just aren’t set properly, but I’m sure I’m just deluding myself because I love what was demonstrated so much.

If I can’t get it to work then I will sadly have to uninstall and try to find another one.

This app works great! It was just like the demo! You need to leave the app open and your phone turned on throughout the night. I left it plugged in on my nightstand so my battery didn’t die. I just wish there some more settings; like different sounds you could choose from, or the amount of time it takes to fade in the sound and brightness. Overall, It was a nice & calming wake up this morning!