Alarm Clock Apps

Life Time Alarm Clock (Free with in-app purchases) Android only – styles, lots of tones or music, vibration choices, pre-alarm to wake you gently, snooze settings, challenge to wake you up.

YouTube Video illustrating the app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xzwNOHhxo

Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcc.alarmclocklifetime&hl=en

AlarmPad (Free or Pro $3.99) Android only– gives you the ability to annotate your alarms, create greeting, receive news and other information for when you awake, reminders, sound settings, vibration settings, dismiss methods, challenges, NFC or QR tag requirements to shut off alarm to make you move

YouTube Video about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FMLXJmyL6A

Free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmeapp.alarmpad&hl=en

Pro Version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmeapp.alarmpadpro&hl=en

Rise Alarm Clock ($1.99) iOS only - nice looking simple clean app, lots of sound options, multiple background options, you can set alarms for multiple days, can play tunes to put you to sleep, set how you want the alarm to shut off (shake, swipe, or tap)

Website (has a nice video to illustrate): http://rise.simplebots.co/

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rise-alarm-clock/id577221529

Alarm Clock Pro (.99) Android and iOS – This app has the alarm display that you might remember from the 80’s and 90’s with the large bright digital numbers. You can keep the time on if your phone is plugged in. It will give you sound options, gentle wake, news, weather, local information.

Website: http://www.ihandysoft.com/apps.html

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ihandysoft.alarmclockpro&hl=en

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alarm-clock-pro/id335678373?mt=8

Sleep Cycle (Free with in-app purchases) Android and iOS – This alarm seeks to wake you during the lightest portion of your sleep cycle. You choose a 15 minute window in which you want to wake up and it determines how asleep you are based on the noise and vibrations from your bed. You can choose sounds and vibrations. It gently wakes you up and records how well you slept.

Website: https://www.sleepcycle.com/

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.northcube.sleepcycle&hl=en

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep-cycle-alarm-clock/id320606217?mt=8

YouTube Video Review by Suchas Nadiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isCiHWV-rKg

CARROT Alarm ($2.99) iOS only – This app is unique it tries to wake you up with silly robotic (or alien) voice that threatens or mocks you until you shut it off. To get a better understanding watch the app developer’s video trailer below.

YouTube App Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysNLJ03SzTk

Website: http://www.meetcarrot.com/alarm/

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/carrot-alarm/id623700355

Wake Alarm Clock ($1.99) iOS only – This alarm has a beautiful design and uses a natural interface (in simple terms this means users swipe and use gestures on the screen instead of pushing buttons). To set the alarm you can swipe the time or speak it. To turn off the alarm you can: slap, swipe, shake, or flip. You can use it on an iPad as well as an iPhone. The website has a cute video illustrating all the features on its website.

Website: http://www.tinyhearts.com/wake/

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wake-alarm/id616764635?ls=1&mt=8