Progressive Alarm Clock For Ipad App Reviews

Waking up to a progressive alarm is a lot less jarring the standard alarm clocks. This app is great with how you can customize the alarm. I wish it was still supported. Update: I have found occasionally the app will reset itself rather than alarm. Hope this bug can be fixed. Update 3/14/19: app is still bugged. Occasionally instead of alarming, it will just reset. I woke this morning to my backup alarm and wondered why this one didn’t work. When I opened my iPad this app was open, alarm was active, but it was going to alarm in 24 hours. Please fix this bug. Thank you

This is a great app. It has helped in changing the way I wake up in the morning. Mileage will vary, but for me, the first bell generally wakes me up. No jarring, annoying Radar/Waterfall/Inane BS. A very quiet reminder it is time to get up.

I start work different times on different days. I need to be able to set a different alarms for each day of the week. This is useless to my otherwise.

It has become unreliable. On several occasions over the last few months it has failed to go off at the set time. A previous review mentioned a possible connection between the iPad announcing an incoming phone call on their iPhone and the alarm app switching from am to pm. I haven’t noticed this correlation, but there’s definitely something happening that causes the alarm to fail occasionally. I *REALLY* hope the developer addresses this issue. As much as I love this app, to the point I’d be willing to pay for an upgrade, I can’t afford to trust an unreliable alarm app. Spotlight Six...I hope you’re reading this!

I wrote the below review after I first got the alarm,,,BUT,,, recently the alarm has been “forgetting” to go off every once in a while. I love the gradual awakening, but I now set 2 alarms to be sure I get up. I set the second one ten minutes later as backup. Insight usually works. Today it woke me up an hour early, 4:30 instead of the 5:30 that was displayed! The trouble with most alarm clocks is that they won't give you a second to just wake up naturally without pushing a button. The ability to choose how long between gongs is a lifesaver for me. I set the gongs to be over a minute apart so I can slowly wake up and hit the "Stop" button at my own pace before a second gong strikes. I don't need an alarm clock to frustrate me awake! A gentle reminder is all I want. Progressive Alarm lets me choose how to wake up. Perfect!

The progressive alarm clock wakes me up gently. It provides the closest experience to a natural wake up, while still waking me up on time.

I can't live without this alarm. There's nothing worse that being jarred awake by a screeching sound at your head. This app is gentle and soothing. Thank you.

We've been using this alarm for over two years and love it! It's so nice to wake up gradually and peacefully. Thank you for this wonderful app!

This is a great alarm clock! Wonderful to wake up more gently with the progressive increase in loudness. I've never not wakened with it so despite the fact that the bowl sounds are pleasant the still wake me up.

I love how this gradually wakes me, and with gentle progression. It's a peaceful start to my morning. The only improvement I would make is the ability to dim the display more. I like my room really dark, and put my device face down on the carpet so there's no light 'leaks'. When I turn it face up in the middle of the night to check the time, it's just too bright for my taste. But I've never found an alarm I like better.

I love this app. The chimes are the coolest thing to wake up to and they are a pleasant progressive chime...better than music or buzzing. Very easy to use. Instruction are right on the alarm clock. I really recommend!

Absolutely love this app. It is so user friendly. I was actually online looking to buy a "zen like" alarm clock when this app popped up. I could beat the price and I am sure happy I gave it a try. I can't imagine how I managed to wake up happy with my old alarm. Give it a try!

Standard alarm clocks give my heart a big jolt. I hate them. This alarm gives a nice selection of beautiful bowls to choose from to start your day off right.

This is the best clock I've ever used. Well thought out.

However, I would love a bigger snooze and stop button.

I wish I had this app about 40 years ago when I used to wake up for work every day with the typical loud, obnoxious buzzing alarm! To now wake up slowly and quietly with any number of singing bowls has been an absolute godsend. Bravo!

I once paid a lot for a triangular shape Zen Clock that struck a progressive chime bell. It was nice and I used it for a lot of years. This was long before iPads, iPhones or apps. I much prefer the app with the soothing, gentle wake up alarms that you can choose from and adjust. It's my at home and travel alarm of preference.

Over the years, I've purchased four progressive zen clocks. Beautiful sound but very pricy and they fall apart too fast. This app doesn't look as good as any of them, but it works well and sounds great, with way more tonal options and control of the patterns. And I saved over $200 by not replacing the zen&now option.

I've been using this alarm for years, and like most of the reviewers say, it is great and a subtle way to wake up. However on multiple occasions the alarm didn't go off and I just assumed I'd made an error because instead of saying 7am, it had been set to 7pm. What I eventually discovered is that if I set the alarm to 6am and get a phone call, when my iPad rings as a secondary notification that there is an incoming call, the alarm switches the time to PM! So this morning I needed to get up at 4:30am. Someone called around midnight. My alarm reset to 4:30pm and I didn't wake up until 7:20am! Other than turning off the feature where my iPad rings when I get a call on my iPhone, I don't know what to do. But this glitch is going to force me to use a different alarm app unfortunately! :(

This is the best way to wake up, very slow and soothing, not jarring! Thanks. ☀️

I wanted a zen alarm clock for years, but did not want to pay $80 for a good one. Well, now I will never need to buy one, because this app is just awesome, with great sounds.

Runs in the background, even with device sleeping, then wakes me up gently. I love this app.

I've been using this for years, never bothered to get a new alarm clock app :)

Sounds pretty. But alarm didn't go off this morning as I set it to. I woke up and played around with it and got it to sound a couple times but now I don't trust it. Also, the feature where it's supposed to slowly light up doesn't work at all. Nice touch to be able to use your own photo, if it worked and if the photo stayed oriented properly. And you have to fumble around and find the app icon and open it to shut off the alarm.

It sooth you to sleep or quick naps useful I use it often

I love to wake up to the gentle sound of the bells... Sometime the first, barely audible, chime will wake me.... Sometimes it takes a few more... But I love the fact that if I do not wake up then in 20 minutes it will ring full volume until I do wake up..... But I have never gotten to that point.

I admit it. I'm not a morning person, and I'm a heavy sleeper. (Bad combo!) I quickly adapt to most alarm sounds and sleep right through. I've tried them all. I use this alarm when I absolutely have to get up on time. The progressive feature is nice, and the sound of the bowls is very helpful. They don't sound like all the other buzzing, beeping, chirping, and breaking glass alarms my asleep brain has learned to ignore. I can choose a pitch that will cut through the fog. I do wish it would still go off if I switch over to another app, though.

I love not having to be jolted awake. The chimes are very soothing and set you up for a great way to start your day!

Love this App... Best way to wake up. Has worked flawlessly for three years!

Used to work great on my ipad2. Now just upgraded to iPad Pro & it only has worked 1 out of the 4 times I've used it. Can't trust it now. Have updated all my apps so that's not the issue. Lovely when it worked.

I've used this app for a couple of years now. It's one of my favorites. This is just how I need to be woken up.... gently.

It's not alarming at all!!! It IS a great way to be gently woken up, especially on those days when you have to get out of bed a bit too early. I think the very quiet start allows the unconscious to get the body ready to wake up before I consciously hear it. On days when I really need a few extra minutes to get it, I just start to hear it 2-4 minutes later than normal. I mostly use pattern 4, and it takes about four minutes to wake me. When I do hear it, I generally think "Did I just hear something?" Then it rings once more and I realize I am awake. It has a snooze, I rarely use. It has features and functions I know little about. Check other reviews for the other uses. I am a happy waker.

I have tried many alarms and this alarm really does as it says. The slow progression of the bowls is great. Even alarms that allow for a slow increase of the volume it is still jarring to have that sound in your sleep. The bowls make a sound even at a higher volume that is not bothersome and really helps me to wake up even if i am in a deep sleep or having a good dream. It makes for a nicer morning using this alarm.

My favorite app

Works as well as the expensive clocks.

The sounds in this app are beautiful! I was looking for an alarm that would ring once, like a monastery bell, and then stop. This does the trick! You can manipulate the settings until the ringing of the bells are spaced far apart. At the first gentle gong, I am awake. I have it set to ring at one-minute intervals, and it punctuates my morning routine as a reminder to be mindful. A lovely way to start the day!

Love it! I really appreciate having this reliable way to awaken gently. I like the variety of settings.

This application clock is the most natural waking up experience I've had.

Such a nicer way to wake up in the morning

A most civilized way to awaken.

I hate being frightened awake by traditional alarm clocks. This one does the trick. It slowly awakens me, making my morning experience vastly more pleasant. Easy to use.

Use it daily, a great way to wake up, gradually louder bells are so much better than a sudden alarm. Sound quality is very good.

Only one wish: that other and louder alarm sounds were available. Perhaps I will have more to say later...

This is a good app if you're hard to wake. I use it with a soft, headband type of headphones and a volume amplifier. The alarm clock wakes me every time, no matter how hard I'm sleeping. It's good and reliable. I really like it.

Works as advertised but could use a bigger snooze button. I'd also like to see a mode that keeps the time display on at a configurable level of brightness.

The alarm sounds very nice, but lacks the fuller tone of my old Now and Zen clock. I enjoyed that sound for the four month period twenty years ago that that clock worked. That's my only negative comment. I like this app and its flexibility. And the sound's not *bad.*

The day goes by with smooth pleasantness like a spring sunrise smiling upon all of creation. Ditch those alarming alarm clocks and wake up in peace and harmony.

Waking up to a progressive alarm is a lot less jarring the standard alarm clocks. This app is great with how you can customize the alarm. I wish it was still supported. Update: I have found occasionally the app will reset itself rather than alarm. Hope this bug can be fixed.

I love this alarm clock ....such a soothing way to wake up in the morning. I don't have the nerve to try the ultimately loud alarm though. My only beef is that somewhere along the upgrade line, the background on the stop alarm and snooze buttons disappeared. They use to be red, now there is no background. Does not impact functionality; however, it does make it harder to read.

I used this app every single day. It's such a gentle way to wake up, but it still does the job.

If you want to wake up without a stress - this app is for you!

So many things to like, but lacking three essential features: timer mode (to allow user to set a specific duration, say 30 minutes, rather than specific time of day); remember gong selection, rather than having to reselect each time; and show current time on main page. With these, five stars.