# Alarm Clock Radio — user reviews > 134 indexed App Store user reviews of Alarm Clock Radio by Philip Bailey, rated 3.70/5 from 7 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alarm-clock-radio/id416793900/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alarm-clock-radio/id416793900.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Alarm Clock Radio? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ⏰ Large, easy-to-read time and date display - 🌡️ Weather and temperature information included - 😴 Sleep timer functionality works well - 📻 Good selection of radio stations available - 🎨 Customizable color schemes - 🔊 Gradually increasing alarm volume feature - 💡 Simple and intuitive user interface - 🆓 Free to download and use - 🎵 Sleep to music/radio capability - ⭐ Reliable for some users as bedside clock **Cons** - 🐛 Alarm frequently fails to trigger - 📻 Radio alarm plays default chimes instead of selected station - 💻 App doesn't work in background/locked screen mode - 🔋 Severe battery drain issues - 💡 Forces screen brightness to maximum automatically - 📱 App crashes frequently when changing settings - 🔊 Radio volume too quiet even at maximum - ⚠️ App resets to default settings unexpectedly - 🚫 Doesn't launch or open on some devices - 📻 Radio streaming frequently fails or doesn't connect - 🎵 Limited alarm sound options - ⏳ Last updated two years ago - appears abandoned - 📢 Intrusive upgrade prompts and banner ads - 🌐 Custom radio URL feature doesn't work properly **Commonly reported bugs** - Alarm doesn't work unless app is open and phone unlocked - Radio alarm reverts to chimes instead of playing selected station - App crashes when selecting BBC radio stations - App crashes when entering custom stream URLs - Settings not saved - resets to defaults - Screen brightness forces to maximum despite settings - App crashes after snooze function - App crashes when changing alarm sounds - App crashes when changing radio stations - Radio doesn't play - shows 'connecting' indefinitely - Alarm doesn't sound at all despite proper setup - App fails to launch or open on iPad - Notification appears but no sound plays - App becomes unresponsive to screen taps - Randomly switches to App Store with ads, preventing alarm - Portrait view locks, difficult to return to landscape - Banner ads block access to radio controls **Most requested features** - Widget support with large time and date display - Easier Apple Music integration - Multiple alarm support (currently only one) - Persistent brightness control that remembers settings - Better radio station database with more options - Improved instructions and user guide - Landscape mode controls - Larger, more accessible alarm control buttons - Prev/Next station buttons always visible - Support for HTTPS radio URLs - Gentler color options for night use - Volume control adjustments - Remove or disable upgrade prompts - Disable ads option in free version ## Newest reviews (15 of 134) ### 2/5 — Can’t figure out how to set alarm? *2026-06-25* I can’t figure out how to set the alarm. I also can’t find instructions for how to use the app. Otherwise seems like a fine app, I just hope someone can tell me how to set the alarm. ### 4/5 — Good for the Most Part *2025-11-07* This is the first clock app that I downloaded that has the time and date both in large fonts. I find that important at night. I wish this app had a widget feature also with large time and date (this app was last updated two years ago - abandoned?). I also wish it was easier to play my Apple Music songs on the app. I tried every button and it doesn’t work. Thank you for reading. PS: Can we remove that message to upgrade the app? The option is not available where live. ### 4/5 — Good for the Most Part *2024-12-23* This is the first clock app that I downloaded that has the time and date both in large fonts. I find that important at night. I wish this app had a widget feature also with large time and date (this app was last updated two years ago - abandoned?). I also wish it was easier to play my Apple Music songs on the app. I tried every button and it doesn’t work. Thank you for reading. ### 4/5 — Clock works great *2021-12-01* But I can’t seem to set the Radio to come on when I set the alarm it’s just basic alarm music please let me know how to do it without paying Premium ### 4/5 — Great app.! *2018-11-11* Despite some negative reviews this app works great, though could use some tweaks. It would be great if the brightness could be set lower permanently as it always starts on full. Also could use a second alarm time. ### 4/5 — cool *2018-08-10* Ich finde die App ganz gut. Aber... - es wäre besser, wenn der Radiotext auch scrollen könnte - es wäre gut, wenn der Radiotext auch angezeigt wird, wenn der iPad/das iPhone waagerecht ist ### 3/5 — Won’t let me load my station *2017-11-21* Was looking for an alarm clock radio app to wake to my favourite radio station (wwoz new orleans) but when i load the address it won’t validate it (maybe because it’s https and the web address space only allows http. Many many other stations listed but the one i want cant be added so it’s useless to me. ### 1/5 — Don't waste your time *2017-03-19* App plays your radio station to where it's barely audible. Wouldn't wake you up even if you were in a quiet room. ### 1/5 — A radio alarm clock that doesn't play what you want to... *2017-03-14, version 2.9* The clock part of this app is great, but if you set an alarm to an Internet radio station it plays something else. I've tried to set a few time, but the same thing happens. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2017-01-04, version 2.9* Very user unfriendly, plus doesn't work, uninstalling. ### 1/5 — Nul ... *2016-12-08* Envahie de pub, incompréhensible ! ### 1/5 — Works sometimes *2016-12-06* I have had this working, just not when needed. The app is too flakey: reset to defaults by itself, banner ad comes on and if not noticed will cancel the alarm, inexplicably was on but silent, freezes. After about 10 days of persistence I reckon that's enough testing. OUT! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work... *2016-11-30* As title... ### 1/5 — Radio réveil ne fonctionne pas simple réveil oui *2016-10-14* Réveil mais pas radio réveil ne fonctionne pas j'ai tout essayé ### 1/5 — Horrible *2016-09-18* Does not work properly. Too many settings to adjust, and even if you choose all correct settings, it still doesn't do what you wanted. The alarm only goes off if the app is in the foreground before your screen goes off. Good idea, terrible application. Not user-friendly at all. I would never rely on this to wake me up, and after 5 test alarms, I finally am throwing in the towel. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Useless. Doesn’t launch or open *2025-07-12, version 2.10* Useless on my iPad. Doesn’t even open or launch so I can’t comment on it further than that. ### 1/5 — Nasty *2023-09-21* Nasty app that destroy my battery. Massive battery drain very fast on this trash app. Zero star. ### 1/5 — Pas de radio *2022-01-23* Déçu la radio ne fonctionne pas ### 1/5 — So bug-ridden as to be a bad joke *2021-11-09* Works about one day per month, if you are lucky. Crashes if you try to enter a stream URL. Rarely responds to screen taps. Rarely streams radio instead of sounding an alarm one didn’t choose. Fairly often doesn’t sound alarm at all. Disappointing and should be removed from the App Store until it works. ### 1/5 — Too Old Doesn’t Function *2021-10-23* This app doesn’t function as it should or as it has been written. Very little to none radio stations can be listened to with this app. App not supported and what has been written appears to be made up to get people to download. Should be removed from the App Store so be weary of any other apps from this developer. ### 1/5 — Settings not saved *2020-12-13* I have tried setting up the “wake to radio” option but each time it resets to the default alarm. This bug is so obvious I have no idea how it got past even basic testing. ### 1/5 — App does not work *2019-09-13* Very disappointing ### 1/5 — Don’t download this *2019-03-15, version 2.9* Could not find the radio station I wanted and would not let me change the colour scheme and everything to bright and the app definitely needs updating ### 1/5 — APP NOT WORKING *2018-08-07* Radio part of the app NOT WORKING, when you find the station you want... Just says connecting, but nothing happens! App needs repairs. Do not recommend! ### 1/5 — völlig unbrauchbar *2017-07-09* Bis auf ca. 2 Sekunden, wo ich sehen konnte, wo das Einstellungsmenü wäre, wird das Menü durchgehend durch penetrante Werbung zugedeckt. Eine Nutzung der App ist somit nicht mögich. Unglaublich, wie sich eine Anbieter die App selbst sabotiert. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works well *2024-09-24, version 2.10* Tried a couple of radio alarm clocks out of the App Store but this one does exactly what I want especially the sleep timer. Simple to use interface that I picked up in 10 minutes. Like the weather and temperature on the main display. I think this will help. Perhaps some more gentle colours will make it better. Thank you ### 5/5 — I like this Clock Radio *2024-01-07* This app helps me sleep and I can use it to wake up to music and stuff. I like the weather forecast. ### 5/5 — Great alarm clock *2023-08-10* An excellent app which we have used as an alarm clock daily for years. My only complaint is that I hate the chimes which come on when the internet is down. ### 5/5 — Love this app. *2023-02-22* Simply great ### 5/5 — Excellent !! *2019-06-28* Contrairement à certains avis, la radio fonctionne parfaitement ! Les radios modifiant les url de leurs flux radio, il suffit simplement d´enregistrer la dernière url du flux de votre radio préférée, ce qui est mieux que d’écrire un commentaire crétin et débile. ### 5/5 — Good *2016-02-13, version 2.8* Good ### 5/5 — Great App *2015-05-30, version 2.6* Highly recommend, this is a great app once you get to grips with the settings. The Dodge. ### 5/5 — Brilliant app and good customer service *2015-02-09, version 2.5* Great app. One of the few alarm clock apps that actually work with access to UK stations. Small issue at the moment as no BBC radio stations but an e-mail asking about the problem received an almost instant reply saying they were aware of the problem and were sorting it out. Great service, great little app, thoroughly recommended ### 5/5 — Excellent Radio App *2014-12-11* I was primarily looking for an alarm with a sleep radio function and boy!, did I find it. This is perfect. I could care less about waking up to music, but this definitely helps me fall asleep. ### 5/5 — Alarm clock radio *2014-01-22* Perfect! Sleep timer so you can have the radio on for 15, 30 mins etc as you go to sleep! Can adjust the brightness by dragging your finger up and down the screen Wake up with my local radio station whenever I set it to! Does what it says on the tin! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-21.*