# Arise: Motivational Alarm — Wake Up to Spoken Wisdom

> Wake Up to Spoken Wisdom (iPhone/iPad app by Dicky Agustiady.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arise-motivational-alarm/id6760245857 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dicky Agustiady](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883444706)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 188 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arise-motivational-alarm/id6760245857/reviews.md

## What is Arise?

The first words you hear each morning shape your entire day.

Arise is the motivational alarm that speaks.
No beeps. No puzzles. Just a real voice reading a powerful quote the moment your alarm fires.

503 quotes. 4 AI voices. One-time Premium. No subscription.

HOW IT WORKS
— Your alarm fires → a voice speaks today’s quote aloud
— Snooze? You get 3 strikes with escalating taunts
— Clean dismiss builds your streak. Snooze resets it to zero
— Hit milestones to unlock new quote packs and voices

QUOTE MODES
— Famous: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Churchill, Jordan, Brady
— Bible: Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Romans, Philippians and more
— Literary: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Woolf (unlocks Day 7)
— Ancient Wisdom: Lao Tzu, Rumi, Heraclitus (unlocks Day 14)

A different quote every day. Same quote all day—so it stays with you.

VOICES
— Classic: device voice (free)
— Harper, Charlotte, Adam, Edward: warm AI voices

PREMIUM — $4.99 one-time (no subscription)
Unlocks Bible mode + all AI voices.

Arise is for people who believe the first minute of the day matters.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arise Premium | $4.99 | one-time |
| Support Arise | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-04-13

Snooze countdown on your lock screen
When you snooze, Arise now shows a live countdown timer on your lock screen — so your phone can lock naturally while you rest. No more screen staying on.

Consistent volume
Beeps no longer start quiet and ramp up. Everything plays at your system volume from the first second.

Fresh quote every morning
Your alarm now always wakes you with the right quote for the day — even if you haven't opened Arise in a while.

Bug fixes
- Quote mode (Famous / Bible) no longer resets when you reopen the app
- Snooze countdown no longer freezes when your screen locks
- Fixed a rare case where the lock screen alarm played a different quote than the app

### 1.4 — 2026-03-22

Improved audio quality and volume consistency across all voices.

### 1.3 — 2026-03-21

• New themes unlocked by streak: Nature (forest green) + Century (gold & black) — switch anytime in Voice settings
• Unlocks now stay unlocked (milestones, quotes, themes) even if your streak resets

### 1.2 — 2026-03-18

• Fixed an issue where alarms could replay after being dismissed
• Improved alarm reliability and background behavior
• General stability improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-03-17

Arise wakes you with a spoken motivational quote every morning.
No generic beeps. No mindless scrolling. Just a voice reading you something worth hearing — the moment your eyes open.

WHAT ARISE DOES
— Speaks a motivational quote aloud when your alarm fires
— 3 snooze attempts with escalating taunts from Stoics, Scripture, and champions
— Live countdown on your lock screen when you snooze
— Streak system that rewards clean dismissals
— Milestones that unlock new quote packs and voices as you grow

QUOTE MODES
— Famous: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, Churchill, Jordan, Brady
— Bible: Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Romans, Philippians and more
— Literary: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Woolf — unlocks at Day 7
— Ancient Wisdom: Lao Tzu, Rumi, Heraclitus — unlocks at Day 14

VOICES
— Classic: clean device voice, always free
— Harper, Charlotte, Adam, Edward: AI voices, warm and clear

PREMIUM — $4.99 once, forever
Unlocks Bible mode and all AI voices. No subscription. Ever.

## More apps by Dicky Agustiady

- [Chirpie: Kids Morning Alarm](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirpie-kids-morning-alarm/id6760982376)

All apps by Dicky Agustiady: https://appshunter.io/developer/1883444706

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