# Awaken — Wake up to your music

> Alarm clock and sleep timer with music integration and customizable clock faces. (iPhone/iPad app by Embraceware Software Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/awaken/id327767743 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Embraceware Software Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/313634512)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 21 App Store ratings · 198 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2009-09-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-14
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/awaken/id327767743/reviews.md

## What is Awaken?

Awaken is the alarm clock you'll actually look forward to.

Wake up gently, on your terms — to your favorite music, a soothing nature sound, a personalized spoken message, or your own custom haptic rhythm. Then make Awaken your bedside companion with a stunning always-on clock, a sleep timer to drift off to, and smart countdown timers for everything in between.

WAKE UP YOUR WAY
• Set one-time, repeating, or date-specific alarms in seconds
• Wake to any song, album, playlist, or artist from Apple Music and your library
• Choose from 37+ built-in sounds across Nature, Classic, Energetic, Fun, and Premium collections
• Fade in the volume and screen brightness for a gentle, natural wake-up
• Set the alarm volume independently from your phone — and it's restored automatically afterward

A PERSONAL TOUCH
• Add a custom wake-up message and have Awaken read it aloud
• Choose from 12 customizable haptic patterns, from a soft pulse to a relentless buzz
• Smart snooze with adjustable duration and snooze limits to keep you on track

A CLOCK WORTH WAKING UP TO
• 8 beautiful clock styles — Digital, Flip, Segment, Neon Sign, Marquee Bulb, Blueprint, Constellation, and Bloom
• 19 themed gradient backgrounds, from Sunrise and Aurora to Synthwave and Cherry Blossom
• Show or hide seconds, date, and AM/PM; dim automatically at night
• Long-press to customize and swipe through styles and themes live

SLEEP TIMER
• Drift off to your favorite music with a gentle automatic fadeout
• Set any duration and pick a song, album, or playlist — or run it silent

SMART TIMERS
• Run multiple named timers at once
• Live countdown right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• Pause, resume, and restart with a tap — even when the app is closed
• Have Awaken announce each timer by name when it finishes

BUILT FOR iPHONE & iPAD
• Dynamic Island and Lock Screen support for timers
• Rich, full-screen alarm experience
• Designed with accessibility and VoiceOver in mind

Whether you want to wake to birdsong, your morning playlist, or a friendly reminder of what today holds, Awaken makes every morning a little brighter.

## Key features

- Wake up to music or sounds
- Multiple alarms
- Sleep timer with fade-out
- Customizable clock styles
- Shake to toggle flashlight
- Volume and brightness fade-in/out

## Recent user reviews (10 of 198)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/awaken/id327767743/reviews.md

### 5/5 — A Classic iPhone App

*2026-07-25, version 7.1*

So glad the developers have revived this classic iPhone clock / alarm app. It is very customizable and offers some unique looks. They were doing "Standby Mode" before Apple ever did!

### 3/5 — It was decent

*2026-06-24, version 7.0*

Used this app daily and worked great for the last few years. It just updated and now it’s terrible. It doesn’t work trying to play music now. Only the backup app alarm sounds work. Before the update I could dim the clock to barely on note it auto dims and barely comes off of bright even when the phone screen is dimmed all the way down. I want the old version back.

### 5/5 — Nicely done!

*2026-06-18, version 7.0*

The new clock styles are awesome.

### 1/5 — Жрет батарею.

*2022-12-07*

Where my money mr Apple? Not refund!
Battery eat monster 👹 app!

### 3/5 — App Stopped Working

*2019-10-11, version 1.14*

Yesterday my app stopped working, I can no longer access the alarm or any settings listed at the bottom, what happened?

### 1/5 — Does not work on iOS 12

*2019-03-14*

Don’t buy this app! It seems, that the developer is no longer working on it. On my iPhone 7 Plus under iOS 12 the clock does not work. Neither smooth awaking with fade in nor any other function will work. Only a standard bell is ringing at the time, you will wake up. The last post in his blog is from 2018 and announced an update to iOS 11

**Developer response:** We updated the app just a few weeks ago and at the moment there haven’t been any outstanding tickets in our support system or known problems. Please contact us at support@embraceware.com so we can help resolve this issue - thanks!

### 5/5 — Наконец-то обновили

*2018-09-26*

Приложение не обновлялось 5 лет. Пять долгих лет, Карл! Всё это время я не удалял приложение и пользовался им на старом 4s айфоне с 6 iOS. И вот, наконец, обновили — теперь можно пользоваться на новых айфонах. Молодцы, красавчики!

P. S. Но вот иконку зря поменяли. Надеюсь, вернут прежнюю.

**Developer response:** This issue was corrected in an earlier update. Please give us another try.

### 5/5 — 今も重宝してます

*2018-09-10*

一時期音量調整ができなくなった不具合がありましたが現在は調整済みのようで特に問題なく動いてます。（iOS 10.3.3）

**Developer response:** The problem that you reported has been fixed in the latest version. Thanks for letting us know.

### 1/5 — Version 11

*2017-09-25, version 1.10.2*

À quand la nouvelle version 11 pour Apple

### 1/5 — Sad day

*2016-11-04, version 1.10.2*

It's a sad day. I have to delete this now. 

I've been using it for years; I sleep so soundly I need additional alarms to wake up. Awaken was my go-to for several years, but now, on iOS 10, it doesn't even function anymore. You can't enable alarms, and half the UI is broken. It used to be great, but it's time to move on. No updates in almost 4 years.

## Frequently asked questions about Awaken

### What does Awaken do?

Awaken is an alarm clock and sleep timer application for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It allows you to wake up to your music or built-in sounds, fall asleep to music, and features a customizable clock display, flashlight, and more.

### What are the key features of Awaken?

Key features include waking up to your music or built-in sounds, multiple alarm support, a sleep timer with fade-out, customizable clock styles like LCD and Flip Clock, and a shake-to-toggle flashlight. It also offers volume and brightness fade-in/out for alarms and sleep.

### How much does Awaken cost?

Awaken is a paid application. All updates to the application are free, and there are no in-app purchases planned.

### What devices is Awaken compatible with?

Awaken is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It features Retina display graphics and a unique interface optimized for both iPhone and iPad.

### How can I use Awaken to fall asleep?

You can use the sleep timer feature to fall asleep to your music. The app allows for a music shuffle and includes a volume and brightness fade-out to gently lull you to sleep.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.1 — 2026-07-24

• Per-alarm volume: each alarm can now have its own Custom Volume instead of the shared Alarm Volume — handy when different playlists need different levels. Alarms without a custom volume keep using the global setting.

### 7.0 — 2026-06-16

Enjoy a beautiful new look, a smoother experience, and refined details across the entire app — plus performance and reliability improvements throughout.

### 1.15 — 2020-01-02

- iOS 13 bug fixes.

### 1.14 — 2019-10-07

- Improvements for iOS 13.

### 1.13 — 2019-09-13

- Updated app icon.
- Updated for all current iPhone screen sizes.
- iOS 12 related bug fixes.
- Support for iOS 13.

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