# ClockU: Social Alarm Clock — Alarms your friends set > Alarms your friends set (iPhone/iPad app by Ori Roniger.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clocku-social-alarm-clock/id1157647077 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Ori Roniger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1157647076) - Category: Utilities, Lifestyle - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 5 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2016-10-17 - Data updated: 2026-10-03 ## What is ClockU? ClockU is a big, beautiful bedside alarm clock that your friends can set. Going on a trip and need everyone up for the 6am bus? Want your partner to make sure you don't sleep through the big day? With ClockU, the people you trust can add a wake-up to your clock, with a message that shows up large on your screen when it rings. And when you tap "I'm up", they get told. A REAL ALARM CLOCK • A large LED-style clock made for your nightstand, in landscape on iPhone and full screen on iPad • Alarms ring like the built-in Clock app: through silent mode and Focus, full screen, with snooze • Set your own alarms too, one-off or repeating on the days you choose • The ALARM light shows when something will ring, with the next time and message right on the clock FRIENDS SET THE WAKE-UP • Pick one friend or several, choose a time, write a message • Change the time or message for everyone at once, or cancel it • See who accepted, whose phone is set to ring, and who tapped "I'm up" • If someone doesn't get up, you'll hear about it YOU STAY IN CONTROL • Nobody can add a wake-up until you approve them • Letting someone wake you doesn't let you wake them: permissions go one way • Choose per person: ring automatically, or ask you to accept each wake-up • You choose how it rings: sound and snooze are yours • Report or block anyone at any time TRY IT ON YOUR OWN Add @clocku_demo under People: our demo friend approves you, sends you a test wake-up a few minutes later, and confirms when it's "up". ClockU doesn't track you or show ads. Your own alarms stay on your phone. ## Is ClockU safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess ClockU. ## Is ClockU legit? ClockU: Social Alarm Clock appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ClockU is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0 — 2026-10-02 ClockU 2.0 is a brand-new app: the alarm clock your friends can set. • A big LED clock for your nightstand, on iPhone and iPad • Friends you approve can set you a wake-up with a message that shows big when it rings • Wake several friends at once, then edit or cancel it for everyone • Real alarms that ring through silent mode and Focus, with snooze on the Lock Screen • Know when they're up: tap "I'm up" and the person who woke you is told • You choose who can wake you, whether each wake-up needs your OK, and how it rings • Try it with our demo friend: add @clocku_demo under People Messaging from earlier versions has been replaced by wake-ups. ### 1.16 — 2026-05-30 Smarter conversation view Opening a conversation now reliably scrolls to your latest messages. Scroll up to browse history — a date label appears to keep you oriented, then fades after a few seconds. It reappears whenever you scroll again. Live read receipts The double-checkmark now updates promptly when the other person reads your message, without waiting for your next action. Reactions Long-press any message to react with an emoji. Tap "React" from the menu that appears. Typing indicator The typing indicator now floats over the messages instead of pushing the conversation up. Cleaner names Contacts now show by display name only - no more redundant username in parentheses. Bug fixes • Notification sounds and banners are suppressed when you're already in the conversation • Scheduling sheet hides the timezone toggle when the recipient is in your timezone • Conversation list timestamps update live ### 1.15 — 2026-05-29 Conversation history Scroll to the top of any conversation to automatically load earlier messages. A floating date label keeps you oriented as you browse back in time - message timestamps now show time only, since the date is always visible. Notifications while in-app Banners and sounds are suppressed when you already have a conversation open. Messages still arrive instantly on screen. Reconnect after disconnect Revoking a connection no longer clears the conversation. A banner appears on both sides with a one-tap option to send a new invite. Invite limits Each user pair can exchange up to 3 invites, preventing accidental spam. Scheduling The "Their time" option is now hidden when the recipient is in your timezone - no unnecessary toggle clutter. Fixes • Conversation list timestamps now update live (no more "2 seconds ago" stuck for hours) • Selected notification sound now correctly carries through to delivered alerts • Opening a conversation scrolls to the latest message • Message history no longer lost after an app update • Scroll to bottom of conversation when replying ### 1.14 — 2026-05-28 • Share from any app - Tap Share in Safari, Notes, or anywhere else and send the text straight to a ClockU contact - choose recipient, pick a sound, schedule it, all without leaving the app you're in. • Invite links - Share your personal invite link; anyone who taps it opens ClockU with your username pre-filled, ready to connect. • Link previews - Paste a URL and a preview card (title, description, site) loads automatically. Send before it finishes and the message goes plain - no waiting. • Typing indicator - Live animated indicator when the other person is actively typing. • Message reactions - Long-press any message to react with an emoji. Reactions visible to both sides in real time. • Pin conversations - Long-press a conversation to pin it to the top of your list. • Invite people - Tap the envelope icon to share ClockU with friends via any app. • Search contacts - Filter your contacts list as you type. • Storage breakdown -Settings shows how much space each conversation uses on device. • Reply to messages - Swipe right on any bubble to quote it in your reply. • Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 1.13 — 2026-05-22 Reply to messages Long-press any message to reply with a quoted preview. The recipient sees exactly what you're responding to. Read receipts A single approval means your alert reached the device. A filled approval icon means the recipient opened it. Unread badges Conversations with new messages show a badge count. Messages are marked read only when you open the conversation — not when they arrive in the background. Works offline Send alerts without a connection. They're queued locally and delivered automatically when you're back online. A banner lets you know when there's no internet. Hide message content on lock screen New privacy setting: turn off notification previews so the lock screen shows "New message" instead of the content. Find it in Settings → Privacy. Reliability improvements Failed sends show an error and can be retried with a tap. Notifications are automatically cleared from the notification center once you've read them in the app. ## More apps by Ori Roniger - [Quotastic – Daily Quotes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quotastic-daily-quotes/id6450614272) - [Factastic – Daily Facts](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/factastic-daily-facts/id6455684536) - [Chodesh Hebrew Date & Calendar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chodesh-hebrew-date-and-calendar/id6504156082) - [Convertor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/convertor/id6746707223) All apps by Ori Roniger: https://appshunter.io/developer/1157647076 --- *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 2026-10-03.*