# Earwake — Name-based silent alarm

> Name-based silent alarm (iPhone/iPad app by Robert Corbin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earwake/id6776313981 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Robert Corbin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: $1.99 (on sale, was $2.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/earwake/id6776313981/reviews.md

## What is Earwake?

Earwake is a silent alarm idea: wake only when someone says your chosen name during a configured window.

Set a name, arm a time window, and Earwake listens locally during that window. When the fuzzy matcher detects the name, it triggers local haptic and alert feedback and saves an event in history.

Earwake has no account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no cloud, and no subscription.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.1 — 2026-06-24

This update sharpens the interface: the iPad layout now uses a centered, comfortable reading width instead of stretching edge to edge, so every screen reads as a clean column. iPhone is unchanged; still fully on-device.

### 2.0 — 2026-06-21

Earwake 2.0 — a pro upgrade for your name & sound alarm, still 100% on-device.

• Sound triggers: wake on a baby cry, knock, doorbell, dog, smoke alarm, and more — each with its own sensitivity.
• Wake styles: gentle fade-in, steady, or escalating, with heartbeat / SOS / pulse vibration patterns.
• More alert channels: a full-screen strobe and a rear-torch blink.
• Dismiss Guard: require a tap-count or math challenge so a sleepy hand can't silence it.
• Backstop alarm: a guaranteed buzz at the end of your window, even if nothing was heard.
• Insights: streaks, average wake time, clarity rate, and a per-hour histogram.

Your audio is analyzed entirely on your phone — nothing is ever uploaded.

### 1.3 — 2026-06-18

Earwake now does more than listen for your bare name. Add wake phrases like "wake up Robert" or "good morning Robert" — multi-word triggers that only fire on the full, deliberate call, so a passing mention of your name overnight won't wake you. Each phrase has its own strictness. New Awake Check: tap "Test it now," say your name, and watch a live audio-level ring light up green the instant Earwake hears you — so you can trust it before you sleep. While armed and listening, that same level ring pulses with the room so you can see it's working at a glance, and every wake is now logged as "Heard

### 1.2 — 2026-06-15

Sleep Tips — 25 offline evidence-based tips from AASM, the National Sleep Foundation, and Carskadon & Rechtschaffen, organised into four categories: Timing, Environment, Habits, and Wind-Down. Tap any tip to expand the full explanation and source. No network required.

Nap Calculator — Choose 10, 20, or 90 minutes; enter your nap start time; get the exact wake-up time plus a science note on each duration. A late-nap warning fires if you're napping after 3 PM — the threshold where adenosine reduction starts to affect that night's sleep.

Sleep Calculator → Alarm integration — In the Sleep Calculator's "Find Wake Time" mode, each suggestion now shows a "Set as alarm window start" button. Tap it and your alarm window is updated immediately — no manual re-entry needed.

Sleep Tools hub — Settings now groups Sleep Calculator, Nap Calculator, and Sleep Tips under one "Sleep Tools" section for easier access.

### 1.1 — 2026-06-14

Multiple names — Add up to 5 names in Set Up. Earwake checks each one independently, so it wakes you when a partner calls your name, a family member's, or any name on your list.

Sleep Cycle Calculator — A new offline tool in Settings. Enter your target wake time and see ideal bedtimes for 4, 5, and 6 complete sleep cycles (based on the 90-minute cycle + 14-minute onset allowance). Or flip it: enter your bedtime and see optimal wake times.

Matching Sensitivity — A new control in Set Up lets you choose how strictly names are matched: Strict (near-exact), Balanced (the default, recommended for most names), or Relaxed (catches slurred or muffled speech for long names).

History is now expanded to 50 events and has a CSV export button — tap the share icon in the History tab to export your wake log to Numbers, Mail, or Files.

Version number in Settings now reads from the app bundle instead of being hardcoded.

## More apps by Robert Corbin

- [Daily Word Journey](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-word-journey/id6761548266)
- [Hush Secret Text](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hush-secret-text/id6761658175)
- [Renew Guard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/renew-guard/id6761755447)
- [Receipt to PDF](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/receipt-to-pdf/id6761782025)
- [Route Your Pay](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/route-your-pay/id6761783719)
- [Tip Arbiter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tip-arbiter/id6761786879)

All apps by Robert Corbin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992

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