# Light Alarm — Wake-Up Light — user reviews

> 84 indexed App Store user reviews of Light Alarm by Pavel Alekseev, rated 3.50/5 from 73 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/light-alarm-wake-up-light/id1551202072/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/light-alarm-wake-up-light/id1551202072.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 32 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 18

## What do users think of Light Alarm?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- ✨ Simple and straightforward interface
- ☀️ Gradual light wake-up
- 🐦 Pleasant bird sounds
- 🚫 No ads
- ✈️ Great for travel
- 😌 Calming wake-up experience
- 💡 Innovative concept
- 💯 Works as promised
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🌟 Beautiful design
- ✨ Minimal steps to set

**Cons**

- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Requires phone to be unlocked/app open
- ⏰ Alarm not reliable when locked
- 💡 Transition too quick
- 🔦 Flashlight too harsh
- 🔊 Alarm volume too low/inconsistent
- 😴 Screen stays illuminated
- 🤷‍♀️ Not intuitive
- 🚫 No customization options
- 🔄 Buggy after updates
- ⏳ Short wake-up phase

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Alarm doesn't go off when phone is locked
- App closes/cancels alarm after updates
- Alarm volume resets to low
- App forgets time in the middle of the night
- Sound aspect of alarm stops functioning after a few weeks
- App doesn't work when phone is locked
- Alarm doesn't sound when screen is locked
- Erratic performance, works sporadically
- Bird sounds cannot be turned off
- Wake up time cannot be set
- Doesn't work in the background
- Volume issues, alarm volume decreases
- App doesn't work unless held open
- No settings menu
- Light is too bright initially
- Transition is too quick
- Consumes too much battery
- Alarm doesn't ring if phone is locked
- App doesn't work when phone is in sleep mode

**Most requested features**

- Gradually increasing alarm volume
- Option to pick maximum alarm volume
- Adjustable fade-in duration for light
- Option to disable bird sounds
- Horizontal version for older iPhones
- Option to set light transition time
- Menu of different sounds
- Control over light brightness and fade
- Screen turns off completely during sleep
- Ability to run in background/from Lock Screen
- Option for screen-only light (no flashlight)
- Option to choose front or back light only
- Ability to set recurring alarms
- Fade out option for sunset light
- Support for older iOS versions (iOS 9)
- More gradual sunrise effect (10+ minutes)
- Option to choose start and end light colors
- Help button/instructions
- Ability to adjust bird sound volume
- Option to mute sound

## Newest reviews (13 of 84)

### 4/5 — Great alternative to a sunrise alarm clock

*2026-07-23, version 1.2.2*

Love this app but I wish you took advantage of the levels iPhone has for the torch to make it more of a gradual light. You could also use the phone screens brightness. Otherwise the app is perfect

### 2/5 — Not reliable enough

*2025-08-31*

I used it 2 nights, the first night it worked as expected, the second night it didn’t go off because I must have accidentally locked the screen or something. It’s just too finicky to work reliably, an alarm should work no matter what

### 4/5 — 旅行に良い

*2025-04-26, version 1.2.2*

以前カプセルホテルに宿泊した時に、静かに起きれて良かったです。

### 4/5 — Great app bird UI is hard to notice

*2025-04-10, version 1.2.2*

The app is simple and straightforward and great.
My only criticism is I would change the how the sound bird chirping UI looks; its difficult to notice at first. Perhaps place it both in the first screen and second and increase the icon size or show icons that are more clear of what it does and maybe move it to the bottom and place a circle around it for clearer visuals.

### 4/5 — Good, but...

*2025-02-05, version 1.2.2*

Works as promised. The only drawback is that the screen stays sightly illuminated all night, keeps the room from getting dark.

### 3/5 — ううむ

*2025-01-12, version 1.2.2*

音の目覚ましで全然起きられないので光はどうかと探してみたら、評価が良いこちらのアプリがあったので使ってみました。
画面を明るくして起こすのでそりゃそうなのですが、寝ている間ずっとアプリを起こしておかなければなりません。スリープ状態にできないので、その間電池が減ります(「Sleep」を押せば画面は勝手に暗くなります)。
充電しながら寝ればいい話なのですが、使いながら充電するのはバッテリーの劣化につながると聞くので気が引けます。
あと鳥のさえずりのアラームも鳴るのですが、鳴った後に音量がアラームのときそのままになっている(元の音量に戻ってくれない)ので、もしそれに気づかず人前で何か音を流してしまったら怖いなと……
ただ光で起きるのは音で起きるより目覚めがいいです。

### 4/5 — Everything I wanted but…

*2024-12-02, version 1.2.2*

I can’t turn it on and off. Meaning, I can’t choose to NOT have an upcoming alarm set. It would be ideal if I had the ability choose to set an alarm, rather than have it always on. Setting the time is easy. It works great with the wake up light and sound. But I don’t always want to use an alarm. A simple on/off setting would do the trick.

### 3/5 — Пожалуйста!

*2024-11-15, version 1.2.2*

Вау! Спасибо большое! За такое даже заплатить не жалко (одним платежом, только не подписка)) Пожалуйста, можно горизонтальную версию? Старые айфоны обретут вторую жизнь)

### 4/5 — Des réveils agréables

*2024-09-30, version 1.2.2*

Exactement ce que je cherchais 
Merci !
2 questions 
- pensez vous intégrer une fonction de type fade out pour une lumière qui diminue au moment du coucher ?
- est il possible d’avoir une version qui fonctionne iOS 9 ? Je rêverai de recycler un vieil iPad ;)

### 5/5 — Exactly what I needed in my life!

*2024-05-10, version 1.2.2*

I have a very dark room and I’m a heavy sleeper so this light alarm works really well and this alarm is the best thing I’ve ever found to actually wake me up. I place my phone on a phone holder that’s attached to my headboard with the screen facing me and eventually the light along with the alarm actually wakes me up!

### 3/5 — Works for about 3-4 weeks then stops..

*2024-04-03, version 1.2.1*

The app works fine for a few weeks, but after about a month the sound aspect of the alarm no longer functions. 

I’ve had to uninstall and reinstall twice at this point as the only way to fix the issue which is frustrating.

### 3/5 — Two tweaks please

*2024-01-28, version 1.2.1*

The flashlight is too harsh and is not necessary as the screen light is sufficient; if the flashlight can be removed or an optional instead that would be better.

Easy to set & start.

Pleasant sunrise light from the face of your phone but could do with a more gradual effect so that the peak brightness is only reached as the birdsong starts or, if birdsong is switched off, at the very end of the cycle.

Nice optional addition of the birdsong.

Good basic free app.

### 3/5 — This could be awesome

*2023-12-15, version 1.2.1*

The concept is brilliant and I was looking forward to waking up more naturally. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to work consistently. Twice out of three times it has forgotten the time in the middle of the night. I’m not sure what could be causing that. It is charging on my nightstand so it can’t be losing charge. 
I hope it’s a bug that can be fixed but I can’t rely on it at the moment.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Пожалуйста!

*2026-02-16*

Вау! Спасибо большое! За такое даже заплатить не жалко (одним платежом, только не подписка)) Пожалуйста, можно горизонтальную версию? Старые айфоны обретут вторую жизнь)

К сожалению нет горизонтальной версии

### 1/5 — Hard to use

*2025-12-29*

Very user unfriendly, sales messages pop up on Home Screen. Deleting now

### 1/5 — Does not work

*2025-09-22, version 1.2.2*

I’m not sure if it’s a compatibility issue with iOS or some kind of limitation, but even when I end the day with the app open it doesn’t work on my phone until I manually open

### 1/5 — Makes no sense

*2025-02-10, version 1.2.2*

There is one screen with a clock and a "sleep" button. Can't set any sounds, just have to trust the app I guess?? Can't set amount of time to increase light. No help button for instructions. Not intuitive.

### 1/5 — No

*2025-01-22, version 1.2.2*

Don’t

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work :(

*2024-11-14, version 1.2.2*

The app is pretty. It’s straight forward. But it doesn’t work. I don’t mind having to leave the screen on though it’s a little inconvenient. But despite me leaving it on the alarm never came, not until I touched the screen five minutes later when my backup alarm went off. So what’s the point?

### 1/5 — Issues

*2024-10-13, version 1.2.2*

Why it doesn’t work when the phone is locked?

### 1/5 — Pas optimisé

*2023-10-21, version 1.2.1*

Obligé de laisser le téléphone déverrouillé pour qu’elle fonctionne. Résultat plus de batterie, aucun réveil n’a sonné, en retard.

### 1/5 — Le téléphone doit rester allumé

*2023-10-20, version 1.2.1*

Le téléphone doit rester allumé sur l’application. Même si l’écran baisse de luminosité, ça brûle toute la batterie. Mis alarme avec 98% de batterie, je me suis réveillé avec mon téléphone à 4%.

### 1/5 — Doesn't even work lol

*2023-07-06, version 1.2.1*

This app is laughable bad.  It doesn't even work unless the app is held open.  It doesn't go off if your phone is locked.  Useless as an alarm.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 朝がスッキリ！

*2025-09-04, version 1.2.2*

このアプリを使って、朝がとても気持ちよく起きれるようになりました！
バッテリー持ちに関してですが、自分はiPhone SE3ですが、低電力モードで使った状態だと、約20%ほど減ります。まあずっとスマホを開いてる状態にしては減りが少なくて安心です。
気になるのですか、最近、アラームの音声が小さく、光が布団に被さったときなど、光も来なくて音もこなくなる感じで、、たまに起きれない日があります。
そこで、段々と音を大きくしていく機能などはないでしょうか🙇‍♂️💦
例えば、30秒以内に段々音がMAXになっていく、という機能です。
この機能があれば、このアプリ、100点だと思います。
ぜひ、取り入れてみてください！お願いします！

### 5/5 — Amazing, simply amazing HealGodsKids

*2025-08-05, version 1.2.2*

This is amazing. 
  I can think of some things that I think everyone might like to have: 
  For one, what do you think about a per-alarm option to pick the maximum volume?
  How cool would it be to have it start playing the bird sounds at a low level and gradually increase it along with the brightness until it reaches the maximum volume? Wouldn’t that be awesome?
  I also thought, what if it could even let you set how many minutes the light takes to go from dim to bright [and from silent to loud]?
Justin Coy 
HealGodsKids

### 5/5 — Works great

*2025-04-11, version 1.2.2*

Honestly I’ve been waking up pretty well with this. And there’s no ads!!!

### 5/5 — Please make the bird sounds optional

*2025-01-27, version 1.2.2*

**update: they made the bird sounds optional. Great app

Pretty much exactly what I wanted in a light alarm but the bird sounds stop me from using it.

### 5/5 — Perfection

*2025-01-21, version 1.2.2*

I don’t understand the poor reviews here. This does exactly what’s intended. Gradual bright light and birds chirping.  I wake up so much more easily with those 2 features.   Any additional features that could be added to this app would be just a bonus.  As is, I am giving this 5 stars.

### 5/5 — めちゃくちゃいい

*2025-01-10, version 1.2.2*

目覚ましライトをネットで検索すると結構いい値段するので迷ってて、アプリであるかもと思ったらこれがあったのでインストールしました。
めちゃくちゃいいです。
時刻セットするとその時刻に明るくなって、これで少し目覚めかけてきたタイミングで鳥のさえずりで完全に目覚めます。
自然に目覚めることが出来るのがいいです。
ただ、私は縦置き型充電器で充電してるので明るさで目覚めますが、寝かせて充電する人には難しいかもです。

### 5/5 — The Perfect Peaceful Alarm

*2025-01-04, version 1.2.2*

If you, the viewer of this review is looking for an alarm that recreates the sunrise with bird sounds but will also wake you up? Then this app is perfect for you! It’s simple and easy to use. No additional setting! All you need to do is input is the time you wish you wake up. No more loud and scary alarms that surely you will mute; snooze; or even ignore until it becomes too annoying. This alarm differs from the original terrifying alarm, it creates a warm and pleasant experience + environment on how you decide to wake up in the morning. Ready to start having an actual good morning? 🌄💛

### 5/5 — Un réveil efficace

*2024-11-08, version 1.2.2*

J’ai télécharger cette application car je commence à avoir du mal à me réveiller avec une sonnerie.
Et cette application fonctionne.
Petite recommandation :
- n’oubliez de mettre votre son à fond (le son qui est un chant d’oiseaux ne sont pas fort de base)
- n’oubliez de mettre votre luminosité à fond (ne vous inquiétez pas l’application met l’écran en noir sans luminosité quand vous allez dormir)
- n’oubliez pas de brancher votre téléphone car sinon vous le regretterez le lendemain.
Personnellement je met le téléphone à côté de moi sur mon lit et bien sûr l’écran vers le haut.

### 5/5 — Отличное

*2024-10-24*

Крутое приложение👍 с вечера разобралась-потестила, понравилось, поставила будильник и все ок. Отлично сделано с увеличением яркости и фонариком. Звук птиц навязчивый, но думаю я что вообще отключу или буду включать на минимальной громкости.

### 5/5 — Beautifully simple, yet amazing app

*2024-06-06, version 1.2.2*

I use a sunrise alarm at home but work away every other week and need to travel light. Most sunrise alarm units are very bulky and I had given up on bringing them with me. I searched for an app to do the same and found this one, boy and I glad I did! The interface is so simple yet aesthetically perfect. The lighting prior to the alarm is great considering its just a phone screen and the phones flash light. I have found either laying the phone with the camera module hanging over the edge of my nightstand, or propped up with a book and angled slightly away from me works best. Finally the really subtle bird chirping that slowly increases in volume is soooo much better than my old iphone alarm tone. Higly recommend this app!

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