# Rise Alarm Clock — user reviews > 1,132 indexed App Store user reviews of Rise Alarm Clock by Kellen Styler, rated 2.40/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rise-alarm-clock/id577221529/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rise-alarm-clock/id577221529.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 9 ## Newest reviews (10 of 1,132) ### 4/5 — Nice appearance *2025-12-15, version 6.3* Alarm to simple use. It would be five star if the weather/temperature icon could be chosen to display on the clock main screen instead just briefly after turning off the alarm. ### 2/5 — Could be good but no *2024-08-20, version 6.3* The inicial purchase is for only one alarm, if you want to be able to make more than one alarm, they charge you, if you want to access not only the basic sound, they charge you. Cheap, but not worthy, really. Don’t waste your money. . Solo te deja comprar una alarma, si quieres establecer otra, te cobran. Los sonidos son básicos, tienen dos secciones más de sonidos pero también las cobran. Parece económica, pero no. No gastes tu dinero, no vale la pena. ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2023-12-01, version 6.3* The alarm wont go off if it is not open. When you open it after the time you set, it will right away start ringing showing the time that was already past due. Alarm should go off regardless if the app is open or not. I even thought since it was due to the focus settings but I already added the app to the exemption so it was not because of that. Waste of purchase the only thing that is good in this apps is it shows how much time left before it goes off which is the reason why I purchased this but what’s the point of that if it won’t go off when you expected it. ### 3/5 — App is ok *2023-08-01* It has some nice tunes but it would be great to have some options of calmer sounds without loud bells or high pitched noise. Would love to have just an ocean sound with just the waves. Its difficult to tell if the alarm has been turned on or off with its current options ### 2/5 — Doesn’t go off *2023-02-14, version 6.3* Sadly although I like the sounds on offer I can’t rely on this alarm as it just doesn’t always go off. Maybe it’s something I’m doing wrong but it’s not reliable enough for me sadly ### 3/5 — Please fix *2022-11-18, version 6.3* Please fix the snooze. I still use this app every day even without snooze. Also please fix progressive sound volume increase. That was my favorite feature. ### 2/5 — Unusable *2022-03-18, version 6.2* The interface was so slick as to be complete opaque. I couldnt figure it out. I want my $3 back. But it was pretty enough, so 2 stars. ### 3/5 — Not bad *2022-02-23, version 6.2* Simple and easy to use. The gradual increase in volume though doesn’t seem to work or is just poorly made. Other apps have an increase in volume by time, much more useful ### 1/5 — Rise alarm clock *2021-06-19, version 5.8.2* Worthless app won’t even start...crashes every time. I wasted $1.99. Totally worthless. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work At All *2021-05-09, version 5.8.2* Tap on icon and get nothing ( after paying for the app no less ) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — i’m going to get a new clock. *2025-03-13, version 6.3* my alarm clock was set for 7:10am but the alarm was’nt working. ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-04-03, version 6.3* This is clearly just a scam. There is no alarm ### 1/5 — $4 and it doesn’t work *2023-10-07, version 6.3* Hi, I paid for all the features before an alarm was cast. However, when I woke an hour late the next morning to no alarm, I was surprised. Deleted. Not reinstalling. Enjoy my $4! ### 1/5 — It just creates notifications. No actual alarm function *2022-06-09, version 6.2* I don't get it ### 1/5 — Won’t alarm on my iPhone 13 *2022-04-18, version 6.2* I was really looking forward to something more customizable than Apples app…but it won’t alarm at all. I set it and nothing… ### 1/5 — Use to be perfect. Idk what happened *2022-01-17, version 6.2* So I’ve used the app for years. A couple of years ago I had to go without an iPhone for awhile but as soon as I got a new one I downloaded my good old trusty rise app for my alarm. At first it kept crashing so I gave up and abandoned it. Then I figured a few months later I would give it a second try. I was pleased to see that the crashing bug was fixed but unfortunately the updated app is missing the one thing that makes it stand out on its own…. The progressive alarm. Sure. It’s still an option but now the app can not longer run in the background like it use to. That means that now can you not set the alarm and then go about doing other things on your phone but you can’t even turn your screen off when you go to bed without compromised the progressive tone. This means the app must be open and your screen/phone settings set to “never lock”. This is completely ridiculous since the whole point of the alarm is that is suppose to wake you up, implying that you somehow manage to fall asleep every single night with your phone screen open, unlocked, and bright for you and everyone else to see all night long, wasting battery. The alarm will still go off if you close the app or lock your phone for that matter but you forfeit the progressive tone option by doing so, which again, is the best part of this app and one of the only alarm app with this feature. Kinda ruins the soft building up of chimes to slow rouse your from your dreams. So I guess I’ll just have to give up on this app again and maybe try again in another few months to see if they ever figure out how to get the progressive feature to function in the background like it use to. A real shame bc I really use to adore this app ### 1/5 — Is this a joke? *2021-10-26, version 5.8.2* The app won’t open. When I rest my finger on it, a short menu appears where nothing works. Apple refund my money! ### 1/5 — Just paid for and downloaded the app and it won’t even open *2021-10-19, version 5.8.2* Are you serious… I just paid for this app and downloaded and tried to open the app and it’s crashing, I can’t even tap the icon, it just immediately closes. All my software is up to date and I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Also the contact links on your website don’t work. Can someone help me to fix this please? ### 1/5 — Wasted $2 *2021-10-13, version 5.8.2* Does not open on iPhone 13 pro. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2021-08-26, version 5.8.2* After downloading and paying $1.99 the app does not open on my iPhone. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — very nice alarm app *2024-02-02, version 6.3* when i first downloaded it i dont know how to add alarms but after i saw tue controls i know what to do ### 5/5 — Great app! *2023-11-02, version 6.3* So glad this is back! it worth all years of waiting ### 5/5 — Very good alarm clock app *2022-02-12, version 6.2* I had been on the Android platform for the last 10+ years. After switching back to ios a few days ago, I quickly realized I needed more functionality than the stock Clock app could deliver. I had to wade through the usual laundry list of sub par apps with reviews that had played the app store system. This app had some honest reviews. One issue I had was accessing the settings in the app. I emailed the dev and he responded within an hour. I was not using the correct swipe to access settings. Problem resolved. In general, if you have trouble with any alarm clock app, if you contact the dev before slamming the app you may have better luck. Ios has programmatic limitations that make it impossible for any alarm app to work in some configurations. It may not be the dev's fault at all. RTFM. ### 5/5 — It’s fixed *2021-12-31, version 6.2* I have missed rise. It is the best. I love waking up to the camping bird sound ### 5/5 — Updated!!! *2021-12-13, version 6.2* Thank you for finally updating this! It’s my favorite alarm app! ### 5/5 — iOS15対応！ *2021-12-12* 待ってました、超嬉しい。 最高に使いやすく、カッコ良い。日本語対応も完璧。OSの仕様変更に負けず、これからも更新お願いします。 ### 5/5 — Best alarm clock! *2021-12-11, version 6.2* The developer finally fixed my favorite alarm clock. It’s been crashing on me for a while but now I can start using Rise Alarm Clock again to wake up in the mornings. THANK YOU!!!! ### 5/5 — It’s back! *2021-12-09, version 6.1* Best alarm app ever. Easy to use and great tunes. It did not work for a few years, because iOS changed and the developer did not upgrade it, but they just did and made me a happy man. ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2021-12-07, version 6.0* Just want to say thank you to the developer for fixing the app for iOS 15. I’ve kept it installed holding on to hope it would be fixed. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you 🥳 ### 5/5 — PLEASE UPDATE *2021-10-29, version 5.8.2* This was the best alarm I’ve ever used, please, update it for the latest iOS 😔 --- *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 2026-08-30.*