Rise & Shine Lite User Reviews

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Alarm doesn’t work

Thanks to this app, I have missed my meeting as the alarm didn’t go off…. So frustrating.

Does not work

You need your phone to stay on ALL NIGHT to set an alarm, the whole point of an alarm is so you don’t have to be alert until later. That defeats the whole point. Save your time and patience just try a different one.

Failed to Wake Me Up

This app sounded like what I was looking for, but then I woke up an hour after my set alarm...no light came on, no sound.

Not sure what else I need to configure, but this didn’t work like I thought it would or it says it would. Maybe you need to keep your phone unlocked and on for it to work, but who does that? My phone locks after a couple of seconds...
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Response from developer

Yes your phone must be unlocked for this to work. This is as per Apple design - application can't unlock your phone. This is stated in both the help and also as a notification when you lock your phone after starting the alarm.

Can’t see alarm set time

It looks like they have purposefully made the alarm set time impossible to see, to make it unusable.
The colour scheme is also pretty hard to read.
I get that all of this is probably so that you buy the paid version, but if I can’t use the trial version then I can’t know whether the paid one is worthwhile
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Response from developer

This has been updated and should work as expected. There were issues with the colours in dark mode which may have been the issue.

Can’t work out how to use it

Great idea with poor execution. I have played with it for an hour and can’t set the alarm. Will delete

Doesn’t work.

I have set the alarm a few times as a test. Even left the phone unlocked with the app running. Doesn’t work.

Doesn’t work

Tried to test it and it did not work. No sound no light at the set time.

Does not work

Can’t get the sound or lights to work, even leaving the app open and turning off the sleep mode on my iPhone...

Response from developer

I can’t recreate the fault you describe. The application appears to work how it should. Please contact me if possible with some more information and I will work to solve this issue.

Thanks for fixing

The app is good.the devs Fixed the flaw I had with it. You gotta play around with the settings a decent amount to get to something that you’re good with though. Other than that great app

There’s no fade up option - your flashlight wakes you up. What!?

Nothing calming about it - your flashlight blaring wakes you up. Why is that’s good thing?! There’s No fade UP option on the lite version. Not buying the other version to test it either. Disappointed.

Doesn’t work

I tested this app tonight, twice, and it doesn’t work. Hopefully the developer can fix whatever the issue is. Cool concept.

Dissapointment

Tested this app out tonight, because I wanted to see the fade up of light before trying it out overnight. There was no fade up. Even though I had selected a 10-minute fade all it did was turn my flash on and start playing sounds at full volume. I played with all the settings and couldn’t get it to work. Uninstalling.
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Doesn’t work at all

What more can I say. Tried several times and the alarm doesn’t go off.

Works 1/7 days

Stops working when:
- I get a notification from my calendar
-I get a notification from my messenger/Whatsapp/texts
-I get a notification about a missed call
- I get any notification
- and sometimes when don't get any notifications

Unreliable

This 'Light' version contains no instructions at all on how to use the app. I thought I'd check function by setting an alarm for 10 mins time... nothing happened & it just started counting down from 24 hours again! I don't trust it to wake me up in the morning so I've deleted it! Total waste of time!!the two stars I'm giving are for appearance and having lots of nice looking options... if only there was guidance on what they're all for...!
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I hate the new upgrade :(

Everything was changed and I hate it. I liked it just the way it was and I am frustrated that it was upgraded without my choosing. Every setting is different and more complicated, if I keep this app I would need to get used to a new sound (don't like the new wind chime sound), take extra steps to set/turn on the alarm, adjust to different lighting/fade in, and lastly, the "snooze" and "cancel" buttons used to be different colors and farther apart-- now they are written smaller, are the same color and are closer together--making it easier to confuse the two when half asleep/just waking up.
Very disappointed. I used to love this app and told others to try it. Now I'm thinking of deleting it :(
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Not a fan

I'd love an app with a dawn simulator for treating Seasonal Affective Disorder - this isn't it. I don't like any of the sounds so I am deleting it.

Best free sunrise alarm clock app out there 🙏

Too many gloomy mornings brought me here. Going to try this before I want to invest in a sunrise clock.

Terrible!

The screen stays lit to a certain degree all night!!! This defeats the purpose of awakening peacefully from a dark room into gradual light. Don't install this app unless you are looking for a night light.

Rise and shine

My days are brighter everyday