# Shine - Bible Alarm — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of Shine by Yariv Adam, rated 4.65/5 from 342 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shine-bible-alarm/id1475249130/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shine-bible-alarm/id1475249130.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 272 · 4★ 42 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Shine? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Wakes up with scripture - 🙏 Encouraging start to the day - 💖 Blessing to start the day - 🌟 Well-designed and nice to use - 💡 Great idea for Christians - 😇 Helps grow faith - 🕊️ Calm and awake feeling - 👍 Good way to wake up - 💯 Beautiful UI/UX - 🎁 Free to use with potential - 💯 Excellent app - 💯 Amazing app **Cons** - 🔊 Blaring loud volume - 🔋 High battery usage - 😴 Alarm sometimes doesn't go off - 🔇 Alarm doesn't ring on vibrate - 😠 Alarm can be too loud/quiet - 😥 Scary voice - ⚠️ Alarm keeps going off unexpectedly - 🤔 Unclear military time usage **Commonly reported bugs** - Alarm sometimes doesn't go off - Alarm keeps going off even when not supposed to - Does not work when using snooze button - Alarm doesn't ring when phone is on vibrate - App won't make an alarm **Most requested features** - Volume slowly increases (gradual wake-up) - Alternate languages (English to Spanish) - Set recurring alarms in advance - Multiple alarms at once - Volume adjustment while alarm is sounding - More entirety of scripture (not just one-liners) - More options on waking up modes - Several verses or passages - No music, just spoken Bible verses - Option to have whole chapters - Connect to other Bible apps - Weekly alarm setting - Snooze without unlocking phone - Modify gender of voice - Modify background music - Personally selected Bible verses - Include specific Bible verses (Proverbs 26:13-15) ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 4/5 — ☺️ *2021-02-02, version 2.0.11* I like the aesthetic and all , But..The alarm barley even wakes you up.. ### 4/5 — Setting Alarms *2020-11-23, version 2.0.8* I love this app, is there anyway it can be like iPhone clocks where you can alarms weekly without continuing to set the alarm everyday? GBY ### 4/5 — Great app but *2020-10-28, version 2.0.7* It really is not working right it won’t like make it a Allen I guess ### 4/5 — Very sweet, full of potential *2020-08-04, version 2.0.1* This app is exactly what I was hoping to find! You can use it for free. It’s the nicest thing for the developer. Alarm apps are difficult to make, MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE INFORMATION ABOUT NOTIFICATION and have a play around exploring the whole app before you make quick judgments ! My doubts or queries were quickly answered with just a looks around. (Well, my quick judgement was that the developers were earnest and genuinely trying to make the world a better place with this little and helpful app) The completely individual verse system means you don’t need to connect to another bible app or anything, but also you only get individual verses. I’m also hoping if there’s a way to connect to other things and maybe have whole chapters ? But of course the point of an alarm is to wake me up so I will read the Bible myself... haha! ### 4/5 — Love it.. but one major downfall *2020-05-11, version 1.9* I love this app! My mom heard it one day and asked me what app it was and she instantly downloaded it and bought the packs! Then she gave me money and forced me to buy them also haha! However I think it’s frustrating that you have to unlock your phone and open the app to snooze it. Sometimes I’m soo sleepy and I don’t wanna open it and snooze it because I’m so drowsy. Also, I wish it would work when I have my phone on vibrate like the iPhone alarm does. Sometimes I’ll forget to put it and it doesn’t ring and I’ve been late. Otherwise I love this app!! It doesn’t scare me like other apps do and I feel calm and awake. ### 4/5 — Does not ring when using snooze *2019-09-22, version 1.6* I would give this five stars but it does not work when you use the snooze button. It has made me wake up late twice now. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — It’s Garbage or a Scam *2021-07-19, version 2.0.11* Had to click several times before it finally let me open the sample pack should program it better. Then you can only have 1 alarm ever and it keeps going off even when it’s not suppose to. This app was poorly programmed and they are just trying to scam honest Christians into thinking that it’s good! ### 1/5 — Voice *2021-05-10, version 2.0.11* The voice is scary. I’m not sure how to set the alarm. Is it military time? ### 2/5 — Nice app *2023-09-18, version 2.0.11* I just wish could alternate languages from English to Spanish. ### 2/5 — Alarm sometimes doesn’t go off *2023-05-10, version 2.0.11* I set the alarm, my volume goes up, I go to bed, it never goes off ### 3/5 — Loved it but had to stop.. *2024-11-25, version 2.0.11* I truly love this app and want to keep using it. However, I wish that the volume slowly increases. I got annoyed very fast when I woke up to this blaring out of my phone on a very loud volume. Please make a “gradually wake up” setting where it starts quiet then the volume increases. ### 3/5 — Decent experience with more potential *2023-08-17* I love the thoughtfulness in creating an app like this for Christians - it’s super helpful as a way to start your day with God in the literal sense of that phrase. It could be better with the functionality of how we set the alarms (by allowing the setting of recurring alarms in advance, multiple alarms at once, etc.). Hopefully these get added soon! ### 3/5 — Hopeful *2021-12-13, version 2.0.11* This app has so much potential and I'm hoping the developer is open to ideas. I'm excited ### 3/5 — Enjoy waking up to scriptures! *2021-09-18, version 2.0.11* Music is ok. Would like more options on waking up modes. Several versus of passage would also be nice. Happy with the purchase! ### 3/5 — Good but not exactly what I’m after *2021-09-15, version 2.0.11* Would love the option to have no music and just have Bible verses spoken to wake up to. ### 3/5 — Needs More *2019-09-14, version 1.6* The idea of waking up to bible verses is nice, but you can make no modifications to what you wake up to i.e. gender of voice, background music, personally selected bible verses instead of pre-selected packets (although the packet selections are nice). The design and lay-out are nice, and I think it’s going in the right direction. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Shine *2026-04-17, version 2.0.11* I like this app. Does what is suppose to. Wakes u up with scripture! ### 5/5 — Love Starting My Day *2026-01-27, version 2.0.11* It is so awesome to wake up listening to Bible verses. I was looking for something like this for a while and found it!! Thanks for this blessing. ### 5/5 — Glory to Yahweh *2024-12-13, version 2.0.11* Definitely an encouraging alarm to get up out of bed, recognize the gift of another day and walk in the will of God Almighty, in Jesus Christ name, amen! I ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2021-11-28* It’s strange this app has so little reviews considering how well designed it is and nice to use. A hidden gem for sure **Developer response:** Thank you so much! ### 5/5 — God bless! *2021-04-15, version 2.0.11* Great way to wake up in the morning. Before I got this app, I had a hard time doing so. ### 5/5 — Good morning *2021-01-20, version 2.0.10* Absolutely the best way to start my day! ### 5/5 — Amazing!!! *2020-08-10, version 2.0.1* This app has made me a better Christian just in the past few days, it’s amazing. I totally recommend it to help grow your faith also! ### 5/5 — Amazing idea/execution! Beautiful design *2020-03-13, version 1.9* Thank you for making this! I was searching for a Bible Alarm clock and found this app! I’ve developed apps before so I understand why you can’t just allow the user to select any verse (that would take a ridiculous amount of work/money); however, I would be very grateful if you could include Proverbs 26:13, 14, and 15! Those would be very helpful. I will purchase all the packs this weekend one I get paid and I will be sharing this app! Beautiful UI/UX, you killed the interface, well done! ### 5/5 — Good way to wake up *2019-10-26, version 1.8* I like this. ### 4/5 — Good idea, needs some improvements. *2023-07-07, version 2.0.11* God’s word is a great way to start every morning. Improvements needed: #1: volume adjustment as alarm is sounding. The preset volume is very loud or very quiet. #2 this apps battery usage of %50 in the background during sleep. 1 minute screen time in the last 24hrs is absurd. That’s on an iPhone 13 Pro Max. Huge battery!! #3 needs more entirety of scripture. So many people are missing out on the big picture in todays social media one liner verses which can be misunderstood or misused without context. --- *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 2026-07-28.*