Excellent App and Dev
Response from developer
Thank you for the review. Really glad it's been useful!
Simple and Effective
Response from developer
Thank you for the review! Really glad it's been a seamless alternative to managing Shortcuts.
Amazing app!!
It’s a one time purchase so no subscriptions after and it does exactly what I want with creating sunrise lamps with the new IKEA bulbs. It’s a nice UI that uses Apple Home features in the background so no need for your phone when it’s set up it will be running on your Apple TV/Homepod
I recommend the app as it’s already doing a lot for anyone that just wants a simple sunrise lamp and doesn’t want to pay for a subscription for that. The creator seems very motivated to add more features in the future so I’m curious to see that too!
Response from developer
Thank you for the review and for taking the time to share your experience. One of the core goals of this app was to deliver a reliable, set-and-forget experience that runs natively on your home hub, so I’m glad to hear it’s been working well for you. I’m actively working on improvements and additional features and look forward to sharing more updates in the future. Thanks again for the recommendation.
It just works, also a suggestion
And it works with all of them. I can mix the types of lights to be used with each wake-up alarm, and I can stagger their turn-on times.
The main thing I would like to see added is the ability to use it for going to bed, where I start a “slowly turn the lights off” routine to tell my body that it’s about time to go to sleep. That would be awesome.
Response from developer
Thank you for your detailed review. We’re glad to hear the app works well with all your lights! Your idea for a bedtime feature that slowly turns the lights off is excellent. We’re planning to add it in a future update to make the full wake-up and wind-down experience even better.
Better alternatives available elsewhere
On paper, it's a great and welcome idea—in practice, however, both apps just work by creating as many as 30+ individual scenes, which gradually transition at intervals over the configured period.
It's infinitely more preferable to be able to configure a simulated sunrise lighting transition using an app like Controller for HomeKit, that doesn't involve using 10 to 30+ individual single-purpose scenes; especially for those users (like myself) who have many scenes and may already be approaching Home's scene limit.
Response from developer
We’re sorry this didn’t meet your needs! Sunrise Alarm is a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, and no hidden fees. While it uses HomeKit scenes, it makes setting up a sunrise wake-up fast and effortless, much simpler than configuring dozens of scenes manually.
Parfait
Response from developer
Merci pour votre avis et votre recommandation ! Nous sommes ravis que l’application fonctionne bien pour vous et vous aide à vous réveiller en douceur.
Love this
Response from developer
Thanks for your review! We’re happy Sunrise Alarm is making your mornings better.
