# Velya — Wake up, guaranteed

> Wake up, guaranteed (iPhone/iPad app by Christine Martin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/velya/id6774200791 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christine Martin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1874045866)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 1 more
- Released: 2026-07-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/velya/id6774200791/reviews.md

## What is Velya?

Velya is the alarm that actually wakes you.

Built on Apple's iOS 26 AlarmKit, Velya rings through Silent mode, Do Not Disturb, and every Focus — so the one alarm you can't afford to miss always breaks through.

RELIABLE BY DESIGN
• Alarms fire even on silent, in Focus, or in Low Power Mode.
• No account, no sign-in. Velya works the moment you open it.

SMART WAKE
• Optionally read Apple Health sleep data to wake you at your lightest sleep within a window, so mornings feel softer.
• See your sleep history — duration, consistency, and phases — at a glance.

AUTOMATIONS
• Build rules from conditions you choose (time, steps, charger, location, Home Assistant sensors) to turn alarms on or off automatically.
• "Stop ringing once I'm up" — a one-tap rule that turns the alarm off when you start moving.

OPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL (advanced, self-hosted)
• Power users can connect Velya to their own server to set alarms remotely. Entirely optional — Velya is fully featured without it, and there is no LorisLabs account or backend.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
• Sleep data is read on-device and never leaves your device.
• No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Data Not Collected.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-25

Gentle wake on Apple Watch
Your watch can now wake you up to 30 minutes before your set time, when your sleep seems lighter. It's an explicit opt-in, and the app tells you whether it's actually armed on your watch. Your iPhone alarm stays the guarantee — it always rings at the time you set.

Your home follows your wake-up
Velya now tells Home Assistant when you stop or snooze your alarm, and when you start winding down. Snoozing also shifts your home actions, so they fire at the right moment.

New "Tonight" card
In Insights, see your recent sleep shortfall and tonight's suggested bedtime — a realistic target rather than an impossible one.

Watch complications
A countdown to your next wake, plus a Power Nap launcher right on your watch face.

Weather, readability and briefing volume
Weather for your next alarm now shows the forecast time, temperature and expected conditions. A volume check keeps your spoken briefing from being inaudible, and next-alarm displays are easier to read.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-03

• Power Naps — a science-timed rest with a guaranteed wake and a warm post-nap recap
• Richer sleep insights: a clearer look at last night, plus a history of your naps
• Share an alarm with family or a friend — with per-person edit or view-only access
• New Velya alarm tones you can preview and pick
• New Wake Detection and Live Activity settings to fine-tune how Velya wakes you
• Describe an alarm in plain words and Velya sets it up for you
• Control Center controls, Spotlight search, and routine backup
• A Shortcuts recipe to stand your alarm down when you unplug in the morning
• Reliability and polish throughout

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-21

Reliability first:
• Alarms are more dependable — the wake is committed instantly and the wake sound is prepared safely in the background.
• Apple Watch sync is more robust, so your alarm reliably reaches your wrist.
• Fixed a case where the onboarding smart wake could be set up without actually being scheduled.
• The home screen now scales with your preferred text size (Dynamic Type).
• New: quickly send us feedback and rate Velya from Settings.

Thanks for helping us make Velya better.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-09

No release notes.

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All apps by Christine Martin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1874045866

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