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Wake Up Light – Sunrise Alarm

Simulate Dawn Sunlight at Home

95 ratings
44 reviews
🔧 Utilities
💪 Health & Fitness
Free
In-App Purchases

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Released
June 20, 2019
Updated
September 14, 2025

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Developer

Andreas Ganske
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Simulate a natural sunrise with your smart lights to wake up more gently. This app creates artificial dawns, gradually increasing light brightness and changing color to ease you out of sleep. It integrates with HomeKit devices like lights, blinds, and outlets for a comprehensive smart home wake-up experience.

✓Simulate dawn sunlight
✓HomeKit-enabled lights, blinds, and outlets
✓Gradual brightness and color change
✓Customizable wake-up duration
✓Siri and Shortcuts support
✓Multiple alarm creation
✓Works without iPhone connection
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What users say about Wake Up Light

Reviews of Wake Up Light are mixed: the Utilities app is rated 3.6/5 from 95 App Store ratings. What users like most: seamless HomePod integration, intuitive setup process. Top complaints: subscription model disliked, many features locked. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • ✨Seamless HomePod integration
  • 👍Intuitive setup process
  • 💡Fills a HomeKit gap
  • 🚀Works like a charm
  • 🌟Beautiful interface
  • 💯Worth the subscription fee
  • ✅Fills a notable gap
  • 👍Very handy simple app
  • 🚀Simplifies HomeKit automations
  • 💯Genius app idea

Negative things

  • 💸Subscription model disliked
  • 🔒Many features locked
  • 🤔Not a standalone alarm
  • 📱Not for phone screen
  • 💰Subscription is a ripoff
  • 👎Subscription greed
  • 📉Rudimentary and limited
  • 💸Premium features too expensive
  • 🤷‍♀️Free version pointless
  • ⚠️Subscription is disappointing
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What's New in Wake Up Light

4.17.6

September 14, 2025

- Ready for a new chapter of iOS with an updated icon Thank you for using Wake Up Light! If you have a problem or feedback, please reach out to us on wakeuplight.app/contact or via support@wakeuplight.app.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Premium Mode - 1 Month

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User reviews

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Sort of works

I wanted to use this to light my entire room up (8 bulbs) but if you add more than three, the shortcut to set the alarm time fails and actually deletes the wake up light completely.
BNBobby in NJ

LITERALLY useless

I don't know what "home kit" is, but this app won't work without it.
FFarsikal

Works like a charm

Using this with Nanoleaf light bulbs and HomePod Mini. I could not be more pleased. I don’t even mind the subscription fee for the ease of use it’s worth it. The integration with my HomePod was seamless. The setup is simple and intuitive.
TTimmers

won’t load

the app continues to say it is creating my sunrise alarm, the preview worked fine however it is stuck on 0% and will not create it no matter how many times i try to
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A lot of features locked

Unfortunately, there were so many features that are locked behind a subscription. If it was a one time purchase, I would definitely consider it more, but I do not want to pay monthly or yearly to turn on my lights automatically.

I miss the days and acts like these were a five dollar purchase and that’s it
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

15 issues

🐛 Alarm creation fails

Bug

🐛 App stuck at 0%

Bug

🐛 Alarm does not create (no home hub)

Bug

🐛 App crashes immediately

Bug

🐛 Gradient messed up, lights turn on at 100%

Bug

🐛 App glitches, doesn't remember settings

Bug

🐛 Takes 5+ minutes to update settings

Bug

🐛 Takes 15-20 minutes to create wake up light

Bug

🐛 Refuses to update existing lights

Bug

🐛 Shortcut activation fails

Bug

🐛 Contact form errors out

Bug

🐛 Incremental steps in brightness change

Bug

🐛 App shows no available lights

Bug

🐛 Scenes created are automatically favorited

Bug

🐛 App errors out when trying to connect to HomeKit

Bug
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Requested Features

8 requests

Offer a free trial period

Feature

Add a monthly payment option

Feature

Support for sunset automation

Feature

Customizable color options

Feature

Ability to deselect scenes from favorites

Feature

Siri integration for setting alarms

Feature

Quickly deactivating/activating alarms by sliding

Feature

Allow modifying minimum and maximum brightness levels

Feature

FAQ

What does the Wake Up Light app do?

This app simulates a natural sunrise using your HomeKit-enabled smart lights to help you wake up more gently. It gradually increases the brightness and changes the color of your lights, mimicking a real dawn to ease you out of sleep.

What are the key features of this sunrise alarm app?

Key features include alarms that turn on lights and change colors, support for all HomeKit-enabled lights, blinds, and outlets, the ability to set custom wake-up durations, and integration with Siri and Shortcuts for easy control. It also allows for multiple alarm creations and works even if your iPhone is not connected.

How does the wake-up light feature work?

The app creates a HomeKit automation that gradually brightens your selected lights over a customizable duration (recommended 30-60 minutes) before your set wake-up time. The light shifts from dim, warm red to bright, cool white, signaling your body to transition into lighter sleep stages.

Is this app compatible with my smart home devices?

Yes, the app is designed to work with all HomeKit-enabled lights, blinds, and smart outlets. This means it integrates seamlessly with Apple's HomeKit ecosystem, allowing you to control various accessories for your wake-up routine.

Can multiple people in my household use the wake-up lights?

Yes, alarms created with Wake Up Light are shared with everyone who has access to the same HomeKit home. This means other members of your household can also benefit from and control the wake-up lights.