# Wonderwake: Gentle Alarm Clock — user reviews > 313 indexed App Store user reviews of Wonderwake by Nikita Kazantsev, rated 4.70/5 from 625 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wonderwake-gentle-alarm-clock/id6475820849/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wonderwake-gentle-alarm-clock/id6475820849.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 520 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Wonderwake? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Gentle wake up - 👍 Variety of alarm sounds - 👍 Gradual volume increase - 👍 Peaceful morning routine - 👍 Customizable settings - 👍 Intuitive interface **Cons** - 🐛 Alarm not working as expected - 🔒 Forced subscription model - 💰 Paid version required for full features **Commonly reported bugs** - Alarm not triggering at set time - Settings reset after update - Payment issues **Most requested features** - More sound options - Recurring alarm scheduling - Ability to use own sounds - Landscape mode support - Customizable snooze duration ## Newest reviews (20 of 313) ### 4/5 — Toll *2026-09-11* Gute App die jeden Morgen etwas gemütlicher macht. Würde mir die App aber immer umsonst wünschen. ### 3/5 — Amazing but not free! *2026-09-03* I don’t understand why apps like these make us pay! It so good, really helped me wake up however now I need to pay to continue using it. Disappointed! **Developer response:** Thank you for giving Wonderwake a try, and I’m really glad to hear that it actually helped you wake up better. I completely understand the disappointment. Unfortunately, keeping Wonderwake running has real ongoing costs, including licensing the sounds and music, services behind the app, and continued development. We’re a very small team and put a huge amount of our free time into making it better and adding new things. Please write to me at dev@somnify.org about the payment situation. I really think can find a solution for you. It’s especially important to us because, as a small app, a 3-star review can have a surprisingly large impact on our visibility, especially when the person otherwise really likes the app. I’d much rather try to make things right for you first. - Nick, Founder of Wonderwake ### 5/5 — Wonder wake alarm *2026-08-31* Very relaxing ### 5/5 — Used for 3 weeks *2026-08-31* Has improved my mood and attention when waking up in the morning ### 5/5 — Очень атмосферные звуки🩷 *2026-08-29* Пишу отзыв второй раз и могу сказать, что звуки очень и очень атмосферные, комфортные для пробуждения. Мне все очень нравится! Разработчик максимально милый и вежливый в коммуникации! Будильник рекомендую однозначно✨ ### 5/5 — BEST APP *2026-08-29, version 3.496* This app is so awesome!! I absolutely love it. Makes getting up much more enjoyable and easy for me! ### 5/5 — Awesome!! *2026-08-27, version 3.496* It helps me sleep way better and I love it tells me if the amount of sleep I’m getting is good or not! ### 5/5 — Love! *2026-08-27, version 3.496* Great app! ### 2/5 — Платный будильник?? *2026-08-26, version 3.496* Я, конечно, понимаю что всем хочется зарабатывать и все такое, но почему нельзя сделать на бесплатной основе какой-то минимальный набор звуков для будильника и возможность пользоваться бы этим будильником. Без подписки у вас ничего работать не будет. Не поставила 1 звезду только потому что изначально мне приложение очень понравилось! Но этот момент с подпиской «плати, иначе вообще не сможешь будильником пользоваться» - полный бред ### 5/5 — More energized and less stressed *2026-08-26, version 3.496* Wonderwake has really helped me feel more awake, refreshed, and less stressed throughout the day. I genuinely notice a difference in how I feel after using it! ### 5/5 — What I’ve been looking for!!! *2026-08-26, version 3.496* This app is everything I’ve been trying to find in many a iTunes purchases for my system Apple alarm clock. Love it! ### 5/5 — Game changer *2026-08-25* Утренний подъем стал менее стрессовым, это факт. Постепенно выходишь из глубокого сна в поверхностный, потом просыпаешься. Я заметила, что приложение сильно сажает батарею (приложение не нужно закрывать на ночь, иначе будильник не сработает), поэтому нужно ставить телефон на зарядку. **Developer response:** Спасибо, что написали. Для пользователей из России Wonderwake должен быть бесплатным, и приложение должно было автоматически предложить вам доступ в подарок. Если этого не произошло, значит, к сожалению, случился досадный баг. Напишите мне, пожалуйста, на dev@somnify.org, и я обязательно помогу всё исправить 💛 Мне очень хочется помочь, чтобы вы пользовались приложением дальше и казус, повлекший 1 звезду, был устранен... ### 5/5 — Great Wake-Up *2026-08-25, version 3.496* Enjoy the gentle alarm opening your new day. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-08-25, version 3.496* A way better way of waking up! ### 5/5 — I’m back for another review because this will forever be my ONLY alarm clock :-) *2026-08-23* HUGE thank you to the hardworking team, these new Melodies are so unique and beautiful with the art. I no longer have morning work scaries because I hear these lovely sounds and great quotes! Please keep it up. I am so grateful for this app. :”) Update on last review so I can receive my free sounds: I notice the updates that the dev team makes & I genuinely love them so much. This app has changed my life and I feel less anxiety :-) keep up the work! **Developer response:** 🥹 I’m honestly smiling as I read it and, to be completely open, it even made me a little emotional. Knowing that Wonderwake helped take away those morning work scares and replaced them with calm sounds and kind words truly means the world to me. I’m a solo developer, and messages like yours are what keep me going and remind me why I put so much care into every detail. If you ever have any ideas, thoughts, or even complaints, please know that they matter a lot to me. You can always reach me directly at dev@somnify.org, I read every message personally. Thank you again for trusting Wonderwake with your mornings. I’m deeply grateful 🤍 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-23* The gradual soft sound waking me up has benefited my life. The un-earthly default sounds on IPhone must be a targeted attack on our souls. My nervous system thanks you. Also make sure you turn your screen-time settings off or after alarm time or gradual won’t work. **Developer response:** Thank you so much, Sabrina! This genuinely made our day. “A targeted attack on our souls” might be the best description of default alarm sounds we’ve ever heard 😄 One thing caught our attention though: what did you mean about Screen Time settings affecting the gradual alarm? That shouldn’t normally be necessary, so we’d really love to understand what happened and make sure there isn’t an issue we’ve missed. Could you please write to us at dev@somnify.org? Thank you again for the lovely review and for helping us make Wonderwake better ❤️ ### 5/5 — Love the gradual sounds *2026-08-23, version 3.496* I love how gradual the sounds are when they start. The volume can get loud, I reset my max volume to less than halfway up and it’s still loud enough to wake me without also waking my kiddo next to me. ### 4/5 — I wake up to this every morning *2026-08-20, version 3.496* This is a nice little way to wake up. The sounds are gentle and fade in gradually. It's fairly easy to use, although I don't like the way that you set the time, but that's a small complaint. All in all a nice app. ### 5/5 — Surprised and pleased *2026-08-19, version 3.496* I downloaded this on a whim. As someone who struggles with narcolepsy, it’s hard for anything to really help. I’m so surprised and pleased that this app helps me wake up easier!! ### 4/5 — Gentle alarm *2026-08-18, version 3.496* I’m already a very anxious person and it’s nice that I don’t have to wake up panicked every morning. I love the alarm but I do wish you could set multiple alarms instead of just 1 at a time ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-07-10, version 3.495* I tried this app and the first day it didn’t even wake me up and I didn’t wake up until two hours after my alarm. ### 1/5 — Плохо *2026-03-30* Платно,не советую **Developer response:** Здравствуйте… Честно, немного грустно видеть такой отзыв 😔 Я делаю это приложение практически один и очень старался, в том числе адаптировать его под российский регион и сделать цены максимально доступными, чтобы им могли пользоваться как можно больше людей. При этом в отзыве не упоминается ни одной проблемы с самим приложением — только то, что оно платное. Понимаю, что платный формат может не подойти, но именно благодаря ему я могу продолжать развивать проект, а не забрасывать его. Если для вас это основной барьер, пожалуйста, напишите мне на почту dev@somnify.org — я вам подарю доступ бесплатно 🙏 ### 1/5 — Pay to use! Not free *2026-03-08, version 3.38* Forces user to commit to subscription to use app. ### 1/5 — Super Wecker *2025-12-02* Leider nach einpasst Tagen nicht kostenlos und somit nicht mehr nutzbar außer man kauft ihn monatlich für 1,99€ oder 19,99€ für immer!!! Schade **Developer response:** Hi Tami, vielen Dank, dass du dir die Zeit genommen hast, deine Erfahrung zu teilen. Es tut mir wirklich leid, eine Ein-Stern-Bewertung zu sehen. Das macht mich traurig, weil ich von Anfang an so offen wie möglich sein wollte und klar gesagt habe, dass die App nicht komplett kostenlos ist. Ich wollte allen eine ganze kostenlose Woche geben, um alles ohne Druck und ohne Verpflichtungen auszuprobieren. Viele Wecker-Apps bieten so etwas gar nicht an, deshalb hoffte ich, dass es fair und transparent wirkt. Natürlich wird niemand gezwungen, etwas zu kaufen, und ich verstehe es, wenn das Abo nicht das war, was du erwartet hast. Es tut mir leid, dass Wonderwake nicht das war, was du gesucht hast. Mir liegt jede Person am Herzen, die die App ausprobiert, und ich möchte dich ungern als Nutzerin verlieren. Wenn du die App weiter nutzen möchtest, aber im Moment nicht zahlen kannst, kannst du mir an dev@somnify.org schreiben. Ich versuche immer zu helfen. Ich wünsche dir von Herzen alles Gute. Nick, Solo-Entwickler von Wonderwake ### 1/5 — Corporate cash grab *2025-12-02, version 3.22* After a week or so it forces you to subscribe to even turn the alarm on, so I uninstalled. I will not let a company or app developer try and force me to subscribe to something as pointless as this app. ### 1/5 — Don't get!! *2025-08-19, version 3.11* Didn't even wake me up and I had the volume to full! now I'm going to be late. ### 1/5 — Mal *2025-08-08, version 3.09* Me hicieron un cobro que yo no solicité… ### 1/5 — Constantly doesn’t work *2025-08-07, version 3.10* I put the alarm on, and it never wakes up up. This has happened several times ### 1/5 — Great until they started charging *2025-05-15, version 3.0* Loved having limited options without a subscription. Will be looking for a new alarm thanks to the new updates. ### 1/5 — Don’t get it *2025-03-24, version 2.1* Well it worked great for a week. Now it has a bug in it. I set it for 6:15am and it went off at 6:55. Strange because the screen says alarm is set for 6:15 and will begin sounding at 6:55 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this *2026-09-05* Makes me wake up happier. Though the in app purchase thing is unnecessary and annoying ### 5/5 — Wunderbar *2026-09-05* Hält was das Logo schon verspricht! ### 5/5 — Game changing app *2026-09-05* Love everything about it, changed the way you wake up. ### 5/5 — Sanftes Wecken *2026-09-03* Einfach ein Erlebnis so geweckt zu werden. Es gibt vielfältige Einstellungsmöglichkeiten, die den Wecker perfekt personalisieren. Nicht, dass ich morgens gerne aufstehe, Doch so geweckt zu werden, zaubert mir schon ein Lächeln ins Gesicht ### 5/5 — NECESSARY to my morning routine *2026-09-02* This alarm has CHANGED THE GAME for my early morning wakeups. I no longer have to deal with the trauma of the Apple alarm sounds and I wake up more naturally. The unpredictability of the alarms also helps keep that alarm anxiety away and this paired with my morning sleep cycle lights has truly made early morning wakeups more tolerable. I absolutely recommend you get this app! ### 5/5 — Nie wieder ohne! *2026-09-01* Diese App ist ein absoluter Gamechanger. Ich liebe die Töne und alle verschiedenen Funktionen dieser App und möchte nie wieder anders aufwachen. Der Unterschied zwischen dem nervtötenden iPhone Wecker und dem von Wonderwake ist gigantisch. Ich wache seitdem nie wieder gestresst auf oder werde unschön aus dem Schlaf gerissen. Leute vertraut mir, holt euch die App ### 5/5 — Отличное приложение *2026-09-01* Мне понравилось приложение, спокойный подъем без раздражающих звуков. Спустя неделю стала лучше просыпаться, советую! ### 5/5 — How it changed my life *2026-09-01* wonderwake has had a positive affect on my life as i no longer wake up in fight or flight mode due to those harsh alarm sounds, i feel great in the mornings and the sounds are so soothing ### 5/5 — Game changer !! *2026-09-01* This app has been a game changer for me. I love waking up to softer sounds instead of the loud iPhone alarms! ### 5/5 — Super *2026-08-31* Super --- *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 2026-09-13.*