Comparison

FadeInAlarm vs Breaking Dawn Alarm

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FadeInAlarm

Wake up gently with an alarm that gradually increases volume over a customizable period. Import your own audio files and set specific fade-in and fade-out times for a more pleasant morning.

Highlights
  • Customizable fade-in times (up to 1 hour)
  • Customizable fade-out times
  • Adjustable volume while waiting
  • Import custom audio files (MP3)
  • App must be launched beforehand
Features
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Alarm clock with taking a long time from small volume to max volume. [ OPTIONS ] Hour fade-in ・0:10 ・0:30 ・1:00 ・5:00 ・30:00 ・1:00:00 Hour fade-out ・0:03 ・0:07 ・0:15 ・0:30 ・1:00 Volume on waiting ・10% ・5% ・3% ・1% ・0% [ REQUIRED ] Import your favorite audio file such as mp3. [ NOTICE ] App must be launched beforehand in advance. ==== Japanese (native) ==== 任意の時刻になるとゆったりと少しずつ音量が大きくなるアラームアプリ。 [ オプション ] フェードイン時間 ・0:10 ・0:30 ・1:00 ・5:00 ・30:00 ・1:00:00 フェードアウト時間 ・0:03 ・0:07 ・0:15 ・0:30 ・1:00 待機中の音量 ・10% ・5% ・3% ・1% ・0% [ 必須 ] 音声ファイル(mp3など)をインポートしてください。 [ 注意 ] 事前にアプリを起動させておく必要があります。

About

Breaking Dawn Alarm

Set custom alarms for dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk with adjustable offsets and repetition options. Personalize alarm sounds and notification settings. The app uses location services to accurately calculate and update celestial times.

Highlights
  • Alarms for dawn, sunrise, sunset, dusk
  • Adjustable time offsets
  • Weekly repetition options
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Notification length and count settings
  • App icon badge display
  • Background time updates
Features
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You can set alarms for dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk. Each alarm can have an offset, repetition, label, and sound. Offset allows you to adjust the time when the alarm sounds. I want to wake up by ringing 5 minutes before dawn. I want to ring it 30 minutes before sunset to get ready to go home. I want to ring it 16 hours after sunrise to signal bedtime. You can create alarms such as. You can repeat the alarm by specifying the day of the week. If you select Monday, the alarm will ring at the specified time every Monday. If you select all days of the week, the alarm will ring at the specified time every day. Labels can be used to name each alarm. The type of dawn, offset time, and repetition will be displayed without any special settings. You can select the sound or song for when the alarm sounds. On the sound selection screen, there are items for notification time and number of notifications. The notification time is the time the sound continues to play for up to 30 seconds. You can also set the length of each sound to be between 3 seconds and 30 seconds. If you select a song, it will be fixed at 30 seconds (maximum number of seconds for notification). The number of notifications is the number of times the alarm will be issued, up to 10 times. It can ring for up to 300 seconds with notification time of 30 seconds x number of notifications 10 times. Display the earliest notification time on the app icon badge. *Please allow location information. Uses location information to calculate time. By allowing “always” It is possible to update the time in the background. *Please allow notifications. While the app is in the background Update dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk times. *Please leave the app waiting in the background without forcing it to close. In this state, dawn, sunrise, sunset, and sunset times are updated daily. Or by launching the app, those times will also be updated.

Screenshots

FadeInAlarm4 screens
Breaking Dawn Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Breaking Dawn Alarm at 67% against FadeInAlarm's 0%. Breaking Dawn Alarm also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). FadeInAlarm's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FadeInAlarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Breaking Dawn Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FadeInAlarm ships an update every 7 months, Breaking Dawn Alarm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FadeInAlarm versus Breaking Dawn Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFadeInAlarmBreaking Dawn Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo Yamashitasatoshi kuwahara

Customer experience

FadeInAlarm

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Breaking Dawn Alarm

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FadeInAlarm

One-time1
  • Hide AD banner$0.99
None

Breaking Dawn Alarm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FadeInAlarm free?
FadeInAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breaking Dawn Alarm free?
Breaking Dawn Alarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FadeInAlarm or Breaking Dawn Alarm have ads?
Breaking Dawn Alarm shows ads; FadeInAlarm does not.
Which is updated more often, FadeInAlarm or Breaking Dawn Alarm?
FadeInAlarm ships an update every 7 months, and Breaking Dawn Alarm every 2 months. Most recently, FadeInAlarm was updated on June 1, 2026 and Breaking Dawn Alarm on June 7, 2026.

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