First Light vs Quiet Wake

First Light is the alarm clock for people who sleep through everything. If you've ever set five alarms and slept through all five, you don't need another gentle chime. You need an alarm that won't quit until you're actually on your feet. First Light makes you complete a real task to turn it off — so by the time the noise stops, you're already wide awake. HOW IT WORKS When the alarm goes off, you can't just swipe it away. You complete a mission: • Photo — snap a specific spot in your home (the bathroom, the kitchen) to prove you're up • Steps — get out of bed and walk • Math — solve problems to shut it off • QR scan — scan a code you've placed across the room • Shake — shake your phone until you're moving • Type — type out a phrase • Selfie — take a selfie to confirm you're awake Pick the mission that actually works on you. Make it harder on the mornings that matter. WAKE-UP CHECK The dangerous part isn't the alarm — it's the silence after. First Light checks back in minutes after you dismiss it, to make sure you didn't crawl straight back to bed. No more "I turned it off and fell asleep again." BEAT THE MORNING SCROLL Because you have to get up and move to dismiss it, you're out of bed before you ever open Instagram. Start your day on your feet — not face-down in your phone. DESIGNED TO BE SIMPLE Most alarm apps are cluttered, confusing, and stuffed with ads. First Light is clean, fast, and does one thing exceptionally well: it gets you up. No clutter, no nonsense. FAIR PRICING — SUBSCRIBE OR BUY ONCE Start free for a week on the yearly plan, then keep going for less than a coffee a week. Prefer flexibility? Go month to month. Prefer to pay once and own it forever? Lifetime is a one-time purchase — no subscription. Pick what works for you. Download First Light and wake up on the first try — for once. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://peridot-muscari-287.notion.site/First-Light-Privacy-Policy-33fc470a77ab81ecbb00d9cc05c175e3

Quiet Wake is a gentle alarm clock built for people who don't want to be jolted awake. Instead of a piercing beep, your alarm starts near-silent and rises slowly to full volume over a window you choose — using real, calming music instead of a generic chime. Pick from 20 original wake tracks, or record a short greeting in your own voice to hear right as the fade-in finishes. RELIABLE BY DESIGN Quiet Wake never fails silently. Every alarm is scheduled directly with iOS the moment you set it, so it still rings even if the app was force-quit or your phone was restarted — no background app refresh, no battery-draining polling required. DESIGNED TO BE WOKEN UP TO, NOT STARTLED BY • Fade-in duration you control, from 1 to 15 minutes • 20 original wake-up tracks, with instant preview before you choose • A deliberate hold-to-dismiss gesture, so a half-asleep tap can't accidentally turn off your alarm • Snooze that keeps gently ringing until you actually wake up • A Home Screen widget showing your next alarm, with a one-tap way to turn it off • Four calming color themes • An optional spoken "good morning" after your alarm fades in — synthesized, or recorded in your own voice NO ACCOUNTS. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Quiet Wake makes no network requests of any kind. There's nothing to sign up for, no analytics, no ads, and nothing about you or how you use the app is ever collected. Everything — your alarms, your settings, any custom greeting you record — stays on your device. FROM THE MAKERS OF QUIET MOMENTS Quiet Wake is built by the same team behind Quiet Moments, using the same original music and the same promise: an app that respects your privacy and your peace of mind. PRICING Quiet Wake is free to use with one alarm. Every new install also gets 3 days of unlimited alarms automatically — no payment method required. After that, unlock unlimited alarms for good with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.