Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer vs NaNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer
Wake up gently with a simulated sunrise and fall asleep peacefully with ambient sounds. This bedside clock offers customizable alarms, multiple dismissal methods, and a full-screen display with live weather. Enjoy a beautiful, private experience with no ads or tracking.
- Sunrise wake-up alarms
- Customizable alarm dismissal
- 11 handcrafted ambient sleep sounds
- Full-screen bedside clock with weather
- Six premium themes
- Private by design, no tracking
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Wake up kinder. Fall asleep easier. Dawn is a beautifully simple alarm clock and sleep timer for people who want mornings to feel good and nights to feel calm. No jarring beeps. No cluttered menus. Just a bedside clock that wakes you gently and rocks you to sleep with handcrafted ambient sounds. Whether you're a light sleeper, an insomniac, a shift worker, or someone who just wants a prettier bedside clock — Dawn is built for you. WHY PEOPLE LOVE DAWN SUNRISE WAKE-UP Gentle gradient alarms ramp up over minutes instead of blasting you awake. Pair with soft piano, acoustic music, or nature sounds for a truly calm start to the day. POWERFUL ALARMS • Unlimited alarms with smart repeat schedules • Label each alarm — Work, Gym, Meds, Flight, Meditation • Vibration and haptic feedback • Dismiss by math problem, shake, slide, or double-tap • Snooze with customizable duration and maximum count • Reliable 15-minute alarm ring, even in silent mode DRIFT-OFF SLEEP TIMER Eleven hand-crafted ambient sounds, each with gentle fade-out so you never wake when it ends: Rain · Ocean Waves · Forest · Thunder · Wind · Creek · White Noise · Night Sounds · Gentle Piano · Acoustic Morning · Sunrise Melody FULL-SCREEN BEDSIDE CLOCK Digital, analog, or hybrid clock face. Keep-screen-on mode turns your phone into a beautiful nightstand clock. Live weather and dawn-light brightness included. SIX GORGEOUS THEMES Aurora, Indigo, Ocean, Mint, Rose, and Sand. Every gradient, every shadow, every curve designed to feel premium. Match your mood, your room, or your mornings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Ever. TRY EVERY FEATURE FREE FOR 15 DAYS Unlock every feature for two weeks — no credit card, no subscription, no surprises. Love it? Pay once to keep all features forever. No monthly fees. No hidden costs. No ads. Ever. PERFECT FOR • Heavy sleepers who need something stronger than a beep • Light sleepers who hate sudden noise • People with insomnia or racing thoughts at night • Shift workers juggling unusual schedules • Minimalists who want a clock that looks as good as it works • Anyone who's tired of the stock iOS alarm Your mornings deserve better. Your nights deserve calm. Download Dawn and make the first and last minute of every day a little more beautiful.
NaNote
Quickly create and display essential notes, reminders, or tasks directly on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Schedule notes to appear automatically when needed, ensuring important information is always visible and accessible.
- Lock Screen widgets
- Home Screen widgets
- Scheduled note display
- Instant note access
- Simple note management
- Customizable visibility
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NaNote keeps the notes that matter close at hand — exactly when you need them. Create quick notes, reminders, tasks, ideas, or anything you don’t want to forget. Keep important notes visible on your Home Screen with widgets, or pin them to your Lock Screen with Live Activities for instant access. Need a note only at a specific time? Schedule it for a time range and NaNote can automatically surface it in your widget when it becomes relevant. You can also receive a notification when a scheduled note starts, so important things don’t quietly slip by. Create as many notes as you need, switch between them anytime, and decide which ones deserve your attention right now. NaNote is designed to stay simple: no complicated folders, no bloated productivity system, and no endless setup. Just lightweight notes that appear where and when they’re useful. Use NaNote for: * Daily priorities * To-do items * Shopping reminders * Motivational notes * Meeting details * Travel information * Temporary reminders * Anything you want to keep visible Your notes shouldn’t disappear inside an app. Keep them where you’ll actually see them. Privacy Policy: https://getnanote.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NaNote at none against Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer's 1. NaNote also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NaNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
NaNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer ships an update fortnightly, NaNote daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer | NaNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Duc Hung | Erik Bogdn |
In-app purchases
Dawn Alarm Clock & Sleep Timer
- Unlock Full Version (Lifetime)$2.99
NaNote
No in-app purchases
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