Comparison

Dawn Alarm vs FadeInAlarm

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

Head to head
About

Dawn Alarm

Wake up with the natural rhythm of daylight. This alarm app notifies you of dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk times for your location. It's ideal for those who want to align activities with natural light cycles.

Highlights
  • Dawn, sunrise, sunset, dusk notifications
  • Location-based timing
  • Major city timing lookup
  • Offline access to timing
  • Customizable dawn/dusk definitions
Features
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This app serves as an alarm that provides notifications at dawn, sunrise, sunset, and dusk. If you wish to commence activities shortly after sunrise, this app is an excellent choice. It offers the capability to determine the timing of sunrise, sunset, dawn, and dusk for your current location and major cities instantly. Moreover, you can access this information even if you haven’t allowed local notifications. The app employs Japanese definitions for dawn and dusk, which were established by a samurai during the shogunate era, although they closely resemble civil twilight. Civil twilight commences and concludes when the sun’s geometric center is 6° below the horizon. In contrast, dawn starts and dusk ends when the sun’s geometric center is 7.3611° below the horizon. Enabling the civil twilight option will make the dawn and dusk correspond to civil dawn and civil dusk. ■ Liability Disclaimer ASTI disclaims all liability for any consequences arising from the use of the app. We accept no responsibility for any damages, injuries, or losses resulting from app usage.

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。

Screenshots

Dawn Alarm3 screens
FadeInAlarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dawn Alarm at 65% against FadeInAlarm's 0%. Dawn Alarm also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 7 months). FadeInAlarm's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dawn Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FadeInAlarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawn Alarm ships an update every 4 months, FadeInAlarm every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dawn Alarm versus FadeInAlarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawn AlarmFadeInAlarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakafumi AMANORyo Yamashita

Customer experience

Dawn Alarm

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative19.2%

FadeInAlarm

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawn Alarm

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

FadeInAlarm

One-time1
  • Hide AD banner$0.99

Questions

Is Dawn Alarm free?
Dawn Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FadeInAlarm free?
FadeInAlarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dawn Alarm or FadeInAlarm have ads?
Dawn Alarm shows ads; FadeInAlarm does not.
Which is updated more often, Dawn Alarm or FadeInAlarm?
Dawn Alarm ships an update every 4 months, and FadeInAlarm every 7 months. Most recently, Dawn Alarm was updated on November 6, 2026 and FadeInAlarm on November 3, 2026.

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