What are the best alarm clock apps for Android?

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Best alarm clock apps for Android	Price	Last Updated
88 Timely	-	Sep 1, 2018
-- I Can't Wake Up!	-	Aug 29, 2018
-- Sleep as Android	-	Sep 3, 2018
-- Wave Alarm	-	Jun 18, 2018
-- Sleep Cycle	-	Aug 1, 2018

Timely

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Alarm does not work at all in Marshmallow

If you have Android 6.0 Marshmallow, this app is useless as an alarm. See More

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Free version

A basic version of Timely is free, but you can opt to buy the Premium version for $2.99 that has more themes, sounds and challenges. The premium version also introduces cloud synchronization and disables ads. See More

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Development stopped

Company has been bought by Google and development has been stopped since then. See More

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Gorgeous display

Timely combines vibrant colors, smooth transition effects, and peaceful animations that make the user experience all the more enjoyable. From the neat scrolling effects to the futuristic looking timer, the artistic touch to this app is outstanding. See More

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Cannot use custom alarm sounds

It's not possible to have Timely play your favorite .mp3 to wake you up, or any other custom sound file for that matter. See More

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Provides own alarm tones

Over 25 wake up tones come with the app ranging from simple alarm sounds to synthesized music. See More

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Wake up tasks

4 possible wake up tasks are allowed to be enabled. In order to shut off the alarm, the user must complete the set task(s). See More

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Simple user interface

This app makes setting up alarms intuitive. A list of all alarms are displayed in one place that provides detail on when the time of the alarm, if it's enabled, and even what tone will play when the alarm sounds. There is no difficulty in figuring out how to use all of its features. Timely displays icons that make it easy for users to set new alarms, switch to nightstand or timer mode, or even find out what the "Smart Rise" feature is. See More

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Custom themes

Timely comes with many different themes to use, and even comes with a feature to design your own colored themes. See More

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Alarms synchronization

Set the alarm time on any devices and all synced devices (you can chose) will ring simultaneously. Turning off the alarm on one device stops all of them. See More

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Comes with lock-screen widgets

I Can't Wake Up!

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Ads

The app does have some banner ads. However, they do not get in the way nor are they abundant. See More

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Highly customizable

Every feature, especially the tasks, can be customized to a great extent so that it works in the best way for you needs. See More

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Plain interface

It uses the default white text on black background formatting. The entire app has a plain layout with nothing aesthetically pleasing. Sometimes simplicity is best. See More

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Most wake up tasks

8 available wake up tasks can be enabled. Yes, upon waking up, you can force yourself to complete 8 tasks before the alarm can be turned off. These tasks can be customized. The difficulty levels for some of the tasks can be altered depending on how grueling you want your wake up to be. It is even possible to set the alarm to have a random number of tasks. See More

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Awake test

This feature is a fallback in case the user turns off their alarm and goes right back to sleep. The awake test is an optional second alarm that will go off to ensure the user is either already up or to reawaken them. If the user fails to turn off this alarm after a set period of time, the primary alarm (and all of the possible wake up task(s)) goes off again. See More

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'After finish' application

Want an app to automatically open up after the alarm is turned off? This makes it possible. See More

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General settings

Just like most alarm clock apps, this one provides the options to set appearance, notifications, alarm screen, smooth wake ups, time format, and custom alarm tones. See More

Sleep as Android

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Intuitive and easy snooze

You can swiftly snooze your alarm with varying intervals (e.g. 5 min, 15 min). See More

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Costs money after trial

It's a one-time only cost. See More

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Allows for gradual wake-ups

This makes it easier to wake up in the morning, allowing you to feel more rested. See More

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Sleep deficit tracking

When set with your desired sleep per night, it will log when you sleep, how much you sleep, and provide graphs of this data. See More

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Many Alarm Puzzles

Lots of options for puzzles to turn off the alarm including math, memory, and others like shaking or scanning a barcode. See More

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Records sounds during sleep

You can use this to help determine the sleep state that you are in throughout the night. See More

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Sleep cycle sensing

Pays attention to motion or sound during sleep for optimal alarm timing. See More

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Tasker integration

Can be used to trigger a task, or respond to a trigger. See More

Wave Alarm

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No wake up tasks

When the alarm goes off it can only be disabled or snoozed. There are no options to set wake up tasks. See More

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Customization of alarm tone

Choose from over 10 given tones, or use a sound file on the phone as the alarm tone. See More

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$1.99

The free version has ads but restricts the use of multiple alarms, color options, and music alarms. See More

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Snooze it with a wave of your hand

You can wave your hand in front of the camera to snooze the alarm. If you don't have a camera on your phone, you can also swipe the display. See More

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Disable phone from turning off the screen

Phone will not sleep when the device is charging when this option is enabled. This makes it easy to use the phone as a bedside alarm. See More

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Enable full screen

Feature allows the app to take over the entire screen by hiding the notifications bar. This makes it useful as a bedside clock. See More

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Smart clock screen

The main screen displays both a digital clock with a surrounding modernistic analog clock and the current date. This design incorporates the local weather with high and low temperatures. An option allows the use of swiping vertically on the screen to increase or decrease the screen's brightness. See More

Puzzle Alarm Clock

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Solve math puzzles to turn off alarm

If you need more stick than carrot to get you out of bed in the morning, the puzzle alarm clock's a good option. You get an array of challenges to choose from which will force you to wake up and think, or the alarm will continue to pester you until you get up. See More

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No trial versions available

The full version costs $3.99. See More

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Checks you're still awake after being dismissed

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Free

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Material Design

This app features great Material Design UI. See More

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Increasing alarm volume

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Multiple alarms

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Solve memory puzzles to turn off alarm

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Time to bed notifications

Prompting you when you come within 8 hours of the time you should be getting up, to ensure you get a full night's sleep. See More

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App launcher

SleepBot

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Sleeping tips and tricks

This app provides guides on how to go to sleep (what to eat and other strategies), how to stay awake, and more reading material to learn about sleep. All of these guides are local on the app, no internet connection needed. Best of all is the guide on how to use SleepBot to make it the most effective it can be. See More

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Slow development

Development is very slow if not completely halted. See More

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Wakes you up at the appropriate moment

SleepBot uses motion to detect when you are in your lightest sleep. It can then wake you up with a gradually increasing volume alarm when you will wake up the least tired. See More

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Bad design

Design not in conformance with Android guidelines. See More

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Track sleeping statistics

What makes this app more unique is the ability to touch one button that tells the phone you are asleep which it uses to track how long you sleep. Over time, you can review your sleeping statistics by way of informative graphs. See More

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Does not provide alarm tones

You have to use tones from your phone, it does not provide any for you. See More

TiX

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Doesn't let you get used to one single sound for the alarm

You can configure a list of sounds from which the next alarm will randomly select the sound to play. See More

DoubleTwist Alarm Clock

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Nap/egg timer

Lets you quickly set an alarm within 60 minutes. See More

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Pricey at $3.99

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Alarm fade in

Adjustable fade-in time for alarms. See More

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Beautiful design

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Live wallpaper clock

Has a smoothly animated swiss clock with day/night modes. See More

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Sleep cycle alarm

Wakes you up when you're most likely to be between sleep cycles. See More

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Nightstand mode

DoubleTwist Alarm Clock includes a nightstand mode so it can show time all night long. See More

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Flip clock

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Sunrise alarm

Wakes you up at local sunrise. See More

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Custom alarm sounds

Allows you to set a random song to wake you up. Alternatively, any ringtone can be used. See More

Turbo Alarm

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Many options to cancel, anti sleepyhead, security alarm

PocketBell

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Online radio and MP3 alarms

Your favorite sound will get you out of bed! Choose from one of your mp3-files or from thousands of radiostations, sorted by country. One quick swipe turns the alarm clock into a radio-player if you want to keep listening. See More

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No ads, no frills!

PocketBell is, and will always be, completely ad-free. See More

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Materialdesign - Easy and fast setup

This alarm clock was designed for a maximum of simplicity and a minimum of needless features. An intuitive and easy alarm setup with simple gestures allows setting up alarms in seconds. The gesture controlled setup of recurrent alarms has never been easier. See More

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Smart motion control

Feels like magic, when a simple move of your phone dismisses the alarm. Flip it, shake it or lift it. - and this alarmclock will respond in a way you want it to. Dismiss, snooze or go-silent. See More

Dock Clock

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Possibly abandoned

Clock works fine but all other options (weather especially) has stopped working. Developer has obviously abandoned this app as it has not had an update in 3 years. See More

Different alarm clock Wake up every day with different music from your favorite genres

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