Instructions

The innovative alarm clock for late risers. App Store link (0,79 €)

Put the iPhone in your bed and its motion-sensors will record your motions while you sleep. Let’s say you want to get up at 8 am. The app will start looking for a light sleep phase from 7:30 and wake you up if it finds one. The aim is to avoid waking you up in a phase of deep sleep, where it usually is pretty hard to get up.

I think I am especially bad with getting up in the morning, maybe because of my blood circuit. Most days this app really works for me. This makes this app one among the few that actually extend the iPhone’s functionality. There are alarmclocks and watches working similarly, but they cost at least 80 €. I never got one because I was always suspicious, they wouldn’t work.

Additionally this app offers a lot of fun with your statistics. I find it surprisingly interesting to examine the curve of my activities during sleep every day and compare it with friends. It is real fun!

Still I need to say, that there are some things you need to consider using the app. The app has to run all night long. That’s why I prefer to activate Airplane mode before I use it. Unfortunately it can’t be activated from within the app (I guess Apple doesn’t allow it). The next thing is that you should charge the iPhone every night. Actually this is a good routine anyway, because the iPhone will always be completely charged in the morning. You can’t use the iPhones alarm sounds, you’re limited to the app’s cheesy wake-up-sounds. But this also is something I can easily live with.

Specially considering the price, this app is definitly worth trying if it sounds somewhat interesting to you.

App Store link (0,79 €) and developer link: Lexware Labs