Awaken App Reviews

I have been using this app since when it first came out in 2010. It really hadnt failed me at all and it was really great to be able to wake up to my own music. But just recently Awaken has failed me twice. The first time was on day light savings last week. Even though the clock sprang forward an hour like it was supposed to, the alarm did too, waking me up at 5:30am instead of 4:30. Barely got to work on time that day. Then this morning it just decided to not go off today, on both my wifes phone and mine. The interface changed like the alarm was going off, but no sound, no vibrating, nothing. We only woke up because someone was calling my wife from her work because she hadnt arrived at work! We both ended up being around 40 minutes late to our respective jobs. I already have a hard time trusting alarm apps and I thought I had found one that would work. But unfortunately, two malfunctions in less than two weeks is too much especially when it is crucial for you to wake up on time for your job.

It was good but it now has issues after two years without update.

Ive stopped using this completely since it doesnt work half the time. It seems that the alarm will open and run but produces no sound. An alarm program that is not reliable is useless. There are alarm programs that are 100% reliable so it is possible. PLEASE FIX IT!

After last update, no longer usable. Crashes every night, and the alarms dont go off.

When I test it by setting it for 2 minutes ahead it typically works, but when I set it to wake me up over-night it either doesnt come on at all, or plays some funky chimes instead of my pre-selected music. Ive never written a review on an app, but Im thoroughly dissatisfied!!!!

This was fine until the updates started happening. This is used for peoples jobs and it would help if it was consistent.

Would like weather function and miss the ability to open radio streams like on the Mac. But I know thats a function limited by the iPhone OS.

The Mac version is also outstanding. Much more refined than the built-in alarm clock.

Needs radio

This is a nice looking app with some bells and whistles. Unfortunately, it fails too often at the one thing its supposed to do; it is not always a reliable alarm clock. They seem to put out updates without testing the main function of the app, and then issue "critical alarm clock bug fixes" every once in a while. Of course, this is after you woke up late a few times. And if you havent checked for app updates in a while, youre SOL.

The only limitations this app has is caused by iOS. I dont understand why people dont consider this in their reviews.

Awesome app until you update your OS! Now even after uninstalling and reinstalling the app I cant even open the App., please release a new version soon! :-(

This has been my go-to alarm app until iOS 8 came out. Now it wont even open. Please fix!

When I first downloaded this app back in 2012 it worked great. I really liked being able to wake up to my own music and to have the music fade in over time. At that time, the app was very reliable. As time progressed and new updates were released, the app has become unreliable. I have arrived late to work and missed several other events because of this app. I would change the alarm time and save it. I would check the alarm several times to make sure the change was saved, which appeared to be. I would then fall asleep thinking the app would wake me up at the new time. Much to my dismay, I would wake up late. After checking the alarm, I would see that the change to the alarm wasnt saved. I have been unable to find any rhyme or reason as to why changes are saved sometimes and not others. At this point, I have reached my limit on frustration and will be looking for a new app.

I’ve never had a problem with the alarm function, but I rarely use this app for that feature anyway. For me, this app is perfect to give me a nighttime digital clock on my Home Screen, for when I wake up and night - I don’t want a bright light in my face, but I often have to get up, and then find my way back to bed - I only need a small amount of light, and the Lock Screen clock won’t suffice because it doesn’t stay on……it shuts off after a few seconds if you don’t swipe to unlock (or use touch ID). So I just launch this app before going to bed, and if I wake up and need the little bit of light it produces whilst seeing the time, it’s perfect.