AutoWake is the first haptic smart alarm for your Watch.
It can wake you up by tapping you on your wrist using your Watch's haptic engine. You can set it to wake you if you are in light or medium sleep either 15 or 30 minutes before your set alarm time. This helps you feel more refreshed.
There's an optional sleep cycle buster that you can turn on to give you a light tap at 5 minute intervals in a 15 or 30 minute window before your alarm to take you gently out of deeper sleep.
Not only that but it will even automatically measure your waking pulse just before the alarm sounds, which is a valuable measurement of recovery.
If you ignore the alarm on the Watch, you can also set a safety alarm that will play on your phone. This will speak and/or play a chosen song from your music library.
There's also auto scheduled alarms in case you forget to set your alarm before bed.
If you use AutoSleep our auto sleep tracker, you can use the new ultra smart alarm features. You can now be woken up after a desired amount of sleep, quality sleep or when your sleep bank is back in credit. You can use this in conjunction with a latest wake time if required. You can even set a bedtime reminder that looks at your required sleep, sleep efficiency and latest wake time to give you a reminder for the optimal time to go to bed.
When you turn on your alarm, it can automatically tell AutoSleep that you have gone to bed so that time to fall asleep can be tracked.
If you use Apple HomeKit then you can run scenes for key events in AutoWake like turning off your bedside lamp and setting your room temperature for sleep.
AutoWake requires an Apple Watch running WatchOS 4 or higher. Advanced features requires WatchOS 5.
AutoWake works fine with Do Not Disturb and Theatre/Cinema mode.
AutoWake requires at least a bluetooth connection between your iPhone and your Apple Watch during the time that you are asleep. You can use Flight Mode on your iPhone, but make sure that you turn on bluetooth.
If you user Screen Time, make sure that AutoWake is in your exclude list.
As with all of our apps, there is no tracking, no analytics, no snooping. Your privacy is very important.
AutoWake. Smart Sleep Alarm Positive Reviews
Seems great but not quiteThis really seemed like the best solution for a smart sleep alarm for the watch but there’s a significant amount of bugs.
For starters, I’ve had a few times where the alarm is active but won’t even go off. As I’m writing this I have an alarm that was supposed to go off 30 minutes ago and it’s just counting the time since it was supposed to activate. Additionally, if your phone isn’t nearby and charged, it also appears to be impossible to turn the alarm off which makes the watch app kind of pointless. And the last thing which is super minor is that the normal way to “stop” the alarm isn’t available unless you wake up right at the alarm time, so if you wake up earlier you actually have to deactivate the alarm which means that every night you have to reactivate it again.
I’m still giving 3 stars because as a developer I know these are easy fixes and I still like the design and everything, but it’s just not fully there yet.Prod10Version: 3.0
A must have with HeartWatch and AutoSleepYes, the 3 apps in this bundle seem overwhelming at first install and have a learning curve (and I generally take longer than others to figure things out). However, all 3 are beyond worth the effort, and I found myself using them like a pro in a few days. This app in particular has been fantastic, and this coming from someone who was a chronic snooze button abuser... literally setting my alarm for an hour before I had to get up so I can do an hour of snooze buttons before exiting the bed for the past 10 years at least! Now, I set my alarm for the time I need to be up, get the taps on the wrist 3 times in 5 minute intervals prior to the actual wake up time, and am feeling ready to get out of bed on time the first time the “alarm” goes off. The best part, is that all of this is silent and doesn’t disturb my sleeping wife at all (and you can be sure she had NOT been a fan of my previous morning ritual! I honestly believe those who didn’t 5 star this app were too impatient to give it a full try. It integrates well and works flawlessly. In my opinion, this app alone makes my Apple Watch a must have... I’d give up my phone first!.Crx81Version: 3.0
Worth the effort!This app has some really smart features that I didn’t anticipate when I decided to buy it along with AutoSleep and HeartWatch. All three work together in a sense so, “why not?” I thought. When I got around to start using it, I was pleasantly surprised at how you can choose to have it wake you within a set time period, 15 minutes for example, prior to your alarm time setting if you’re in a light sleep or medium sleep stage, again, your choice of which one. You can have the watch give you a “nudge” or a “tickle” and after a preview, decide if it’s something you want to use or not. You do have to put in some effort to review and possibly tweak the settings each night as well as confirm the alarm has been set but it’s a quick and easy process. I haven’t had any issues with changing alarm times or settings one day to the next so maybe there’s been an update from when another reviewer mentioned those problems...? I have narcolepsy and the features mentioned earlier are great to try out for someone like myself who has to pay close attention to not only consistency with my sleep but also with my wake schedule..907StephVersion: 3.0
This is a good appThis app has not given me any problems in my month or so of usage. It does exactly what I would want it to do and doesn’t really do any more. That’s not a bad thing though. I just got it because it was the only way to make my Homekit light turn on when I woke up and turn off when I set my alarm each night. It does that perfectly. I don’t know why people have given it an average of like 2.5 stars or something. From my experience, it doesn’t deserve that. It can be complicated but that’s just because of the nature of the app. It provides details on exactly what to do though to make sure your alarm goes off and everything works. I think that a lot of the reviewers didn’t quite understand the directions and that could be the reason they had a negative experience. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars is because I really think that Homekit should have just been integrated into the original app. It seems like a relatively easy thing to do, and I don’t really see the point of creating a whole new app that’s only real extra functionality is that Homekit integration..LuckystickVersion: 3.0
Potential**UPDATE**
First let me say the developer is very responsive. I’ve changed from 1 star to 5. The issue was that if using the screen time feature in iOS 12, you MUST exclude autowake from being affected. In other words, always allow AutoWake otherwise the alarm will not go off. Since figuring this out, the alarm has reliably gone off as set. Love it.
I’ve been using AutoSleep for awhile now. Great app so I jumped on AutoWake based on that experience. It has not lived up to its potential. Been using for a week now. The alarm has yet to go off once. I’ve tried all the features even the safety alarm. Nothing. Watch is series 4 with a full battery when I go to bed. I’m using with the autosleep app as advertised and have read the instructions several times. Still no alarm. The alarm is the whole point and can’t give anything but 1 star. Please fix. I love the idea..Jhatzis99Version: 2.1
Functionality great, alarms notThe timing and all of that is great, being to determine a wake up time and just let it do it’s thing is awesome! But... if they could just have an alarm that slowly ramps up in volume with some peaceful sounds, that would really make it worth it for me. This is just my experience and if none of the following applies to you, this app will work wonders. As of now the current alarms are either too harsh I get angry and turn it off (the voice commands), to light I snooze and keep sleeping (Apple Watch buzzing on my wrist), or too easy to turn off (music playing after I skip my alarm).
Also, the ability to set multiple alarms at once would be nice - or at least several back up alarms. For people like me I tend to snooze even the smart alarms... and it’s a pain to have to remember to set backup alarms in other apps..Tode5454Version: 3.0
Love this app, but have a few suggestionsI love this app. It makes it very easy to set an alarm and gently wakes you up in the morning. I’ve never been a morning person and always hated getting up early, but this app helps make the mornings a little more bearable. It slowly wakes you up by vibrating once every five minutes starting 30 minutes before your alarm is set to go off. I haven’t found any other alarm app that does that. There are a few suggestions I would like to make to the developers though:
-The option to edit an alarm after its been set without having to turn that whole alarm off and restarting it.
And
-The ability to hit snooze in case you just aren’t ready to get up yet.
I definitely recommend this app if you have trouble walking up in the mornings!.Sydneybean13Version: 3.0
Highly customizable, effectiveThere are a number of customizable options with this app, which can be somewhat tedious when you first start using it. I have all of this developers health-related apps, and have had the same experience with each of them (great customization, which leads to a somewhat overwhelming experience for newcomers). HOWEVER, once you figure things out this app is awesome.
I wear my Apple Watch to bed, and the app has a “smart wake” feature that I find exceptionally useful. It monitors when I’m in lighter sleep close to my wake time, provides very light taps as I get closer to wake time to ease me into waking, then wakes me with stronger taps once I’m in the 15-minute wake zone. There’s also a “fail safe” alarm that plays music through my phone if it senses I haven’t woken up.
Nicely done..PsyKHoVersion: 2.1
Useful alarm; people don’t follow instructionsMajority of negative reviews here are from people not following the instructions properly in the app. If you follow the directions, and you set it up and use it properly, it tends work just fine. I’ve had great success with using the advanced features and the standard alarms. And I don’t wake easily. All of that being said, the instructions and layout of the iPhone app, and the naming and terminology used in the apps could be improved and made more intuitive. There is a bit of a learning curve, which I believe could be largely cleared up with some renaming and light UI tweaking. All in all though, it’s a great alarm app and a great boon to people like me who typically need to set numerous alarms starting an hour before the time I actually need to rise..ChazwickBVersion: 3.0
Directions need made clearI just spent half an hour or so trying to change the haptics and set an alarm on this without success... Then I opened your website and the lightbulb went off. 💡Why? Because your directions refer to the "Watch app" repeatedly. For someone who just bought a Watch (like myself) that makes you think to open the Watch ⌚️ app on your iPhone 📱
But looking at your website the images make clear that you're referring to YOUR app on the Watch. 🧐Clearly someone didn't think this thru when you published the Help section. You need to change this to specify the AutoWake app on your Watch... I'm betting that's why a lot of users who have published reviews are having difficulty..KRKappleVersion: 3.0
Making a significant difference in my healthI have all three apps and I recommend all of them and I recommend purchasing them. The awake and the sleep apps are making a significant difference in my health. By using the awake app I am now capturing heart rate variability and waking heart rate which are two important vital signs that reflect health and vitality. Using the app has helped me with insomnia and not getting enough hours of sleep. If you are serious about your health and need to monitor your vital signs in order to manage a chronic health condition then you should have these apps. They are quite detailed in the information that they capture however the information is displayed in a way that’s easy to understand..Tashi689Version: 2.1
Must have appThis app is AMAZING I honestly didn’t think it would make any difference having it wake me in a lighter sleep and honestly thought there’s no way that the other app which is the (auto sleep app ) could actually tell it when I was in a lighter sleep but for real it works! I wake up in a better mood and more energized. Using the auto wake and auto sleep app has made me feel so much better overall I would totally recommend both apps together because wow I’m sleeping better and waking up with ease versus when I didn’t use the apps I would wake up tired dragging and cranky I’m guessing due to waking up when I was sleeping deeper. Spend the 2.99 on both apps it’s well worth it..CDry88Version: 2.2
Getting betterI was having a lot of issues with the latest version and left my original review below. Since then things have improved. I deleted and reinstalled again. At first I tried using the smart alarms in place of the scheduled ones and I thought it was working better. Then I went back to scheduled and they have also been better. It’s possible some of the updates Apple have been pushing out have improved the communication and my reinstalls didn’t really do the trick but in any case it seems much more reliable now. Bumping to 4 stars while I give it some more time to verify reliability.
Original review
The app worked great until the last iOS and watchOS updates. Now it’s completely unreliable. It has only work once correctly in the last 3 weeks.
I have deleted and reinstalled the app. No luck. Wiped my watch clean and completely reinstalled everything. No good. Unpaired and paired Watch to phone again. Nope.
You end up waking up and seeing the message “Limp” on the screen. I switched to the default alarm on my watch..SimdudeVersion: 3.0
A good start but definitely not there yetRelying on the phone and the watch is probably an inevitability but the way it is set up is really buggy. Not only do you need to make sure the app is open and the complication is on, but sometimes you have to try a bunch of times to even set an alarm.
The alarm display is a bit strange. You can’t really see all the details about an alarm and the UI is a bit unintuitive. I really like all the apps by these developers so I’m hoping they will work out the kinks in time, but right now it’s not quite production ready..Growltiger23Version: 3.0
Works perfectly as advertisedI downloaded AutoWake a little over a week ago to help me improve my sleep schedule and wake up more refreshed. While obviously the app didnt work miracles and make me suddenly become a morning person, it did help me craft alarms more suited to waking up feeling refreshed.
I have a tendency to oversleep so my favorite feature of this app is the ability to schedule an alarm to go off after you have achieved your set threshold of sleep quantity with the secondary setting to go off at a set time if you never make it to your goal quantity..Supacabra77Version: 3.0
Worked great until this latest updateThis used to be a fabulous app, but with this update it is not working. I emailed support, will update my rating review if/when they respond.
UPDATE-Great customer service! A reply to my email was waiting for me when I got up this morning, with step by step instructions on how to delete, reinstall, and set auto wake up. Appears to be working fine now.
Best watch alarm I have seen! I have not yet played with the new advanced alarms but they look very useful for weekends, in addition to my normal scheduled weekday alarms..SueiniowaVersion: 3.0
Great app so farI just recently began using the suite of apps from this developer, and so far I’m very impressed. I normally hadn’t been wearing my watch to bed, but I was interested in the benefits and good reviews from other people. My first experiences with AutoWake have been very good, and it is working well. It properly detects my lighter sleeping cycles as I near my alarm and wakes me sooner, as appropriate.
For those of you that are having trouble, I suggest using the “How it Works” button and then clicking the “Learn More” button inside. Everything is explained well and was easily configured..FCGregVersion: 2.2
New Version GoodI like the new version 3 more than the previous version. Now that everything is done directly from the watch things are simpler yet the app still has some advanced features. I really like how now I can have one regular scheduled alarm for the days I get up at my regular time, one regular scheduled alarm for the days where I get up a little earlier to work out, and then one advanced alarm for the rest of the days set to give me a set amount of quality sleep but wake up no later than a set time. Good app that deserves a higher rating that what’s reflected here..VanmatreVersion: 3.0
Life changingI don’t know why people hate this app so much. Yes it has its quirks but it’s really helpful to wake up nicely and feel awake and not have to wake up to an alarm noise.
Sometimes it will get messed up and you have to turn the alarm off, then on again. No big deal. I do it daily just in case. I have an auditory backup alarm just in case but usually end up turning it off because I’m already up for the day.
I wish they’d update this app. But regardless I’ll continue to use it. I don’t know or any alternatives..Allie McBobVersion: 3.0
Reliable/Advanced Mode is GreatI think all these reviews are outdated and about an older version of the app because my experience with it is fantastic!
I don’t know where everyone else is coming from when they’re saying it’s not working consistently. There is some setting up to do to make sure it works but after setting it up once, it’s dead easy to activate.
Make sure the app has a complication on your night time watch face and that you’ve set an exception for screen time.
Just swipe over to your night watch face, turn on the alarm, activate theatre mode, and you’re good! It can wake you up up to 30 minutes early depending on where you’re at in your sleep cycle, for me this is consistently typically about 10-20 minutes before my alarm but I feel great when waking..Joeyb908Version: 3.0
Great way to wake upI’m not a morning person. I always wake up in a foggy stupor when the alarm goes off and then I hit the snooze…and again…
This wakes me up gently, over time and I wake up…awake. I don’t even remember waking up and I'm not desperate to go back to sleep. Of course if someone said to me that my day was cancelled I would still go back to sleep. But this is the least painful way to wake up by a mile (or a snore). I feel better the whole morning..Only for phoneVersion: 3.0
If it isn’t working for you, exclude it from Screen TimeIOS 12 offers the ability to prevent you from using apps after a certain time at night. If AutoWake is part of the apps that are restricted during the morning, it won’t be able to wake you up.
Simply add it to the Always Allowed section.
This is all based on anecdotal evidence, but I’ve noticed that it wasn’t working for me when Screen Time was blocking it, but it worked fine after I unrestricted it..YottalogicalVersion: 2.1
I love this app…when it worksI really think I’ve benefitted from this smart alarm. However, every couple of months, it simply stops warning—in two stages. The first—it allows me to set an alarm, but simply doesn’t go off at the appointed time. Next, it stops allowing me to set the alarm (push the “set alarm” button and you get back to the main screen that confirms NO alarm is set.) then I have to uninstall and reinstall to get it to work again. I think with this last round of glitching I’m going to have to find another smart alarm..RSG5Version: 3.0
Works wellI read all the reviews before I purchased this app; I was worried it wasn’t going to be worth my money based on poor ratings.
I’m here to say the app works well once you get the hang of it. It’s true that the app it fairly complicated. A lot of settings, and a bit of a learning curve. I thought about taking a star off my rating for the fact that the app seems a bit overly complicated. But then I realized, it m not sure myself if they should simplify it. I like the options..CheuleVersion: 2.2
Not quite but I have faithHmmm to be brutally honest at this time this app barely deserves 1 star but I’m giving it 3 just because I’ve seen the quality these people have already produced. Part of it’s problem may be hardware limitations but you now have to meet a couple requirements that I can’t easily meet. It’s a great start and a great idea I’ll use nightly once it matures. I’ve been through literally hundreds of apps over the years and beta test many of my favorites but none meet the standards these guys have with their other apps. And I rarely review I just like to help the best when I can..MikeOK34Version: 2.2
Works but somewhat complicatedI use this app every morning and I really appreciate the HomeKit integration. Turns off bedside lights and starts fan when I activate my alarm at night (and starts AutoSleep tracking). Turns on the downstairs lights and starts the coffee when I turn off alarm. You must have an active complication on the face to allow app to work. Takes some review but once you have settings adjusted, it’s a great app.
Definitely recommend and recommended review of Help page online before you depend on the app..Mrsoul69Version: 3.0
Sorry for this morningI was mad so I sent you bs
I review my alarm setting for more efficient alarm. Still, the savety that the person is awake need to be adress. I don’t know if the song started to wake me up, but for sure it didn’t wake me up. Now I putted a more hardcore one to be sure I wake up. When the alarm decide it’s enough time buzzing, it should start a normal biping sound straight from the watch. There’s a speaker on the watch you know... it doesn’t help just to make an “I’m awake” button if the app stoped trying to wake you up an hour ago. I didn’t press the button so why it doesn’t continue to try to wake me up. Hope I’m clear with my point, I’m French speaking person. And btw, HeartWatch is in French, AutoSleep is in French, but not AutoWake. I’ll appreciate AutoWake in French too..Moi123321Version: 3.0
New “features” make it worseI’m not happy with the new update, before everything was easily setup on my phone and now I’m having to reconfigure every alarm on a tiny little screen on my wrist...what is the point of the iPhone app anymore if everything has to be done on my watch? The least you could have done is transferred previous alarms to the new version instead of requiring them to be setup all over again. Still giving 3 stars as all the other new things seem useful so far..S_ReadyVersion: 3.0
Working as expected, lean on features.For an automated smart alarm app for my watch this has been fantastic and much more reliable in my experience compared to Pillow.
There are some features that I miss from Pillow though, as well as some quality of life adjustments I would be happy to see.
I frequently take naps and a quick 1 or 2 tap nap alarm would be incredibly helpful as the current system is a chore to try and do this regularly.
Having homekit functionality is incredible and am glad to see it in the app. Some additional functionality I would love to see with homekit is the ability to set a custom scene so multiple users in different rooms could each have their own AutoWake scenes. The ability to activate a scene before an alarm goes off would also be a very nice addition (like a sunrise to help wake you up). This could be done with homekit automation but would not change with altered alarms in AutoWake..LumaFoxVersion: 2.1
Something wrongI have AutoSleep and it’s amazing I also have the HeartWatch also great but with AutoWake something not right when I set alarm sometimes goes to loading screen sometimes says no complication not sure if I’m doing something wrong or app got issues I have it 5 stars because I have AutoSleep and I love it I also have the HeartWatch and I love it so I’m giving the developers a break to figure this out I won’t be quick to judge if it’s my fault I would like to learn if it’s developers fault then it’s ok I’ll give them time to figure it out people shouldn’t be quick to judge because we are enjoying other amazing apps so I hope this gets figured out thanks for making great apps anyways.Evanob1122Version: 3.0
Loved this until it brokeThis was the best alarm because it would wake me after I got enough actual sleep, with a latest alarm time setting.
Too bad a bug in iOS broke it.Tannis00Version: 3.0
Important - iOS 15.4 IssueImportant - iOS 15.4 Issue Apple has introduced a bug in iOS 15.4 that prevents an iOS app from knowing which complications are active..TrochaicVersion: 3.0
Stopped workingAll of a sudden the watch app says “no connection” 99% of the time. The few times it does connect, the alarm does not go off and begins counting upwards.
Edit: try reinstalling if this happens to you..FtganderVersion: 3.0
IncredibleThis app is just unbelievably good. I have been using it for 2 weeks and I always wake up naturally without feeling the alarm going of or having to vibrate nonstop to wake me up. I feel that people should get Apple watches just for this app.GdesinorVersion: 3.0
The best haptic alarm 💯I don’t get where all of the negative feedback on this app is coming from. It works well and I love the HomeKit integration. I simply just turn my alarm on and like magic all my lights turn off at the same time. It always manages to wake me up at the perfect time..KcamcamVersion: 2.1
ImpressedWow I love this app it is has so many features, is easy to understand, wakes me up at just the right time during a light sleep prior to alarm time. The 3 app bundle works awesome together. Great purchase..OlirosVersion: 2.1
Work in progressI feel it is not yet what I need it to be or at least have some options to better tweak it. I just want something that wakes me up at the right time but the last few times I only got my normal alarm do not sure what happened. Maybe more details about the results and being able to see what went wrong would help..ForestRockVersion: 2.1
Has potential, needs a way to shut off all voicesEdit: it now allows the option to shut off iphone sounds. Boosted rating.
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I love the idea of smart wake via haptic vibrations. And I love Autosleep. So I was super excited to try this app.
But, whenever I did anything with it, a loud robot voice would speak from my phone! I don't want that - especially at night when others are sleeping. I turned all voice features off, but it still gave me a battery warning on my phone "you have forgotten to put me on my charger"
No, I didn't. Because I'm using the phone to set the alarm before sleeping. Please provide a way to never make the phone speak again.
And is the phone needed for the alarms? I sleep with my phone in another room. I just want vibrations on my watch. That's it.
I would love to try this, but I can't trust whether it will make my phone speak while I'm asleep, and bug people in another room. It even disobeys silent mode and speaks! And even if the app isn't open. I don't know how it does that.
If all the voices could be shut up I suspect this is a five star app..GraemeblakeVersion: 2.1
AwesomeChanges the game, wakes me up at exactly the right time. Doesn’t disturb anybody else. Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin, and it works great.MrHungrySquirrelVersion: 2.1
Great little appI’ve started using this app and for me it works great. The setup instruction are more complete than I would like but that probably to to circumvent blocks and limitations apple puts in place on its mobile platforms. I would recommend you read the How to’s before use!.Elvis_DepresleyVersion: 2.1
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AutoWake. Smart Sleep Alarm Negative Reviews
Where is AutoWake 4???I love both of your other apps! They are so insightful and keep up with a plethora of health data. But what’s up with AutoWake??? It hasn’t been updated in years, which I find extremely frustrating!! Even the oldest of apps still have regular updates containing bug fixes, minor improvements, new features, or modernized UI/UX. Why have you abandoned this app and left its development so stagnant?? I just don’t get your intentions here… If I were to stumble upon this app today, I would NOT buy it! Part of my process in assessing the quality of apps before buying or downloading them is checking how recently it was last updated. Consistent developer engagement in their products is so important to consumers! Who wants an app that is left to fade out and die?
I say you should either put out an update ASAP or just remove it from the App Store. Again, what’s the use of an app that is stuck in stagnation??
Like I said, I love your other apps, which is why I simply can’t comprehend why you don’t give this one any attention. Maybe you should use AutoWake to wake yourselves up and roll out an update!.ThayNoToDrugzVersion: 3.0
Alarm clock it is notThis app has let me down too many times to list. It seriously fails to function like an alarm should. The widget must be on the face of the watch for it to work (not sure if that’s a requirement for other watch apps but it invites disaster.) It actually goes off at one minute past the time you set it for(?) The automatic mode has sometimes switched itself off. I’ve had it shut off when I pushed snooze and snooze after shut off. It has turned off its automatic mode (changed to manual) after pressing the off button in the morning.
The app simply does not give me confidence that it will function when I need it to. The final straw was a complete implosion on the morning after the spring foreword time change. It didn’t go off at all. The alarm time for the next day said 6:00am but the setting “wheel” read 5:00am. It would not correct itself for until I restarted my watch. I wrote the developer and was told that they knew about the problem but didn’t realize the time change happened so early in the US this year! It’s been the second weekend of March since the Bush administration.
Don’t waste your money or time here..IJustWannaRideVersion: 2.1
Useless and unintuitiveThis app's user interface is atrocious. It makes no sense, settings are scattered all over, the "Last Alarm" and "Home" screens lack any functionality. On the watch, I have AutoWake in the main screen of the modular face. It has a useless counter that counts up from the time of your alarm (is that supposed to be how long I've been awake?). Sometimes it'll count for days, other times it'll change to counting down until the alarm sounds (moderately helpful). The rest of the watch settings interface is actually decent. But I figured if I could set and forget the alarm I could live with the other UI issues.
Unfortunately it never works. Auto schedule turns on and off at will, I don't have weekend alarms set but somehow it sets one on its own, and the alarm has yet to work. Each day this week (6am alarm) the alarm has failed to go off on time. It's only gone off twice - once at 6:18 and another at 6:40. Not helpful! Not surprisingly, it also fails to give the taps to wake you from deep sleep as it advertises.
A complete waste of money. AutoSleep is a good app (UI is okay but works better than this), but AutoWake is utterly useless..Aaron PierceVersion: 2.1
Don’t do it..This app is garbage. It undermines your phone’s utility alarm settings. None of what you do/set on the app syncs with your normal alarm settings. (There is no option) There is no ergonomic feel to this app, the graphs and charts don’t make any sense and never will. The (auto) alarm has made me late for work since it (literally) decides to not play any sound when it goes off. Randomly, like you can have all your phones sound settings up all the way and the with it not on silence, and still, no sound playing because like I said, settings you have on your phone with the sleep focus verses the settings on the auto sleep app itself that works with auto wake, none of it will ever have conjunction between each other. And I’ve tried so hard to get everything set up appropriately and still, no remorse. It’s bad, collects neat fake sleep info that isn’t accurate at all. Good luck with this app, not worth losing my job over it when I can just use my standard apple alarm app and now that it’s going to actually (sound) when the alarm goes off..DokowalsVersion: 3.0
Lacking in featuresFor a paid app, this should have much more features. My main gripes:
1. I can only set one alarm. The wake up when you’re in light sleep thing is nice if you’re motivated to get up but when I’m asleep I mostly want to stay asleep. So when this thing vibrates to wake me up, I just press my watch and it shuts off. And that’s it. There’s no snooze function, it doesn’t detect if you went back to sleep or anything AND it only lets you set one alarm. So really it does nothing. Maybe you could set it to go off slightly before your main alarm but that’s not what I wanted it to do.
2. It doesn’t detect when you are awake. I mentioned this in the last comment but sometimes when it does actually wake me up, I just slap my watch until it stops and get up. Later, when I go to set it again for the evening it has this timer for how long past my alarm it has been and it is counting since my alarm went off. It wants me to manually press “I’m awake” for it to know you are awake. Why it needs to know that when it doesn’t even re-vibrate, I have no idea.
3. Phone app is useless. At least put docs in there. It links to external website for documentation when it could be in phone app. I would also prefer to set alarms in the phone app but it will not let you.
While I enjoy the other apps from this developer, this one is a huge miss, at least for now. I’m not sure how actively they’re developing this but I hope more features are added..Bill PulvVersion: 3.0
Great in Theory not in PracticeApp wants to be great but can’t quite get there.
I liked the various options to wake you in your lighter sleep stages and the way you can schedule different alarms to go off on different days. It’s even nice that you can do that from the watch itself. What’s frustrating is you can ONLY do it from the Watch and the functionality is to complicated and clunky to be a watch only mechanism.
- Deducted one star because there is no on-phone functionality for setting, adjusting or turning off alarms
- Deducted one star because Of how complicated all of the alarm setting features are - it’s not a smooth nor intuitive system
- Deducted one star - and this is my big issue and why I won’t use the app anymore - when turning an alarm off early it DOES NOT WORK. Several times I’ve wanted to turn the alarm off or change it to another time and it simply doesn’t work after a certain point in the night. It just continues to blink “wait” but doesn’t turn off. HOWEVER - it I do that, then it seems to cause an issue with the app for the next 24 hours and the next alarm WON’T WORK at all. Very frustrating and could cause issues if you’re counting on the alarm to actually do what it needs to to wake you up.
Disappointed because I like the other two features it integrates with. If they could fix these issues I’d be more than happy to try again but as it stands now the app is useless..JMayblumVersion: 3.0
Cool If It Was ReliableI bought AutoSleep, Autowake and HeartWatch as a bundle.
While I believe that AutoWake and HeartWatch are excellent apps (and have reviewed them as such), I cannot say the same for AutoWake.
You can set AutoWake up to automatically wake you at a certain time for each day of the week. In my case I have it set to wake me at 7:00 Mon-Fri.
You can also override this behavior as needed, i.e. I disable the alarm if I am taking a day off work or have a holiday.
Its greatest advantage IMHO is that it is supposed to find a time when you are sleeping lightly near to your set alarm time and then tap your wrist to wake you up.
It more or less works most of the time. And when it works it works very well.
I have AutoWake added as a complication on my primary watch face (my ONLY watch face) as required and my phone sits charging on the end table beside my bed so there should be no reason for failure.
But the alarm has failed to go off in the morning 4 times over the past two months. This might not seem terrible, but if you need to catch a plane the next morning - which I sometimes do - I don’t want my alarm to be flakey.
What usually, but not always, happens is that the alarm will go off later in the morning, 9:40 and 10:20 AM are two times that I recall specifically.
This morning it just didn’t go off at all.
I will be deleting this app and falling back to the Apple Watch’s built in alarm..MarcDCMBVersion: 2.1
Not reliableIt’s not not reliable enough to recommend. Alarm apps need to be 100% reliable. They need to go off every time. I’d say the alarms go off half the time. The fact that “backup alarms” are recommended and effectively required is a huge, huge problem. If my smart alarm should wake me up no later than 9am, if the “smart” part fails, it should still go off at 9am until I wake up. That just doesn’t happen in my experience. You have to set backup. That’s ridiculously dumb. This “on-device” backup alarm should just be part of the normal alarm, if the reason that the smart alarms are flaky is the iOS connection. There’s no point in having it separate.
It’s also just generally buggy. As an example, I set a 10am smart alarm at 4am. It never went off. I checked later in the day and it was still running, as if it was aiming for 10am the next day. That’s a massive oversight.
Beyond that, the options and UX are poorly laid out. The clearest example is that the “periodic wake up nudge” and “early alarm” are in the same scrollwheel, which makes it appear to have a ton of duplicate options. Plus, there’s an entirely different “periodic wake up nudge” that has to be configured globally from the iOS app. There’s no need for it to be so confusing.
This is an absolutely terrible app which could maybe be great if the developers made it make sense and made it 100% reliable..NtomallenVersion: 3.0
Wish it worked the way it was supposed toI first purchased AutoSleep and, after the alarm failed to go off the second morning, I foolishly decided to add AutoWake. The features it promises are great. And I liked it the first morning, despite the fact that the alarm went off a minute later than the latest wake time I set. This morning, despite having both a smart alarm and scheduled alarm set, despite having turned on the smart alarm when I put the book down and turned off the light, neither went off. When I realized half an hour later that it was suspiciously bright in my room, there was an “I’m awake” option which I selected and the app then told me my safety alarm was now off. Gee, thanks. I’m not spending money on an alarm app because I naturally spring out of bed at the appropriate time each day, so an alarm that only goes off sometimes is useless to me..MLBFL2020Version: 3.0
I wanted this app to work so badly but it’s way too inconsistent to use for realThe idea is awesome and I wanted someone to make something like this for years, but it just doesn’t work. The auto schedule never works, you have to manually turn the alarm off then back on again if you want it to go off the next morning. The backup alarm hasn’t worked for me yet either. Even when I do manually set the alarm each night, it’s way too easy to turn off while half asleep so I have done it and fallen back asleep on several occasions. Also the sleep cycle function never seems to work and it always wakes me up at the earliest limit of my sleep window (ex: 5:30 if latest alarm is at 5:45 with a 15 min window)
I really want this to work but the pieces just aren’t there right now, and it’s way too inconsistent to actually rely on as an alarm in its current state.LapinskVersion: 2.1
I wanted to like this appConsidering I paid for the bundle I wanted to like this app. After multiple failures and multiple contact with support I am finally just sticking to the watch alarm app. Maybe they are just trying to do too much here? Support was never very helpful outside of saying it works for me. I followed the instructions to remove, reboot and reinstall the app at least 4 times over the last 2 months. After it has failed 2 times in the last week alone I am giving up. It can’t be that complicated right? Alarm set for 6:35, when time is 6:35, sound the alarm. I have not been running any other alarms while this was going. Thankfully I’ve had enough failures that I set a back up on another device. Could have been great app along with the sleep tracker but I guess they got my money and did not really want to fix actual problems after I voluntarily offered to help test..Ltaldoraine2011Version: 3.0
In theory an excellent app, in reality it’s terrible.I have tried this app for a few weeks now and it’s honestly awful.
Half the time it doesn’t go off at all. And yes I have the complication on my watch face, yes always allowed is on screen time, yes my phone is plugged in.
The other half the time if I wake up within the 15 minute light sleep window the alarm never goes off. Don’t even think about not getting up because the alarm will never go off.
Today was the last time I was willing to deal with it. I was up before my alarm. Turned it off and got out of bed. Within 5 minutes the emergency alarm was going off and there’s no easy way to turn it off. Then the alarm spoke to me when I turned up the volume on certain apps during the day.
Maybe one day the Apple Watch will have a native smart alarm. I’ll go back to the regular alarm. It never failed me and wasn’t this much trouble..Blinks14Version: 2.1
Needs some major bug fixesHave had this app for a few months now. Was a little quirky but generally worked. That is until the spring daylight savings switch. Since then I would generally have 2 days a week where the app would not go off. My wife gets up at the same time so she would wake me on those days. Sometimes the watch would just display the time normally and other times the alarm screen would be showing but no sound or haptic was happening. These are even after I would double check the watch before going to bed to make sure the widget was on and counting down to the alarm set time. This has just happened way to many times now so uninstalling and going back to stock alarm again. Will revisit possibly in a few months hopefully it will be more stable and reliable. Note I own both his other apps and enjoy those greatly..Ken VieiraVersion: 2.2
Was great until it wasn’tI used this for like a year with very few issues. But all of the sudden, no matter what I do, it doesn’t work. The alarm either doesn’t go off, say it can’t connect, or wakes me up hours earlier than I need to be woken up. Which those first two I can understand, but why on earth does it go off in the middle of the night and wake me up??????? I’ve tried deleting the app and reinstalling, I’ve tried changing the settings. It’s like the app one day just decided to be a piece of garbage
Don’t bother downloading. At worst it won’t work, at best it will work for a while then randomly stop and you’ll be disappointed.
Part of the problem is it hasn’t updated in forever, and it seems that the company has no intention of updating the app given how long it’s been.Oogabooga! JeklinVersion: 3.0
Drains iPhone Battery; Can’t Handle wOS YpdatesRinse and repeat. 15.4 updates on iOS and wOS and once again…alarm won’t set (because, remember kids, the “smart” alarm is dumb and needs set each and every night!).
Can I rate an app with 0 stars?
Developer: FIX THIS ISSUE AND THE BATTERY DRAIN ON THE iOS host!
First and foremost…THIS APP DRAINS YOUR iPhone’s BATTERY. Period. Proven through updates of it. Proven through the developers suggestions for restarting everything. IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. Second, it cannot handle watchOS updates, and barely tolerated iOS updates. Proven through recent updates. ….Workaround for this….uninstall the app from the watch BEFORE a watchOS update, reinstall, and your alarms and complications come right back and work that night. Prior to this, alarms would not set, which brings me to my next point… Third, this is NOT A SMART ALARM. I have to turn it on each night even though I setup the alarm to be all weekdays, etc. I need to turn it on each day. I used to do that on my Sony bedside radio alarm clock in the 80’s and 90’s…I think tech has advanced since then. The good: the other two apps from this developer are awesome!!.StukeVersion: 3.0
Long way to goI don’t write many reviews but feel compelled to write one. I am so disappointed with this app, especially comparing it to the AMAZING AutoSleep app by the same creator.
One of the biggest flaws with this app is battery consumption- after a full charge and sleeping 7 hours I wake up to 47% battery. That’s unacceptable. People who sleep with their watches on need to preserve battery life. Without running the app I would have around 80% battery remaining at the minimum, sometimes up to 92%.
Also the app simply doesn’t work. Despite waking up within my window time and moving my arm around to try to induce the alarm, the alarm only goes off at the latest possible time. Nothing “smart” about it. I remember using an app like 8 years ago that woke me up based on my phones movement on my bed that worked much better than this. And this app has access to detailed sleep data.
As of now this is a 1 star app. I am giving it two stars because I like the idea, I love the developer, and I am optimistic they will see this and completely start over to create a great new app I can change to 5 stars..Shawn shahVersion: 2.1
The idea is great but...Such a smart idea? It appeals to the geek in all of us. I love their other products but this one falls a little short. First off, it is not reliable. I have had times when it alarmed me an hour or two later. At the beginning it didn’t do anything except alarm me at the alarm time - which is no different than setting the alarm on my watch.
Finally when it did awake me, honestly, I felt like I just lost sleep period. I didn’t feel any better - just felt like I woke up early and lost sleep time.
The talking alarm is cool and the concept seems so cool but in the end, I just set the alarm on the watch. For me, it just didn’t work well. Their other products are outstanding!.AronNelsonVersion: 2.1
Can’t even function as an alarmI bought this app as part of the health pack bundle (with HeartWatch and AutoSleep) and I’ve been underwhelmed by the entire bundle so far, but this app in particular was a complete waste of money.
Not only is it entirely and unnecessarily complicated, but the haptic alarm function doesn’t even work! I’ve tried multiple settings a variety of ways, but every time when the alarm is set to go off, my watch is silent. I tried contacting the app developers, and I got an automated response directing me to the websites FAQs. I tried following the steps laid out there but that didn’t do the trick either.
If you just got an Apple Watch, do yourself a favor and stick to the regular alarm clock, at least that will actually work..BoogqVersion: 2.1
Great potential, but too many major bugsI’ve tried this app for a few days. I can not recommend it in its current state (September 2019) due to major bugs in basic functionality. 1) Setting scheduled alarms does not work properly - app on phone reflects different alarm setting than watch, causing wrong / missed alarms; 2) changing an existing alarm doesn’t work properly; 3) attempting to turn off an upcoming alarm within 30 or so minutes of the alarm time causes the watch app to show a confusing purple HAL-9000 “wait...” screen until the original alarm goes off; 4) the UI for setting smart alarms on the watch is unintuitive (“no way”? “Bump me?”)
I do like AutoSleep, but AutoWake has a ways to go before it’s ready for prime time..IPhoneLovrrVersion: 3.0
Not reliablePrior to AutoWake 3 I loved this app and would have given it 5 stars. Now that “AutoWake 3 is here” it is useless and I find myself using the Apple Clock Alarm instead.
Moving the alarm setting interface to the watch was a bad call. The usability of the limited interface make setting alarms frustrating and it kills batter power of the Apple watch.
This app used to auto turn on alarms for me on a schedule so I would never have to think about setting an alarm. Now I spend a could minutes a night messing with the interface trying to decide if the alarm is going to wake me up, or if I need to set another alarm. Just use the Apple Clock alarm. I would not recommend this app in the state is is now..Actual Play JunkieVersion: 3.0
Currently BrokenI am a huge fan of AutoSleep and HeartWatch. AutoSleep is by far the beat sleep tracking app I have tried, and I’ve been using it for years now. I know the developers can make a quality app. But maybe someone fell asleep on the job with this app. It is broken.
After using the app for one week, I finally deleted it this morning. The alarms are going off outside the time window I have set, which is a huge problem for me. They keep going off earlier than they should. The biggest problem is that I am not being awakened in a light period of sleep.
Maybe part of that issue is the settings are confusing. It seems like the developer is trying to account for a bunch of scenarios that are irrelevant to a sleep alarm app. I swear that I have gone into the watch app to turn on the alarm multiple times this week and the alarm was already turned on.
I feel like I can probably figure out the quirks with this app, but when you are messing with my sleep, I don’t have time for that. Maybe I’ll check back in six months..EvilkowVersion: 2.2
Don’t buy this app (maybe just yet)I have both AutoSleep and AutoWake. The AutoSleep app is working fine. However AutoWake is super buggy. If you follow the instructions step by step and set the complication on apple watch and then select one if those advanced timer (that’s really the whole point of this app) it just stuck at “wait” and you are not sure if it worked or not. It might wake you up in the morning or not. Everything is possible with this app. I would say avoid buying this app for now and wait for a proper update from developers. The last update seems to be from 2 years ago so the might have abandoned this app..AriashahverdiVersion: 3.0
No PM alarm optionI first downloaded the Auto Sleep app and love it! So I decided to get the AutoWake app to be able to use the “tickle” and “nudge” option because I tend to wake up feeling very groggy.
I was so disappointed the moment I tried to add an alarm right after purchasing app. App has no option to put alarm on PM. I work nights so I need an alarm to wake me up at 4PM. I’m upset I actually purchased the app and can’t even use it! That should be fixed. Not every one has a normal wake schedule.
Also, it would be more convenient if we’re able to set alarms on you phone instead of strictly on the watch. It is too much bulk to fit on a watch. There should be an option to set alarms on phone..Khesse8989Version: 3.0
Once Was A Great AppAutoWake used to be SO good. However it seems that support for AutoWake has stopped which is unfortunate because it had a feature no other app provided: an alarm for when you’ve slept 8 hours (or any number you set) I used to love it. No matter what time I finally fell asleep I would be awoken after exactly 8 hours. That feature does not work anymore. I’m consistently sleeping past the 8 hours and waking up before the alarm so either the alarm doesn’t work or it’s not tracking my sleep anymore. It’s a shame the other apps in the bundle are supported still but not this one. This app is no better than the stock iOS alarm app now..HalloweenNateVersion: 3.0
UnreliableFails at its primary function as an alarm. Worked well for a few weeks but then suddenly stopped. Now it doesn’t go off sometimes. I have to set a backup alarm just in case.
Also, there hasn’t been an update in 6 months now, I’d avoid this app as it seems like it might be abandoned. Not fixing such a major issue quickly raises alarms —ha!.SkeuomorpheusVersion: 2.1
Abandoned?It appears that the developer stopped supporting this app. No updates, crashes etc. I love the Heart watch app and had high hopes for this one.
Should have paid attention to all other reviews alerting about the issues with this app..Gabusam_0Version: 3.0
Overly complicatedI suspect English is not the native language of the developers. They use all kinds of unique verbiage and weird terminology. You literally have to read pages of detailed instructions if you want any hope of using this app correctly. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of the “unreliable” one-star ratings are actually caused by people not understanding this overly complicated app..PeterDTownVersion: 3.0
Just not workingScheduled alarm just not working I tried everything for some reason it just not working.OleksiyMumzhuVersion: 3.0
Not Auto At allThe word “Auto” was the buying driver for me. However, I was disappointed to find out that you have to activate alarm every single night MANUALLY if you want to wake up, I can’t use my fav watch face as this app requires a special face to work, so there is at least 2 manual steps you need to do in order for you to wake up early. Plus, after all the extensive configuration, I still was not able to use this app to wake up. It tells me that I can’t activate an alarm before, for example 10 pm, so if I go to sleep earlier, I am “doomed” in the morning. Support didn’t help after I asked to clarify the fine print “that there is no way to bypass “manual” daily setup for the “auto”wake app. Very disappointed..LenaGlazunovaVersion: 3.0
It was working great, now "no complication" errorWill update the rating if it starts working again.
Right now it's literally unusable. I have the complication on my watch face, i have tried different watch faces, reinstalling the app, re-adding the complication. Nothing worked..AhayshVersion: 3.0
Alarm rings on wrong timeMy alarm’s set at 9 am, but it rings at 5 am occasionally, which is so annoying because I can’t sleep back again after it rings. The app’s supposed to help sleep but turn out ruined it. Uninstalling.ThebbfrogVersion: 3.0
Doesn't work with iOS 15.4The phone app just says "no complication" and doesn't turn on. It's completely useless now..CobrabrVersion: 3.0
No complication !!!Seriously???
Useless!.Downs HurdVersion: 3.0
It has yet to work onceGuess I was lucky that I still had back up alarms. I used fix time alarm with Light 15 feature, and for a week straight, AutoWake failed to ring when the time has come. Often half an hour or something after I’ve woke up from the other alarms set a few minutes after AutoWake I’d remember I have AutoWake and go turn it off. Then comically AutoWake would start ringing only when I turn it off. I did have it put on a complication and also turned off the sleep mode so the watch face is always on. Maybe I’m not using this correctly but I’ve done everything I could and it’s still not working, at this point if it’s still my fault then I’d say it’s a really bad user experience design..Nerdy DuckyVersion: 3.0
Alarm Doesn’t WormMy alarm never goes off even though it says it is set on a fixed time. I missed class because I slept in 2 hours since my alarm never went off even though it was set. I tried playing around with the settings but every morning it does not work..GxitdbGkxt483,Version: 3.0
VaporwareThis app is essentially useless. Alarms will never go off unless you’re lucky. Get AutoSleep instead. Shame the same dev has such a different standard for each all..EQQMVersion: 3.0
Can’t recommendAs of Dec 2020, this AutoWake app is not fault tolerant; not idiot proof. There are too many things that you can do to NOT make it work, and then you’ll be making excuses to you boss as to why you’re late AGAIN. Why your alarm didn’t go off. But what worries me is that this app hasn’t been updated in over a year !! So it seems that the developer may have abandoned it.
After a week of patience, I found a magical procedure to make it work, that I don’t see simplified in the instructions. As long as I don’t deviate from that then this app might work, and IS pleasing when it does. But then my iPhone kept complaining that its battery was almost dead by morning. The iPhone Settings Battery shows that this app is severely draining my battery all night long, reducing my long-term battery life.
Better off just using the Apple Alarms app to wake up — it works. Or the alarm feature of this developer’s related app AutoSleep — and unlike AutoWake, AutoSleep hasn’t let me down so far.
AutoWake could be made more idiot proof, and better integrated into AutoSleep for those who’ve also purchased AutoSleep..FOWEIGVersion: 3.0
Doesn’t work combined with unhelpful supportI should have paid more attention to the reviews. I’ve had a smart alarm app before that worked splendidly with little effort. For this, even after putting all the info in and adding the watch complication, it simply didn’t work. What a disappointment. The developers idea of support is just sending a link. It is probably also indicative that the last update was quite a while ago. Buyer beware!!!.Dreamer001Version: 3.0
Downright DangerousDo not rely on this app to wake you up for work or school, especially if you're using it with the Watch App. I have been using it for a couple years, and it works *most* of the time--except for when it just decides to do something totally different, like use your weekend alarm on a weekday. Sometimes the correct alarm is selected, and the "countdown" is actually in the negatives, past the time it was supposed to go off. Sometimes it will go off twice, once when it's supposed to, then again several hours later, when I'm in a meeting or something. I also have scheduled alarms that are supposed to reset daily without me having to interact with it, but I routinely find that it thinks I don't have any alarm set at all...until I open the watch app and then it remembers it was supposed to be set..DamnwolvesVersion: 3.0
Doesn't seem to workPlease please please don't waste your money. The alarms literally don't even go off whatsoever. You'll set an alarm and the you can be staring at the count down...and then...nothing. Even when the iPhone app is open, nothing happens. The app shows there is an active alarm. And it just...doesn't go off. Complete waste of money. Don't get this. Absolute garbage..AlskdjfhgpqowVersion: 3.0
3 strikes you’re outSet an alarm for 5:25, both watch and phone show it is set, look at watch face with AutoWake and AutoSleep complications on it. Go to sleep 6:00 I look at my watch. Late for work the third time. Complication is counting up as if taunting me “yeah you should have been up 35 minutes ago but it’s not my problems.”
Yes it is your problem alarm, yes it is.
Bonus points to autosleep telling me the complication is not on my current watch face as I stare at it..ReeonimusVersion: 3.0
Stopped working after few weeksIt worked for few weeks and then suddenly stopped working. Waste of money..Lord_Darth_VaderVersion: 3.0
Interesting that my review is gone.Here it is again.
I’m tired of “ o complication” messages when the app is on the watch face as a complication.
Tired of no connection messages even though the watch shows a connection to phone.
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Really wanted to like this. Fix and I’ll try again. Until it is fixed, don’t waste your time or money..MirthlyVersion: 3.0
Do Not Buy; Still Extremely Unreliable— Find myself having to force-close every other day just to get the Alarm to actually trigger nowadays.
— Oftentimes, when it doesn’t trigger, I’ll notice that the “countdown” merely turned into a “countup.” Meaning, the App counted down to “0,” and instead of triggering the Alarm, it merely continued to count to “1” and upward, indefinitely.
— Cannot cancel Alarms when the “countdown” has already started. It just says, “Working,” and hangs indefinitely. Even force-closing doesn’t work. Restarting the Watch is the only way to cancel an Alarm that has already started.
— There’s just a certain lack of control I feel using this app. You guys want us to not have to worry about it, but it’s so unreliable. There’s no way I can use this without setting a backup Alarm using the Clock App
At this time, I seriously cannot emphasize this enough; DO NOT PAY FOR THIS APP. v2.x.x and below was like an alpha, v3.0.0 is like a beta. If your livelihood depends on waking around a specific window of time; this app is highly likely to fail you. Any high-star reviews here were either naively posted in haste, or are fake.
I really want to like this app, but maybe what you guys are trying to do just isn’t possible with what Apple provides and allows for Watch Developers. You definitely shouldn’t be charging anyone for this at all. It is not ready. Given the apparent technical-hoops it jumps through to even function, perhaps it never will be until Apple opens up WatchOS more.
There hasn’t been an update in 4 months, so maybe you agree. Worse would be if you guys feel like this is somehow “complete” and that your work is done. Hopefully you have a trick up your sleeve that will take this to GM-status, but I highly doubt it..LeShaunVersion: 3.0
No reply from developersThe app was working the way it should until the last update. Now says no complication. I did what the developers suggested but didn’t change. I left an email to support more than month ago and no response. Believe all the newest ratings and don’t buy app till it’s fixed..Teb1963Version: 3.0
DisappointingAutoSleep and HeartWatch work seamlessly. But AutoWake is another story. Was able to set the time and it ends there. Any attempt to modify or add results in a screen with a flashing strobe saying it’s working. 10 minutes later it’s still working. I don’t get any of the screens show in the support area. For now to me it’s a dud and a waste of 3.99. Beware if you decide to buy it..DgrattanVersion: 3.0
People, give it one star review if you want Dev to careDoesn’t even go on time. Just trigger the damn alarm when time has countdown. Why does it wrap around and count up. So dumb. Dev doesn’t understand how alarms work..TakeOver005Version: 3.0
Great idea, poor executionIn theory this is a great idea, it just doesn’t work. Constantly complains about no complication (which is incorrect, I launched it by tapping on the complication).
Support suggests reinstalling, but otherwise has nothing of use.
I tried it for a week straight, twice it worked. Great? I woke up before the alarm, so I was able to monitor. Did it decide to go off 30 minutes it’s early when it detected motion like it should? No. Did it go off on time? Still no. Not a peep out of the watch until my Apple alarm went off (this triggers on the phone and I can dismiss from the watch).
Shame, as it was reliable in older versions, but it just doesn’t work. Even when it tries to work, it still doesn’t..Thedave.caVersion: 3.0
BuggyI bought this because the AutoSleep app was great. However this app is buggy and it is not even functional.NA546Version: 3.0
LovED itI really liked this app before the update. The haptic taps to wake me up were so much better than waking up to noise(s). And, hearing Arthur’s voice telling me “You’re so lazy!” put a smile on my face. Sadly, after updating it got buggy. I contacted the developer and received support but their suggestion didn’t work. My sense is that they know they’ve got a real problem and I will install it again after they’ve fixed it because it’s a great app..KarvbuVersion: 3.0
DisappointedBought the app since AutoSleep was good good. This app isn’t very good and fails to work on latest watch OS on Apple watch series 4.
Please make the complication better. Thank you..TheExaltedOneVersion: 3.0
New update is buggyI live the idea of the new update, but there are issues: three times in the past two weeks my "scheduled" alarm hasn’t gone off at all, and I’ve been late for work. This is in spite of the settings (alarm is “on” and settings are correct) . An alarm app I can’t trust is an alarm I can’t use - especially if the functionality of the alarm (some days it goes off, others it doesn’t go off at all) appears to be random.
I hope this gets sorted out, because the concept is awesome..KrisjosephVersion: 3.0
Buggy!!!Extreeeeeemely buggy. Good luck sleeping in, the alarm will go off even if you had turned it off in every way possible..Skrutta71Version: 2.1
FailsUsed to work, now the alarm never goes off. Uninstalled/reinstalled. Still does not work. Back to the built in alarm..AconiteVersion: 2.2
Auto Schedule Doesn't WorkI've been using this for a couple of weeks and it will alarm (but only at the exact time, not in my light sleep) if I manually schedule the alarm the night before. But, if I leave it to auto schedule, the alarm doesn't go off and I sleep in. It's unreliable. This is unfortunate because I love their other app, AutoSleep, and was really hoping for this to work..SouthfigaroVersion: 2.1
Do not buy AutoWakeWhat a terrible app. I can’t believe you released it in this state. I have HeartWatch and AutoSleep and I really like them. I thought I’d really like AutoWake too. But it’s terrible. Confusing to setup and use.
I started getting error notifications constantly one night. So I uninstalled the app from my phone. Except it didn’t fully uninstall from my watch. I’m trying to reinstall it on my phone to remove it from my watch but it’s not working. I’m probably going to have to reset my phone and my watch if I can’t get it to properly uninstall. This is beyond annoying..KarenWilsonVersion: 2.1
Doesn’t workThe smart alarm feature of this app doesn’t work for me. I’ve repeated their reset instructions twice. No dice. I’ll stick to the regular Apple Watch alarm - simple, free and safe (you won’t be late for work)..DaDude71Version: 2.1
App drains battery and doesn’t workI tried this app to try to get up easier. I liked the AutoSleep app so I thought why not. For the last 4 nights I tried to use it to get up earlier. I set the AutoSleep alarm earlier than my real alarm and found I was woken by my real alarm every night.
Another con of this app is it drained my watch and iPhone battery so much. I do not charge either overnight since it is bad for battery health and have woken up to a dead iPhone twice.
The bad UI design is also included in the review.
Not impressed, if I could get a refund for it I would. I am definitely uninstalling for the sake of my battery life!.Zayners7Version: 2.1
Very much a failThis app really does not work. After going over the insanely complicated directions and settings we realized you have to keep Bluetooth on while you sleep. This is not something we want to do because of radiation.
We just use the built in alarm on haptic. That’s all you need. And you can have your watch in airplane mode..ChippylarouxVersion: 2.1
UselessI’ve been using this for 2 weeks, did not wake me up once. Not even close. The app says if you ignore the watch vibrations it’ll turn the alarm on on your phone, didn’t do that. Not worth the money. Total waste..Unhappy_user_1Version: 2.1
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