Is there a good app for set a smart wake alarm?
Too Expensive: 17 apps already serve this, and 28 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to set a smart wake alarm, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| smart alarm moved behind paywall | price | 12 | They just subscription pay-walled the Smart Alarm, one of the primary and most popular functions |
| smart alarm moved to premium | price | 2 | they’ve just moved the smart alarm (which tries to wake you up when you’re in light sleep) to the pre |
| smart wake-up no longer free | price | 1 | the app's main feature—smart wake-up during REM sleep—no longer works in the free version |
| smart-alarm wake window now premium | price | 1 | Funktion auf premium geswitched |
| smart wake-up became paid | price | 1 | la fonction réveil intelligent devient payante |
| cannot change wake sound without schedule | missing-feature | 1 | I can't change the wake up sound without setting a schedule |
| smart alarm now a paid feature | price | 1 | they now made it a paid feature |
| free wake-up-easy alarm now paywalled | price | 1 | All of a sudden it becomes locked behind a paywall and I can't use it anymore |
| smart alarm became paid | price | 1 | a PRINCIPAL funcionalidadr virou paga, que é o despertador inteligente |
| alarm now requires payment to wake you | price | 1 | 有料にしないと起こしてくれないみたい |
| smart wake sleep-phase detection inaccurate | reliability | 1 | it isn’t always accurate. It’s just an approximation |
| cannot edit actual wake time | missing-feature | 1 | modifier l'heure effective de réveil |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Alarm for Smart Lights | 4.6 | 13 | $4.99 |
| Step Out! Smart Alarm Clock | 4.1 | 6,103 | $1.99 |
| Alarmy - Loud alarm clock | 4.8 | 240,298 | Free |
| Alarm Clock Pro - Music, Sleep | 4.2 | 98 | $4.99 |
| Kwikset - Smart Lock on Watch | 3.1 | 12 | $0.99 |
| SleepWatch - Top Sleep Tracker | 4.7 | 328,471 | Free |
| AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker | 4.7 | 61,438 | $8.99 |
| Wayk: Alarm Clock to Wake Up | 4.8 | 16,992 | Free |
Should you build it?
The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier. Opportunity here scores 34 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
Only 3 attempts, 2 dead and none above 14 stars; a near-empty space with no viable smart-alarm tool.
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| baulinao/android-app | active | 14 | |
| tejasgujjar/smart-alarm | stale | 7 | JavaScript |
| PatchFramework/SmartLight | stale | 3 | Python |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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