Sunrise Alarm for Smart Lights
Description
Sunrise Alarm turns your existing HomeKit smart lights into a gradual dawn simulator, no subscription, no new hardware required. Your sunrise runs directly on your Apple TV or HomePod, so it wakes you even if your phone is off, out of battery, or away from home. You'll need an Apple Home hub (Apple TV or HomePod) and at least one HomeKit-enabled light to get started. Most people see measurable improvements in morning alertness and sleep quality in as few as six days. Research in chronobiology shows why: your cortisol awakening response is triggered by light, not sound. A gradual rise from dark to bright works with your biology in a way a loud alarm never can. Works with Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, LIFX, and all other HomeKit-certified devices, including bulbs, strips, blinds, shades, plugs, switches, and more. If it's in your Home app, it works. Your body already knows how to wake up. Now your lights do too. FEATURES - Sequence lights across a room or your whole home, each fading in on its own schedule so the sunrise builds around you - Open blinds, shades, and window coverings on your sunrise schedule, so real daylight, not just your bulbs, joins your wake-up - Customize color, brightness, and fade duration to match your sleep environment - Create different schedules for weekdays, weekends, or any routine - Turn plugs on or off when your alarm runs (coffee maker, heater, fan) REQUIREMENTS - Apple Home Hub (Apple TV or HomePod) and at least one HomeKit-enabled device.
What's New
- Control blinds, shades, and window coverings alongside your lights - Choose whether plugs and switches turn on or off when your alarm runs - Choose one of your own Home scenes to restore after sunrise - Faster alarm editing and creation
Details
- Developer
- Evan Michael James Blanke
- Main Category
- Health & Fitness
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Version Release
- 2026-06-20
- Initial Release
- 2025-10-02
- Size
- 5 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 4.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- org.Sunrise-Alarm
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.62 (13)
- First Seen
- 2026-06-04
Metadata updated 2026-06-23
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Competitive Benchmark — Health-Fitness Top 10
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User Reviews
Incredibly useful app and responsive developer
Previously setup my own shortcuts, but it’s cumbersome to manage and change. This app is perfectly seamless and simple, love it$
I bought this, and tested it with my lights on a dimmer, some RGBWW LED strips, some RGB smart light bulbs, and some RGBWW smart light bulbs. And it works with all of them. I can mix the types of lights to be used with each wake-up alarm, and I can stagger their turn-on times. The main thing I would like to see added is the ability to use it for going to bed, where I start a “slowly turn the lights off” routine to tell my body that it’s about time to go to sleep. That would be awesome.
I love how it wakes you up naturally using your smart lights leaving you feeling more refreshed and ready for the day. Totally worth it!
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