Awaken – Review

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On April 30, 2010

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Awaken – Review

Our rating:

By: Embraceware Software Inc

Version #: 1.0 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

Date Released: 2009-09-09

Developer: Awaken

Price: 1.99

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Awaken for the Mac is one of my all time favorite Apps! The real question is though: Am I going to love the app for the iPhone/iPod touch the same?

When you first get into the App you are greeted with a note from the developer just simply stating the app has to be running in order for the Alarms to play. Funny they had to put that in, but hey I’m sure it was helpful to some.

As for navigating the app I found it rather intuitive. Need to set an Alarm? Go to the Alarm tab at the bottom, and then hit the plus at the top right, Embraceware was even nice enough to add a helpful little arrow pointing were to start.  Sleep timer was just as easy.

Looking at the settings tab, everything is rather straight forward, They have some nice clock styles to choose from.  Flip clock is my favorite, and I don’t  like Classic LCD at all, but they are both available if you like either one of those.

They also added a nice add-on to the clock.  You can shake the iPhone to turn on the flashlight.  I’m always stumbling around in the dark and bumping into things that I don’t mean to, so I’m certain this feature will be useful to a lot of the people who purchase Awaken.

As for what I’m not a fan of, is that the dim with your finger on the clock, doesn’t really dim the backlight it just kind of makes the clock disappear, leaving you with a black light screen.  I would like to see the developers fix this or at least make it an option for the user to select.

The only other problem I found was that when you go to try and silence an alarm, it makes it difficult because the dimming clock feature gets in the way and makes it very hard to see the clock after you’ve moved your finger around the screen.  I’m sure this can also be "fixed" pretty easily by the developer.  

All in all, I would give this app a thumbs up (mostly because of the innovative night light).

Quick Take

Value:High

Would I Buy Again:Yes

Learning Curve:Zero

Who Is It For:People who need an alarm clock that also functions as a night light for that mid night bathroom run.

What I Like:The Flip Clock Style & Shake to make a Light appear.

What I Don't Like:The Dim feature gets in the way

Final Statement:I think Embraceware has done a wonderful job making an iPhone/iPod Alarm. The things I found not to my liking are minor. I'd say this is an app you can put your money on.

Read the Developer's Notes:
The popular alarm clock and sleep timer for Mac OS X comes to the iPhone and iPod touch. Awaken is a digital alarm clock, sleep timer, full screen clock and flashlight.Wake up to music on your iPhone/iPod or to any of the built-in alarm sounds. Set the volume and screen brightness to fade in slowly to gently wake you up. Multiple alarms can be added, labelled and re-arranged.Fall asleep to your music with the sleep timer. Both volume and screen brightness can be set to slowly fade out as you fall asleep.Shake Awaken to toggle the built-in flashlight to avoid stumbling around at night.Awaken will be updated on a regular basis with new features and languages.SPECIAL NOTE:As with all 3rd party alarm clocks the application must be running for alarms to function. Awaken will let your iPhone fall asleep to save power and will wake on time. Falling asleep using the sleep timer is a natural fit for this.

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