I recently bought an iPhone 4S basically to use as a high tech alarm clock. So for 2-3 days straight, I've been trying to find a proper alarm app that works like a $20 alarm clock. No dice! A standard alarm clock has a display that does not erase itself in 60 seconds. Not the iPhone 4s! I've tried anywhere from 12-24 alarm apps, I can't get a single one to defeat Apple's auto-lock. So after 60 seconds, I can forget about being able to check the time throughout the night! And I am not going to turn off/on auto-lock every day, to use the alarm function. (And yes, I know I can go into notifications and tell "certain" apps (only SOME will show up here) to "view in lock screen". All apps that can do this are already configured to do so by default. Except it does not do anything for me! The lock screen still comes on, so the clock goes away).
Here's what I am looking for in an alarm app:
* Must show time on display in large easy to read letters (preferably not ugly font)
* Must be completely dimmable, and put out very little light (this is the only advantage over a standard clock, so its important)
* Must be smart enough to avoid being blacked out by the iPhones lock screen!
* Must be free!
* Must not have ads that stay on the clock display screen all night!
I tried the "Sleep Machine" app last night.... which was great, it produces background noise to help you sleep, and I slept well all night because of it. PROBLEM is, as soon as you go out of its screen, it cuts off the sound! And since it's not an alarm app, it has no clock display!
Here's what I am looking for in an alarm app:
* Must show time on display in large easy to read letters (preferably not ugly font)
* Must be completely dimmable, and put out very little light (this is the only advantage over a standard clock, so its important)
* Must be smart enough to avoid being blacked out by the iPhones lock screen!
* Must be free!
* Must not have ads that stay on the clock display screen all night!
I tried the "Sleep Machine" app last night.... which was great, it produces background noise to help you sleep, and I slept well all night because of it. PROBLEM is, as soon as you go out of its screen, it cuts off the sound! And since it's not an alarm app, it has no clock display!