Reviews of NFC Alarm Clock

By: Gabe Gonzalez App

List of user reviews and ratings for NFC Alarm Clock

Total ratings

4.30 (Rating count: 799)

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Review summary

NFC Alarm Clock is praised for its effectiveness, customization, and privacy respect. Users appreciate the open-source nature and developer support. However, common issues include the ability to bypass NFC tag requirement to stop alarms, absence of volume lock, and difficulties with alarm order and tag management. Recent updates have caused functional regressions affecting alarm reliability. Overall, it is a well-liked app with room for improvement, especially in enforcing alarm dismissal via NFC and fixing update-induced bugs.

Pros

Effective in waking users up compared to other alarm apps.
Customizable alarm sounds and home screen appearance.
No annoying ads and respects user data privacy.
Developer is responsive and continues to update the app.
Open source with a clean, simple interface and many useful features.

Cons

Alarms can sometimes be dismissed or snoozed without scanning NFC tags.
Lack of volume lock feature, allowing users to mute or lower volume to avoid alarm.
Issues with alarm ordering and managing multiple NFC tags per alarm.
Inability to close or turn off alarms in some cases leads to app crashes or errors.
Some recent updates introduced bugs causing alarms to not ring properly and only show notifications.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.70

All time rating average: 4.30

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-26	Sh*****	unable to get rid of the default alarm. doesn't put alarms in order.
unable to get rid of the default alarm. doesn't put alarms in order.
2025-01-21	Fe*****	Really great potential, but in need of some big fixes. You have the option to see the nfc code, but not the name of the nfc assigned, so it's pretty easy to forget which nfc will disable your alarm. It would be great if you could choose multiple specific tags to disable an alarm too. Also, there's a few glitches. There is no visible option to alter the snooze (on Samsung s22). I used tasker autoinput to click the invisible "Ok" element, and this seems to work.
Really great potential, but in need of some big fixes. You have the option to see the nfc code, but not the name of the nfc assigned, so it's pretty easy to forget which nfc will disable your alarm. It would be great if you could choose multiple specific tags to disable an alarm too. Also, there's a few glitches. There is no visible option to alter the snooze (on Samsung s22). I used tasker autoinput to click the invisible "Ok" element, and this seems to work.
2025-01-16	Sh*****	Want a feature to be unable to turn off the alarm 10 mins before it's alarm time. If there is already this feature available, let me know how it's turned on
Want a feature to be unable to turn off the alarm 10 mins before it's alarm time. If there is already this feature available, let me know how it's turned on
2024-12-17	Vi*****	Love the app. But, the latest update turned on auto-dismiss on all of my alarms, and I slept through them. Please fix.
Love the app. But, the latest update turned on auto-dismiss on all of my alarms, and I slept through them. Please fix.
2024-12-16	Bo*****	Great app, but the last update completely broke it. Alarms are now simply a notification informing me that I missed my alarm. I was 3 hours late for work this morning. I hope it gets fixed fast, because I really like this app.
Great app, but the last update completely broke it. Alarms are now simply a notification informing me that I missed my alarm. I was 3 hours late for work this morning. I hope it gets fixed fast, because I really like this app.
2024-12-12	Am*****	Best alarm 🚨, I would love to see other ideas like this , I clicked on your profile hoping u have more apps but maybe in the future, love the app.
Best alarm 🚨, I would love to see other ideas like this , I clicked on your profile hoping u have more apps but maybe in the future, love the app.
2024-11-28	Sa*****	I support genuine developers such as this, and I truly appreciate your work. One situation that is causing me trouble: there is no option to Refresh the media sync, and; there is no option to navigate through your files using a third-party app, such as Xplore, to select tracks. They are related, but perhaps two separate issues. Kindly fix, Gabe!! :( Thank you so much!! Can contact you via email if necessary. - Saph
I support genuine developers such as this, and I truly appreciate your work. One situation that is causing me trouble: there is no option to Refresh the media sync, and; there is no option to navigate through your files using a third-party app, such as Xplore, to select tracks. They are related, but perhaps two separate issues. Kindly fix, Gabe!! :( Thank you so much!! Can contact you via email if necessary. - Saph
2024-11-25	je*****	Nice but how to see next alarm in notifications panel
Nice but how to see next alarm in notifications panel
2024-11-25	Ch*****	Updated review: 11/23/24 I'm still using this great app every day. Thanks Gabe for continuing to put in the work on the updates! Original review: Finally, a simple, straight-forward alarm app that does exactly what I need it to do- no bs to deal with. No annoying ads and visually customizable. I ditched my previous alarm app when I found this one. Many, many thanks Gabe! 🙏 BTW- I really appreciate you putting your time and energy into creating this nifty app.
Updated review: 11/23/24 I'm still using this great app every day. Thanks Gabe for continuing to put in the work on the updates! Original review: Finally, a simple, straight-forward alarm app that does exactly what I need it to do- no bs to deal with. No annoying ads and visually customizable. I ditched my previous alarm app when I found this one. Many, many thanks Gabe! 🙏 BTW- I really appreciate you putting your time and energy into creating this nifty app.
2024-11-06	Ma*****	Awesome app that is genuinely the only app that can get me to wake up and start my day. I want to give you a genuine thank you for creating this, it's is the reason I don't sleep 18 hours a day anymore (yes, I actually slept that long when possibly, and when not, I slept shorter but always (not exaggerated sadly) got late to school). That said, I've noticed a little bug. When using a % character in the name of the alarm, the TTS voice will read part of the name, afterwards the app freezes.
Awesome app that is genuinely the only app that can get me to wake up and start my day. I want to give you a genuine thank you for creating this, it's is the reason I don't sleep 18 hours a day anymore (yes, I actually slept that long when possibly, and when not, I slept shorter but always (not exaggerated sadly) got late to school). That said, I've noticed a little bug. When using a % character in the name of the alarm, the TTS voice will read part of the name, afterwards the app freezes.