# Sun Alarm

> Alarms for sun related events like sunrise, sunset, golden hour, twilight

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vvse.sunalarm](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vvse.sunalarm)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.vvse.sunalarm`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Volker Voecking Software Engineering
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 47,008
- **Rating:** 3.91 / 5 (542 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.9.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2016-08-31
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vvse.sunalarm)
- **Website:** [http://www.vvse.com](http://www.vvse.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.vvse.com/app\_privacy/Android/SunAlarm/0/privacy\_en.html](https://www.vvse.com/app_privacy/Android/SunAlarm/0/privacy_en.html)

## Description

Sun Alarm is a versatile Chrome extension that provides alarms for various sun-related events including sunrise, sunset, noon, and different twilight phases such as astronomical, nautical, and civic twilight. It also covers special lighting periods like the golden hour and blue hour, ideal for photographers, nature enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to stay in sync with the natural light cycle.

Users can customize alarm times to trigger exactly at the event, or a specified time before or after, giving flexibility to plan activities around these natural phenomena. Whether you want to catch the perfect photo, enjoy the sunset, or simply be aware of the changing daylight hours, Sun Alarm ensures you never miss these beautiful moments.

## Rankings

- #308,440 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.TURN_SCREEN_ON`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.vvse.sunalarm.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Sun Alarm is praised for automatically syncing alarms with sunrise and sunset and allowing detailed customization, benefiting users for activities like farming, prayers, or photography. However, multiple reviews cite problems with alarm dismissal, missing vibration alerts, issues post Android 14 updates, and battery optimizations affecting performance. Users also highlight the lack of developer interaction, causing unresolved bugs. Despite these problems, the app's core functionality and design receive positive feedback, especially when users manage Android settings to accommodate its requirements.

### Pros

- Automatically adjusts alarms based on sunrise and sunset times, eliminating the need for daily manual setting.
- Allows setting multiple alarms with specific offsets from solar events, useful for various activities like photography, prayers, and animal care.
- Pro version offers additional features like more alarms and alarms for different solar phenomena such as Golden hour and Civil Twilight.
- User interface includes pleasant design elements like pastel colors and presets, enhancing user experience.
- The app supports customization and is useful for resetting body clocks according to solar cycles.

### Cons

- Alarms can be difficult to dismiss or silent, sometimes requiring rebooting the phone, causing user frustration.
- The app occasionally fails to trigger vibrations even when selected, making it less effective.
- Issues with Android 14 compatibility, including app freezing, unresponsiveness, and inability to detect location.
- Battery usage requires manual setting to 'Unrestricted' to prevent alarms from failing or the app closing unexpectedly.
- Lack of developer support and response to user queries or bug reports impedes timely fixes and improvements.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vvse.sunalarm)