AlarmBud

Name: AlarmBud
Price: 0.99 USD
Rating: 3.1 (20 reviews)
Author: Stefan Brechter

By: Stefan Brechter

A wake-up for your headphones.

Features & Capabilities

A wake-up for your headphones.

AlarmBud lets you to run a timer in any place without the sound disturbing others. Connects to wired headphones, bluetooth, or your device's internal speakers.

With AlarmBud, you'll never have to worry about your device ringing out loud while napping or timing your work in a public place.

The alarm will play even when your device is in Do Not Disturb mode. Make sure the volume is at a level that you will hear.

Includes:

Up to 24-hour timer
Alarm sound library
White noise option
Background functionality
Dark, energy-saver display

Great for the:

Library
Office
Airport
Plane
Bus
Gym

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Stefan Brechter

Rating:

3.10

(20)

Version:

2.0.0 Last updated: 2024-11-27

Version code:

870676286

Creation date:

2021-02-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

11.57MB

Price:

0.99

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 332,921 ▲ 826

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Developed by:

Stefan Brechter

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alarmbud/id1552144464

User Reviews

AlarmBud is praised for reliably waking users (ship bell) and for not requiring headphones, with a discreet vibration option and usefulness in quiet places like planes. However, multiple reviews report critical flaws: the timer must stay foreground, it cannot run in the background or wake on a set alarm time, and there have been unexpected charges. Overall, it works well as a timer wake-up tool but falls short of standard alarm expectations and background operation.

Pros

Very reliable wake-up method (ship bell) that users say consistently wakes them up
Can wake users without headphones, fitting different sleep routines
Includes a vibration option for tactile wake-up
Great for quiet environments and travel (planes, libraries) because it doesn't disturb others
Long-term, widely used tool that remains useful after updates

Cons

Requires the app to stay open; it won't run in the background and can reset when the phone sleeps
There's no real 'alarm' feature—it's a timer and you must calculate the wake-up time
Unexpected charge reported (a $0.99 charge) without sign-up

Recent reviews

Don’t know why but this is the only alarm I can use to wake up to. I initially got it because I wanted to take naps and wake up with the alarm coming from my headphones like the apps intention. Now I use this app every single night I sleep without headphones. For some reason the ship bell noise wakes me up every time and I can stay up. I’ve always had problems with waking up in the morning ever since I can remember but this app solves it. It’s not much different than other alarm apps but it works! I also feel like the apple alarm app is unreliable because I swear I’ve set so many alarms and they just don’t go off or I sleep through them. Although you have to have your phone screen on to use this app and it doesn’t have a clock wake up time it doesn’t matter. Just dim your phone MAKE SURE YOU DON’T TURN IT OFF and turn your volume all the way up. You’ll wake up every time. For that sole reason I give this app 5/5 based on my personal experience. Never get this app removed from the App Store please! Follow up, even with the new redesign I use this app every single night. Although I know you can now turn off your phone screen I do not cause of habit. Awesome and probably my most used app for years! Appreciate you developer!!

by wa*****, 2026-05-01

This app is a scam. They charged me 0.99 out of nowhere. I never signed up to buy anything

by Wo*****, 2025-08-30

This would be great except the second you close the app, it stops the time. In order for this to work, you have to leave the app open. I can’t trust that it will wake me up so I deleted it.