iPhone
Playlist Alarm
Wake up to your favorite playlist or music. Choose any playlist, album, song or station from Apple Music, and at alarm time it starts playing by itself, even with your phone locked and on Silent. It fades in gently, and a backup alarm is always there, just in case.
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Your music, not a ringtone
Pick any playlist, album, song or station from Apple Music. At alarm time it starts playing on its own in the Music app.
Starts by itself, even locked
No tap needed. Lock your phone, turn on Silent mode, go to sleep. Your music starts on time.
Gentle fade-in
The volume rises slowly from quiet to the level you chose, so you wake up calmly instead of jolting awake.
Snooze from the Lock Screen
A Live Activity shows the alarm on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with Snooze and Stop right there.
A backup alarm, just in case
If your music cannot start for any reason, a built-in alarm tone rings instead, so you never oversleep.
Private by design
No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your alarms stay on your iPhone.
Free, with a one-time Pro
Free forever: one music alarm that fully works, with fade-in, snooze, the backup alarm, the bedside clock and the Shortcuts backup. No ads, no account and no subscription. Playlist Alarm Pro is a single $9.99 purchase for unlimited alarms, bedside clock themes, fade-ins up to 5 minutes, any snooze length and a choice of backup tones.
US price; your App Store shows the local price.
Support
Something not working, or an idea for the next version? Email alarm@agenticquarks.com. Include your iPhone model, iOS version and what you saw, and a screenshot if it helps. Expect a reply within a few business days.
How do I set my first alarm?
Tap +, choose the time and days, then tap the music row to pick a playlist, album, song or station from Apple Music. Save, and the alarm list shows Armed with a countdown.
Do I need Apple Music?
To wake up to music, yes: Playlist Alarm plays your music through the Music app, so it needs an Apple Music subscription. Without one, the backup alarm still rings with a built-in tone at your alarm time.
Can I close the app?
Lock your phone as usual, that is fine. Just do not swipe Playlist Alarm away in the app switcher while an alarm is set: the app waits quietly in the background to start your music. If it was swiped away, the backup alarm rings on time instead.
My music did not start. What happened?
Check that Playlist Alarm still has access to Apple Music (Settings app, Playlist Alarm, Media and Apple Music), that your subscription is active and that the app was not swiped away. When the music cannot start, the backup alarm rings, so you are still woken up. For a second path, set up the Wake Up to My Music shortcut from the guide in the alarm editor.
What does the backup alarm need?
Allow Alarms when the app asks (or later in the Settings app under Playlist Alarm). The backup is a regular iOS alarm, so it rings even in Silent mode.
Does it work on iPhone Duo?
Yes. Every screen adapts to iPhone Duo, folded or unfolded, and the alarm list uses the wider screen to show your next alarm beside all your alarms.
What is in Pro?
Free gives you one music alarm that fully works, with fade-in, snooze and the backup alarm. Pro is a one-time $9.99 purchase: unlimited alarms, bedside clock themes, fade-ins up to 5 minutes, any snooze length and a choice of backup tones. No subscription.
How do I restore Pro on a new iPhone?
Open Settings in the app and tap Restore Purchases, signed in with the same Apple Account you bought Pro with. Pro works with Family Sharing.
Can I get a refund?
Refunds for App Store purchases are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.