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title: "Podcast Alarm: Wake & Listen - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Wake up to something worth listening to.  Podcast Alarm replaces your boring alarm tone with the podcast you love. Set an alarm, pick a podcast or build a queue of episodes, and wake up to real conten"
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# Podcast Alarm: Wake & Listen — United States
> Your morning podcast player

![Podcast Alarm App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/8c/6a/b8/8c6ab82e-619c-716f-89de-ee8d61885a4c/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Jonathan Wilson](https://apptail.io/developer/jonathan-wilson-SMt)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 3.3/5 (82 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** Jonathan-Wilson.Podcast-Alarm
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 2.2.0 (released 2026-06-08)
**Original Release:** 2019-09-30
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1441890371)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/podcast-alarm-wake-listen-DvLb/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/podcast-alarm-wake-listen-DvLb/united-states)

## Podcast Alarm Description
Wake up to something worth listening to.

Podcast Alarm replaces your boring alarm tone with the podcast you love. Set an alarm, pick a podcast or build a queue of episodes, and wake up to real content instead of a blaring buzzer.

How it works

Set your alarm time and choose what plays — a specific podcast (always the latest episode) or the next episode in your queue. When the alarm fires, your podcast starts playing. If you're offline, episodes are pre-downloaded so playback is instant.

Features

• Podcast alarm — wake up to your favourite podcast, any day, any time
• Skip intro — automatically skip the first 15–120 seconds of every episode
• Autoplay queue — line up episodes and they play back-to-back across alarm days
• Search thousands of podcasts by name, topic, or host
• Discover new shows through curated collections
• Variable playback speed from 0.5x to 2.0x
• Pre-download episodes so your alarm works offline
• Nightstand mode — a minimal bedside clock display
• Set multiple alarms for different times of day
• Reliable delivery via AlarmKit, even when the app is closed

Whether it's your morning alarm, your gym reminder, or your wind-down routine — start it with a podcast.

Terms of Use (EULA): 

## Podcast Alarm Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/b0/e8/11/b0e811a2-37d8-f886-326a-a4bf6ad7adbe/fc6a58b1-4a59-491a-b076-b8db5da80eae_image1_4.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource124/v4/19/bd/85/19bd8556-a987-587b-15a9-278836580bf8/14c75fc4-be05-4b24-9ce8-96f2b54f5f44_image1_5.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource114/v4/8e/91/16/8e91165c-a38c-f98c-2c55-d13dd180c99a/de48f68c-775c-4330-9961-d768f78670e5_image1_6.png/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource124/v4/dd/ec/f5/ddecf521-5fe2-f6ae-5877-b0410807eed1/70524d4d-fac6-4ec7-9443-f6776a551928_image1_7.png/2688x1242.png)

## Podcast Alarm Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 34 (41%)
- 4 stars: 11 (13%)
- 3 stars: 9 (11%)
- 2 stars: 5 (6%)
- 1 stars: 23 (28%)

## Podcast Alarm Reviews in United States

### ***-- "GREAT Idea"
I love, LOVE, the idea of this so much. But the alarm is not set up-as far as I can tell, to play thethe podcasts under most circumstances. My experience is that the app has to stay open in order for it to work, which And setting up the podcast is a little confusing, and to play the selection as you’re waking up is hit or miss 😭
-- kwash12, 2024-10-12

### **--- "Inconsistent"
This app has not worked all this week and I am so disappointed. When it works it is great, but when it’s not I thank God for waking me up in time for work. Get it together, people!!
-- 4-28-2022, 2024-06-10

### *---- "Unreliable"
The app, even when left on in the background, will not set off consistently.

Could be due to the selection of podcasts I have, haven’t tried debugging it that far to see if different podcasts would make a difference.

It’s a shame, this app could be awesome with a little more work and testing.
-- Zabooby, 2024-02-14

### *---- "Not good"
This app is difficult to use and not helpful. Truly a waste of time
-- Maggieoc4270oc, 2023-09-13

### ***** "I'm awake"
Everything  I needed, no subscription, no ads. Very simple and clean design. (Except if there are ads built into a podcast recording but that's not the dev's fault.)
-- Somenamethatisnttaken, 2023-04-28

### ***** "Free!"
Great free podcast alarm!
-- Luke214284, 2023-01-23

### *---- "Can’t download my own podcast I prefer"
Looks like the podcast are on there of the developers choice. He must get some kind of percentage of commission very few podcast to choose from. I would like a refund until he gets it fixed to where I can put my own podcast there.
-- JPM3rd, 2022-12-03

### ***-- "Great, but limited podcast options"
I like it a lot! The only thing is that it doesn’t have my favorite morning podcast, NPR Up First. I’m not sure how hard that is to add. I will update my review to 5 stars when it gets added!
-- JROCtwister, 2022-05-22

### *---- "Fails every other day"
It simply does not work properly. Every other day it “fails to download” episode… kind of defeat the purpose of a podcast alarm clock.
-- jfr456, 2022-02-07

### *---- "Worst alarm"
Only works intermittently. Not reliable as an alarm. Doesn’t start when you want it to. Has a repeat feature that doesn’t work. Worst app I’ve ever purchased!
-- lehang14578, 2022-01-27

### **--- "It’s ok"
Been using it for a few days. The idea works, you are able to set up an alarm where your podcast plays.  However it is not the most recent episode. So, if you follow a daily podcast or a news podcast, you’re not going to be getting a daily play, you’re getting whatever day the app chooses to play. If the settings allowed for the user to figure out a way to ensure that you’re getting the most recent episode, this app would be great.
-- Frannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnce, 2021-11-17

### ****- "Seems legit"
Good selection of podcasts, does just what it needs to do, developer seems responsive, quality app 👍🏼
-- katie_dubs, 2021-11-13

### ***** "Can we have BBC global news?"
BBC global news is by far the best news podcast that I’ve been listening to for years. Any possibility that we could have that? Thanks
-- qhduc6(:48, 2021-08-16

### ***-- "Promising, but currently mediocre"
An app like this is really useful; waking up to podcasts instead of repeated screeching is great. And this app, unlike all other podcast alarms currently on offer, does not attempt to jury-rig a connection with the apple podcast app, it just keeps everything in-house — and that added stability and reliability is super important for my alarms. 

As of now tho, it has some issues. 

For bugs: 

-When I use this horizontally on my ipad, it cuts off certain features so that I have to turn my ipad vertical to be able to operate the app; 

-After an alarm is set you can only edit the time and repeats not the podcast being played. 

For features — not bugs, but missing features which would make the user experience much better: 

-There is no autoplay which starts the next podcast once the current one ends; 

-The alarm (using automatic source — where it picks from the latest episode of a subscribed podcast) always starts a new episode and does not give the option to pick up where you left off on the latest episode;

-Other podcast alarms give you the ability to skip ahead when a podcast alarm starts — to bypass early ads or long intros — this one does not. 

All in all, is it worth $3? Meh. I personally would say yes; but I’m on the fence and could definitely see someone else thinking it isn’t good enough to warrant that price. Has promise, and I’m still glad I bought the app, and in time I could certainly see it getting amazing, but it just isn’t all the way there yet.
-- Shghthdhhj, 2021-02-07

### ****- "Seems to work (mostly); lag with UI"
UPDATE #1:

I was able to find the complete podcast that I originally wanted. Its name was slightly different than I thought, so I wanted to quickly update this review to show that the app did not mess up there. 

However, I tried using it for my alarm this morning, but it never sounded. My iPad volume was completely down, though. Not sure if this played a role. The episode did not seem to be playing quietly, so it may have truly failed to begin playing. Regardless, if you have to max up your volume every night, that’s a huge pain. You don’t have to do that with the normal Apple alarm app. I’ll update more when I’ve used it for longer.

——————————————————————————————
Just installed this app. First impressions:

- The alarm worked with a podcast when I tried it just now on my iPad.
- It has the option to have repeated alarms (e.g., for weekdays). This is great (assuming it works).
- The UI (specifically the alarm creation process) was very laggy. I kept expecting the app to crash. However, it did work in the end.

Biggest problem:
- I bought this app for a specific podcast (a Spanish grammar podcast). I am 100% certain that this podcast (all episodes) is available for free through the Apple podcast app. However, I could only find the 10 most recent episodes via the app. They were not grouped together as a podcast, either. No podcast was found when I searched for it, just these 10 episodes. Clearly, the episodes are there, but for some reason the app doesn’t display that there is a podcast that they all belong to that has many more episodes. Very disappointed about this.

I’ll update this review if I find more bugs or if these issues are fixed. Thank you!
-- bioinfx, 2020-12-11

### *---- "alarm doesn’t go off"
Set it up. Alarm doesn’t go off. I have a masters degree, so....
-- Bryce Graham, 2020-10-08

### *---- "Disappointed"
Completely stopped allowing me to set alarms
-- jorbith, 2020-10-06

### *---- "Inadequate FAQ and obvious shortcomings"
No obvious way to link to to podcast you’ve already paid for.   “Discovering” the podcast you want doesn’t have the option to assert you already have a subscription.
-- czbLLC, 2020-09-05

### ***-- "Working sometimes"
I like the app, but it doesn’t always work. I subscribe to a podcast, download them, and set an alarm.  About 50%  of the time the alarm doesn’t go off and I just have to play the podcast. Can’t figure what is going wrong. When it works, its great.
-- sekjiani, 2020-05-20

### *---- "Has never worked"
This is a great idea - if it worked. 
Went off one day with a recurring alarm scheduled. Another day I got it to go off by scheduling the night before. The rest of my attempts lead to nothing. I wouldn’t care if it was free, but we paid for an app! At least it should work remotely close to what is advertised. I already emailed and received a quick reply but no actual help. (Just so you don’t bother asking me to email for help.)
-- Betsywrite, 2020-04-28

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## Podcast Alarm Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | News | #7 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | Peru | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Finland | News | #14 |
| Top Paid | Israel | News | #14 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | News | #14 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Poland | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Greece | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Japan | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Ecuador | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Canada | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Romania | News | #18 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | News | #19 |
| Top Paid | Norway | News | #19 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | News | #20 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | News | #20 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | News | #21 |
| Top Paid | Australia | News | #22 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #22 |
| Top Paid | Taiwan | News | #22 |
| Top Paid | United States | News | #22 |
| Top Paid | Russia | News | #23 |
| Top Paid | South Korea | News | #23 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | News | #24 |
| Top Paid | India | News | #25 |
| Top Paid | Spain | News | #27 |
| Top Paid | France | News | #28 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | News | #28 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | News | #28 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | News | #29 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | News | #30 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | News | #30 |
| Top Paid | Austria | News | #31 |
| Top Paid | Germany | News | #33 |
| Top Paid | Türkiye | News | #33 |
| Top Paid | Italy | News | #34 |
| Top Paid | Chile | News | #34 |

## Podcast Alarm Discovered Keywords
- media player
- player
- alarm
- download player
- jonathan y
- podcast alarm

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