Heimvision Sunrise Alarm Clock, Smart Wake up Light Sleep Aid Digital Alarm Clock with Sunset Simulation and FM Radio, 4 Alarms /7 Alarm Sounds/Snooze/20 Brightness

A lovely replacement to a jarring alarm, it makes waking up gentler. Two issues though that, if solved, would get it to five stars, easy. (1) It is very hard to set up. Too complicated, and requires reading the manual thoroughly, with small print. (2) Also, the birds chirping, while charming, is on a very short audio loop. So it can get annoying rather quickly if you like to wake up slowly. If there is a way to lengthen the loop, it could be magical--the manual doesn't show it can be done, back to the first problem!

Well worth buyingI bought this heimvision sunrise alarm clock to help with the darker mornings, so primarily to use for the light function rather than sound function of the alarm. I'm so impressed, after only using it a week, the difference it makes in how easy it is to get up in the morning, with just the light simulation, is amazing! I wake up less tired and more ready to get on with my day. I don't use the sound alarm so I just set the volume to 0 so I don't get woken up by that.It's really easy to function and set the alarm times, clock, sound and volume settings. I love that you can use it as a lamp as well and looks good on my bedside table.This was a refreshing startThe sunrise feature is pretty cool, especially if you live further up north as we do. We set our alarm for 7 AM and by 6:30 the clock begins to lighten up the room from totally dark. By the time the alarm goes off, the room is well lit. What we noticed is that this prevents the jarring or startling form of waking up. It does make a difference.There are different alarm sounds and volume options. It also has multiple colors and brightness options. There is also a bedside light feature that can be turned on with a click.Overall, I found this to be worth the money and would recommend buying it. I don't see myself spending nearly a $130 for Philips, that seems a stretch.I’m yet to use the sunset/turn down feature as we use it as a bedside light since our baby sleeps with us. There is also an option to use the radio as your wake up alarm but I am yet to try that. Maybe on Sundays!

This alarm clock has many features!! I would definitely recommend this for ALL ages! It allows you to use as a clock, as a going to sleep light, and even as a desk lamp light.This is by far the best alarm clock that I have ever purchased. It has so many functions and the APP makes it so easy to use. You can download the APP from App Store to your smartphone or tablet. And then you can control everything from the APP and adjust the settings to how you want them. This is really more convenient than any other traditional wake up light. The natural wakeup light is really helpful during the winter months and make waking up much more pleasant experience. I am now able to set 4 alarms with different sound effects. The phase can be changed to light up in different colors. The app is really easy to use and setting it up with Amazon Alexa was super easy. (It can also connect with Google Home, but I have not tried it) I can control this anywhere so long as I have an internet connection. With my old alarm clock, it had small fiddly buttons that you had to keep pressing and holding to change settings etc however with this new alarm clock everything is much easier.I am not a morning person (at all), and my bedroom is completely dark since I have blackout curtains, and waking up to a gradually brighter room helps me wake up without feeling groggy. So I was excited to try this alarm clock. It works as promised, with a warm, yellowish, gradual glow waking you up in the morning over 10-30 minutes. In the morning the gradual lighting of the room is really nice and does help you wake up slightly easier, maybe even happier. I especially like the "snooze" feature where you can tap it to get extra 9-15 minutes of sleep.It also works nicely as a desk light and the ability to throw different colors on the walls is nice. You can set max brightness and volume pretty simply. The button layout is good and the manual actually explains how to use the features pretty well.

I loved the idea behind this alarm clock. I don't know about you, but I am not a morning person and the sound of the traditional alarm clock was so startling and annoying with the "bah bah bah" sound I woke up angry. I absolutely hate that sound! I thought I would give this a try to see if it made a difference. I absolutely love the feature simulating the sun rise and then the sounds of the ocean or birds chirping gently wakes me and what a difference in my mood and starting my day. Sometimes just the sunrise feature alone is all I need. Unfortunately a couple days in using the new clock I reached over to hit snooze this particular morning and because of it's design, it toppled off my nightstand and hit the wood floor and broke the snooze button. The issue is that there is not base, so when trying to push buttons on it, it always wants to topple over. If only it came with a stable base, with a non slip surface it would be so much better. Even when I want to press the sleep sound mode I have to hold on to it with both hands so it won't fall over. Otherwise I absolutely love this and wake so much better than before.

You must let the clock scan through all the radio stations completely before you are able to stop on a station. My clock scanned about 30 frequencies before it restarted back to "P - 01," and I was able to use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to stop. After this, you can use the List buttons (under the app's radio feature) to go through the stations manually. The manual did not explain this at all and I had to figure it out myself. Overall a cool clock