These non-traditional alarm apps offer more than the traditional buzzer many use to get out of bed each morning.
The Snorelax app is perfect for those that have a fairly long commute to work each day. While this app is designed to alert you of the start of your day, it also provides traffic-analyzing information so you know whether or not you're going to be late for school or work. Offering motivation along with a wake up notification, the JOMA and the Spirit Junkie app awakes you with words of encouragement to start your day.
These non-traditional alarm apps also include millennial-friendly platforms such as the Snap Me Up and the Mimicker app which both involve an interactive selfie game.
10 Non-Traditional Alarm Apps
From Connected Wakeup Calls to Traffic-Analyzing Alarm Apps:
Malika Renee Butss — Jan 26, 2016 — Tech
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Motivational Alarm Apps
This App Helps Users Focus on the Goals They Wish to Acomplish
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Connected Wakeup Calls
This Smart Alarm Clock Tracks Your Sleep and Supports a Better Rest
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Selfie Alarm Apps
The Snap Me Up App Forces You to Wake Up with a Selfie
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Weather Alarm Apps
Poncho's New Weather Forecast App Lets You Wake Up With Personalized Updates
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Alluring Voice Alarms
This Talking Alarm App Wakes Sleepers Up with Sultry Male Voices
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Traffic-Calculating Alarm Apps
This App Wakes Users Up Based on Real-Time Traffic Reports
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Traffic-Analyzing Alarm Apps
The 'Snorelax' App Calculates Travel Time for Commuters
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Spiritual Alarm Apps
Gabby Bernstein's Spirit Junkie App Pairs Waking Up with Uplifting Statements
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Provocative Alarm Apps
This App Wakes Users Up with a Racy Picture Each Morning
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Mobile Alarm Apps
The Only Way to Shut off the Obnoxious Alarm is to Get Up and Move
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Interactive Game Alarm Apps
Microsoft's Mimicker Alarm Wakes Users Up with Challenging Games
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HD Radio Alarm Apps
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