There are a number of alarm clocks already available on the iTunes Store, but this new app from Lexware Labs differs from the pack by reading a user’s sleep cycle.
The user opens the app, then places the iPhone on the bed. The Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock then monitors your movement and judges your current “sleep cycle”.
The company suggests users move from “light sleep” to “deep sleep” during the night, and people are often woken up during the inappropriate cycle. The accelerometer in the iPhone detects when your movement stops and wakes you up during the lightest sleep phase.
“This isn’t really something new. These so called bio-alarm clocks have been around for years and work very well, but they usually come with a hefty $200 price tag. I realized that the iPhone has all the components needed, and decided to make an alarm clock that works exactly the same, but sell it for a dollar or two instead,” developer Maciek Drejak said in a statement.
The app costs just $1.19 on the Australian App Store.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
