help me find an alarm clock
I have four non-negotiable requirements:
- No glowing display (or a display that can be turned off completely, not just dimmed)
- Lets me use a custom alarm sound file (not a radio station)
- Is not an app
- Is not a smart speaker or other listening device
Nice to have, but not dealbreakers: adjustable snooze, analog clock face.
I'm at wit's end. There are hundreds of apps that do what I want, but I can't have my phone in my bedroom. It's too much of a temptation.
Halp?
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FM radio turns on at specified time, sound file of your choice is playing as a radio station. Voila!
https://www.amazon.com/Soundfreaq-Sound-Rise-Classic-White/dp/B07BVVV6MT
this analog clock Bluetooth speaker, but you say "custom sounds" and not "custom songs" so I'm not sure if music is what you are looking for. I have no idea how well this thing works and how far the bluetooth signal will reach though. If you need to lock your phone in the basement, might not work. This would also work if you go through the trouble of creating a radio station though.
https://smile.amazon.com/GAX-Voice-Activated-Recordable-Decoration-Pinkandwhite/dp/B07JHRVKHZ/
I don't really want to leave my phone plugged in all night either.
https://smile.amazon.com/MedCenter-Interactive-Personalized-Reminder-Adapter/dp/B001DTYJ04
I use a flip phone from 2006 in airplane mode as my alarm clock. The battery lasts about 2 weeks, it automatically updates for DST by toggling airplane mode for a couple seconds, it's rugged enough to be fumbled off my end table, can do custom or at least selectable alarm sounds, and supports M-F and weekend alarms.
There's stuff on Amazon if you look hard, but nothing from a brand you'd trust, only stuff with clearly faked reviews, which makes me nervous.
http://newnations.bandcamp.com
My alarm clock fits most of your criteria aside from custom sounds, but it does have a number of white/nature noise settings that can be used as the alarm (as well as the standard alarm and radio station options).
I don't have the make/model on hand but if that's what you're looking for I can get it for you later.
edit: oo gradual volume settings! so alarm starts gentle and grows , instead of blasting you off the hop
I used a progressive wake singing bowl alarm app for a while, and it was the least irritating thing I've found so far to wake up to (other than my circadian rhythm, which wakes me without fail between 12:30 and 1:30 pm if I let it).
Huh. Maybe I've been using the wrong search terms. Thanks!