Hi! These days I’m building Wonderwake, a gentle alarm for iPhone.
It starts with a quiet sound before your alarm time and only gets louder if you need it. Waking up shouldn’t feel like an emergency.
Visit wonderwake.appNick Kazantsev Founder of Wonderwake
I work on the edges of the day: the last minutes before sleep and the first ones after waking. That’s where most apps get loud, and where I think they should go quiet.
I build things that let you rest.
Small
wonders
tap the things
- Everything runs in cycles. Sleep too.
- Everyone keeps their own tempo. Good tools follow it.
- The Wonderwake moon, mid first coffee.
- Some moments are worth waiting to develop.
- Every feature starts as a sentence.
- Light is the oldest alarm clock.
- Sound should arrive softly, not all at once.
Notes to self
The rules I keep coming back to, whatever I’m making.
- Wake people up. Don’t startle them.
- The best bedtime feature is one you never have to open.
- Sleep data stays on the phone. Full stop.
- Fewer taps after 10 pm.
- A bad night isn’t a failure. Don’t show it like one.
- Calm is a feature. Ship it.
- Would I use this at 3 am?
Right now
Need help with Wonderwake? Write to dev@somnify.org. Every message gets a reply.
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