Best I've Found, But Still Needs Tweaking – Alarm Clock Radio Review

Generally, this app does what I want, which is to offer a reliable clock radio that supports waking up to a radio station, along with a sleep function. I have tried pretty much every clock radio app I could find, and this is the best by far. Where it falls short are the following: 1. In landscape mode, there are no controls. Those are only available in portrait mode. 2. The alarm volume goes up gradually when it turns on in the morning, which is great, but the rate of increase is much too gradual. It should take about 15 seconds to go from off to full volume, but it takes about 2 minutes. Way too long when you want to actually listen to the radio. 3. When using a user added station, it does not alarm properly, and instead goes to chimes. It does work properly for stations included in the app's list, and while that list is good, it is not comprehensive. 4. There is only support for one alarm. It would be nice if it supported multiple alarms. 5. When the alarm goes off, there is a mystery button that says Prev, Next, Stop, and Snooze. I figured out that Prev and Next change the station that is playing to the others in the station list, and Stop turns off the alarm, while Snooze turns it off for a while. All that is fine, but the buttons should be huge, so it is easy to hit the right one. 6. When playing the radio, the Prev and Next buttons should be on the screen so it is easy to pick a new station, but they currently only appear after an alarm is activated.
Review by ehnc on Alarm Clock Radio.