I definitely enjoy using applications that act as an alarm clock and show you intuitive user interfaces, and of course, give you an alarm clock. I reviewed iHome + Sleep a few months ago and I really liked it, but the UI wasn’t exactly that great. It lacked a bit of features, and it was a bit buggy. NightStand, however, is a great addition to your Apps collection. The Full version is $0.99, but if you’d like a free version of it, you can download it as well.

The app includes a lot of features, such as:

Alarms:

  • Wake up to your own music or one of ten built in alarm sounds
  • Support for multiple alarms – wake up at different times on different days.
  • Adjustable snooze time for each alarm
  • Repeat certain alarms whenever you want: pick the days that you want your alarm to automatically sound on.
  • Set your iPhone to vibrate during an alarm, either with sound or only vibration
  • Adjustable alarm volume and silent option
  • Gradually fade in alarm volume if you want for a more gentle awakening.
  • Adjustable alarm volume and silent option
  • Alarm works even if device is sleeping.

Clock and weather:

  • Both Landscape and Portrait Orientation support. Just rotate your iPhone or iPod touch, and Nightstand will automatically adjust.
  • Customizable auto-lock time. If your device is running on battery, you can set it to sleep earlier than if it is plugged in.
  • Adjustable brightness: Slide your finger up or down to change.
  • 12 or 24 hour time format
  • Show or hide seconds
  • Current weather conditions, updated every 30 minutes, for any city that you want, anywhere in the world.

Wallpaper and display:

  • If you’d like, you can select more than one photo to use as wallpaper, and let Nightstand automatically cycle through them however often you choose.
  • 12 wallpapers, or select one of your own photos to use.
  • Change the position of the clock and weather HUD.
  • Shake to show a flashlight, and shake again to hide it.

This app is a definite must buy!

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