Wake up to YouTube — fresh every morning

A fresh Short from your favorite channel every day, a specific video you choose, or a meditation video to fall asleep to. Your alarm, your content.

  • Auto-plays the newest Short from any channel daily
  • Set a specific video as your alarm
  • Multiple sleep timers for meditation & ambient videos
  • 30-day free Pro trial — all features unlocked
  • Set as your default Android alarm app
  • Survives reboots, Doze mode & battery saver
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Free to try — 30-day Pro trial included

YT Shorts Alarm — your morning, powered by fresh video

How It Works.

1
Pick your content

Enter a YouTube channel for fresh daily Shorts, paste a specific video URL, or browse curated sleep & meditation suggestions.

2
Set your alarm

Choose the time, select which days, and fine-tune playback settings like volume, replays, and rising volume.

3
Wake up inspired

Your video plays full-screen — even over your lock screen. A new Short every day keeps it fresh. Snooze or dismiss with one swipe.

Features.

Fresh Content Daily

Automatically finds the newest Short from your chosen channel — a different video every morning.

Reliable Delivery

Uses Android's exact alarm API — survives Doze mode and reboots.

Sleep Timer

Fall asleep to meditation, ambient, or lo-fi videos. Run multiple countdown timers at once, volume fades gradually, and curated sleep videos are suggested.

Customize Every Alarm

Per-Alarm Customization Pro

Different channel, volume, replays, and duration for each alarm.

Rising Volume Pro

Gentle wake-up: volume ramps from whisper to full over 30 seconds.

Playlist Mode Pro

Play multiple Shorts in sequence — skip blocked videos automatically.

Specific Video Pro

Paste any YouTube URL — a motivational speech, your favorite song, a calming video — and wake up to that exact video every time.

Alarm Labels

Name your alarms so you know exactly why they're going off. Labels display on the alarm screen.

Interval Scheduling Pro

Schedule alarms every X days from a start date — perfect for reminders that don't follow a weekly pattern.

Built for Heavy Sleepers

Smart Snooze Pro

Configurable snooze duration that progressively shortens each time — nudging you awake faster.

Dismiss Challenges Pro

Force yourself awake with math problems, shake-to-dismiss, QR code scanning, barcode scanning, or typing challenges. Configurable difficulty and shake count.

Wake-Up Confirmation Pro

After dismissing, a confirmation screen ensures you're actually awake — with optional motion detection and configurable timeout.

Stay Accountable

Streak, Stats & Badges

Track your alarm streak, weekly count, snooze rate, dismiss spread, and average wake time. Earn badges for consistency milestones.

Alarm with Friends

Create or join friend groups and share alarm metrics — streaks, snooze rates, wake times, and 7-day activity. Hold each other accountable.

Skip Dates

Mark holidays or days off so your alarm silently skips — no need to toggle anything.

Swipe Gestures

Swipe down to dismiss, swipe left to snooze — fast controls when you're half asleep. Toggle on or off in settings.

Alarm Archive Pro

Soft-delete alarms to keep their history and stats. Toggle recording on or off per alarm.

Test Alarm

Preview the full alarm experience before you rely on it — test from settings anytime.

Built for Peace of Mind

Auto Backup

Alarms and settings are backed up automatically via Android. Reinstall and pick up where you left off.

Dark Mode

Switch between System, Light, and Dark themes. Your preference is saved and applied instantly.

Channel Suggestions

Not sure which channel to pick? Curated suggestions help you discover great wake-up content.

Default Alarm App

Set YT Shorts Alarm as your default Android alarm handler — setting alarms from the clock app or Google Assistant launches directly into the app.

Privacy First

No accounts. No tracking. No ads. All data stays on your device.

See It in Action.

Built Right.

60+
Unit Tests
0
Tracking SDKs
10+
Android Versions
M3
Material Design
Encrypted Storage YouTube Data API v3 Export/Import Auto Backup Foldable & Tablet Support Smart Snooze Multiple Sleep Timers Dismiss Challenges Statistics Badges Default Alarm Handler

Simple, transparent pricing.

FREE TRIAL

Try everything free

$0 for 30 days
  • All Pro features unlocked
  • No credit card required

After the trial, keep the free tier or choose a plan below.

PRO MONTHLY

Flexible access

$3.99 / month
  • Unlimited alarms
  • Per-alarm playback overrides
  • Specific video & playlist mode
  • Rising volume
  • Smart progressive snooze
  • Dismiss challenges (math, shake, QR, barcode, typing)
  • Wake-up confirmation
  • Alarm archive & per-alarm stats
  • Interval scheduling
  • Import/export configuration

Cancel anytime.

BEST VALUE
FOUNDING MEMBER LIFETIME

One payment. Forever.

$9.99 · Launch pricing
  • Everything in Pro Monthly
  • One-time payment
  • Never pay again

Price expected to increase over time.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Every install starts with a 30-day free Pro trial — all features unlocked, no credit card needed. After the trial, the free tier keeps one alarm with full playback, snooze, and dismiss. To keep unlimited alarms and Pro features, choose Monthly ($3.99/mo) or Founding Member Lifetime ($9.99 launch pricing). No ads. Your core alarm data stays on-device — group features use Firebase only when you opt in.

The app falls back to your device's default alarm tone within 15 seconds. Your alarm always goes off.

Yes — enter a @handle, channel URL, or channel ID. The app finds the latest embeddable Short-style video.

Yes. All alarms are rescheduled automatically after your device restarts.

No. The app does nothing between alarms. It uses Android's native AlarmManager which is battery-optimized.

Each permission is essential for alarm reliability: exact timing, waking the screen, surviving battery optimization, and showing notifications.

Yes — Pro users can paste a YouTube video URL directly into an alarm. The app will play that exact video instead of searching for the latest Short from a channel.

Yes. The app uses Android's automatic backup system, so your alarms and settings are restored when you reinstall. You can also manually export your configuration as a JSON file from Settings.

Yes. There's a "Test Alarm" button in Settings that launches the full alarm experience — video playback, vibration, and all — so you can verify everything works.

Yes. The app supports responsive layouts for large screens and adapts to foldable devices, including table-top postures.

Smart Snooze (Pro) progressively shortens your snooze time each time you hit snooze. For example, with a 10-minute starting duration and 30% reduction, your snoozes go 10 → 7 → 5 → 3 minutes. You can configure the initial duration, reduction percentage, and maximum number of snoozes.

Yes. Each alarm has a Skip Dates option where you can mark specific dates to skip. The alarm silently skips those dates and fires normally on all other scheduled days.

Yes. You can set multiple countdown timers simultaneously — each with its own duration. All active timers display on the dashboard with live countdowns, and you can cancel any of them individually.

Yes. YT Shorts Alarm registers as an Android alarm handler, so when you set an alarm from the clock app or Google Assistant, it opens directly in YT Shorts Alarm.

You have three options: 1. Subscribe to Pro Monthly ($3.99/month) — flexible, cancel anytime. 2. Unlock Pro Lifetime ($9.99 launch pricing) — one payment, Pro forever. 3. Keep the free tier — your earliest alarm stays fully functional with playback, snooze, and dismiss. Additional alarms and Pro features are disabled. You won't lose your alarm configurations. If you upgrade later, everything is restored.

Both unlock the exact same Pro features. Monthly renews at $3.99/month and can be canceled anytime through Google Play. Lifetime is a single $9.99 payment that permanently unlocks Pro — the current price is our Founding Member launch rate, and it's expected to increase over time.

Yes. You can purchase Lifetime at any time. After buying Lifetime, cancel your monthly subscription in Google Play to stop future charges. Your Pro access continues permanently through the Lifetime unlock.

Yes. Open the app, go to Settings, and tap "Restore Purchases." Lifetime purchases and active subscriptions are restored through your Google Play account.

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