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Yes. Slowdawn uses Apple's alarm system, the same one the Clock app uses, so alarms ring on silent, in a Focus, and when the app is closed. They also show on a paired Apple Watch. The one thing it needs is permission: if the home screen says alarms aren't allowed, tap Allow alarms, or turn them on in Settings › Slowdawn.

Every alarm has its reason written under it, like "Workdays · day 4 of 12 toward 7:00". Tap any day in the week strip to see exactly how its time was worked out: the plan step, any clock change, sunrise limits and so on.

No. Slowdawn keeps about two weeks of alarms set ahead, and refreshes them in the background. If you haven't opened it for a long while and they're running low, it sends a gentle reminder before they run out.

Tap the day on the home screen, then Change just this day or Skip this day. From the Lock Screen or Control Center you can also use Skip tomorrow and Sleep in +30, or ask Siri ("Skip tomorrow's alarm in Slowdawn").

Apple's alarm system plays at your iPhone's volume and doesn't let apps change it. So the gentleness lives in the sounds themselves: the softest ones swell in over a full minute. Choose one in Settings › Alarms & sound.

You choose Gentle, Steady or Quick when you set up, and you can change it any time. Steps are smaller when you're moving earlier, because that's the harder direction for most body clocks. Going from 8:00 to 7:00 at 5 minutes a day takes 12 days.

Weekends can follow their own time, or the sunrise, and they move in step with your workday plan so Monday never jumps. Public holidays can be treated like weekends, like workdays, or asked about each time.

Slowdawn knows the next change from your iPhone's time zone and, by default, spreads the hour across the week around it. When it's close, a card on the home screen shows the plan. Choose Just jump with the clocks if you'd rather not ease in, or change the timing in Settings › Clock changes.

Sunrise is when the sun clears the horizon. First light is when the sky starts to brighten, about 30 minutes before. Either way, you set an earliest and latest time, so dark winter mornings never leave you sleeping in.

Yes. Add a trip and Slowdawn can shift you a little each day before you fly, so you land closer to local time. While you're away, keep your usual time on local time, move it, or choose a time just for the trip.

Every new install gets 14 days of everything. The trial ends on its own and never turns into a charge. After it, Slowdawn keeps working for free, and Pro unlocks the rest. See what's in each on the pricing section.

Open Slowdawn, tap the gear for Settings, then Restore purchases. Use the same Apple Account you bought Pro with.

Subscriptions are managed by Apple. On your iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, and choose Slowdawn. You keep Pro until the end of the period you've paid for.

Apple handles refunds for App Store purchases. Go to reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in, and choose the purchase.

No. There's no account and no server. Your plans, location, calendar and sleep stay on your iPhone. The privacy policy has the details.