App Overview
EarphoneNap is not a general-purpose multifunctional alarm app; it specializes in making short naps and breaks comfortable. You can quickly set "when to wake up" or "how long to nap," and with notifications designed for earphone use, it works seamlessly in offices, during commutes, cafes, and at home.
Problems This App Solves
- You want to nap without disturbing others with speaker volume
- You need to nap quietly in offices, during commutes, or at home
- You want to quickly set your wake-up time or nap duration
- You want to avoid missing notifications if your earphones fall out
- You want to check remaining time while your app is in the background or screen is locked
Main Use Cases
- Lunch break naps
- Short breaks during commutes
- Quiet wake-up in cafes and shared spaces
- Power naps between work sessions
- Managing short 30-minute breaks
Key Features
- Supports both alarm and timer functions
- Monitors earphone connection status for easy usage tracking
- Notification design optimized for earphones makes it easy to use in quiet environments
- Customize wake-up with sound, vibration, or fade-in options
- Supports pause, resume, and cancel functions
- View progress from lock screen or Dynamic Island using Live Activity
- Multi-language support: Japanese, English, and system settings
Feature List
Time Settings
- Alarm function: Ring at a specified time
- Timer function: Set how many hours, minutes, and seconds until it rings
- Snooze function: Extend the alarm by a specified number of minutes while ringing
Notifications
- When earphones are connected, sound plays through the earphones
- Vibration notification support
- Volume control
- Volume fade-in
- Sound selection
Runtime Control
- Clear running screen showing remaining time and progress
- Supports pause, resume, and cancel operations
- Maintains state when returning from background
Display and Integration
- Live Activity support
- Dynamic Island support
- In-app language switching
Earphone Specifications
- Monitors wired earphones, Bluetooth, USB Audio, and other connection states
- When earphones are connected, sound plays through them
- If earphones are not connected and sound is enabled, no audio will play
- If vibration is enabled, you'll still receive vibration notifications
- You can select "vibration only" as your notification method
- Unstable Bluetooth connections can trigger a warning
- You can choose what happens when earphones are disconnected during alarm
- Options are "continue vibration only" or "stop all notifications"
- Sound won't automatically resume if earphones are reconnected after being disconnected (safe design)
User Settings
- Alarm time
- Timer duration
- Notification sound
- Vibration on/off
- Default volume
- Volume fade-in on/off
- Fade-in duration
- Snooze duration
- Earphone disconnection behavior
- Earphone connection status display
- Unstable Bluetooth warning
- App display language
Free Version and Premium
Non-premium users see advertisements. The design includes banner ads and interstitial ads after alarms end.
Premium is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Premium purchase removes all ads and unlocks additional sounds. Purchase restoration is supported.
Available Sounds
Free Sounds
- Gentle
- Chime
- Bell
- Vibration Only
Premium Sounds Examples
- Acoustic Guitar
- Breeze
- Flute
- Harp
- Kalimba
- Music Box
- Ukulele
- Vibraphone
- And more
Who This App Is For
- People who want to wake up quietly and considerately
- Regular earphone users
- People who want to build a napping habit
- Those who prefer simple UI and quick setup
- Those who want to check progress from lock screen
Important Notes
- This app is designed for earphone use
- Sound may not play if earphones are not connected
- Using vibration only has usage limitations
- The app includes ad display and tracking permission notices
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island display depend on device and OS conditions
Supported Environments
- iOS 17.0 or later
- iPhone app
- Live Activity / Dynamic Island compatible
- Japanese and English support