Bedside Radio turns your iPhone into a beautifully simple alarm clock radio. To get going, you only need to do two things: choose something to listen to, and set an alarm.
Each channel button is a shortcut to a station, playlist, or sound.
Tap any of the channel buttons on the main screen and you'll be able to browse over 35,000 radio stations from around the world, pick from your playlists and sounds, or add a streaming URL. Tap your choice to assign it.
Tap the back button to return to the main screen.
Tap the alarm button to see your list of alarms. An alarm wakes you with the radio at a time and on days you choose.
Tap the + button to create your first alarm.
Choose a time and pick the days on which it should repeat. That's it! You have a working clock radio.
For the best experience, leave the app visible on your charging stand while you sleep. The display dims automatically to keep your bedroom dark, and your alarms will work reliably.
Tap the alarm button to see your list of alarms.
Each alarm plays one of your channels. Wake to a morning show on weekdays, a playlist on weekends, or a gentle built-in sound — whatever suits your routine. You can set as many alarms as you need.
Alarms can repeat in five ways:
When enabled, the volume starts low and gradually increases over about 45 seconds, so you wake smoothly rather than with a jolt. You can turn this on in Settings.
Snooze is available as an option in Settings. When enabled, a snooze button appears while the alarm is sounding. The default snooze is 9 minutes, up to 3 times. You can change this in Settings.
If you're already awake or want to sleep in, tap Skip on the alarm list. This skips the next occurrence without changing your schedule. You can undo it if you change your mind. The skip button appears when an alarm is due within 12 hours.
Bedside Radio is designed to wake you up reliably. Two backup mechanisms are built in:
Alarms play for up to 1 hour by default, then stop automatically. You can change this in Settings.
Tap the sleep button to start a 30-minute timer. The radio plays and the volume drops to a comfortable level (70% by default). Tap again to add more time, or long-press to cancel. The radio turns off when the timer ends.
The time left to play is shown above the clock time. You can change the time added for each tap, and the volume drop, in Settings.
Tap the nap button to start a 20-minute countdown. When it ends, your selected channel plays to wake you — with gentle wake if you've enabled it in Settings. Tap again to add more time, or long-press to cancel.
The time remaining is shown above the clock time. You can change the time added for each tap in Settings.
A dark bedroom matters. Bedside Radio dims the display so the time is still visible without lighting up the room.
The display dims automatically after 5 minutes without a touch. If you'd rather dim it right away, long-press the clock.
Adjust the dimming level and idle time in Settings. The display can dim to as low as 1%, or up to 20%, of your screen's normal brightness.
Turn this on and the display adjusts its brightness based on actual sunrise and sunset at your location. It dims deeply at night and brightens naturally during the day. This requires location permission.
Choose from 36 display colors across red, green, and blue tones. The default is a soft cyan. You'll find color options in Settings.
You have up to 50 channels, each a shortcut to a station, playlist, or sound. The main screen shows buttons 1 to 4, or 1 to 9 if this is enabled in Settings.
If a channel is not yet set, its button will be dimmed — tap it to choose its audio source.
If a channel is already set, tap it to switch to that channel, or long-press it to make adjustments. Each channel remembers what you've assigned to it.
Tap the ellipsis button to access all 50 channels.
There are four types of audio source:
With thousands of stations across many countries and genres, favorites help you find what you’re looking for quickly. Tap the star next to a country or genre to mark it as a favorite. Tap the star at the top right to show only favorites — it turns gold when active.
You can also mark channels as favorites, which helps when you’re using many of the 50 available slots. Turn on the Favorite toggle when viewing a channel, then use the filter button at the top right of the channel list to show only favorite channels.
Tap the settings button on the main screen to open Settings. Many of the features mentioned in this guide — including snooze, gentle wake, dimming, timer durations, and display colors — can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
We want you to love using Bedside Radio. If you need help, something's not right, or you have an idea, please get in touch.
Email us at [email protected].