ChronoGrafik app review: a full-feature alarm clock

Introduction

ChronoGrafik by Goodtimes Urban Toys Inc. is a utility app that will quickly become your go-to alarm clock thanks to its features and ease of use. If you're looking for a fun and sleek-looking alarm clock, this is the one for you. It's a universal clock that works across all your devices and has now been downloaded by more than one million users. The app was updated on Apr. 9, 2013 and is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese.

User Experience

This alarm clock is absolutely full of features, making it a great option to download. The app claims to transform your device into a designer timepiece and it does just that. You'll be able to choose from a number of faces that all have their own colors and features. The idea is that you can use this in your bedroom, for travel, the office, kitchen, or anywhere else you want a sleek-looking clock.

Features

You can choose from 10 rendered faces. Each one has its own style about it so you can choose from luxury, geek, horror, industrial, calculator, designer, and retro.

The alarm clock is incredibly versatile, protecting you even from those times you accidentally close the app. It will still play a preset alarm and even send you a notification to let you know your alarm went off. If you want to put the alarm into snooze mode, all you need to do is give it a shake. You can wake up to music from your own library, view the local daily temperature and weather, and use the countdown timer. The countdown timer can come in handy when you want to take a quick nap, are cooking in the kitchen, or anything else for which you would you need a timer.

If your battery level hits 20 percent, the app will run in background mode to save energy. Use the app in portrait or landscape mode, use the sleep timer, and you can even view the clock displayed as 24 hours if you prefer.

In-App Purchases

There are no in-app purchases.

Update Info

Version 1.0.7 features descriptions and screenshots for the iTunes page.

Customer Ratings and Feedback Comments

The current version of the app 2,695 customer ratings with an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars. The only negative comment was that there are so many features that it takes a while to figure them all out.

Personal Comments by Reviewer

This app is so much more than just a clock and alarm clock. This is an all-in-one solution for all kinds of everyday things that pop up. I loved that it had a countdown timer in it. I like the fact that it will work even if you forget to the leave the app running in the background, and it was great that you could use music from your own library to wake up to.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• An alarm clock that is customizable
• Choose from a number of stylish and fun clocks
• Packed with features and tools

Cons

• There are so many features that it may take awhile to learn how to use them all

For: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad with iOS 5.1 or later. ChronoGrafik is optimized for iPhone 5.