What users hate. Clustered.

1- and 2-star reviews grouped into themes with verbatim examples. Each cluster is a wedge a competitor could exploit.

9 reviews·4 themes

Music playback failures
Users report consistent issues where the app fails to play music during alarms despite premium subscription.
4
reviews
- “[1★] Faulty — Music has failed to play multiple times now.”
- “[1★] No music — Doesn’t play music as promised”
- “[1★] Upset — Why is it you people keep stuffing up the mechanics of Spotify alarm it was working fine before now I can only have one song waking me up instead of my playlist”
Overpriced subscription model
Multiple users express outrage over high pricing for a basic alarm function, calling it a significant rip-off.
4
reviews
- “[1★] WHAT?! — 50$?!?! For a alarm! And Only 1 free song”
- “[1★] Rip off — $50 a year for an alarm! You must be joking!”
- “[1★] Like every other app in 2025 — You need to pay money and subscribe, which is crazy for an alarm clock just give me an ad bro”
Battery drain issues
One user reports excessive battery consumption when the app runs overnight.
1
reviews
- “[1★] do not get — it drained all my battery overnight.”
Poor user experience with ads/paywalls
Users complain about intrusive pop-ups and limited free content, making the app frustrating to use without paying.
2
reviews
- “[1★] Quite honestly rubbish — Most of your songs are paywalled, there’s a pop up every time the app is opened, and it doesn’t work half the time.”
- “[1★] Unusable without Subscription — ...connecting it to your Spotify just gives them data access unless you subscribe...”

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