Petit Ocean

An alarm clock that wakes you with the sound of waves. A little before your wake-up time, the waves begin to play. At the time you set, the alarm rings.

Download on the App Store

An iPhone app. Free, with no ads. iOS 26.1 or later.

How it works

  1. Set your wake-up time, and when the waves start: 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes before it.
  2. Tap Good night. The waves play briefly at their morning volume, so you can set the volume before you sleep. Then the night is silent.
  3. In the morning, the waves begin at the time you chose, and the alarm rings at your wake-up time.

Tap Good morning to stop the waves. You can lock your iPhone and the waves will still play. If you swipe the app closed, they won’t, but the alarm still rings.

The first screen of Petit Ocean on an iPhone: a beach at dusk, the wake-up time 7:00 AM in large thin numbers, waves from 6:50 AM on weekdays, and a Good night button.
The wake-up time.
The dimmed screen after tapping Good night: tomorrow morning the waves play at this volume, the waves start at 6:50 AM, and the alarm will ring at 7:00 AM.
After Good night, the screen dims.
The morning screen: the same beach in the colours of dawn, the time 6:58 AM, and a Good morning button.
In the morning, the waves are playing.
The Wake Up settings: a time wheel at 7:00 AM, weekdays chosen, waves 10 minutes before, the alarm on with the Waves sound, and a 10-minute snooze.
The time, the days, and when the waves start.

The footage is a beach at dusk. It is shown in the blue of night before bed, and in the colours of dawn in the morning.

The alarm

  • Waves or the iPhone sound

    For the alarm sound, choose the waves or the iPhone’s default alarm sound.

  • Silent mode and Focus

    The alarm rings even in Silent mode or a Focus.

  • Snooze and repeat

    Snooze for 5, 10 or 15 minutes. Repeat on the days you choose.

What is recorded

Petit Ocean collects nothing. It works without an account, and your settings are stored on your iPhone only. It asks for one permission: to schedule alarms, so the alarm rings at the time you chose.

Privacy policy

Free

Every feature is free. The “…” panel has two tips: a cup of coffee, or a bag of it. Buying one changes nothing in the app.