Quick App: PowerNap 28
Scenario. You're gearing up to take a quick 20 minute nap. You lay down, and just as you're about to fall asleep, the inevitable happens: the phone rings, an important email hits, or some other distraction pops up to rob you of your well deserved rest. Blast! Now you've got to open the clock app, and reset the alarm for another 20 minutes away using the sometimes cumbersome number pickers.
Rinse, repeat, and soon enough you'll just give up on napping and move on with the rest your day. One solution to this rather inconvenient cycle comes in the form of PowerNap ($0.99 in the App Catalog), an application that allows you to quickly set the desired duration of your nap using a cleverly implemented dashboard control. Tapping the plus or the minus instantly adds or subtracts 5 minutes from the duration of the alarm. You can also select the duration of your nap by using a slider as opposed to the drop down pickers you'll find in the clock app, making the process of getting back to sleep even faster. Custom alerts can of course be selected, and the program even randomizes the vibration pattern so you don't confuse your nap alarm with other vibration alerts if you run with your phone on silent.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm feeling a little sleepy...
28 Comments
I was thinking about buying this yesterday for my nap but I used alarm instead. I still might buy it,but I dont take naps so often.
Does it silence all alerts except for the alarm? Like putting it into airplane mode or something. If it does im on it, siesta time.
I do this all the time but I just set the alarm and turn off the speaker. If I want to avoid buzzing from texts and notifications I turn on airplane mode.
Add an ambient noise generator and you've got a deal!
I thought I was gonna read about an App that automatically put your phone into Airplane for the duration of the "nap", then simultaneously set off an alarm & switched off Airplane mode after the "nap". PowerNap should be free for such silly features.
I'm thinking since I'm 24, I'm still living the college dream... but I LOVE this app. And while I feel blz2's pain on the sillyness of paying 99cents - but here's my take. Developers gotta make money... so why make that money by annoying you with ads (that also waste your bandwidth and battery). 1 dollar is a very fair price for an app that's super functional and easy to use.
I actually use this app. It does exactly what it says while running in the dashboard. Great simple interface. Love it for cooking and naps alike.
Yep. Such a goofy little app, but I really do use it...and more than I thought I would.
It's basically a really pretty looking egg-timer, but it works perfectly has a great UI and is easily worth the $1.
Hey everyone! This is the developer of PowerNap (and Dealert), and I just wanted to say thanks for all of the comments and support! Also want to thank PreCentral!
I also wanted to let everyone know I have some really cool new features I am going to add to PowerNap over the next few updates. Stay tuned. =)
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, just let me know.
Thanks again,
Kevin
You make awesome apps, Kevin!!
This is one of the most useful apps I've used so far. I use it all the time. Very simple, UI is great and the price is just right. A+
Hey, that's Portland, yeah?
I was just going to say the same thing! I noticed portland in a screen shot of the weather app one time so I think one of the writers is from here too. I love it here but right now the weather... Its not so nice.
One of my most used apps. Love it!
this is a very cool app. Use it to power nap before picking the kids up from school. Also use it when I BBQ. I always find it funny when people think a dollar is too much to pay for a decent app. Trust me, it's better than a vending machine latte.
shouldn't it be called powertimer since majority of us use it for exactly that. I fear my Pre will not be loud enough... Depends on how tired I am...
besides... As a dashboard timer I'm sure there's more ideas to implement (like multiple timers for all out cooking) and naming each timer count... But as powernap, it is what it is..
shouldn't it be called powertimer since majority of us use it for exactly that. I fear my Pre will not be loud enough... Depends on how tired I am...
I take naps often and have a pretty weird sleep schedule at times and would love this app. I have no problem paying a dollar for it since the developer has to get back the money he paid to submit the app, however I DO HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I LIVE IN CANADA AND CANNOT BUY THIS YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought about buying this as a timer but I don't take enough naps to justify it. I just bought it given how much use I've gotten out of Dealert (best $2 app around, IMO--I've saved a TON of money using it). I'm sure I'll be able to find a use for this too!
This is the best app I own. It simply works.
blz2 wrote: "I thought I was gonna read about an App that automatically put your phone into Airplane for the duration of the "nap", then simultaneously set off an alarm & switched off Airplane mode after the "nap". PowerNap should be free for such silly features."
Exactly. The Pre already has an alarm feature. This app doesn't turn off the phone and alerts during the nap time? Then what's the point?!
Scenario. You're reading a review on PreCentral that posits a scenario where you need to keep from being disturbed by your phone ringing or message-alerting you while you take a nap, and suggests that the app under review can do this. Then you read further and it seems that the app doesn't actually do this, and you're all like "WTF?"
Use this app most every day. Love it!
I use this app every day for everything from parking meters to work breaks. The dashboard controls are extra clever and the time-setting interface is slick. Love this app.
does this silence regular alarms, phonecalls, sms messages for he duration of the "nap"? example, you have a class or meeting to 60-90 min, and you want it to automatically switch from silence/vibrate to active sound notifications. i typically move the silence switch before meetings, but often forget to slide it back at the end. be cool to tie it into the calendar and give the option to "nap" during the calendar event :)
I am missing something somewhere. I set the power nap for 15 minutes, and as soon as I set it down the phone rang. I thought it shut down the ringer so you can take a nap. Did I just get bait and switch?
I am looking for an app that will turn off all sounds for a period of time rather than using the switch on top of the phone. Problem is I sometimes forget to turn the switch back on. Good for moview, meetings and yes naps.
Will this do that?