At the bedside
It rings softly as the sun comes up.
No harsh beeps and no flashing lights. Just a calm sound, a warm screen and one clear button: “I’m up”.
Coming soon to iPhone
A gentle good morning for the people you love.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
The alarm rings. One tap on “I’m up”, and the people who care can see the day has started. They can send a little sunshine back. And if a morning stays quiet, they get one calm note.
How it works
One alarm. One tap. Everyone knows.
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Set it once
Pick a wake-up time: the same time every day, or a different time for each day. On iPhone it rings even when the phone is locked or on silent, with a gentle sound or one made from your own sounds and videos.
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Tap “I’m up”
When it rings, one big, friendly button says good morning. Snooze is there too, for slow mornings.
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The circle sees it
The people in their circle can see they’re up, right in the app. Anyone who picks “Morning update” also gets a note, usually within a few minutes. No calls, no chasing.
In real mornings
It fits quietly into an ordinary morning.
Over the first coffee
By the time the kettle’s on, they know.
One tap, and the circle can see the day has started. Then the good mornings come back: a sun, a heart, a laugh. Nothing to answer, nothing to explain.
Around the table
And the people who love them get on with their day.
Across town or across the country, the family can see the morning has started. No calls to check, no chasing.
Who it’s for
For families, near and far.
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Parents and grandparents
They set their alarm and tap “I’m up”. The people who care about them can see it from wherever they are, and only hear more if a morning stays quiet.
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Children with their own phone, 11 and up
A grown-up sets the alarm with them. They get a cheerful “Rise and shine”, and their grown-ups can see they’re up for school. Grown-up settings stay with the grown-ups.
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The whole family
Grandparents, parents and teenagers in one circle, each on their own phone with their own alarm. One person sets it up, and the others join with a short code. Then everyone can see who’s up.
And it looks like them.
Each person chooses who they are: grandma, grandpa, mother, father, daughter or son. Athena then takes on their lettering, their colour and their little pictures. The people who see their mornings see them too.
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Grandma
Good morning. The tea is on and the roses are out.
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Grandpa
Good morning. Coffee, the paper and a still lake.
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Mother
Good morning. Fresh flowers and a quiet coffee first.
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Father
Good morning. Coffee in hand, ready for the day.
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Daughter
Rise and shine. Headphones on, sketchbook ready.
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Son
Rise and shine. Ball’s pumped, let’s go.
Anyone can change who they are any time in Settings.
Easy to read at six in the morning.
Athena follows the phone’s text size all the way up, so every screen stays clear. It speaks English and Norwegian.
The morning feed
Say good morning back.
Every wake-up lands in a small feed the circle shares. One tap sends a sun, a heart, a flower, a rocket or a laugh back to whoever woke up, and it pops up on their phone. No messages to write, and no pressure to reply.
☀️❤️🌸🚀😂
A ray of sunshine, any time.
Anyone in the circle can send a ray of sunshine to everyone, or to one person. In the evening it becomes a ray of moonlight. It’s simply a warm hello, with nothing to answer.
Athenanow
Mum ❤️ your wake-up
Mornings at a glance.
An Athena widget on the Home Screen or Lock Screen shows the next alarm, and who can see the check-in, without opening the app. For everyone else in the circle, it shows who’s up.
Widgets on iPhone.
Good news, delivered gently.
Everyone chooses how much they hear, person by person.
Morning updateA note each morning when they’re up.
Only if neededIf they’re not up 30 minutes after their alarm.
For a parent or grandparent, it starts on “Only if needed”. For children and families, it starts on “Morning update”. Anyone can change it at any time.
If a morning stays quiet.
The circle hears about it calmly. One note says the alarm rang and there’s no check-in yet. If the number is saved, a call is one tap away. The wait can be set from 5 to 60 minutes, and after a snooze Athena waits a little longer. Most of the time it’s a lie-in or a flat battery.
Notifications usually arrive within a few minutes, but sometimes they’re late. A look in the app shows how the morning is going, at any time.
Athenanow
No check-in from Dad
Their alarm was at 5:34. It might be worth a call.
Athena is a friendly morning check-in. It doesn’t call for help, and it isn’t an emergency service.
Shown here on iPhone. Android is coming later.
Where they woke up, only if they want.
Some mornings start somewhere else: at a friend’s, on holiday, at the grandchildren’s. The person with the alarm decides whether Athena shares where they were when they tapped “I’m up”. It’s off unless they turn it on.
Only at the moment someone taps “I’m up”, never in the background. A shared place disappears within a day. For a child, a grown-up makes this choice, and a child’s place never appears in notifications.
Mornings stay in the family.
No sign-up, no email, no password.
The app creates a random ID. The only name it knows is the one each person types in.
Only the circle sees the mornings.
The data is stored in the EU, and only the people in the circle can see their mornings.
Mornings fade.
Feed entries are deleted after 30 days, and shared places after 24 hours.
No ads and no tracking.
Not in the app, and not on this website. Anyone can delete everything themselves: Settings › Delete my data.
Good to know
Is it easy to use?
Yes. When the alarm rings, there’s one big button: “I’m up”. The words grow with the phone’s text size, all the way up. Setting up takes a minute with a short code, side by side or over the phone.
Will it ring when the phone is locked or on silent?
On iPhone, yes. It rings at the time that’s been set, even when the phone is locked or on silent.
What happens if someone doesn’t tap “I’m up”?
Nothing loud. If they’re not up 30 minutes after their alarm, the people in their circle get one calm note: “No check-in from …”. The wait can be from 5 to 60 minutes, and after a snooze Athena waits a little longer. For a child the note is gentler: “… hasn’t checked in yet”.
What if the phone is off or the battery is flat?
Then the alarm can’t ring, and nobody can tap “I’m up”. After the wait, the circle gets the message “No check-in from …”, just as when someone sleeps through. Athena can’t tell a flat battery from a lie-in, so if the number is saved, a call is one tap away. The check runs on our servers, so it works even when the phone is off.
Will Athena call for help?
No. Athena is a friendly morning check-in, not an emergency service. It doesn’t call for help, and notifications can sometimes arrive late. If there’s ever any doubt, a phone call is best.
Can children use it?
Yes, from 11, on their own phone. A grown-up sets it up, and grown-up settings open with a press-and-hold. A child’s place never appears in notifications.
Can the whole family join?
Yes. One person starts a family, and everyone else joins with a short code. Each person has their own phone and their own alarm, and everyone can see who’s up.
Is there an account?
No email and no password. Each phone gets a private, anonymous ID, and people join a circle with a short code.
How do people join?
One person shares a short code of 8 letters and numbers. It works once and lasts 10 minutes (30 minutes for a family), and a new one is easy to make.
Which phones does it work on?
iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Athena comes to iPhone first, and Android is coming later.
Which languages does it speak?
English and Norwegian.
What does it cost?
The alarm is always free, also when it’s used on its own, with nobody else in the picture. Sharing mornings with a circle is Athena Connect: a small subscription that one person pays for the whole circle. One plan covers up to 3 circles and up to 12 people.
Every new circle gets a free first week. It starts when the first person joins, and nothing is charged when it ends. The price is shown in the App Store before anyone subscribes.
Can the alarm use a different sound?
Yes, on iPhone. Besides Athena’s gentle alarm sound, the alarm can use a sound made from your own sounds and videos. It’s made on the phone and never leaves it. If it ever can’t play, the standard alarm sound rings instead.
How is everything deleted?
In the app: Settings › Delete my data. It removes that person, their feed, their reactions and their places at once.
Good mornings, together.
Athena is nearly ready. It comes to the App Store for iPhone first, and to Google Play for Android later.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
The alarm is always free. Sharing mornings with a circle is Athena Connect, a small subscription one person pays for everyone in it, with a free first week for every new circle.