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Most alarms make a sound and wait for you to silence it. Half asleep, that takes one tap, and the tap is often the whole morning routine: the sound stops and you drift off again.
An AI alarm call works differently. At the time you set, a voice calls and starts a conversation, and you answer out loud. This is how the one in Snora works, including how it ends and what it sends.
What happens when it rings
At alarm time Snora rings and Snoramon, the character who makes every call, starts talking. It speaks in one of five voices, and you pick the voice when you set the alarm: Luna, Nova, Theo, Orion, or Pip. The first line is already on your phone, so it plays right away instead of waiting for the network.
When you answer, your phone turns what you said into text on the device, and Snoramon replies in the voice you picked. A call can go like this:
- Snoramon: Good morning, it's Snoramon. I'm calling to wake you.
- You: Tired. Five more minutes.
- Snoramon: I hear you. Let's start small. Can you sit up for me?
The replies are written for what you say, so no two calls sound the same.
You choose how the call ends
Each alarm has a call style, and you pick one of three:
- Call as the alarm. The call is the alarm, and a tap ends it.
- Confirm you're up. It ends when you say you're up, or when you tap Dismiss on screen. Before it lets you go, Snoramon asks once more to be sure.
- Chat after the alarm. Turn the alarm off first, then talk with Snoramon.
You can also turn on call back. If you turn off the alarm without confirming, it calls again, up to the number of times you set. Ordinary calls end with one tap on Dismiss. Only alarms with the Long press mission selected require a hold.
If the call cannot connect
The replies need a network connection. If the AI cannot be reached, Snoramon switches to preset lines, and the alarm still rings at the time you set.
Answering by voice uses your phone's offline speech model for your language. Until that model is ready, or if your phone cannot answer by voice in that language, you end the call by tapping Dismiss on screen.
What a call sends
Only the text of your answer leaves your phone, never the recording. With it go the time, the name you asked to be called, a weather word such as "rain", and the voice you chose. That goes through our backend to Anthropic, which writes the reply, and the reply goes to Eleven Labs, which turns it into speech in that voice. We keep no copy of what you said or of the reply. Your sleep data is not part of a call. The full details are in our Privacy Policy, Section 4.6.
Where it fits
The AI call is part of Snora Plus. Snora itself stays a full alarm without it: alarms, all alarm sounds, wake-check missions, sleep sounds, sleep tracking, and reports up to 90 days are free. If you have been sleeping through a regular alarm, it is also worth ruling out the settings that keep an alarm silent in the first place, because no voice helps if the alarm never rings.
FAQ
Does the AI call replace the alarm sound?
It depends on the call style. With "Call as the alarm" and "Confirm you're up", the call is how the alarm wakes you. With "Chat after the alarm", the alarm rings as usual and the conversation starts after you turn it off. In every style, the alarm is set on your phone at the time you chose, so it rings even if the AI cannot be reached.
Can I always stop the call?
Yes. Ordinary calls end with one tap on Dismiss. Only alarms with the Long press mission selected require a hold.
Does Snora record my voice?
No. Your phone turns your answer into text on the device, and only that text is sent for the reply. No audio is saved or sent.
Is the AI call free?
The AI call is part of Snora Plus, an optional upgrade you buy in the app. Alarms, sleep sounds, sleep tracking, and reports up to 90 days are free.