Lightning Bug - Sleep Clock

2.8 2.8 out of 5 stars | 299 ratings

Price: 2.99

Last update: 09-01-2024


Latest updates

What's new in version 2.9.1
  • Bug fix for some scenes that weren't playing correctly

Product Details

Release Date: 2009
Date first listed on Amazon: October 1, 2009
Developed By: lightningbug.me
ASIN: B006ZB3V2C
Customer reviews:
2.8 out of 5 stars299 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

  • Plugin-Mode enables tons of new content
  • Almost 200 sound samples and loops engineered exclusive for Lightning Bug
  • Over 50 soothing backgrounds and sound visualizations
  • Control each sound’s volume (long press the sound’s icon)
  • Control each sample sound’s playback frequency (plugin-mode only)
  • Customize each scene with whatever sounds you want (plugin-mode only)
  • Digital Clock, customize font, color, screen size, and date ime format
  • Alarm Clock with customizable Snooze
  • Local Weather
  • Sleep Timer with App Shutdown

Product description

Mix some me time! Find sleep and relaxation easier with Lightning Bug, an ambience and white noise mixer for Android powered devices. Lightning Bug features a library of almost 200 sound loops and samples ranging from the natural peace of rain storms and ocean waves, to pure white noise, city trains, meditation bells, acoustic and electronic instruments, and down-tempo break beats.

Lightning Bug also includes many soothing backgrounds and sound visualizations. It even has a stylish, customizable digital clock with alarm, a great replacement for your bedside alarm clock!

No plugin keys required, this special offer for Amazon users gives you access to *ALL* of Lightning Bug's premium content at one low price!


Required Permissions
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* Your Location – course (network-based) location
Only used if you enable Lightning Bug’s local weather feature which is disabled by default. If you enable the local weather feature, only your latitude and longitude are sent to a trusted weather reporting service.

* Network Communications – full Internet access
Required for downloading extra content including sound, image, and program files from 1908 Media servers. If you have Lightning Bug’s local weather feature enabled, Internet access is also required for contacting a 3rd party weather reporting service.

* Storage – modify/delete SD card contents
Required for storing and managing extra content including sound, image, and program files.

* Phone Calls – read phone state and identity
Required so that scene and alarm audio can be ducked (partially to fully muted) during phone calls.

* System Tools – disable keylock, prevent phone from sleeping
Keylock control is required by Lightning Bug’s alarm system. Screen and sleep controls are required to keep the Lightning Bug digital clock and\or scene player visible (this is the default behavior, however you can override using Lightning Bug’s Screen Timeout feature)

* System Tools – send sticky broadcast
Lightning Bug broadcasts a single sticky intent whenever it begins audio playback. After audio playback begins, the intent is cleaned up.

* System Tools – automatically start at boot
Lightning Bug must briefly run at boot to synchronize it’s alarm clock with your device. This process is designed to have zero impact on your device’s startup time. Without this permission, you would loose any set alarms after a device restart.

User Data Privacy

Information not provided by the developer.
To learn more, visit the developer’s privacy policy.

Technical details

Size: 2.5MB
Version: 2.9.1
Developed By: lightningbug.me ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
  • Access information about networks
  • Broadcast sticky intents
  • Disable the keyguard
  • Open network sockets
  • Modify global audio settings
  • Read only access to device state
  • Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
Approximate Download Time: Less than 30 seconds

Top reviews from the United States

Tonerider
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent app, but I don't need it
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013
This is a fine app. I got it for free and even the extra plugins were free. So thank you, Amazon.
This app is very nice. The pictures are nice, the sounds are recorded in good quality and the design is very well done.

The reason I gave it only 3 stars, is because it's useless for me. I easily fall asleep and don't need any help for that. So instead of helping me asleep, these sounds only keep me awake. So I was hoping it could wake me up with these sounds, but the alarm only works with the sounds of your smartphone.
So I don't need this app.
Sara
1.0 out of 5 stars The bugs in this app is to damn high!
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013
It looked as if this would have been a great, useful app. But the constant freezing and error messages makes it very useless. Maybe it just doesn't work with a Kindle Fire? The only positive thing I can say is that I didn't pay for it. Thanks. :)
Thomas Recely
5.0 out of 5 stars Good app, Good value, Permisions justified
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013
For installation info: see review by Peggy A.
For permissions info: see review by Robert Reese.

I downloaded this Lightning Bug - Sleep Clock as the faotd, but this is a good value at the regular price.
The sound quality is quite impressive and the pictures add to the experience.
Lightning Bug currently has 12 plug-ins available plus an update.
These 12 plug-ins are FREE with the Amazon version of this app.
Other versions of this app (from other sources), charge .99 to 1.49 for each plug-in making this quite a value.

You will need to "play" with Lightning Bug to become familiar with the many options available (You won't break it). The help and FAQ files seem to only be available to Facebook users. This is a peeve of mine as I do not think that people should be required to use Facebook for product support. This is only a minor problem as the options are easily discovered.

I installed this app on my Transformer Prime and my Nexus 7. Lightning Bug works well on both tablets.

Lightning Bug has and option to display the local weather. This option requires network permissions and location information to work. This can be a nice feature when using this app as a clock. The weather feature works well on my Transformer Prime, but not at all on my Nexus 7. This indicates that the weather feature might or might not work for you.

The network permission is also used to install plug-ins. If you do not install any plug-ins, you are missing out of one of the nice features of the Amazon version of Lightning Bug - Sleep Clock. The 12 plug-ins available are free and can add to your experience. You don't have to install all 12, but you probably will find a few that you will like. A network connection is needed to install plug-ins, but it is not needed to use the plug-ins.

I placed my tablet in airplane mode, and this app worked quite well, to include the "installed" plug-ins. The weather feature did not work, (obviously), while in airplane mode.

The sound and visuals are so nice with Lightning Bug that I am tempted to connect my tablet to my TV, just to see what the experience would be like. I have not done this yet, but I am tempted (It has possibilities).

Lightning Bug - Sleep Clock is a good app that I think you will enjoy using.
Peggy A
4.0 out of 5 stars Messages to End Users
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013
After reading the reviews, I wasn't sure I wanted to take a chance on this free app of the day, especially because of the "gap" and privacy issues reported. After researching and considering for about half an hour, I decided to give it a try.

After installing the app, the following screen displayed. For your reference, I have copied the screen in word for word:

Attention!

Have you recently experienced 'gaps' or 'skipping' while using Lightning Bug?

'Lightning Bug Audio' is a custom audio component we built to address the 'gap' issue reported by many of you over the last few months.

*If you are using a dual-core Android device running the Android 2.3 OS (Gingerbread) or higher, this issue probably effects you!

To enable Lightning Bug Audio, press 'Enable Now' below or:
- Press the Clock Setting button from the main on-screen menu (the button that looks like a clock)
- Check Lightning Bug Audio (beta)

Feel free to use Lightning Bug Audio even if you haven't experienced audio problems, you can always switch back to the normal Android audio component from Settings.

Please report any issues to support and thank you for using Lightning Bug!

Your Choices -

Enable Now! or Ok

I finally decided to give it a try, and clicked on the "Enable Now" button. Right away, I was blown away by the beautiful graphics and the realistic sound of the surf and a lightning storm.

When I started exploring, the app stopped responding. I forced a close, and re-opened the app. A new screen popped up. Again, I've copied that screen, verbatim:

Thanks for using Lightning Bug! As of our 2.0 release you can now switch Lightning Bug to Plugin Mode where you'll not only get more scenes and sounds, but you can also mix the scenes and sounds however you want!

Tips for beginners:

- To bring up the main menu simply touch the screen or click you phone's Menu button
- The left side of the menu gives you option for configuring the app and choosing different scenes
- The right side of the menu gives you options for configuring the current scene's sounds
- Long and Short press the menu's sound buttons for more options!
- To enable Plugin Mode, click the puzzle piece button in the main menu
- For more help and info, click the info button in the main menu

Your Choices:

Don't Show again or Ok

So I decided to play along, and haven't had any other issues (so far). I will update my review if problems are experienced. My initial impression is that the app seems to be wonderful. I also like that there are several ways to reach out to the developers for assistance if you experience issues. [But I did notice that the Help menu, FAQ, e-mail support (that requires Facebook for a direct link, or you can use the e-mail address listed on the screen) and an e-mail address) all had links for which I received a "web page not available" message.]

The jury is still out, but I am cautiously optimistic.

I don't have time to explore more at this point, but the app does look promising for use on my Kindle Fire. I like what I see so far. Meanwhile, I hope this information will help you decide if you want to take a chance, or not.

UPDATE 6/19/2013:

I've had some more time to explore the features of this app. Overall, I am very impressed, and I like the plug-ins. (For example, I love the sound of geese flying overhead!)

Please note that I had a little trouble, initially, running the app, and it crashed a few times. But I checked out their website - listed in the information ("i") menu - went out to their web site, and learned a couple of tricks from their FAQ menu. (I cannot post the address here because the posting guidelines won't allow reviewers to post e-mail addresses.) After following the suggestions listed, and then uninstalling, reinstalling and re-opening the app, the crashes ceased to be a problem.

Above, I mentioned the web pages do not re-direct the end user to a working web page. I located their support e-mail address on their website, and sent a message to them, asking them to take a look at the problem. I will update my review once the developer corrects the problem. And then we will all be able to see how responsive the developer is...

P.S. I corrected a couple of minor typos in the original posting. :\

UPDATE 6/20/13:

The developer responded to my e-mail, and will try to fix the issue within the next few days.

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