As convenient as it might be to use your phone as an alarm clock, standalone alarm clocks come with all kinds of features that can make waking up — or even going to sleep — a little less painful.

As its name suggests, Sleep as Android is only available for Android. The alarms in Loud Alarm Clock can be extensively customized. Credit: Lifehacker Loud Alarm Clock brings with it several ...

But returning to an old-fashioned alarm clock instead of your phone might help you get up and go in the morning. "Keeping the phone in another room will likely decrease the opportunity for ...