Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to FirstLight

Track morning light. Sleep and wake earlier.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   MorningLux▲118

   Unlock better days with morning light.

   2025 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wakefy▲193

   Turn your Mac into a Spotify alarm clock.

   2018 · wakefy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Light Alarm for iOS▲75

   Wake up with gentle sunrise and birds singing

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Day Night for macOS▲187

   A desktop app that kills the procrastination in you.

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NightOwl▲320

   Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.

   2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Smart Alarm Clock for Apple Watch▲98

   Sleep cycle natural alarm

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sleep Watch▲135

   AI-powered, personalized insights about your sleep.

   2017 · sleepwatchapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wakeout for Mac▲88

   Native Mac app that keeps you active, healthy and happy

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Instant for Mac▲132

   A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Look Up for Mac▲269

    Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule

    2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Solace▲171

    macOS gives you three appearance options: Light, Dark, or Auto. Auto follows sunset, which is a surprisingly blunt heuristic. It doesn't account for season (dark mode at 3:50pm in December, light mode at 9pm in June), and it has zero awareness of actual conditions outside. Overcast and dark at 2pm? Your Mac doesn't care. The deeper problem is that macOS treats appearance, wallpaper, and colour temperature as unrelated settings. You end up stitching together separate tools that don't know about each other, or you just live with the defaults and accept the friction. Solace tries to solve this…

    Feb 2026 · theodorehq.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sono ▲181

    Sleep tracker compatible with Apple Watch

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Clocks▲162

    A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Open Caffeine▲164

    Keep your Mac awake

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Astrocat - Coffee Tracker▲156

    Track your caffeine intake on your AppleWatch

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    WakeMinder▲12

    Reminders that pop up the moment you lift your Mac’s lid

    2025 · wakeminder.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Waylight for macOS▲121

    ChatGPT with context from your tabs, meetings, and docs. Waylight remembers everything on your computer and can chat about it anytime. 100% private, runs locally on-device.

    Jan 2026 · waylight.ai · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Keepresso▲129

    Keep your Mac awake, on your terms. Free and open source

    Jul 2026 · keepresso.com · its alternatives →

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    Morning light▲12

    The blue light lamp that re-syncs your circadian rhythm

    2025 · litt.ly · its alternatives →

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    Autotimer▲108

    Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sleepr▲90

    Sleep timer is back on macOS

    2023 · sleepr.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sleep as Android▲90

    Smart alarm clock with sleep cycle tracking

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GlowPulse▲109

    Your Mac's camera is now a heart-rate sensor

    Jun 2026 · glowpulse.cc · its alternatives →

24. 24
    SleepX for iOS▲85

    The ultimate sleep cycle app for Apple Watch

    2018 · its alternatives →

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