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The Invite
An original melody that greets you on its own terms.
✦ Android · Available Now ✦
A Different Kind of Morning
UpTime Prizes is a free Android alarm app that starts your day with original big band swing — delivered in three stages, each one its own experience.
The shape of a morning
Three stages.
One morning.
IIStage
The Nudge
A rhythm that moves without rushing, until you're ready to rise.
IIIStage
The Prize
The song itself, the UpTime swing — and the morning is yours. It plays once, and when it ends a Replay button appears for one additional listen.
The Invite and the Nudge each loop until you press snooze — here, snooze moves you forward instead of delaying you. The Prize plays once, and when it ends a Replay button appears for one more listen.
Every morning brings a prize, waiting to be uncovered. Nothing to select, nothing to shuffle, nothing to skip. It is a carefully crafted journey, designed for a truly unique experience. It is made for those who appreciate nuance, who enjoy discovering something unexpected yet meaningful.
That is the design of UpTime Prizes.
The first collection
The Genesis
The app downloads with the Genesis — five original songs written and recorded for UpTime Prizes. Each one carries something in it: a melody that goes somewhere, a rhythm that moves without rushing, a sound that belongs to the morning.
The app is free. No subscription, no purchase required. The first nine mornings are yours before the full catalog opens.
5Original songs
The UpTime Sound
A vintage soul
with a future bounce.
The UpTime Sound stands on the foundation of big band swing from the 1930s and 40s. Many of the songs fuse that foundation with blues, western, Celtic, neo-soul, and gypsy swing — genres built on big band, curated into something of their own.
It is an eclectic sound, and it stands on its own. That curation is what we call the UpTime Sound.
A vintage swing and a modern day beat, bringing the old school right to the street.
Every song is original — written and recorded for UpTime Prizes, and carried by an ensemble of voices, each from a different corner of the tradition.
No woo-woo, just toe-tapping melodies.
How It Came to Be
“I wanted the first sound of my day to make me smile — something with a melody that made me tap my toes before I was even fully awake.”
The idea behind the app is not complicated. If the environment we wake up in shapes how we think and feel for the rest of the day, then what you hear first is worth choosing. Not as self-help. Not as a promise. Just a deliberate choice about what you hear first.
written in the language of yesterday, alive in the language of today
UpTime Prizes stands on its own.
The demonstration
Listen to the morning unfold.
Step through all three stages with the original audio. The first two loop — press Snooze to move forward when you are ready.
Three-stage demo
A Spark Within
1The Invite
2The Nudge
3The Prize
Looping — press Snooze when you are ready
Press Play Demo to begin.
Three-stage demo
Sunrise Dance
1The Invite
2The Nudge
3The Prize
Looping — press Snooze when you are ready
Press Play Demo to begin.
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Next alarm
Tomorrow morning
HomePlayerDiscoverSettings
The app
The morning,
held in one place.
Four screens. Home, Player, Discover, and Settings — and the alarm screen, where the three stages play.
01
Home
Your next morning, at a glance.
02
Player
A place for the songs you have met.
03
Discover
Journeys from $1.99.
04
Settings
Set the hour, then let the music do its work.
The catalog
Original music,
one morning at a time.
One-time purchases. No subscription. What you unlock stays yours.
Signature Series$4.99
The Daybreak Shuffle
8 songs · 9 mornings
Eight tracks of 1930s and '40s Big Band Swing, Boogie Woogie, and Gypsy Jazz built for mornings with somewhere to be. The Daybreak Shuffle moves with the rhythm of a day that's already decided to go well — and takes you along with it.
Signature Series$4.99
The Warm Front
8 songs · 9 mornings
Vintage swing and golden-era jazz for the moments that deserve a little warmth. Eight tracks drawn from 1930s and '40s Broadway, Big Band, and Neo Urban Swing — arranged to settle a room and lift a mood. The Warm Front is what good weather sounds like.
Signature Series$2.99
The Cast Prelude
8 songs · 9 mornings
Eight songs from the Signature Series. What sets the Signature Series apart is the curation — each song edited and orchestrated specifically for the three-stage experience. The depth of attention here is that of a featured release.
Special Occasion$1.99
The Catalyst Tracks
5 songs · immediate
Five songs composed for specific kinds of morning: The Anniversary of You, The Vacation Kickoff, My Own Company, Step Into The Room, and The Slate is Washed. Unlike other journeys, the Catalyst Tracks are playable from day one.
What to expect
A few things
worth knowing.
- 01
One song each morning. The journey moves along without rushing — there is always another waiting for tomorrow.
- 02
Songs live in the app. They cannot be downloaded.
- 03
Star the ones you love. A star makes a song easy to find again, and easy to remember by name when you want it.
- 04
Each journey keeps its own place. Switch between them and nothing is lost — a journey pauses where you left it and waits until you come back.
- 05
The catalog keeps growing. When one journey finishes, there is another waiting.
- 06
The Catalyst Tracks are the exception. All five are playable from day one.
Details
Before you
begin.
What is UpTime Prizes?
A free Android alarm app that wakes you with original music in three stages.
Do I need a subscription?
No. The app is free, and catalog purchases are one-time purchases. What you unlock stays yours.
How does the music progress?
The Invite and the Nudge each loop until you press snooze — here, snooze moves you forward instead of delaying you. The Prize is the song itself, the UpTime swing — and the morning is yours. It plays once, and when it ends a Replay button appears for one more listen.
Can I hear the music before I download?
Yes. The two demos on this page use the original audio and step you through all three stages, so you can hear exactly how a morning works before you install anything. After that, the Genesis gives you five more — five original songs across your first nine mornings, free with the app.
UpTime Prizes
We hope to see you
on the other side.
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