Set Multiple Alarms to Create Your Own Snooze Time
It’s easy to schedule different alarms to go off at your desired snooze interval time. To do this, you’ll first need to disable the snooze setting on your current alarm. In this example, we’ll set our snooze interval to 5 minutes.
Third-Party Alarm Clocks
Third-party iPhone alarm clock apps offer customizable snooze alarms, allowing you to bypass Apple’s alarm clock entirely. Here’s a look at how to change the snooze time in some popular third-party alarm clock apps.
Progressive Alarm Clock
Progressive Alarm Clock features lovely Tibetan singing bowl sounds that gradually increase in volume to gently wake you up. To change the snooze setting in Progressive Alarm:
Alarmy - Morning Clock Alarm
Dubbed the “World’s Most Annoying Alarm App," Alarmy has a host of features to help get you out of bed. And, while you may have to solve math problems or photograph your room to turn off the alarm, it’s easy to customize your snooze time.
Sleep Cycle - Sleep Tracker
Sleep Cycle is a popular smart alarm that uses patented sound technology to track your sleep. In addition to its many sophisticated features, you can also adjust your snooze time.
Why Nine Minutes?
With a nine-minute snooze, Apple pays homage to old-fashioned alarm clocks, whose gears made it impossible to set a 10-minute snooze. Because more than 10 minutes lets people fall back into a deep sleep, nine minutes became standard.