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Shaoneg (שעונג) transforms your iPhone into a dedicated Shabbos alarm clock. Alarms fire and dismiss themselves automatically — no snooze, no tapping, no interaction required during Shabbos. Your phone sits on the nightstand and Shaoneg takes care of the rest.

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The Story Behind Shaoneg

Shabbos Clock has been the go-to Shabbos alarm app for years — but it hasn't been updated in nearly a decade. The interface is non-standard, it doesn't take advantage of modern iOS, and it's showing its age. There's a real need for a Shabbos alarm clock built for how people actually use their iPhones today.

The concept came together in early May 2026: a phone that transforms into a dedicated clock appliance before Shabbos, with alarms that fire and dismiss themselves without any user interaction. The whole UI is designed around a single scenario — your phone is on your nightstand in a dark room, and you are not going to touch it.

Like SefirahWatch before it, Shaoneg is being built with AI-assisted development using Claude Code. I describe what I want, ask questions, push back when things aren't right — Claude writes the code. The project went from concept to a working, Shabbos-tested prototype in under two weeks.

The name is a portmanteau of sha'on (שעון, clock) and oneg (ענג, delight) — Shaoneg (שעונג).

How It Works

Shabbos Mode is the heart of the app. When you're ready, you tap "Begin Shabbos Mode" and your phone transforms into a clock. The screen stays on (at whatever brightness level you've chosen), nothing animates or flashes, and the clock is readable from across the room. Entering Shabbos Mode is always deliberate — the app never presumes to know when you accept Shabbos.

Alarms auto-dismiss. Each alarm plays for a fixed duration, then stops on its own. No snooze button, no interaction required. The sound file length equals the alarm duration — iOS handles the rest, even when the screen is off. You create a collection of named alarms and activate the ones you need for any given Shabbos. Named alarms (e.g. "Seth 7:45", "Rivka 8:30") make it easy for households with multiple sleepers on different schedules.

Zmanim are calculated precisely using your location. Tzeis HaKochavim — the moment of nightfall — drives automatic Shabbos Mode exit. You choose your preferred opinion (Gra, MA, Rabbeinu Tam, or custom offset), and a full zmanim strip on the clock face keeps you informed throughout the day. Alarms can be set relative to any zman.

Tefillah notes display liturgical reminders on the clock face: Yaaleh V'Yavo, Al HaNissim, Hallel, Morid HaGeshem, V'Ten Tal U'Matar, special Shabbosim, Sefirat HaOmer, and more. The rules are nusach-aware (Ashkenaz, Sefard, Nusach Ari, Edot HaMizrach) and delivered via a remote JSON feed — corrections can be pushed without waiting for an App Store release.

Exiting Shabbos Mode requires a deliberate two-finger hold for three seconds, with an animated progress ring. Lift your fingers early and it resets. On completion, a Shavua Tov screen appears — deep blue, stars, warm gold typography — with the Hebrew date and upcoming parsha.

Shaoneg is freemium. The free tier includes two clock faces, unlimited named alarms at fixed times, manual Shabbos Mode, current temperature, and parsha display. Shaoneg+ unlocks advanced features such as zmanim-relative alarms, tefillah notes, additional clock faces, auto-exit at tzeis, and more.

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Shaoneg is currently in development. App Store release coming soon.

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