What kind of app is Nenne?
Nenne is a nap timer that sends the alarm sound only to your earphones. Since no sound comes from the speaker, you can wake up without disturbing people around you — even in quiet places like libraries, subways, or offices.
Why do you need a headphone alarm?
A regular alarm rings through your phone’s speaker, so even if only you want to wake up, it wakes everyone around you too. Vibration alarms are quieter, but the buzzing can carry loudly on a desk or chair, and you might not even feel it if you’re in a deep sleep. Nenne routes the sound to your earphones instead, so the alarm is clear to you but silent to the person next to you.
What you can do with Nenne
- Nap timer · Set a nap alarm from 10 seconds to 180 minutes, down to the minute and second
- Wake-up alarms · Alarms that ring at a set time and on set days, like “weekdays at 7 AM” (3 free, 10 with Nenne+)
- Earphone or speaker mode · Choose whether each alarm rings only through earphones or through the speaker
- Stops when you remove your earphones · If your earphones disconnect while the alarm is ringing, the sound stops, and it resumes when you reconnect them
- 45 alarm sounds · Preview and choose from Melody, Bell & Chime, Nature, and Effects themes
- Home screen widgets and lock screen display · Check your remaining nap time and next wake-up alarm without opening the app
- Nap history · View the past year of naps in a grid graph and track your streak
Who uses Nenne
- Students catching a quick nap at a library or study café
- Commuters napping on the subway or bus
- People resting at their office desk during lunch
- Anyone who needs to wake up alone in a dorm room or a room shared with family
How do you say “Nenne”?
Nenne is pronounced “NEN-neh,” and in Korean it is written 넨네. The name comes from the Japanese word ねんね (nenne), a gentle way of telling a child it is time to sleep. You can read the full story in Where did the name Nenne come from?
If this is your first time
Connect your earphones, set a 10-second timer, and lock your screen. Confirming that the alarm actually rings through your earphones once will give you much more peace of mind when you really fall asleep. If you’re curious about how a headphone alarm works, read Headphone alarms: how to wake up without waking anyone else.