The 9 best alarm clocks for late risers

Still getting woken up by your iPhone’s classic Sencha jingle? It’s time to invest in a proper alarm clock. Not only does this give your poor phone a rest from doing, well, everything, but today’s alarm clocks are a also surprising source of gadgety delight. Sure, they can’t compete with Wallace and Gromit’s ‘Snoozatron’ – but they’ll happily make your morning brew, wake you gently or let you voice control the kettle.

ELECTROHOME PROJECTION (£25)

Some mornings are so tough it takes a mammoth effort just to turn your head to check the time. Luckily, as well as charging your phone, this alarm clock will project the time onto your bedroom ceiling – so you’ll see how late you are for work as soon as your eyes creak open.

GINGKO CUBE WALNUT CLICK CLOCK (£30)

Home so minimalist that anything more ornate than a plain block of wood would upset your interior design consultant’s chakras? This digital ticker looks like a bare cube of walnut, only displaying the time once you clap your hands. There are marble, maple and copper options, too.

SONIC BOMB SBB50SS (£32)

If you’re a really heavy sleeper, you probably don’t care for stylish smart-arse clocks – you just want to be able to wake up on time every morning. The Sonic Bomb has such a loud alarm that not even post-brandy grandpa could snore through it.

LONDON CLOCK FORME ANALOGUE (£30)

Nobody wants to wake up next to something frightful – which is why you shouldn’t have a mirror on your bedside table. This suave clock, though, won’t scare anyone. Inspired by Scandinavian craft, the curvaceous wooden base helps to complete its simple yet elegant design.

ACCTIM ZENO TWINBELL LONDON (£16)

Sure, this is possibly the most stereotypical design there is for an alarm clock, but that doesn’t stop the Twinbell being a cutey. Its painted metal casing and chrome features give it a classy finish, and since it’s available in grey as well as this muted blue it’ll feel right at home in most bedrooms.

THE BARISIEUR (£340)

If you’re anything like us, you’re not truly awake until you’ve had a few sips at something hot. That’s why the designer behind the Barisieur decided to mash together an alarm clock and a coffee/tea brewer, which guarantees you’ll have your caffeine fix waiting for you as soon as you open your peepers.

PHILIPS SOMNEO (£150)

You know those days when you wake up in a bad mood? Perhaps it has something to do with the rude awakening your alarm insists on giving you. Avoid biting your colleagues’ heads off in the morning by coming round to the gentle simulated sunrise of this genius wake-up light.

CLOCKY ROBOT (£33)

You’ve probably slammed the snooze button so often now that you can do it in your sleep – but that kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it? Clocky makes you work for that extra few minutes in bed by jumping off the table and wheeling around the bedroom like a hyperactive child.

AMAZON ECHO SPOT (£120)

An alarm clock is the perfect home for Alexa. She can give you a weather forecast, read out the news or even let you show off your bed hair to your friends with video calls. Best of all, though, you can silence the alarm by issuing a voice command. No need for blindly swatting for the snooze button.