AlarmahFor heavy sleepers
If you sleep through alarms, or switch them off without really waking up, a louder beep won't fix it. Alarmah makes you do something first.
In short
- The alarm won't stop until you complete a task, like solving math, shaking your phone or photographing your sink.
- It rings at full volume with a video and its sound, even on silent.
- Five minutes later it checks you're still awake, and rings again if you aren't.
Why normal alarms don't work
A normal alarm needs one tap to stop, and a sleepy brain can tap without waking up. Many heavy sleepers turn off the alarm, or hit snooze again and again, and don't remember doing it. The fix is an alarm you can only stop once you're properly awake.
How Alarmah keeps you up
- Missions: to turn the alarm off you solve math, type a sentence, repeat a pattern, shake your phone, walk, do squats, scan a QR code or photograph an object like your sink. See all missions.
- Chains: add up to five missions to one alarm. Math, then a photo of the kitchen sink, then 50 steps.
- Loud, even on silent: full volume with the video's own sound, plus an extra loud mode above normal full volume.
- Wake-up check: five minutes after you turn the alarm off, Alarmah asks if you're awake. Don't answer within 90 seconds and it rings again.
- A backup: Alarmah also schedules iPhone system alarms and time-sensitive notifications, so it rings even if the app was swiped away.
A setup that works for deep sleepers
- Pick a loud video wallpaper, like Thunder or Coach Call, and turn on Extra loud.
- Add math (normal, 3 problems) to wake your brain.
- Add the photo mission with your kitchen or bathroom sink, so you have to walk there.
- Turn on the wake-up check.
- Keep Alarmah in the background overnight. Don't swipe it away.
Questions
What is the best alarm for heavy sleepers?
One you can't turn off half-asleep. Alarmah makes you complete a task first, like math problems or a photo of your sink in another room, then checks five minutes later that you're still awake. It's free for iPhone.
Is Alarmah free?
Yes. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases and no ads.
Will it wake me if my phone is on silent?
Yes, as long as Alarmah stays in the background. It rings at full volume with the video's sound even with the ringer switch off.
Try it tomorrow morning.
Alarmah is free on the App Store for iPhone. No subscriptions, no ads, no account.