Wake AlarmMath
Solve 3 sums on big keys. Each one needs a carry, like 73 + 59, so you can't do it with your eyes shut. A wrong answer gives you a new sum.
Alarm app for iPhone
Waking up is free.
Wake Alarm asks for a small task before your morning counts as started. Solve 3 sums or shake your iPhone 30 times. Until you do, it rings again every 2 minutes.
Coming soon to the App Store- Math and Shake free for good
- No subscription
- No account, no ads
How it works
Set it. It rings. Do the task.
Pressing Stop half asleep is easy. Doing three sums is harder, and by the third one you're awake.
- 1
Set an alarm
Pick a time, the days it repeats and a task. There's no sign-up and no paywall in the way.
- 2
It rings
Your iPhone shows its own alarm screen. Open the task from there, or stop that ring.
- 3
Finish the task
Three sums, or 30 shakes. Then the rest of today's rings are cancelled and you're up.
Tasks
Pick what gets you up
Each alarm has its own task. Math and Shake will never be locked or limited.
Shake
Shake your iPhone 30 times, with the count on screen. Good for mornings when sums are too much.
Photo
Photograph a place away from your bed, like your sink. In the morning, go there and take it again. Your iPhone compares the two itself.
When it rings
Stop works. The alarm comes back.
We'd rather tell you exactly what happens than promise something an iPhone won't allow.
- 06:30Alarm
- 06:32Again
- 06:34Again
- 06:36Again
- 06:38Again
- 06:40Last ring
Your iPhone shows its own alarm screen, with a Stop button. Stop silences that ring. Until you finish your task, the alarm rings again every 2 minutes, up to 5 more times.
Finish the task and the rest of today's rings are cancelled. If you never do, it ends by itself after the last ring. You can turn an alarm off or delete it at any time, and the app deletes like any other.
Price
Free to wake. Pay once for extras.
Charging people to wake up felt wrong, so we don't. The extras are one payment that you keep.
Free, for good
$0
No trial that runs out
- Alarms with repeat days
- Math task
- Shake task
- Follow-up rings until it's done
Lifetime
Once
One payment. Not a year, not a month.
- Photo tasks
- Stats: wake times, average and streak
- Restore on a new iPhone
No subscription. No trial. No paywall before you set an alarm. The App Store shows the Lifetime price in your currency before you buy.
Bedtime and privacy
Black at bedtime. Nothing leaves your iPhone.
The alarm list and setup are black, so setting an alarm in a dark room doesn't light it up. Yellow is for when it rings.
- No account and no sign-in
- No ads, analytics or tracking
- Alarms, wake times and photos stay on your iPhone
- Photos are compared on the device and never uploaded
Questions
Before you set it
Is Wake Alarm really free?
Yes. Alarms, Math and Shake are free, with no trial and no time limit, and they will never be locked later. Lifetime is an optional one-time purchase for photo tasks and stats.
Can I just press Stop?
Yes, and you always can: the alarm screen belongs to iOS, and its Stop button always works. Stop silences one ring. The alarm comes back every 2 minutes, up to 5 more times, until you finish the task.
What if the camera won't work or my photo won't match?
After 3 misses, or if the camera is denied, the app offers Math instead. A photo task never leaves you with no way to finish.
Which iPhones does it work on?
Any iPhone on iOS 26 or later. Wake Alarm uses AlarmKit, the system alarm feature added in iOS 26.
Do I need an account?
No. There's no sign-up and no server. Everything stays on your iPhone, and purchases go through your Apple Account.
How do I restore Lifetime on a new iPhone?
On the alarm list, tap Free stays free, then Restore Purchases.
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