1 Nudges you first
Two soft nudges, 20 and 10 minutes before Ideal.
Free for iPhoneiOS 26.2 or later
The iPhone alarm for heavy sleepers
Set when you'd like to be up and when you have to be. From the deadline it rings every minute until you solve a challenge.
How the alarm runs a morning
Ideal is when you'd like to be up. Deadline is when you have to be.
2 Rings from Ideal
Stop snoozes for 9 minutes, or start the challenge and be done.
3 Locks at the Deadline
It rings every minute and Stop no longer works.
4 Checks you stayed up
A quick check 5 and 12 minutes after you solve.
Challenges that stop the alarm
Pick one for before the deadline and one for at the deadline. Later rings ask for a little more.
- MathTwo problems
- Type a sentenceA long one
- Eyes openFace ID camera
- WalkStep counting
- ShakeMotion sensors
An alarm that rings with the app closed
Wakelatch uses Apple's alarm system, so it rings through silent mode and Focus, on your Apple Watch too, and even after the phone restarts. Leave it open on the charger and Bedside mode rings full screen with its own sound.
What if I can't solve the alarm's challenge one morning?
Use an emergency skip. You get two a month, and each one asks you to type a long phrase.
Can I still snooze the alarm?
Before the deadline, yes: Stop snoozes for 9 minutes by default. From the deadline, Stop no longer works.
Can I turn the phone off to stop the alarm?
Yes. No app can block that, and Wakelatch doesn't try to.
What does Wakelatch cost?
Nothing. Wakelatch is free and open source under the MIT license.
What does the app collect?
Nothing. There are no ads, accounts, analytics or network code. Read the privacy policy.