Roosta: Alarm Clock Challenges

Roosta is an alarm clock for heavy sleepers — the ones who turn the alarm off in their sleep and wake up an hour late with no memory of doing it.

An ordinary alarm stops with one tap, and a half-asleep hand can manage that. Roosta doesn't stop until you've actually done something: solved a math problem, walked thirty steps, done push-ups in front of the camera, or scanned the QR code you stuck on the bathroom mirror. By the time it goes quiet, you're standing up.

No more oversleeping. No more snoozing through four alarms.


HOW IT WORKS

1. Set the alarm and pick your challenge
2. It rings loud, through the system alarm clock — it works in deep sleep mode
3. Complete the mission
4. The alarm stops — and you're already out of bed


17 WAKE-UP CHALLENGES

MATH AND PUZZLES
• Math alarm — solve equations at the difficulty you pick
• Sequence — watch a pattern, then tap it back
• Match Pairs — a memory game to wake your brain up
• Typing — type the phrase exactly, no autocorrect

GET MOVING
• Steps — walk it off before the alarm stops
• Push-ups — real reps, counted by the camera
• Squats — same, in front of the propped-up phone
• Shake — shake the phone until you're awake

PHOTO AND SCAN
• Object Hunt — photograph a random everyday object
• Pet Hunt — go find a cat, a dog or a bird
• Sky Photo — get to a window and point at the sky
• Nature Hunt — find something growing
• Touch Grass — exactly what it says
• Scan a code — stick a QR code or barcode in the bathroom and walk there

ROUTINE
• Affirmation — read a line out loud
• Bible verse — read a verse out loud
• Random — a surprise every morning


WHY SNOOZING MAKES IT WORSE

Every snooze drops you back into a sleep cycle your alarm interrupts nine minutes later. That unfinished cycle is why five more minutes leaves you groggier than none. Roosta puts a small task between you and the off button — not a punishment, just something that happens to require being upright.


A SERIOUS ALARM CLOCK UNDERNEATH

Challenges are the point, but an alarm that doesn't ring is worthless. Roosta rings through the system alarm clock, so it wakes you in deep sleep mode, on silent, and with no signal. It all runs on your phone.

• Loud, with fade-in volume that starts quiet and rises
• Alarm volume independent of your phone's, with a floor it won't drop under
• Eight wake-up sounds, from Sunrise to Foghorn — or your phone's own tone
• Repeat on the days you choose, with a label on every alarm
• Vibration, and an option to silence the ringing while you work the challenge
• Snooze if you want it — cap it, or switch it off completely
• A built-in check that finds the battery settings your phone uses to mute apps


IT WILL NEVER TRAP YOU

Every challenge has a way out. Get stuck and it gets easier; stay stuck and you can stop the alarm outright. Friction is the point. Missing your flight is not.


STREAKS AND STATS

Get up each day to keep the flame alive. Roosta tracks wake-ups, challenges won, how long you take to get out of bed, and which ones you're best at, plus achievements.

And there's a rooster. He cheers when you win and shrugs when you don't — and never makes you feel bad about a morning.


PRIVACY

• Camera frames are analysed on your device and are never saved or sent anywhere
• Your voice is processed on your device for spoken challenges, never recorded
• No account, no sign-up, nothing to remember at 6am
• Usage analytics are anonymous, exclude your camera, audio and alarm names, and can be switched off


ROOSTA PLUS

Roosta is free to try and needs no account. Roosta Plus unlocks every challenge and sound, and keeps your alarms running.

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Tomorrow morning the alarm rings, you do the thing, the day has started.