# Roosta: Alarm Clock Challenges

> Alarm clock for heavy sleepers. Solve math or take a photo to stop oversleeping.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.roosta](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.roosta)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.roosta`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tobias Scharl
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 1,272
- **Version:** 1.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2026-08-14
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-30
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.roosta)
- **Website:** [https://roosta.app](https://roosta.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://roosta.app/privacy/](https://roosta.app/privacy/)

## Description

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.<br><br>An ordinary alarm stops with one tap, and a half-asleep hand can manage that. Roosta doesn&#39;t stop until you&#39;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&#39;re standing up.<br><br>No more oversleeping. No more snoozing through four alarms.<br><br><br>HOW IT WORKS<br><br>1. Set the alarm and pick your challenge<br>2. It rings loud, through the system alarm clock — it works in deep sleep mode<br>3. Complete the mission<br>4. The alarm stops — and you&#39;re already out of bed<br><br><br>17 WAKE-UP CHALLENGES<br><br>MATH AND PUZZLES<br>• Math alarm — solve equations at the difficulty you pick<br>• Sequence — watch a pattern, then tap it back<br>• Match Pairs — a memory game to wake your brain up<br>• Typing — type the phrase exactly, no autocorrect<br><br>GET MOVING<br>• Steps — walk it off before the alarm stops<br>• Push-ups — real reps, counted by the camera<br>• Squats — same, in front of the propped-up phone<br>• Shake — shake the phone until you&#39;re awake<br><br>PHOTO AND SCAN<br>• Object Hunt — photograph a random everyday object<br>• Pet Hunt — go find a cat, a dog or a bird<br>• Sky Photo — get to a window and point at the sky<br>• Nature Hunt — find something growing<br>• Touch Grass — exactly what it says<br>• Scan a code — stick a QR code or barcode in the bathroom and walk there<br><br>ROUTINE<br>• Affirmation — read a line out loud<br>• Bible verse — read a verse out loud<br>• Random — a surprise every morning<br><br><br>WHY SNOOZING MAKES IT WORSE<br><br>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.<br><br><br>A SERIOUS ALARM CLOCK UNDERNEATH<br><br>Challenges are the point, but an alarm that doesn&#39;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.<br><br>• Loud, with fade-in volume that starts quiet and rises<br>• Alarm volume independent of your phone&#39;s, with a floor it won&#39;t drop under<br>• Eight wake-up sounds, from Sunrise to Foghorn — or your phone&#39;s own tone<br>• Repeat on the days you choose, with a label on every alarm<br>• Vibration, and an option to silence the ringing while you work the challenge<br>• Snooze if you want it — cap it, or switch it off completely<br>• A built-in check that finds the battery settings your phone uses to mute apps<br><br><br>IT WILL NEVER TRAP YOU<br><br>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.<br><br><br>STREAKS AND STATS<br><br>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&#39;re best at, plus achievements.<br><br>And there&#39;s a rooster. He cheers when you win and shrugs when you don&#39;t — and never makes you feel bad about a morning.<br><br><br>PRIVACY<br><br>• Camera frames are analysed on your device and are never saved or sent anywhere<br>• Your voice is processed on your device for spoken challenges, never recorded<br>• No account, no sign-up, nothing to remember at 6am<br>• Usage analytics are anonymous, exclude your camera, audio and alarm names, and can be switched off<br><br><br>ROOSTA PLUS<br><br>Roosta is free to try and needs no account. Roosta Plus unlocks every challenge and sound, and keeps your alarms running.<br><br>Pricing and duration are shown before you pay. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Google Play.<br><br>Privacy Policy: https://roosta.app/privacy<br>Terms of Service: https://roosta.app/terms<br><br><br>Tomorrow morning the alarm rings, you do the thing, the day has started.

## Rankings

- #1,096,025 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `app.roosta.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.roosta)
