Turn off your alarm and fall back asleep? Scan a QR placed away from bed. Eight missions, no ads or account. iOS 26+. Allow AlarmKit for system alarms.
The morning before an exam, the first day at a new job, a 6 AM flight — some mornings you simply can't sleep through.
AlarmK is a mission-based wake-up alarm built on iOS 26 AlarmKit. Because it uses system-level alarms, it rings through Silent and Focus modes. To dismiss it, you complete a mission — scan a QR code by your bathroom door, solve a math problem, or shake the phone — something that actually requires you to be out of bed.
▶ Why AlarmK
- AlarmKit-based system alarms: same permission model as Apple's Clock app, rings through Silent and Focus
- Mission wake-up: QR/barcode, math, memory, typing, shake, squats, walk, photo — 8 missions (chain up to 5, with a practice mode)
- Deny the system alarm permission and AlarmK won't save an alarm it can't ring — it says why and takes you to Settings
- Wake Report: 7-day wake patterns, mission success rate, streaks
▶ Critical Mode for the mornings that matter
An eight-item night-before checklist: AlarmKit permission, iPhone charging, Silent mode, Focus mode, a saved QR/barcode for this alarm, Apple Watch pairing, a Clock-app backup alarm, and notification permission. iOS gives apps no way to read the ringer switch, and AlarmK doesn't read your Focus status, so those two rows tell you how tomorrow's alarm will be delivered instead. The Clock backup is yours to make — AlarmK never creates one; tick that row once you have. The reliability score appears every time you open the checklist, counting only the rows that settled on a clear pass or fail, your Clock-backup tick included. Anything not ready says so on the spot.
▶ Live Activity & Dynamic Island
As the alarm gets close, a countdown appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. When it fires, tap the secondary button to jump straight into your mission. The same countdown appears in the Apple Watch Smart Stack.
▶ Widgets · Siri · Shift work
- Home and Lock Screen widgets show your next alarm and countdown
- Siri & Shortcuts: set alarms, check the next one, start a nap timer, skip an occurrence — without opening the app
- Shift rotations (N days on / M days off), optional Korean public-holiday skip, and a fixed-instant option for dated alarms
- An optional bedtime reminder and the wake check guard both ends of the night
▶ iCloud sync
Your alarm definitions sync via your own iCloud (private database). Switch iPhones and your alarms come with you. Your alarm data is never sent to our servers, and we can't see it.
▶ Honest about the limits
- A phone that's powered off, has 0% battery, or has alarm permissions denied — no alarm app can wake you. AlarmK focuses on flagging those risks before they bite.
- If the system alarm permission is denied, AlarmK refuses to save or switch on a new alarm rather than let it fail quietly at 6 AM. Alarms saved before the permission was turned off keep trying as notifications — with the ringer switch on Silent they may make no sound, and a Lock Screen card tells you where you stand.
▶ Privacy
- Camera and motion permissions are used only during missions
- QR scans are verified on-device, never transmitted
- No third-party analytics — no Google Analytics, no Facebook SDK
- QR secrets sync end-to-end encrypted in your iCloud Keychain (device-only if you turn iCloud Keychain off)
▶ FAQ
Q. What is AlarmKit?
A. The system alarm API Apple introduced in iOS 26. Uses the same permission model as the Clock app, so it rings through Silent and Focus.
Q. What happens if I turn off iCloud?
A. Alarms work only on this device and won't sync to your other devices.
Q. My alarm didn't fire.
A. First check that the system alarm permission, notification permission, and notification sound are all on. Opening the Critical Mode checklist reviews those plus battery and charging, Silent mode and Focus, and points at whatever isn't ready.
Privacy Policy: https://alarmk.com/privacy
Support: https://alarmk.com/help
I’ve only been using this app for a few days. So far it’s doing its job. I really struggle getting out of bed. I don’t need a louder alarm, I wake up easily. But staying awake and getting out of bed is a completely different story. Forcing myself to get up and do the missions has been great and has really worked for me.
My suggestion would be to add more options on the missions. I know eventually I’ll get use to the current tasks and they won’t wake me up any more and I’ll just go back to bed. A larger variety of tasks would be a great way to change it up.
I’m horrible at math even when wide awake so choosing that mission, for me at least is not an option. 🫣 So I’m done one task. 🤦🏻♀️
I also wish the photo verification actually told me something I have to find in my house to take a picture of. For example, a cup, the shower head, toothbrush. Doing more of a scavenger hunt would make it not just more physical but also more mentally stimulating.
Other than that, so far I am enjoying this app.
Perfect app and does everything I want it to do but I just wish there was a “skip alarm once” button as it’s a nice addition
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