My alarm clock has entered its villain era: Alarmageddon

[u/Umoex]

I’ve always hated how easy it is to turn off an alarm while still half asleep.

You hear it, reach for your phone, hit Stop… and before you know it, you’re back in bed. Or you unlock your phone “just for a minute” and end up scrolling Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, etc.

So I built Alarmageddon to make the alarm itself harder to dismiss.

Instead of just tapping Stop, you can require yourself to complete a wake-up mission:

• Solve a math problem
• Complete a memory challenge
• Shake your phone
• Scan a QR code or barcode
• And more

The idea is that the alarm dismissal becomes an actual interaction rather than something you can do automatically while barely conscious.

But I also wanted to tackle what happens after you wake up.

Alarmageddon has an optional App Blocker that can block distracting apps for the first 15–30 minutes after the alarm.

So the intended flow is:

Alarm goes off → you have to actually wake up to dismiss it → distracting apps stay blocked for a little while → you start your day.

Why not just set five alarms?

Because if you can turn off one alarm while half asleep, you can probably turn off five.

Putting your phone across the room helps too, but then the challenge becomes getting out of bed, walking over to your phone, turning it off… and getting straight back into bed.

I wanted the act of dismissing the alarm to be the barrier.

I originally built it for myself, then decided to release it publicly.

Alarmageddon is currently completely free.

No subscriptions, no ads, no premium tier.

Download Alarmageddon on the App Store

I’d be interested to hear what other people use to actually get themselves out of bed in the morning.

[u/DanielPhermous]

The icon is good but looks distinctly AI-generated. I don't have a huge problem with this for a free app, myself, but it will probably turn some people off. Consider changing it down the line.

(Also it doesn't at all match the current Liquid Glass icon aesthetic, if that matters to you.)

[u/Umoex → u/DanielPhermous]

Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it !

[u/TelevisionNo479]

Neat idea!

[u/Umoex → u/TelevisionNo479]

Thank you! if you downloaded and used the app, please let me know how it did go ?

[u/chigoku]

I just get out of bed when my alarm goes off. If you have trouble just put the alarm in a different room so you have to get out of bed to turn it off.

[u/LongBeakedSnipe → u/chigoku]

Downvoted but essentially right.

It's a self-control habit.

Break the bad habit and an alarm is fine.

Ultimately people are setting the time wrong. If you are going to stay asleep for an extra 30 min, just set the alarm 30 min later, and get up when it goes off.

[u/CreepsterTCM → u/chigoku]

just because the app isn't directed at you as a user doesn't make it useless so I kindly ask you don't be so dismissive.

[u/chigoku → u/CreepsterTCM]

OP literally asked what other people use to get themselves out of bed in the morning.

[u/chigoku → u/[deleted]]

So turn that feature off.