{"id":24322,"date":"2025-09-15T19:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/24322\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:25:07","slug":"awakes-new-app-requires-heavy-sleepers-to-complete-tasks-in-order-to-turn-off-the-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/24322\/","title":{"rendered":"Awake’s new app requires heavy sleepers to complete tasks in order to turn off the alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new iOS app called Awake<\/a>, designed specifically for heavy sleepers who must complete missions to turn off their alarms, launched Monday. The app is only available to users with the iOS 26 <\/a>update, which also came out on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unlike traditional alarm clocks that can be silenced with a simple tap, Awake is intended to actively engage users\u2019 brains to ensure they fully wake up. Once the alarm sounds, users must complete a series of interactive missions to turn it off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These tasks include a variety of challenges, such as rotating the iPhone, completing a set of push-ups, or tackling math problems, puzzles, or even language lessons. By incorporating physical and mental activities, Awake aims to help break the cycle of hitting snooze and encourage a more active start to the day.<\/p>\n

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While other similar apps exist, such as Alarmy<\/a>, Challenges<\/a>, and Mathe Alarm<\/a>, among others, Awake sets itself apart by offering additional features. One of these is a \u201cMorning Briefing,\u201d which offers a customized summary of information the user chooses the night before, including the weather forecast and events from a calendar.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a Block integration, which prevents users from accessing social media immediately upon waking. A future feature will allow people to listen to new podcast episodes as soon as they open their eyes.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Awake includes a sleep planning function that helps improve sleep quality by allowing users to enter the desired amount of sleep and preferred wake-up time. It then calculates the best time to go to bed.<\/p>\n

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Leo Mehlig, the indie developer behind the popular daily planner app Structured<\/a>, says he developed Awake in response to high demand from Structured users. Mehlig jumped on the idea after Apple announced iOS 26, which provided developers with access to a new Alarm Kit framework to create alarm and timer apps with features like full-screen alerts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just felt like there had to be something better than a standard alarm clock for people who struggle to get up in the morning,\u201d he told TechCrunch. \u201cSo we always had [planned for it], but we basically sidelined it. And then when I saw the [Apple] keynote, I saw the Alarm Kit, I was like, \u2018OK, now we need to build this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Awake is available for free, with a premium subscription option for $1.75 per month or $19.99 per year, which unlocks additional missions such as getting up to turn on a light, scanning a QR code, and walking a certain number of steps. One mission even requires users to recite a mantra.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Mehlig envisions incorporating a feature called \u201cWake Up Check,\u201d which will double-check if people are truly awake after completing a mission. By using the step counter, the app will track users\u2019 movement after the mission; if no movement is detected, it will send a notification. If the user does not respond within a few minutes, the app will trigger another alarm to ensure they don\u2019t fall back asleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new iOS app called Awake, designed specifically for heavy sleepers who must complete missions to turn off…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[24857,24858,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-24322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-alarm-clock","9":"tag-ios-apps","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}