# Barcode Alarm Clock — user reviews > 251 indexed App Store user reviews of Barcode Alarm Clock by Jarig Duval, rated 4.40/5 from 1,240 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barcode-alarm-clock/id699437630/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barcode-alarm-clock/id699437630.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 915 · 4★ 111 · 3★ 71 · 2★ 53 · 1★ 90 ## What do users think of Barcode Alarm Clock? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Effective at waking up - 👍 Innovative concept - 🚀 Forces you to get out of bed - 👍 Helps with sleep disorder **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🔋 Drains battery - 🔒 Easy to bypass alarm - 🔒 Alarm doesn't work on silent **Commonly reported bugs** - Alarm doesn't go off sometimes - Barcode scanner not working properly - Constant background crash notifications **Most requested features** - Add option to disable 'Plan B' feature - Allow importing custom ringtones - Improve stability and reduce crashes - Ensure alarm works even on silent mode ## Newest reviews (12 of 251) ### 3/5 — It gets the job done *2026-08-24, version 7.2.3* The app has been super helpful to me. I have been soooo much better about getting ready for the day with this app. The problem I have is it crashing. If it crashes and your phone is on silent, it won’t go off. And it crashes a lot. If you open the app right before you sleep you can turn background mode on. I just don’t understand why it’s not always on. I don’t want to have to tell it every day to turn background mode on. So it’s kind of an annoying app, but it has definitely made my life better. So I guess I can live with it. ### 2/5 — works but crashes ALL the time *2026-06-23, version 7.2.3* the app works as intended and is a great alarm app without all the fluff of others - but it seems to crash multiple times every day and this means the alarm ultimately doesn’t end up ringing. ### 3/5 — Too easy to override *2026-06-15, version 7.2.3* I initially liked this app. I had a weekday alarm and a weekend alarm (different times). However, although the override is slightly annoying, I soon pretty much remembered the barcode number to be able to type it in easily and turn off the alarm whilst still half-asleep in bed, instead of going downstairs to scan the barcode. Unfortunately I found the override too easy and you cannot turn this off on the free version. ### 2/5 — Gute Idee, mäßige Umsetzung *2026-06-02* Tolle Idee, die es so auch sonst so gut wie nirgendwo gibt. Allerdings startet die Kamera zum Ausschalten des Weckers nicht zuverlässig. ### 4/5 — Object scan *2026-05-29, version 7.2.3* My only thing is, I want to be able to have it shuffle through things that stay in the bathroom, and downstairs and it randomly instead of it being the same object over and over. overall, it’s a really good app and you do not need to pay.. ### 2/5 — It‘s raining Absturzmeldungen *2026-05-26* (ios 26.4.2) Hätte die App gerne behalten, weil ich das Prinzip gut finde. Mitteilungszentrale wird seit der Installation jedoch überflutet mit Absturzmeldungen der App (kommen im 15-Minuten-Takt, wenn der Wecker aktiv ist) In der Praxis klingelt der Wecker dann an ca. 3 von 5 Tagen und ist somit unbrauchbar. ### 4/5 — Supi App aber ein bisschen verwirrend *2026-05-19* Ich habe die App erst vor kurzem runtergeladen und das macht halt wirklich richtig Laune dann halt auch aufzustehen vor allen Dingen wenn du einen guten Klingelton hast. Was ich am Anfang so ein bisschen, blöd fand dass er die nicht sagen konnte, was du scannen sollst, sondern das du das selber einstellst. Aber wie soll sonst anders gehen. Ich scheck gerade aber irgendwie nicht wie das geht mit wenn man zwei To Do Liste haben möchte also einmal für den Morgen und einmal für den Abend Wecker. ### 3/5 — Stop with early feedback *2026-05-13, version 7.2.3* It is stupid to request feedback before the app has had chance to be properly used. Feedback should only be requested after a few uses at the very least. ### 4/5 — Works but could be better *2026-02-27, version 7.2.3* I’m awake but frustrated. If it’s not the last app you used it doesn’t pop to the foreground, you have to hunt for it. The don’t wake my spouse button is tiny and blue text on dark background. There is no way I could’ve seen that before I had my glasses on. The barcode scanning is not as good as native qr scanning and takes some practice to get it at the right distance for because it doesn’t zoom. I thought I knew how it worked after my test run the night before but it was certainly a rude awakening. Now that I know how it works I think next time will go better ### 5/5 — app crashes and alarm doesnt go off sometimes *2026-02-05, version 7.2.3* best way to wake up no shock bracelet or anything else works as effectively as this however the app will malfunction if your screen goes off due to it not having a proper backround refresh ### 3/5 — Constant crashing! *2026-02-01, version 7.2.3* This app *was* great, it’s the first alarm app that actually forces me out of bed, so I don’t just complete a math question and fall back asleep like some others. But it’s so annoying that I have to reopen the app every ten minutes because of it crashing, and asking me to click on the notification to turn on backup mode (which is the thing that crashes) now it’s not going off when I need it to and I’m missing the alarm. It’s not a very complicated app, and it already has a hard time scanning the barcode quickly, so it’s frustrating that I can’t even rely on it to function. I will change my review when this is fixed. ### 2/5 — Huge battery drainer *2026-01-12, version 7.2.3* Why does this app drain the battery- my iPhone reports this app used 59% of battery when running in background for 6 hours over night. Shame because I was going to keep using it because the alarm itself worked. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-07-14, version 7.2.3* This app doesn’t work. I set an alarm, programmed a bar code, turned on the alarm and allowed notifications. It didn’t wake me up the next morning! When I finally awoke, I checked the app to see what happened, and only when I opened the app did the alarm go off. So I overslept. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-07-07, version 7.2.3* Didn’t go off in the morning, waited until 10 hours later when I was nowhere near the barcode set to switch it off! ### 1/5 — 33% заряда аккумулятора за сутки *2026-06-09* 33% заряда съело это приложение за сутки из за аналитики ep7.facebook.com 1526 запросов отправлено на сервера facebook за 1 сутки ### 1/5 — How do you scan a barcode *2026-05-17, version 7.2.3* You must first scan a barcode to even set the alarm. I can't figure out how to open the camera in app to scan one and the app offers no assistance ### 1/5 — I’ll keep trying it, but…. *2026-05-12, version 7.2.3* Literally the day that I bought it and paid for the premium ad-free version, it just started crashing non-stop. So much so that it didn’t go off this morning and I overslept. Kinda defeated the purpose. I’m going to keep trying and see if it gets any better. But and ominous start nonetheless. ### 1/5 — Crashes and spyware *2026-04-30, version 7.2.3* Crashed 10 times a day and pinged facebook sdk 100 times a day ### 1/5 — Barcode recognition *2026-04-29, version 7.2.3* Can’t scan in barcode ### 1/5 — Constant crashing! *2026-02-06, version 7.2.3* This app *was* great, it’s the first alarm app that actually forces me out of bed, so I don’t just complete a math question and fall back asleep like some others. But it’s so annoying that I have to reopen the app every ten minutes because of it crashing, and asking me to click on the notification to turn on backup mode (which is the thing that crashes) now it’s not going off when I need it to and I’m missing the alarm. It’s not a very complicated app, and it already has a hard time scanning the barcode quickly, so it’s frustrating that I can’t even rely on it to function. I will change my review when this is fixed. Edit: somehow this app broke even further and took longer and longer to even scan the barcode until it just stopped recognizing it! The song wouldn’t stop so now I’ve had to delete the app! Seriously, it’s not a complicated app. Get this fixed if you want anyone to use it! ### 1/5 — App crashes *2025-12-17, version 7.2.3* App always crashes overnight, which means the alarm doesn’t go off and you just get notifications instead. The app is a great concept but a poorly functioning app ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE. DO NOT GET. *2025-12-12, version 7.2.3* I took a picture of a barcode to set my alarm and the next day taking a picture OF THE SAME BARCODE it tells me it’s not the same barcode so my alarm was stuck going off. I also tried the alternative option of typing the barcode and I typed both mine from the item i originally took a pic from AND the numbers the app was showing on the screen and both times it said it was wrong😐 i tried completely closing the app and it still was going off, just ended up having to delete it. I guess it did its job of getting me out of bed but that was a terrible way to start the day😭 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great for free *2026-07-11, version 7.2.3* This is a girly great app and it works as expected most of the time you gotta remember to kind of leave it on as an active app before you go to sleep I couldn’t imagine paying just to have the ads removed. It should have more functionality to be a paid app. ### 5/5 — Mr *2026-07-09, version 7.2.3* Likey ### 5/5 — very helpful! *2026-06-20, version 7.2.3* i used to have my alarm on my dresser, so i had to get out of bed to turn it off, but i always turned around and get back in. but with my new app, i set the barcode to fruit in my fridge, which is on another floor and it helps me to not get back into my bed! there’s also an alternate way to turn off the alarm and it makes you type in this like 12 digit code while the background flashes red and white and the numbers move around, it also works pretty well. i’m not married, but it also has a “don’t wake spouse” button which allows you to silence the alarm for a few seconds as you leave the room i think! i would recommend this app! ### 5/5 — Mega! *2026-05-25* Seit ich den Wecker nutze, komme ich morgens problemlos aus dem Bett - ich scanne die Zahnpasta im Badezimmer! ### 5/5 — Funktioniert super aber… *2026-04-28* Wenn du eingeschränkte Bildschirm Zeit hast funktioniert er nicht so gut ### 5/5 — THIS IS GREAT *2026-04-11, version 7.2.3* I don't usually write reviews but this one I have to, IT IS GREAT. I LOVE how the second I came it didn't throw ads and premium plans on me, which is a struggle, almost every other alarm app will try to get your money on everything, this one doesn't yet seem to be too much that way I appreciate that I can still use it. It also has so many free options to choose from for alarms, some of the names of Alarms and design I found funny but they are also usefull. The barcode idea I also love, there are other multiple things you get from the app like the full screen timer which I was just searching for so its nice to have the whole pack together. There are also multiple buttons that don't have to be there but they are AND THERE GREAT, like the 'don't wake up my spouse', there just little details that are created with care and I appreciate all of this very much. ### 5/5 — A life saver *2026-04-09, version 7.2.3* I struggle really badly with getting out of bed and mentally it takes a toll. This has been great, it’s completely free and the sound is so annoying it makes me jump out of bed in a morning. I attached a barcode to the hand soap in my bathroom for ease. I couldn’t recommend this enough. ### 5/5 — WORKS AND IS FREE *2026-04-03, version 7.2.3* Works great, I used a random barcode from a box and I keep it on my fridge which is downstairs and across the house from me so I HAVE to get up, I love that there is a “plan b” alarm which is just typing the barcode numbers but the numbers bounce around the screen and flash color so it’s a lot harder to do so it still wakes you up. I also love the locked alarm feature, as I do find myself changing the alarm last minute to catch extra Zs, I also also love the don’t wake my spouse feature, which lets you snooze it momentarily so you don’t wake up the rest of the house. I LOVE THIS APP, and most importantly, it’s F R E E All the other apps cost a subscription fee and it’s just awful ### 5/5 — Great *2026-03-23, version 7.2.3* It really helps me get out of bed in the morning ### 5/5 — The best alarm for deep sleeper *2026-02-10, version 7.2.3* I struggled with hearing alarms for years and this is THE ONLY alarm that I can always hear and works for me every time. Thank you for saving my life 🙏🏼 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*