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Chess Puzzle Alarm wakes you up and makes sure you actually get up. To switch off the alarm, you solve a chess puzzle. No mindless snooze tapping. Your brain is awake before your feet hit the floor.
HOW IT WORKS
- Set an alarm like any other: time, repeat days, label.
- When it rings, a chess puzzle appears.
- Solve it to dismiss. That is the only way off.
- Miss one and it goes on your list to try again later.
RELIABLE ALARMS
Built on Apple's AlarmKit, so alarms ring through Silent mode and Focus at the volume you expect.
TUNE THE DIFFICULTY
Pick how hard the morning puzzle should be, from a gentle one-mover to a real tactical test. Choose a theme like forks, pins, or checkmates to drill a specific pattern.
PRACTICE ANY TIME
- Solve mode: work through puzzles at your own pace.
- Puzzle Rush: race the clock and clear as many as you can before three strikes.
- Track your current streak, best streak, and full history.
- Earn achievements as you improve.
THOUSANDS OF PUZZLES, FULLY OFFLINE
Puzzles are bundled with the app, drawn from the public Lichess database (CC0). No internet connection needed, ever.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No accounts. No analytics. No ads. Nothing you do leaves your device.
Requires iOS 26 or later.
Privacy Policy: https://pturczyk.github.io/chess-puzzle-alarm-site/privacy.html
Terms of Use (EULA): https://pturczyk.github.io/chess-puzzle-alarm-site/terms.html
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What's New in Chess Puzzle Alarm
1.0
July 14, 2026






