# Doodlewake - Alarm Clock — user reviews > 47 indexed App Store user reviews of Doodlewake by Loc Goods Inc., rated 4.40/5 from 46 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doodlewake-alarm-clock/id6670575109/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doodlewake-alarm-clock/id6670575109.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 31 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Doodlewake? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great UI and design - 💡 Unique and effective concept - 🚀 Helps users wake up - 🌸 Cute and unique app - ✨ Clean and simple UI - ✅ Effective features - 👍 Easy to use - 💯 High quality craftsmanship **Cons** - 🐛 Unreliable alarms - 🐛 Alarms not going off - 🐛 Alarms going off late - 🐛 Alarms going off randomly - 🐛 App crashes - 🐛 App stuck on loading screen - 🐛 Black screen issues - 🐛 Incorrect barcode scan - 🐛 Sound turns off unexpectedly - 🐛 Alarm stops ringing early - 🐛 No snoozing functionality - 🐛 Unclear ringer settings - 🐛 Flashlight stays on - 🐛 Bad math challenges - 🐛 Lowers phone volume - 🐛 Alarm silenced to vibration only - 🐛 Alarm volume resets **Commonly reported bugs** - Alarm notified but no action - App goes black then reopens alarm - Alarm goes off again after black screen - Alarm only rang for 4 minutes and then stopped - Alarm won't go off when scheduled and will go off randomly during the day - Alarm goes off two hours late, doesn't come up with barcode scanner, uses wrong sound or doesn't go off at all - Sound turns off if phone is turned off when camera is up for QR code - Alarm set for 5:30am and 5:35am, neither went off - Alarm quit working completely - Alarm set for 11 AM went off at 12:10pm - Alarm for 6 AM went off at 9:45 - Some mornings it just doesn't go off at all - Bug when alarm is turned off and deleted, it randomly starts going off - App crashing when trying to open - App stuck on loading screen when trying to open - Scan Barcode setting not working, says 'incorrect barcode' - Alarm is easily silenced (to vibration only) if the user ‘closes’ the app without completing the challenge - Alarm with 100% volume resets to ~40% after a failed barcode/steps test - Loophole bug: app closes and keeps vibrating but loses audio - It kept reverting to my time **Most requested features** - Add customizable titles for alarms - Add NFC tag as an option to stop alarm - Add option to prevent app deletion - Add more variation in math problem difficulty - Allow selection of number of math problems - Add more sound features - Add loud and annoying sounds - Implement default admin login/password fallback - Allow uploading own sound files - Link Spotify to choose alarm song - Add dark mode option - Add ability to set alarm to not stop until task is done ## Newest reviews (12 of 47) ### 4/5 — Better than expected *2026-08-03* SOLID ### 3/5 — Almost Works! *2025-11-06* The concept is amazing, I was looking for a Barcode Scanner Alarm and this is the best designed one I could find. Problem is, last night it only rang for 4 minutes and then stopped. It wasn't loud or long enough to wake up my son, and why did it stop ringing? I wish I could set it to not stop ringing until the task is done! **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear your son's alarm stopped ringing early. To help prevent this in the future, we’ve put together an Alarm Optimization Guide with steps to maximize reliability as the alarm should continue ringing until the task is done. We hope this helps, and appreciate your feedback! https://doodlewake.com/#ios-optimization ### 4/5 — Good with one main bug *2025-09-18* It works reliably, but occasionally(it’s very rarely, only happened to me like twice), the alarm won’t go off when scheduled and will go off randomly during the day. Last time this happened to me it was while I was walking through school between classes, and if it happened a couple of minutes earlier it would have been during a test when I didn’t have access to my phone. It this issue could be fixed it would pretty much be perfect. Thanks! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback and we will look into this issue! ### 4/5 — It works *2025-07-29* Love this app. Was consistently sleeping through my alarms or turning them off in my sleep. This has really helped me actually wake up to my alarm. I found a bug where the sound turns off if you turn off your phone when the camera is up for the QR code. I emailed the support and they responded that the bug has been fixed in Beta mode and will be released with their original app in a few weeks. So far even with the bug I haven’t slept through a single alarm. Overall very effective app. I give 4 stars only because you cannot link your Spotify to choose a song for the alarm. I think you can link Apple Music to it I just don’t have that. ### 3/5 — Unreliable *2025-06-19* It’s 5:45am as I type. I had two alarms set at 5:30am and 5:35am. Neither one of them went off today. I’ve been using this alarm without the apple alarm as backup for about a week now. It’s just not reliable. If it weren’t for my sunrise lamp I would have completely overslept and been late to work. The idea of the alarm is great but it’s just not reliable right now to use by itself. **Developer response:** We're truly sorry your alarms didn’t go off when you needed them for work. We've started investigating the problem, and have a couple questions to help us confirm what might have the issue. Do you happen to have automatic app updates enabled on your device (Settings > App Store > Automatic Downloads > App Updates)? Also, did the alarm work consistently on previous days? Thank you for taking the time to share this as your input really helps us improve the experience for everyone. ### 5/5 — Love this app for waking up! *2025-06-17, version 1.0.8* I use the app specifically for the feature of having to solve some elementary math problems before I can turn off the alarm. In the future, I’d love to see some more variation in the math problems difficulty, with the added ability to pick how many problems I want to solve any given day. I found this app via YouTube shorts and love it for its design and easy-to-use functionality. ### 4/5 — A bit buggy but I love it *2025-05-23* My alarm set for 11 AM went off at 12:10pm, but it definitely went off and woke me up! **Developer response:** Sorry about the delay, and thanks for letting us know! We're investigating the issue to make sure alarms go off exactly on time. ### 5/5 — I like it & can the alarms have a name? *2025-05-16, version 1.0.7* Would it be possible to give the alarms customizable titles? Like “go to gym” or “pick up kid” I hid a QR code in my gym and car lol ### 4/5 — Good, but... *2025-04-28* I'll admit that I tend to try to do anything to not get out of bed, including deleting the app to make the alarm stop. If the developer could add something that goes into the Screen Time restrictions or something and prevents app-deleting until the app is shut off, that would be great! **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! We totally understand the struggle, and will look into implementing this feature. ### 4/5 — great but a work in development *2025-04-23, version 1.0.7* I love the concept of this, and it has helped me through a few mornings, but there are still some bugs. An alarm for 6 AM went off at 9:45 three hours later and some mornings it just doesn’t go off at all. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2025-04-10* amazing app, clean UI, only issue i’ve ran into is the custom songs (gonna assume this is an easy fix lol), keep it up! ### 4/5 — Review *2025-03-17* I really like this app I use it every day but I found a bug when I created an alarm and later turned it off and deleted it it randomly started going off I opened the app and it didn’t say I can turn it off and it didn’t say I have any alarm and I got hundreds of notifications otherwise the app is great **Developer response:** Update: The fix is now available in the newest release! Thank you for your support and bringing this to our attention! We’re really sorry for the unexpected alarms and notification. We’ve identified the issue and have fixed it in the next update. And if you ever run into anything else, feel free to reach out again! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Shi sucks *2026-02-20* Horrible just horrible ### 1/5 — Bad app I do not recommend downloading *2025-11-21* It does not work and it does not look good. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear the app didn’t work for you. If you can share what specifically wasn’t working, I would be happy to fix the issue. Also, a UI update is also in the works for the next release. Edit: We've just released an update improving alarm reliability and fixed several bugs. ### 1/5 — Buggy *2025-09-12, version 1.1.0* Worked well for a week. Now it either goes off two hours late, doesn’t come up with the barcode scanner, uses the wrong sound or doesn’t go off at all. ### 1/5 — Bad alarm *2025-08-22* The concept is good but it just sometimes would not ring **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear your alarm didn’t ring. To help prevent this in the future, we’ve put together an Alarm Optimization Guide with steps to maximize reliability. We hope this helps, and appreciate your feedback as we continue improving Doodlewake. Link: https://doodlewake.com/#ios-optimization ### 1/5 — Unreliable *2025-06-24* It’s 5:45am as I type. I had two alarms set at 5:30am and 5:35am. Neither one of them went off today. I’ve been using this alarm without the apple alarm as backup for about a week now. It’s just not reliable. If it weren’t for my sunrise lamp I would have completely overslept and been late to work. The idea of the alarm is great but it’s just not reliable right now to use by itself. UPDATE: Alarm just quit working completely now. It has to be a 1 star, and uninstalling. I might try it again in the future. But you can’t have an alarm that doesn’t go off. **Developer response:** We're truly sorry your alarms didn’t go off when you needed them for work. We've started investigating the problem, and have a couple questions to help us confirm what might have the issue. Do you happen to have automatic app updates enabled on your device (Settings > App Store > Automatic Downloads > App Updates)? Also, did the alarm work consistently on previous days? Thank you for taking the time to share this as your input really helps us improve the experience for everyone. ### 1/5 — Could be great *2025-03-02* Love the concept. Unfortunately it has lots of bugs and just doesn’t work often, so I can’t rely on it. But when it does work, it’s great! Will continue trying to use it, and will update review as well. Been using for about a week and it has worked 3 days out of the ~7 days I’ve tried it. Bugs as of right now: 1) Alarm not going off, even when set 2) App crashing when trying to open 3) App stuck on loading screen when trying to open 4) “Scan Barcode” setting not working. It keeps saying “incorrect barcode” , making it impossible to turn off alarm without uninstalling the app. Response to Developers: I’m using an iPhone 15 Pro Max on the latest version of iOS. I’ve also noticed after uninstalling the app and reinstalling, it seems everything will work fine, until the app breaks. This happens ~3-4 days after use. Then the noted bugs start occurring. Alarm not going off, crashing, stuck on loading screen, and barcode setting not functioning properly when the alarm does go off. I absolutely love this concept and will keep on trying it out! Can’t wait for updates. I truly do want this to replace the stock iOS alarm. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for your patience and detailed feedback! We’ve just released a new update that improves alarm reliability, fixes crashes, and addresses barcode scanning issues. We’d love for you to give it another try and let us know if things have improved! ### 1/5 — Could be great *2025-02-25* Love the concept. Unfortunately it has lots of bugs and just doesn’t work often,so I can’t rely on it. But when it does work, it’s great! Will continue trying to use it, and will update review as well. Been using for about a week and it has worked 3 days out of the ~7 days I’ve tried it. Bugs as of right now: 1) Alarm not going off, even when set 2) App crashing when trying to open 3) App stuck on loading screen when trying to open 4) “Scan Barcode” setting not working. It keeps saying “incorrect barcode” , making it impossible to turn off alarm without uninstalling the app. **Developer response:** We really appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear about the issues you’re experiencing. We’re actively working on improving alarm reliability, especially on older devices (such as the iPhone 7), and we aim to resolve these issues in our next update. To help us troubleshoot further, could you let us know which device you’re using? In the meantime, we recommend keeping your device plugged in overnight and disabling Low Power Mode, as it can sometimes interfere with alarm functionality. We truly appreciate your patience and your willingness to keep trying the app! Please stay tuned for updates, and we’d love to hear if things improve for you! ### 2/5 — Alarm notified but no action *2026-01-12* I was excited to find an app with the options available to set an alarm and really need to do something to stop it. So I set one up. It went off 1) not with the sound I set it up with 2) when it went off there was no action ie math that I initially set it up with. It kept taking me to the alarm set up screen. Anyhow uninstalled. Good idea. Just missed the mark **Developer response:** Sorry to hear the alarm didn’t work as expected. We've just released an update that addresses this exact bug! Thank you for your patience and apologies for the troubles. ### 2/5 — BUG. *2025-12-13, version 1.1.0* When I set my timer to the current time, the app just goes black, then I reopen the app then it opens the alarm. Normal right? No. I have 1441 minutes. No kidding. I do the math questions, and when I’m finished, I just popped up with a black screen. When I reopen it, it sounds the alarm AGAIN! Devs please ### 2/5 — Limited by iPhone and some missing features, but moderately helpful *2025-06-28* + Alarm goes off and need to scan a barcode to turn it off + App looks nice - No snoozing functionality (really?) - Unclear what focus mode / ringer settings I need to have to get this alarm to go off - If you turn on flash to scan the barcode successfully, next time you open the app, your flashlight will be on. No easy way to turn it off without another alarm to scan for. - Bad math challenges (weird layout of numbers, too easy, etc) **Developer response:** Thank you for the detailed feedback as it’s incredibly helpful as we improve Doodlewake. We’re working on an alarm optimization checklist to clarify the ideal settings for reliable alarms, investigating the flashlight bug, and improving math challenges to be more engaging and better designed. Really appreciate your support! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best alarm app *2026-07-18* This is the most you could ask for an alarm app, with the BEST features. If you add more and more features like points and daily activities, then you would greatly get attentions from many morning people. W Doodlewake🔥 **Developer response:** This means a lot, thank you! Love the points and daily activities ideas, and that direction is very much on the roadmap. Big update in the works too with a refreshed UI and native iPhone alarm support. More to come 👀 ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-05-28* Works well! UI is very good! **Developer response:** Thank you and glad you're enjoying Doodlewake! ### 5/5 — Very good *2026-05-02* Love it this is the app that will get you up **Developer response:** Cheers to better mornings! ### 5/5 — Amazing work bro *2025-10-09* You did great man, Love the App ### 5/5 — Smart, Simple, and Seriously Effective! *2025-10-08, version 1.1.0* Clean UI, effective features compared to the traditional apps out there. Helps me get out of bed without the frustration of endless snoozing. ### 5/5 — I love the app *2025-09-30, version 1.1.0* This app is so cute and very unique. The ringtones are the best too! 🌸 ### 5/5 — Great UI and idea *2025-09-14, version 1.1.0* Simple and intuitive UI, snappy performance, and an overall great idea. Not much to say here. ### 5/5 — Great Alarm *2025-09-09, version 1.1.0* I’ve followed this devs journey on YouTube and it’s been great to see! He is super accessible especially on YouTube and cares a lot about this app! He is constantly adding new features but since it’s just him sometimes it can take time! But it makes sense! I love the new features of the streaks, new math problems (my favorite way to wake up lol) and new sounds! It’s been great! Keep up the amazing work! - Kaleb ### 5/5 — It works *2025-08-20, version 1.0.9* UPDATE: still love this app. So much so that I went to review it again thinking I hadn’t already reviewed it. I went from literally 30 alarms on 2 different devices to 1 alarm on this app and 2 alarms on a separate device (I’m an extremely heavy sleeper and I don’t trust I’ll wake up from just the sound of my phone). ORIGINAL: Love this app. Was consistently sleeping through my alarms or turning them off in my sleep. This has really helped me actually wake up to my alarm. I found a bug where the sound turns off if you turn off your phone when the camera is up for the QR code. I emailed the support and they responded that the bug has been fixed in Beta mode and will be released with their original app in a few weeks. So far even with the bug I haven’t slept through a single alarm. Overall very effective app. I give 4 stars only because you cannot link your Spotify to choose a song for the alarm. I think you can link Apple Music to it I just don’t have that. ### 5/5 — Very Helpful *2025-07-18, version 1.0.9* Really helps me get out of bed when feeling lazy!! --- *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 2026-08-22.*