# Keep Me Awake: Stay Awake — Check-In Alarm for Night Feeds

> Alarm app to ensure wakefulness through timed check-ins or button holds. (iPhone/iPad app by Aaron Jin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-me-awake-stay-awake/id6764413382 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aaron Jin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1738976288)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-04-29
- Data updated: 2026-11-07
- Monetization: free

## What is Keep Me Awake?

Stay awake until the time you choose. Keep Me Awake rings the moment you start to drift off, so you make it through the night feed, the night shift, the all-nighter or the jet-lag reset.

TWO WAYS TO STAY AWAKE
• Check-In: tap "I'm awake" every 5, 10 or 15 minutes. Miss one and the alarm goes off.
• Dead Button: hold a finger on the screen. The moment it slips, the alarm rings.
• Set "stay awake until" (say 6 AM) and press Start: the session ends on time, even the night the clocks change.

RINGS WHEN IT MATTERS
• Hear it before tonight: Test the alarm (Settings) rings 15 s after you lock the phone, like a missed check-in. Not heard? It says what to change: Silent, volume, Alarms or a Focus.
• On iOS 26, a missed check-in rings like the Clock app: through Silent and Focus, phone locked or app closed.
• Before iOS 26, a chain of Time Sensitive notifications rings through a Focus like Sleep (Silent mode can mute it).
• Unanswered, it rings up to 15 minutes, then stops; the start screen says when.
• If iOS closes the app overnight, your session keeps going.
• A call, Siri or unplugged headphones can't silence the in-app alarm for good. It warns if the volume is low or headphones are in.
• Notifications off and no Alarms? The start screen says nothing can ring with the app closed.
• A phone that dies can't ring: the app warns when the battery is low and unplugged or won't last to your end time. Can't plug in? With Alarms on, a Check-In lets the screen sleep and still rings.

CHECK IN WITHOUT UNLOCKING
• The countdown sits on the Lock Screen (all night, past iOS's 8 hours) and in the Dynamic Island, with an "I'm awake" button.
• Hands full? Say "Hey Siri, I'm awake in Keep Me Awake" (or press the Action button): the check-in starts over, phone locked, and Siri says when the next is due.
• Alarm ringing with the app closed? Touch and hold its notification (or use your Apple Watch) and tap I'm awake. With the wake-up check on, only the sum stops it.

WIDGETS AND ONE-TAP START (FREE)
• The Tonight widget for your Home Screen (small or wide), StandBy and the Lock Screen (a card, a countdown ring or a line above the clock).
• It shows your end time, this week's hours and nights in a row; during a Check-In, a countdown and "I'm awake" (Home Screen, StandBy).
• On iOS 18+, put Start Check-In in Control Center, on the Lock Screen or the Action button, or ask Siri to start one.

NODDED OFF? SHAKE IT OFF
• After a check-in alarm, the screen suggests one quick way to wake up: stand up, cold water on your face, a brighter light.
• Optional wake-up check, in both modes: a sleepy thumb can't fake a sum, so the alarm rings until you solve one.

SEE EVERY NIGHT YOU KEPT
• Hours awake this week, a bar per day, and nights in a row kept to your end time.
• Tap a night: each check-in, when the alarm rang, how fast you answered.
• Your nights stay on your phone. Delete one or all.

EASY TO READ AT 3 AM
• Every screen, button, sum key and the Lock Screen card's words grow with your text size, up to the largest.
• VoiceOver reads the countdown and every button, says when the alarm rings and how to stop it, and lets you hold Dead Button's circle. Dark Mode and Reduce Motion supported.

PRO, A ONE-TIME PURCHASE (NO SUBSCRIPTION)
• When you slow down: the hours the alarm had to ring most in your last 30 nights, and an option for check-ins about twice as often in those hours
• Start soft, get louder: the check-in alarm builds to full volume over 30 seconds
• All four alarm sounds, plus your own sound files (they ring with the app closed)
• Check-ins every 1, 2 or 3 minutes, or Random (3 to 8 minutes apart, no rhythm to doze off to)
• Unlimited Dead Button (free sessions last 15 minutes)
• Three harder sums for the wake-up check
• All your nights, all-time totals and a CSV export (the last 7 days are free)
• Volume control and intense vibration

Please don't use Keep Me Awake to keep driving. If you're too tired to drive, pull over and rest.

## Key features

- Timed check-ins
- Dead button hold
- Customizable alarm
- Siri integration
- Lock screen widgets
- Wake-up sum challenge

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Keep Me Awake Pro | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Keep Me Awake safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Keep Me Awake.

## Is Keep Me Awake legit?

Keep Me Awake: Stay Awake appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Keep Me Awake is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Keep Me Awake

### How does Keep Me Awake help me stay awake?

Keep Me Awake offers two primary methods: 'Check-In,' where you tap 'I'm awake' at set intervals (5, 10, or 15 minutes), and 'Dead Button,' where you hold a finger on the screen. Missing a check-in or releasing the button triggers an alarm.

### What happens if I miss a check-in on Keep Me Awake?

If you miss a check-in, the alarm will ring. On iOS 26 and later, this alarm rings through Silent and Focus modes, even if the phone is locked or the app is closed. Before iOS 26, it uses Time Sensitive notifications which can be muted by Sleep Focus.

### Can I use Keep Me Awake without unlocking my phone?

Yes, Keep Me Awake provides a countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, featuring an 'I'm awake' button. You can also use Siri commands like 'Hey Siri, I'm awake in Keep Me Awake' to reset the check-in while the phone is locked.

### Does Keep Me Awake have ads?

No, Keep Me Awake does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use and does not display any ads to users.

### What are the 'wake-up check' options in Keep Me Awake?

Keep Me Awake offers an optional wake-up check for both 'Check-In' and 'Dead Button' modes. This feature requires you to solve a quick math sum before the alarm stops, ensuring you are fully alert.

### How does Keep Me Awake handle low battery or phone death?

The app warns you when the battery is low and may not last until your set end time. If your phone dies, it cannot ring. However, with Alarms on, a Check-In can allow the screen to sleep and still ring.

### Can I see my history of staying awake with Keep Me Awake?

Yes, Keep Me Awake allows you to see your hours awake for the week, with a bar for each day and nights in a row. You can tap on a specific night to view details like each check-in, when the alarm rang, and how quickly you responded.

### Is Keep Me Awake available on other devices besides iPhone?

Based on the provided data, Keep Me Awake is currently supported on iPhone devices. There is no information indicating support for other platforms like Android or tablets.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2026-11-01

New with Pro: When you slow down. Your nights now show the hours your check-ins start to slip, so you know when to get up, stretch or make the coffee, and check-ins can come closer in those hours.

• Your nights › When you slow down (Pro) reads the last 30 Check-In nights and names the hours the alarm had to ring most, with a bar for every hour. It waits for 3 nights and 30 check-ins before it says anything.
• Closer check-ins in slow hours (Pro): turn it on under When you slow down or in Settings › Check in every, and in those hours check-ins come about twice as often (every 2 min instead of 5). The Check-In screen says when it's on.
• After a check-in alarm has to ring, the Check-In screen now suggests one quick thing that helps you wake up, like standing up for a minute or cold water on your face. Another idea shows a different one; turn them off in Settings › Wake-up check.
• On smaller iPhones with the largest text, the screen after a free 15-minute Dead Button session now shows its whole explanation above Keep going.

### 1.0.8 — 2026-10-28

Keep Me Awake in Japanese.

• Keep Me Awake now speaks Japanese: every screen, the widgets, the Lock Screen card, notifications, the alarm and Siri follow your iPhone's language.
• The Lock Screen check-in card now lasts the whole night. iOS removes these cards after 8 hours, so on a long night Keep Me Awake now swaps in a fresh one with your next check-in, before the old one would go. Its words also grow with your text size.
• If you doze through a check-in while the app is closed, the alarm keeps ringing for up to 15 minutes instead of stopping after about a minute and a half. After 15 minutes with no answer it stops (in the app too, instead of ringing all night), and the start screen tells you when.
• With the largest text sizes, the start screen now shows both modes without scrolling on smaller iPhones, even under "You made it", the Sound page gives each sound's name and description the full width, the first-run intro's examples grow with your text, and Keep going after a free Dead Button session reads whole.
• Easier to use with accessibility settings: the ringing screen keeps its words readable through the whole pulse, I'm awake, Dismiss and the wake-up sum's keys grow with the largest text sizes, VoiceOver says when the alarm rings and how to stop it, and you can hold Dead Button's circle with VoiceOver on.
• The alarm in the app keeps going if a phone call, Siri or unplugged headphones interrupt it, and while a session runs the screen tells you if your volume is too low (or headphones are connected) for you to hear the alarm.
• When the alarm rings while the app is closed, answer it from the notification: touch and hold it (or use your Apple Watch) and tap I'm awake, no unlocking needed. Tapping the notification now opens the app on your next check-in instead of ringing again. With the wake-up check on, the sum still stops it.
• The alarm's notifications now break through a Focus like Sleep and skip the scheduled summary, so a closed app's alarm isn't held back. If notifications or their sounds are off (and Alarms aren't on), the start screen and the Check-In screen say so, and one tap opens the setting to turn them on.
• Keep Me Awake keeps your screen on all night, so the start screen and a running session now warn you when the battery is low and not charging, or won't last until your end time. Plug in: a phone that dies can't ring. If you can't, a Check-In with Alarms on lets the screen turn off to save power, and the alarm still rings.
• On the night the clocks change, Stay awake until ends at the time you picked. A session started after midnight that night could end an hour off.
• New: Test the alarm (Settings). Start it, lock your phone, and 15 seconds later it rings the way a missed check-in does, so you know what will wake you before tonight. If you didn't hear it, it tells you what to change on your iPhone: Silent mode, the ringer volume, Alarms or a Focus. The start screen offers it on your first nights, and tells you if your last test wasn't heard.
• New: check in hands free. Say “Hey Siri, I'm awake in Keep Me Awake”, or put I'm awake on the Action button, and the check-in starts over without touching the screen, even with the phone locked. Siri tells you when the next one is due (Settings › Hands free).

### 1.0.7 — 2026-10-20

Check in from your Home Screen.

• New: the Tonight widget. Add it to your Home Screen or to StandBy (your iPhone on its side while it charges). It shows the time you're staying awake until and this week's hours.
• During a Check-In it counts down to the next check-in, with an I'm awake button that resets it without opening the app. When a check-in is due it turns red, and if you use the wake-up check it tells you to open the app.
• After a session ends by itself, it says You made it and how long you were awake.
• The widget also comes in a wider size, with a big I'm awake button during a check-in and your week day by day the rest of the time, and on the Lock Screen: a short card, a round countdown, or one line above the clock.
• On iOS 18 and later, add Start Check-In to Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button: one tap opens the app and starts a Check-In until your end time. Or ask Siri: "Start a check-in in Keep Me Awake".
• The widget is free.
• New for Pro: Start soft, get louder. A check-in alarm starts at a quarter of the volume and reaches full volume in 30 seconds, kinder to anyone asleep nearby. Settings › Volume and vibration.
• Your own alarm sound now rings when the app is closed too, not just the default alert.
• The wake-up check now works in Dead Button too: let go and you solve the sum to stop the alarm, then put your finger back within 10 seconds.
• Free Dead Button sessions still last 15 minutes, but at the end you can keep going with Check-In instead of an alarm that wouldn't stop.
• New for Pro: Random check-ins. Each one comes 3 to 8 minutes after the last, so you can't doze off to the rhythm.
• Settings is shorter: one screen with Check-In, Alarm and About, and a page for each thing. Tap Sound on the start screen to go straight to the sounds.
• Your nights: tap a night to see every check-in on a line through the night, when the alarm rang and how long it took you to answer. Delete a single night from its page, or press and hold it in the list.
• Nights in a row: see how many nights running you made it, on Your nights, under You made it and on the widget.
• New for Pro: export your nights as a CSV file to open in a spreadsheet.
• The app opens a little faster.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-13

Check in from your Lock Screen, and a friendlier first night.

• Your check-in countdown now sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Tap "I'm awake" right there and the countdown starts over, no unlocking needed. (With a wake-up check on, the sum still has to be solved once the alarm rings.)
• If iOS closes the app in the night, your session keeps going: open it and you're right where you were.
• New here? A short intro shows the two ways to stay awake: Check-In and Dead Button.
• Before iOS asks for anything, Keep Me Awake says why: Alarms let a missed check-in ring even on Silent or in a Focus, and notifications are the backup. Say "Not now" and nothing pops up over your first countdown.
• Changed your mind later? Settings has a calm "Allow" button instead of a red warning, and "Show intro again" at the bottom.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-08

A new start screen, a real alarm, night mode and a wake-up check.

• Plan the night: set "stay awake until" (say 6:00 AM), press Start, and the session ends by itself at that time.
• On iOS 26, a missed check-in now rings like a real alarm even when your phone is on Silent, locked or in a Focus. Tap "I'm awake" right on the alarm.
• Keep Me Awake now follows your phone's Dark Mode: warm charcoal at night instead of a bright screen.
• New wake-up check: when a check-in alarm rings, solve a quick sum to stop it. A half-asleep thumb can hit a big button; it can't do maths. It's off unless you turn it on ("To stop the alarm" on the start screen, or Settings). Pro adds three tougher sums in a row.
• Easier to read in both light and dark, and the alarm flash respects Reduce Motion.

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