Comparison

Instant Wake Up vs MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Instant Wake Up

This app helps you wake up on time with engaging missions that prevent snoozing. It offers customizable alarms, bedtime reminders, and features to ensure you develop healthy sleep habits and a productive morning routine.

Highlights
  • Wake-up mission sets to turn off alarm
  • Customizable ringtones and music alarms
  • Bedtime reminders for proactive sleep management
  • Math puzzles, memory games, and shake missions
  • Barcode scanning mission
  • Customizable alarm volume and lock
  • Procedural Ringtones to prevent auditory adaptation
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Trouble getting out of bed in the morning? You'll never snooze or oversleep with the Instant Wake Up alarm clock. Develop healthy sleeping habits and a great morning routine. Never fall back asleep again! GET UP *ON TIME, EVERY TIME* * Create sets of wake-up missions to turn off the alarm * Wake up to ringtones, your favorite music, or both * Loud ringtones or any text read aloud to you * Procedural Ringtones¹ to counter auditory adaptation * Bedtime Reminder helps you prevent sleep deprivation proactively WAKE-UP WITH A MISSION Completing wake-up missions shuts off the alarm and leaves you fully awake and alert. They stimulate the higher functions of your brain and they're fun too! * Solve multiple-choice math puzzles * Play a memory game * Shake your phone * Run to the bathroom to scan the barcode of your toothpaste. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOURSELF * Preset the alarm volume and make it impossible to mute * Lock the alarms to prevent yourself from cheating * Randomize your missions and playlists so your brain won't get used to it * Use Procedural Ringtones¹ to never sleep through any alarm again * Sharing a room? The “Don't Wake my Spouse” button will help! TOTALLY CUSTOMIZABLE * Choose the clock display, color theme, and even the app icon * Dark Mode to help you power down at night, but options for pleasantly bright alarms * Morning Routine lets you set tasks to start your day the right way WARNING: SLEEP IS NECESSARY Staying in control of your sleep routine is key to waking up feeling rested and healthy. Sleep deprivation can be dangerous to your health and the health of others. You should always focus on getting enough sleep first. That's why the Instant Wake Up alarm clock also includes Bedtime Reminders and Enforcers. ARE YOU CRUSHING YOUR SLEEP? Let us know how you're enjoying the Instant Wake Up alarm clock, or give us your suggestions: support@instantwakeup.com ----- ¹ Procedural Ringtones require iOS 13 or later

About

MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock

This alarm clock requires you to scan a barcode from an everyday item to dismiss it, ensuring you get out of bed. It helps build discipline by making scanning your first action. Offers multiple alarms, custom durations, and an emergency stop option.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes or QR codes to stop alarms
  • Build morning discipline with a repeatable action
  • Set multiple alarms with custom durations
  • Repeat alarms on selected days
  • Emergency stop option
  • No account required
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Alarm off. Still in bed? Give your morning a destination. MorrowStep is a barcode alarm that pairs your wake-up with an everyday item you keep away from bed, like toothpaste or coffee. When your alarm rings, go to that item and scan its matching saved barcode or QR code to finish your wake-up. Emergency Stop is available if you can't scan. RECOGNIZE YOUR DESTINATION Save barcodes and QR codes with names and reference photos, so the right object is easy to recognize. Reuse your saved codes, choose a default or assign a different barcode to each alarm. PLAN YOUR MORNINGS Set a one-time alarm or repeat it on selected days. Use Quick alarms for 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 8 hours or a custom duration. Put alarms in your preferred order and see your next alarm and the time remaining on Today. MAKE IT FAMILIAR Choose from 13 sounds across Classic Alarm, Rhythmic and Gentle. Pick Clear Sky, Lilac Dawn or Paper & Ink, with matching app icons. Use Light or Dark appearance, or follow your iPhone. English and Georgian interfaces are available; sound names stay in English. KEEP YOUR SETUP No MorrowStep account is required, and barcode scanning happens on your iPhone. Optional private iCloud backups keep saved barcodes, reference photos, alarm settings and app language. The latest 10 successful backups are kept. Choose one to restore; restored alarms start Off. WHEN YOU CAN'T SCAN Emergency Stop finishes the wake-up without scanning: type STOP ALARM, then hold the button for five continuous seconds. Releasing early or interrupting the hold cancels it. Tapping Stop on the system alarm alert does not finish the wake-up, so another alert can follow. TRY IT FREE The seven-day trial starts with your original App Store download. Reinstalling does not restart it, and no paid subscription starts automatically. After the trial, choose Monthly, Yearly or Lifetime to keep creating, changing and turning on alarms. During the trial, creating, changing or turning on alarms requires internet. Alarms you have already set can still be finished offline, even after the trial ends. Monthly and Yearly renew automatically until canceled in your App Store subscription settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not cancel an existing Monthly or Yearly subscription; cancel that subscription yourself if you switch. Purchases are charged when confirmed, with current prices shown in the app. Active Monthly, Yearly or Lifetime access removes the trial's internet requirement. Purchases and restores may need internet. Requires iPhone with iOS 26.1 or later. Support: support.morrowstep@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://gss.ge/home/privacypolicy/morrowstep Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Instant Wake Up4 screens
MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock at 100% against Instant Wake Up's 45%. MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Instant Wake Up's advantage is ratings volume (518 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Instant Wake Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instant Wake Up has 518 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Instant Wake Up's written reviews are positive against 100% of MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instant Wake Up ships an update every 5 months, MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Instant Wake Up versus MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant Wake UpMorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (518 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings518 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJarig DuvalGeorgian Software Systems LLC

Customer experience

Instant Wake Up

All ratings514 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral17.3%
Negative37.3%

MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Instant Wake Up

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes during alarm or shortly after
  • Alarm continues ringing after hitting stop button
  • Alarm goes off multiple times despite being dismissed
  • Phone freezes with alarm still ringing
  • Background mode doesn't work reliably
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  • Alarm fails to trigger at scheduled time
  • Barcode scanner rejects valid barcodes
  • Color sequence mission glitches and won't complete
  • Math questions sometimes unsolvable
  • Alarm doesn't break through Do Not Disturb
  • Silent notifications instead of audible alarm
  • Background refresh API incompatibility (iOS)
  • App crashes when reopened after background mode

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to disable crash notifications independently
  • Escape/emergency stop option for missions
  • Automation to toggle background mode at set times
  • Battery optimization for background mode
  • Screen time integration to prevent app deletion
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  • Flexible barcode scanning (not just toothpaste)
  • Quieter alarm option for light sleepers
  • Better instructions for first-time users
  • Snooze functionality that actually works
  • Customizable mission difficulty levels

MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Instant Wake Up

One-time1
  • Ad Free$24.99
3 purchases

MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99

Questions

Is Instant Wake Up free?
Instant Wake Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock free?
MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Instant Wake Up or MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock?
MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock is rated higher. Instant Wake Up averages 4.4 out of 5 from 518 ratings, while MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Instant Wake Up or MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock have ads?
Instant Wake Up shows ads; MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Instant Wake Up or MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock?
Instant Wake Up ships an update every 5 months, and MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock every 4 days. Most recently, Instant Wake Up was updated on November 7, 2026 and MorrowStep Barcode Alarm Clock on November 6, 2026.

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