Comparison

Doodlewake vs KinectedCare

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

Head to head
About

Doodlewake

This app helps you wake up by requiring you to complete a challenge before the alarm can be dismissed. Choose from missions like QR code scanning, step challenges, or math problems to ensure you're out of bed and alert.

Highlights
  • Wake-up missions (QR, steps, math)
  • Ad-free experience
  • Locked alarm to prevent snoozing
  • Customizable challenges
  • Simple, focused interface
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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How Doodlewake works: 1. Set your alarm and choose a wake-up ritual. 2. When it rings, complete the ritual to dismiss it. 3. By the time you're done, you're already up and moving. 100% AD-FREE No ads, not when you download, not after an update, not ever. Doodlewake will never interrupt your morning with an advertisement. WAKE-UP RITUALS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Scan: Register a barcode or QR code away from your bed, like toothpaste or a cereal box The alarm won't stop until you get up and scan it. Steps: Set a number of steps before the alarm turns off. Movement wakes up your body. Math: Solve math problems at your chosen difficulty to wake up your brain. Shake: Shake your phone to prove you're awake. Fast, simple, no cheating. Prefer no ritual? Set your alarm with no challenge and keep it simple. BUILT FOR HEAVY SLEEPERS If you're someone who turns off the alarm in your sleep or hits snooze five times, Doodlewake's rituals are designed specifically for you. LOCK YOUR ALARM Commit to waking up before you fall asleep. Lock an alarm and it can't be turned off or edited until it rings. No backing out. SIMPLE BY DESIGN No sleep tracker. No social feeds. No notification spam. Just the essential alarm clock features you actually need, nothing more. PRIVACY FIRST Your alarms stay on your device. We use privacy respecting analytics to improve the app, and we never sell your data. DOODLEWAKE PRO - Scan any code: dismiss with any barcode or QR code, not just your registered one - Home and lock screen widgets - Crescendo volume that builds gradually Try free for 1 week, nothing charged until your trial ends. Recommended for: - Heavy sleepers who can't wake up with regular alarms - Anyone tired of alarm apps packed with ads - People who want a clean, focused alarm clock - Those who keep hitting snooze and running late If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at doodlewake@gmail.com. Privacy Policy: https://doodlewake.com/#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KinectedCare

Features
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KinectedCare is a private, family caregiving app. It connects you — one caregiver, or a small team — with the person you care for, so your family can stay close to how they're doing day to day, and so they can call for help when they need it. Built privacy-first. No ads. No trackers. No data harvesting. No analytics SDKs. Your family's information is not a product. TWO SIDES, DESIGNED FOR TWO PEOPLE KinectedCare gives the caregiver and the person being cared for two deliberately different experiences. For the caregiver: a shared care log, notes back and forth, an ambient sense of where family members are, calendar free/busy coordination, and gentle daily summaries of how your person is doing. For the person being cared for: a calm, uncluttered screen centered on one clear HELP button and a sense of connection to their people — never a dashboard, never a feeling of being watched. FREE, FOREVER The everyday connection between your family and the person you care for is always free — no trial, no expiry: - Notes — two-way messages within your care circle - Care log — a shared, readable record of the day - Presence — an ambient sense of where family members are - Calendar coordination — light free/busy awareness across the care team - Daily summaries — sleep, steps, and activity, shared only with your family, and only when your person chooses to share them KINECTEDGUARD — THE SAFETY LAYER (14-DAY FREE TRIAL) KinectedGuard adds the "reach a human when it matters" machinery: - The HELP button — a manual call for help. When pressed (with a two-step confirm to prevent accidents), it alerts the care team and shows a card a stranger or first responder can use to understand and reach the person's people. - Alerts that reach you even when your phone is on silent - A reachability check — so an unreachable phone gets noticed, not silently assumed fine - A voice-fallback path — when data is failing but a call can still go through, a direct way to reach the care team or emergency services Because the paid thing is safety, protection never lapses silently — you'll always know before your coverage ends. SPEAKS YOUR FAMILY'S LANGUAGE The whole app is available in twelve languages — English, Español, 中文, हिन्दी, Français, বাংলা, Português, Русский, Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, 日本語, and 한국어. Choose yours when you first open the app, or anytime in Settings. Each person in a care circle can use their own language — a daughter can care in English while her mother reads every screen in her first language. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No ads, no data selling, no data harvesting - No third-party analytics, no advertising SDKs, no trackers - Passwordless sign-in with a one-time email code - Encrypted in transit - Delete your account and your data, any time, yourself, at www.kinectedcare.com/delete - Named-by-yourself, worldwide-first design — you're shown by the name you choose KinectedCare is not a medical device, not an autonomous monitoring service, and not an emergency-detection system. It's a coordination-and-reassurance layer for a family that already cares, plus a simple, manual way to summon help. Stay close to how your parent is doing — without hovering. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.kinectedcare.com/terms

Screenshots

Doodlewake4 screens
KinectedCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KinectedCare at every 3 weeks against Doodlewake's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Doodlewake sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and KinectedCare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodlewake ships an update every 6 weeks, KinectedCare every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Doodlewake versus KinectedCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodlewakeKinectedCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLoc Goods Inc.Steamboat Software

Bugs and requests

Doodlewake

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • 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
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  • 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

Requested features

12 requests
  • 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
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  • 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

KinectedCare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Doodlewake

Subscriptions2
  • Gold - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Gold - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Platinum - Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

KinectedCare

Subscriptions1
  • KinectedGuard14 Days trial$29.993 Months
One-time1
  • One Month Plan$4.99

Questions

Is Doodlewake free?
Doodlewake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KinectedCare free?
KinectedCare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Doodlewake or KinectedCare have ads?
Neither Doodlewake nor KinectedCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodlewake or KinectedCare?
Doodlewake ships an update every 6 weeks, and KinectedCare every 3 weeks. Most recently, Doodlewake was updated on October 30, 2026 and KinectedCare on November 4, 2026.

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