Simple OneTap Timer vs Beckon

The ultimate minimalist timer—designed for speed, simplicity, and clear visibility. Forget complicated setup. This timer is built around six quick-start buttons, letting you start any frequently used timer with just one tap. - Effortless Operation: Start and stop timers faster than ever before. - Big & Bold Text: The large font ensures the time is always easy to read and track. - Flexible Time Settings: Customize your 6 presets to any time between 1 and 999 minutes. - Reliable Notifications: Receive a clear alert when time is up, even while the app is running in the background or the screen is locked. - Supports both vertical and horizontal (landscape) use.

Every alarm eventually stops working. Your brain learns the sound, files it under “safe,” and sleeps right through it — a few days is all it takes. Beckon is built to defeat exactly that. Beckon wakes you by calling your own name, out loud, in a real voice — at a moment you can't predict, in a way that's never identical twice. There's nothing for your sleeping brain to get used to. THE ALARM YOU CAN'T GET USED TO • It says YOUR NAME. A spoken voice calling your name cuts through sleep in a way a generic tone never will. • Never the same twice. The wake moment and the escalation vary every morning, so habituation never sets in. • Prove you're actually awake. To turn it off you complete a quick tap-the-light reaction check — a real “you're up” test, not a button you can swat in your sleep. It's different every time, so you can't learn to fake it. • Stand up to shut it off (optional). Turn on Physical Wake Proof and the alarm ends only once you're physically upright — Beckon reads your phone's angle, and on Face ID devices the front camera, to confirm you're sitting up with your eyes open. It runs entirely on-device; no image is ever saved or shared, and there's always a “Just let me up” escape. • Reliable by design. Built on Apple's AlarmKit, so it fires through Silent mode, Focus, and a locked phone. MADE FOR HEAVY AND DEEP SLEEPERS If you've slept through every alarm you own, set five alarms a night, or wake up and turn it off with no memory of doing it — Beckon is for you. A KINDER MORNING Wake up and Beckon hands you a little “you beat sleep inertia in N seconds” card to start the day with a small win. It quietly learns how you wake and tunes tomorrow to you. Everything runs on-device — no account, no cloud, your data stays on your phone. FREE TO RELY ON The core alarm is free and fully reliable — it will wake you up, no paywall on the thing that matters. Beckon Pro unlocks extra voices, recorded-voice wake (your own or a loved one's), advanced adaptation, and premium wake themes. Beckon Pro — subscription options: • Monthly – $3.99/month • Annual – $19.99/year (7-day free trial) • Lifetime – $49.99 one-time (no subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://beckon.vibeland.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://beckon.vibeland.app/privacy