Unsnooze vs Ulysses

Struggling to wake up in the morning? Unsnooze is the alarm clock you can't switch off until you're actually awake. To stop it, you have to complete a series of physical or mental challenges. No more endless snoozing. No more oversleeping. WAKE UP WITH A CHALLENGE Pick from 15+ wake-up challenges, from push-ups and squats counted by your camera to math problems, memory games, and a scavenger hunt where you find an object around your home. Chain a few together, or let Unsnooze surprise you with a different one each morning. By the time you've finished, your mind and body are fully awake. AN ALARM THAT WON'T GIVE UP Unsnooze rings just like the built-in Clock app: on the lock screen, through Silent mode and Focus. If you dismiss it or quit halfway, it rings again. Choose from 30+ loud alarm tones, wake up to your own music, or record a message to your sleepy self about why getting up matters. Snooze is there if you want it, but only on your terms. You decide how long and how many times. BUILD A STREAK Every morning you finish your challenge adds to your wake-up streak. Track it on a calendar, earn achievements, and see how your wake-up times and habits improve. Miss a day? A streak freeze can save it, and an evening reminder warns you when your streak is about to break. Want to try a challenge without setting an alarm? Practice any of them anytime. Practice never counts toward your streak. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Heavy sleepers who ignore normal alarms, students with early classes, athletes and early risers, and anyone who wants more discipline and better mornings. Available in English, Spanish, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Stop snoozing. Start waking up with purpose. SUBSCRIPTION Unsnooze requires a subscription after a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdEULA/

Sailing home from Troy, Ulysses had to pass the Sirens — whose song pulled every sailor into the sea. He didn't trust willpower. He had himself tied to the mast. It wasn't strength that saved him. It was the rope. Ulysses & the Sirens is a nightly self-control journal built on that three-thousand-year-old trick. Each evening, one question: what did you resist today — and what was the rope that held you? An alarm across the room. A rule you set. The phone charging in the kitchen. Name the rope, tie the knot, and watch your voyage grow. NO STREAKS. EVER. Knots only count up. Nothing you have tied can be untied by a missed day. Quiet weeks are part of every voyage. WHEN THE SIREN SINGS Temptation doesn't wait for your evening review. One tap opens a minute of guided breathing with the rope — and the ropes that have held you before, ready to use. Hold on, then tie the knot while the win is fresh. YOUR ROPES, TESTED See which ropes actually hold you and which sirens keep returning. Insight, not guilt. THE BIGGER PICTURE Art, law, ritual, science — everything people build together is a rope against some siren that sings to all of us. Read the deck of cultural ropes, anchor the ones that hold you, attach your own thoughts and photos, and braid cards of your own. ALSO ABOARD • A knot-tying ceremony for every entry, with milestones at 7, 30, and 100 • Your journal as a golden rope of knots • Apple Watch app — tie a knot from your wrist, with the question on your watch face • Home screen widgets, evening reminder, search, and full export (PDF & JSON) • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No analytics, no trackers, no ads. Your journal lives on your devices and in your private iCloud — nowhere else. Leave any time with everything. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER No subscription, no paywalls, no ads — every feature aboard, and one purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. If the rope has held you and you'd like to give more, an optional patron's tip unlocks nothing but a golden lantern icon and our gratitude.