Comparison

Alarm Clock vs Hard Wake

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

Head to head
About

Alarm Clock

Features
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You set the alarm. You hit snooze anyway. This alarm clock does not let that happen — it keeps ringing until you finish a real wake-up mission, so the part of your brain that swipes at 6 AM without waking up never gets the chance. Most alarm apps end at a bigger snooze button. This one is built around eight missions you can assign per alarm: solve math, match a photo you registered, shake the phone, repeat a memory pattern, type a phrase, do counted squats, scan a barcode across the room, or hit a moving bullseye. Then it stays with you at night — a 4-track sleep sound mixer to fall asleep to, and a sleep session tracker that listens for snoring and scores the night. One app for the whole bedtime-to-morning loop, and none of it leaves your iPhone. WHAT YOU GET - Wake up on the first alarm because the sound will not stop until a mission is done - Eight mission types, chosen per alarm, so you can match the difficulty to the day - A bedtime you actually keep, with reminders before lights out and a follow-up check after the alarm - Fall asleep faster by layering up to 4 ambient sounds and setting a fade-out timer - See whether you snored and how the night scored, on weekly and monthly charts - Take your sleep history anywhere with a one-tap CSV export PERFECT FOR - Heavy sleepers who sleep straight through a normal alarm - Shift workers and students who cannot afford one missed morning - Light sleepers who need rain, ocean, or white noise to drop off - Anyone curious whether snoring is behind their tired mornings WHY NOT JUST USE THE BUILT-IN CLOCK APP Because the built-in clock only asks for a tap, and a half-asleep tap is free. A mission costs effort, and effort is what actually wakes you. The stock app also has no sound mixer, no snore detection, and no record of how you slept — so you never find out why the mornings feel so hard. PRIVACY No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync, no tracking SDK. Alarms, sleep sessions, snore counts, and saved mixes stay in local storage on your iPhone. The microphone is used only during a sleep session you start yourself, and the camera only inside a photo or barcode mission. FULL ACCESS The free version includes up to 3 alarms, the math mission, 5 sleep sounds, and 7 days of sleep history. Full access unlocks all eight mission types, unlimited alarms, the complete 20-sound library with the 4-track mixer, snore detection and sleep scoring, unlimited history with CSV export, plus bedtime reminders and wake-up checks. Available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Set tonight's alarm, pick the mission you would hate to fail, and see what tomorrow morning looks like. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? Reach us anytime through the support link on our App Store page.

About

Hard Wake

This alarm app is designed for heavy sleepers who struggle with standard alarms. It features multiple wake-up challenges that must be completed before the alarm stops, ensuring you truly get out of bed. The app offers reliable scheduling and customizable alarm settings for a dependable morning routine.

Highlights
  • Wake-up challenges (math, typing, memory, shaking)
  • No snooze button
  • Continuous vibration
  • Reliable scheduling
  • Multiple alarms with repeat days
  • Customizable alarm sound and difficulty
  • Modern design
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Waka Wakey is built for people who sleep through normal alarms. Most alarms are too easy to dismiss — a tap, a button, and you're back asleep. Waka Wakey won't let you. It rings loud, vibrates relentlessly, and refuses to stop until you actually wake up and prove it. WAKE-UP CHALLENGES Choose what you have to do before the alarm turns off: • Math — solve arithmetic problems (adjustable difficulty) • Type a phrase — type a sentence exactly • Memory — repeat a sequence from memory • Shake — shake the phone until you're moving NO EASY ESCAPE • No snooze button • Continuous vibration that the volume buttons can't silence • The alarm isn't dismissed until every challenge is solved BUILT RIGHT • Reliable scheduling with Apple's AlarmKit • Multiple alarms with repeat days and labels • Pick your alarm sound and difficulty • Preview an alarm before you trust it with your morning • A clean, calm, modern design Set it tonight. Actually get up tomorrow.

Screenshots

Alarm Clock4 screens
Hard Wake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hard Wake at none against Alarm Clock's 3. Alarm Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Alarm Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Hard Wake asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Alarm Clock versus Hard Wake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlarm ClockHard Wake
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamShiv Sakhuja

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Alarm Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

Hard Wake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alarm Clock free?
Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hard Wake free?
Hard Wake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alarm Clock or Hard Wake have ads?
Neither Alarm Clock nor Hard Wake shows ads.

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