A new iOS app called Awakedesigned for heavy sleepers, they must complete the task to turn off the alarm and initiated on Monday. This app is only available to users iOS 26 Updated, released on Monday.
Unlike traditional alarm clocks that can be kept silent through simple faucets, wake is designed to actively engage users’ brains to ensure they wake up completely. Once the sound is made, the user must complete a series of interactive tasks to turn it off.
These tasks include various challenges such as rotating the iPhone, completing a set of push-ups, solving math problems, puzzles, and even language courses. By incorporating physical and psychological activities, Awake’s goal is to help break the sn cycle and encourage a more positive start to the day.
Although other similar applications exist, e.g. amazing,,,,, challengeand Mathe AlertWake up, among other things, can set yourself apart by providing other features. One of them is the Morning Brief, which provides a summary of custom information selected by the user the night before, including weather forecasts and events in the calendar.
There is also a block integration that prevents users from accessing social media immediately after waking up. Future features will allow people to listen to new podcast episodes immediately after opening their eyes.
In addition, Awake also includes a sleep planning feature that can help improve sleep quality by allowing users to enter the required sleep and preferred wake-up time. It then calculates the best time to go to bed.
Leo Mehlig, an independent developer behind popular daily apps structurehe said, has developed a soberness to the high demand for structured users. Mehlig came up with the idea after Apple announced iOS 26, which provides developers with a new alert suite framework to create alert and timer apps with features like full-screen alerts.
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“I just feel like there has to be something better than a standard alarm because of the people who work hard to get up in the morning,” he told TechCrunch. “So we always have [planned for it]but we basically put it next to it. Then when I see [Apple] Keynote, I saw the alert suite and I was like, “Okay, now we need to build this.”
Awake offers free, offering premium subscription options for $1.75 per month or $19.99 per year, which will unlock other tasks such as getting up, scanning QR codes and taking a certain number of steps. A task even requires the user to recite a mantra.
Looking ahead, Mehlig envisions a feature called Wake Up Check that will be carefully checked if people are truly awake after completing tasks. By using the step counter, the application will track the user’s movement after the task; if no movement is detected, it will send a notification. If the user does not respond within minutes, the app will trigger another alert to make sure they don’t fall asleep.
