Wake up,
don't snooze

An alarm clock for iPhone you can't switch off half asleep. To silence it, solve a task: a sum, a barcode in another room, or a short walk.

No subscription. No ads.

Requires iOS 26 or later.

The alarm list, each alarm with its own mission.

The mission screen: a sum, an answer field and a Check button.

A task instead of a button

A math problem, a missing digit, a sequence, a phrase to retype, a barcode stuck up in another room, your toilet or fridge in front of the camera, shaking the phone, turning a shape, or a short walk. Each alarm has its own mission.

Five missions are free from day one. The other four, and chaining several in a row, come with a single purchase.

A system alarm, not a background sound

Ranok is built on AlarmKit, so it rings with the app fully closed. That isn't a setting you can lose or a permission that quietly lapses. It's how the app is built.

Repeats, not volume

A minute of silence is enough to fall back asleep. So Ranok comes back every 15 seconds until the task is solved, instead of ringing louder.

The alarm editor: the lock on the settings and the wake check.

A lock on the settings

For as long before the alarm as you choose, it stops being editable. You can change your mind, but during the day, with a clear head.

The stats screen: a streak of wake-ups, escapes and goals.

Stats without the cheering

How many mornings, how many wake-ups, how many escapes. No points and no confetti: this is a mirror of the habit, not a scoreboard.

Why Ranok exists

Ranok started with two mornings when it failed to wake its own author. It kept coming back, and both times that wasn't enough. The problem wasn't how many times it rang but the silence in between: a minute of quiet is enough to fall back asleep. So Ranok doesn't give you that minute. It comes back every 15 seconds until the task is solved.

Honest about the limits

You can always wait Ranok out. The ladder of repeats is finite, and no app controls the system Stop button. Ranok makes escaping cost more than getting up. It doesn't make it impossible.

Wake up, don't snooze