Ember
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Snooze button: declined

The alarm that doesn't give up.

Ember keeps ringing until you prove you're awake — not just awake enough to hit snooze.

See how it works

Launching August 20 · iOS & Android

No snooze button Works on the lock screen iOS & Android
Good morning
Saturday, July 5
Next alarm
06:30
in 7h 12m
Weekdays · 2x math · walk · scan
12-day streak
Best 21 · 87 wake‑ups

“The bed is a trap. You already know it.”

— Ember
How it works

Three moves to a real morning

Set it once. Ember handles the persistence. You just have to get up and finish the check.

1

Set your alarms

Pick a time, choose the days, and attach a wake-up check. Add as many alarms as your week needs.

2

It keeps coming back

Mute it, lock it, walk away — it re-arms and rings again until the check is actually done.

3

Prove you're awake

Finish your check to stop the alarm for good. You're up, the day is won, and your streak grows.

Wake-up checks

Pick what it takes to prove you're awake

Mix and match challenges per alarm, set how many and in which order. Enough friction to make snoozing impossible — nothing more.

Get out of bed

Scan a code

Save a code that lives away from your bed — toothpaste, cereal box, the coffee jar. When it rings, get up and scan that exact code.

Wake the brain

Math

Solve problems to stop the alarm, from quick sums to Marc-mode matrices. Beat the par time for bonus points.

Focus

Tile puzzle

Slide the numbered tiles back into order. 3x3 is a quick shake-awake; 4x4 takes real focus.

A gamble

Blackjack

Beat the dealer to pass. Bet a slice of your score before each hand — lose it on a bad hand, win it back on a good one.

Get moving

Walk it off

Walk a set number of steps to disarm. Keep moving and it stays quiet — stop for about 30 seconds and it comes back.

It keeps coming back

Snooze is a negotiation. Ember doesn't negotiate.

A dramatized reenactment of morning one. Any resemblance to your current snooze routine is fully intended.

  1. 06:30
    EmberRING. Good morning. Today's check: scan the toothpaste.
  2. 06:30
    YouMutes the phone. Rolls over.
  3. 06:31
    EmberCute. Re-armed. RING.
  4. 06:32
    YouOpens the app. Stares at the wall.
  5. 06:32
    EmberAre you snoozing? 10… 9… 8…
  6. 06:33
    YouUp. Bathroom. Scans the toothpaste.
  7. 06:33
    EmberCheck 1 of 2 done. Now solve: 7x + 18 = 67.
  8. 06:34
    Youx = 7. I'm awake. I'm actually awake.
  9. 06:34 Day won. +1,840 pts · 13-day streak
9Wake-Up CheckAre you snoozing?Alarm burst starts in 9s unless you move or tap.
Challenge 2 / 4
Prove you're awake
Solve to stop
7x + 18 = 67
x = 7
123456789C0OK

Real emergency? There's an optional passkey fire exit — deliberately out of easy reach, never a snooze.

Streaks, scores & ranks

Every morning you win is on the board

12day streak

Show up and the day counts. Days with no alarm never break it.

48,210points banked

Harder checks solved faster earn more — and every ring you let through costs points.

#1on the weekly board

Weekly, Session and Total ranks. Weekly resets every Monday.

Ranks
My Scores Friends
Total Score
48,210
SMTWTFS
3,120Best Session
1,480Weekly
Collectibles

Every win lights a new ember.

Streaks, scores, steps, puzzles, blackjack — every achievement unlocks an ember, a living flame your avatar wears. 36 to collect, from common sparks to legendary fires — and one final fire we won't spoil.

Earned by
Winning morningsBuilding streaksBanking pointsWalking it offSolving puzzlesBeating the dealerSecret riddles
Epic

Laser

One line of light, all business.

Unlock Scan yourself awake 75 times

Legendary embers: Six more, hidden behind feats we won't spoil.

The apex ember

Unlit. For now.

Lights only when every other ember burns.

“Every ember was always a piece of it.”

Founder's ember

First Light

“Lit before launch, for the ones who showed up first.”

First Light is granted only to accounts that join before launch — the beginning of the universe, worn as a flame. Once Ember ships, it can never be earned again.

Free with any pre-launch signup. Gone at launch.
Made to fit your morning

Why do you want to wake up?

Tell Ember your goal at setup and it tunes your starting challenges and daily quotes to match.

ProductivityDisciplineWell-beingStudy & focusStop snoozingCalm mornings
Today's quote
“Nobody ever changed their life at the tenth snooze.”
— Ember
Everything else

The little things? Handled.

Multiple alarms

Every alarm keeps its own time, days, label, and wake-up check.

Skip days

Cross out the odd day off in a calendar — it won't ring, and your streak stays safe.

Emergency override

An optional passkey fire-exit for real emergencies. Hard to reach on purpose — never a snooze.

Themes & haptics

System, light, or dark, with tuned haptics and celebration effects you can dial down.

Private by default

Alarms, history, and scores live on your device. No account required to wake up.

iOS & Android

Native alarm scheduling and lock-screen wake-ups on both platforms.

Good to know

Frequently asked

How is this different from a normal alarm?
A normal alarm stops the second you tap it. Ember only stops when you finish your wake-up check — a scan, a puzzle, some math, or a short walk. Mute or lock the phone and it re-arms until you actually prove you're up.
Can it really wake me if the phone is locked?
Yes. Ember uses native alarm scheduling to ring on the lock screen and take over the screen when it fires. If you go idle mid-check, an "Are you snoozing?" countdown kicks off another alarm burst.
What if there's a real emergency?
Turn on the optional Emergency Override and set a passkey. Only the exact phrase ends a wake-up early — keep it out of easy reach so it never quietly becomes a snooze button.
How do streaks and scores work?
Finish a scheduled wake-up and the day counts; miss one and the streak breaks. Days with no alarm stay neutral. Every wake-up also scores — harder checks solved faster earn more, and every ring you let through costs points.
Do I need an account?
No. Ember works fully on-device. Ranks are local for now, with friend leaderboards on the way once accounts go live.
Which devices are supported?
iPhone and Android. Ember requests only what it needs — alarm access to ring on time, camera for scan checks, and motion for the walk challenge.
Download

Wake up, then prove it.

Ember lands on iOS and Android on August 20. Leave your email and we'll send the store links the moment they go live.

No snoozeBarcode & QRWalk challengeStreaks & ranks
Day won.
Alarm dismissed for good.
13-day streak
Final score
+1,840
pts
Checks4
Time3:42
Rang2