Stop hitting snooze. Wake up for real.

Switch off your alarm, then fall back asleep before work? UpRoar is an Android alarm with a small wake task you choose: a quick sum, a few steps, a scan by the kettle. Install it free, set tonight’s alarm and hear the 10-second test.

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Free on Google Play. No ads, no account needed for alarms. Android 8 and newer.

Speak Solve Shake Type Memory Walk Scan

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YOUR PACE, YOUR MORNING

Make room for what matters to you.

Study, work, family, a quiet cup of tea—or no goal at all. Your optional wake-up reason stays on your phone. It is not sent to analytics.

Rest belongs in the plan.

Choose a wake-up time that leaves room for the rest you need. Earlier is not always better, and a missed morning is a chance to adjust.

Try it. Change it. Stay in control.

Practice before relying on a routine. Adjust the difficulty, switch to a quiet typing task, or use the stop control. Choose movement only when it suits your abilities and surroundings.

Android only, currently in English. Get it on Google Play or suggest an accessibility improvement.

FOR YOUR REAL MORNINGS

A small step before the workday.

You hear it. Then hit dismiss.

Try a short task between the alarm and the off switch. Start with something manageable, even on busy mornings.

You want to get moving.

Choose steps or a QR scan in a safe place away from bed. Prefer to stay still? Try maths, memory or typing.

Help us learn what works on your phone.

UpRoar is new, and every report from a real morning makes it better. Install it, try one alarm this week, then tell us what helped and what got in the way.

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A morning, start to finish.

See what happens between the alarm ringing and your next step. Practice your chosen routine before bed so it feels familiar.

  1. It rings

    Set your time and volume, then check permissions and test it on your locked phone.

  2. You start

    The sound stops while you work. Leave the phone alone for a minute and it rings again.

  3. 24 + 57= 81
    One small task

    A sum, a phrase, a walk to the kitchen. You choose the task and how hard it is.

  4. You're up

    Morning logged. Your week ring fills and the milestone path moves on.

Pick what wakes you up.

Up to four tasks per alarm, in the order you like. Every one has a quiet typing alternative, because an alarm you can't stop is unsafe.

Speak

Read a short line out loud.

7 × 8= 56
Solve

Fresh sums every ring, at your level.

Shake

Shake, freeze, shake again.

I am up
Type

Your own phrase, exactly.

Memory

Watch the pattern, repeat it.

Walk

Real steps from the step sensor.

Scan

A code you stuck by the kettle.

It rings. Then we check it rings.

Android has a handful of settings that can silence an alarm without telling you. UpRoar asks for them one at a time, explains what each one does, then rings a 10-second test with your phone locked.

  • Notifications on so the alarm can light up the screen
  • Exact alarms allowed so it rings at the minute you chose
  • Full-screen alarm on so you get the alarm, not a small banner
  • Not paused by battery saving so Android can't put it to sleep
  • Test alarm confirmed by you, tonight

If a setting changes overnight, UpRoar tells you before bed. No alarm app can promise every phone, so the test on your own phone is what counts.

Watch the mornings add up.

Week rings, a streak and milestones at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 mornings. Rest days are part of the plan and never count as a miss.

Company, if you want it.

Start a squad with up to five people you'd cheer on. Mornings are easier when someone notices you made it.

  • Shared: that you got up, and the cheers you send.
  • Private: your snoozes, missed alarms and alarm times.
  • Optional: alarms work the same with or without a squad.

Tomorrow morning starts tonight.

Set one alarm, pick one small task, and practice it once before bed.

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Straight answers about cost, reliability and privacy.

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Getting started

How do I get the app?

UpRoar is free on Google Play for Android 8 and newer. It’s available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, the UAE and 14 countries across Western Europe. Somewhere else? See the download page.

How much does it cost?

UpRoar is free on Google Play. Alarms and wake tasks need no account and no card. There are no ads, and you are never charged for oversleeping.

Do I need an account?

Alarms work without one. A free account lets you join a squad. Your alarms and personal history stay on your phone either way.

Is there an iPhone app?

Not yet. UpRoar is Android only for now. Email us and we'll tell you when it's ready.

Waking up

Will it really ring on my phone?

UpRoar checks the Android settings that can silence an alarm (notifications, exact alarms, full-screen alarm and battery limits) and helps you fix each one. Then send yourself a test alarm tonight. No alarm app can promise delivery on every phone, which is why the test exists.

What if I can't do the task half asleep?

Every task has a quiet typing alternative, and you can always hold Stop to turn the alarm off without finishing. An alarm you can't stop is unsafe, so there's always a way out.

Can I change my wake routine?

Yes. Pick up to four tasks per alarm, from speaking, a sum, shaking, typing, memory, walking and scanning, and put them in any order. Practise the routine while you're awake so it feels familiar at 6 a.m.

Squad and privacy

Are my snoozes shared with my squad?

Only if you choose. Snooze sharing is off for new alarms. Joining a squad shares that you got up; you decide per alarm whether snoozes are posted.

What do you do with my data?

Your alarms, schedules and history stay on your phone. If you make an account, we store your email, name and the mornings you complete for your squad. No ads, no selling data. Read the privacy policy.

Does UpRoar charge me for oversleeping?

No. There are no money stakes, penalties for snoozing or charity transfers. Waking up is reward enough.

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