Now on iOS

The alarm your phone
can't talk you out of.

Rise rings through Silent Mode and every Focus, makes you prove you're actually awake, then locks the apps that would've eaten your morning. Built for the chronic snoozer who's done lying to themselves.

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Streak
3 mornings on time
The Rise app's Home screen on an iPhone, showing today's alarm, morning checklist, and quick actions
Locked
Instagram, TikTok

Rings on silent

Real system alarms via Apple's AlarmKit — the same category the Clock app uses.

One snooze. Five minutes.

That's it. After that, the alarm keeps going until the task is done.

Real Screen Time locks

Built on Apple's actual Family Controls — not a screen you can swipe past.

Five feelings

Alarms built around how you actually feel.

Every alarm picks a feeling — the tasks and the tone follow it. Energized mornings get you moving; calm ones ease you in.

Energized

  • Shake it
  • Quick reps
  • Scan a QR code

Focused

  • Quick math
  • Riddle
  • Pattern match

Calm

  • Say it back
  • Gentle stretch

Grateful

  • Gratitude note
  • Set an intention

Playful

  • Catch me
  • Word scramble
Editing an alarm in Rise, with Energized and Focused feelings picked and Quick Math among the wake-up tasks

Mix feelings, pick up to three tasks, and set the difficulty — your alarm, your rules.

No slide-to-dismiss

No button. No slide-to-dismiss. Prove it.

Every task needs your eyes open and your brain on — scan something across the room, do the math, say the phrase back, catch the mascot before it runs off.

Scan QR Code

Find the tag you printed and put somewhere annoying.

Make Your Bed

Snap a photo — Rise checks it's actually made.

Quick Math

A few real problems — no skipping ahead half-asleep.

Speech

Say the phrase back clearly enough to be recognized.

Word Scramble

Unjumble it before your brain fully catches up.

Catch Me

Tap the mascot before it dodges off-screen.

Reaction Test

Fast fingers only — slow ones go right back to bed.

Memory Flash

Remember the pattern, repeat it back — no peeking.

Rise's wake screen mid-task, asking the user to find and photograph a pair of shoes to silence the alarm

Snoozing once buys you five minutes. Snooze again and the alarm just keeps ringing until the task is actually done — no more negotiating with 6am you.

Anti-scroll

Your phone can't talk its way out of this one.

Rise uses Apple's real Screen Time controls — not an in-app overlay you can swipe past — to actually lock Instagram, TikTok, or whatever you'd otherwise vanish into for forty-five minutes.

Morning lock

Choose your terms: locked until the checklist is finished, or for a fixed stretch — 30, 60, 120 minutes, whatever gets you clear of your phone before the day starts.

Wind-down lock

The same apps lock themselves again before bed, on a schedule — automatically, every night, without you having to remember to turn anything on.

Every on-time morning shows up on your calendar.

A quiet, honest streak — it only counts the mornings you actually finished, not the ones you meant to.

Evenings count too

Wind down, actually — not just doom-scroll until you pass out.

Ambient sound library

Ocean, rain, fire, white noise, and nature — streamed on demand, so the app itself stays light.

Guided wind-down sessions

Short, breath-paced sessions instead of a fourth podcast episode you won't remember.

A sleep goal that talks to your alarm

Set a bedtime once — the wind-down lock and next morning's alarm both follow it.

The Rise app's Wind-down screen, showing the bedtime goal, an apps-lock countdown, and ambient sound picker
FAQ

Good questions.

Will it actually go off if my phone's on silent or in a Focus mode?
Yes. Rise schedules real system alarms through Apple's AlarmKit — the same category the built-in Clock app uses. They ring through Silent Mode, Do Not Disturb, and every Focus.
What happens if I force-quit the app?
The alarm still rings. It's scheduled at the OS level, not something Rise's own process has to stay alive for in the background.
Can I still snooze?
Once, for five minutes, per alarm. After that snooze is used, the alarm keeps ringing until you finish the wake-up task — no infinite snoozing.
Is the app locking a real block, or just a screen I can swipe past?
It's built on Apple's actual Screen Time / Family Controls APIs — the same system parental controls use. There's no in-app way around it; the only way out is finishing your checklist or waiting out the timer.
What platforms is Rise on?
iOS, built specifically around AlarmKit and Screen Time — the two things that make the alarm and the app-locking genuinely real. That focus means no Android version for now.
What do I need to get started?
An iPhone on iOS 26 or later. Download Rise, allow the alarm and Screen Time permissions when it asks, and set your first alarm — that's the whole setup.

Get Rise on your iPhone.

One plan, everything included, 15-day free trial. Requires iOS 26 or later.

Download on the App Store

Or search "Rise" on the App Store from your iPhone.