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24 alternatives to Backup Alarm

Set backup alarms that only ring if you're still asleep

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Backup Alarm launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Track sleep cycles, monitor dreams & improve bedtime habits

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    A smart music alarm clock for iOS 🎶⏰

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    A location-based alarm clock for your iPhone

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Reminders built off motion not an alarm or timers

    2022 · nexttimeimup.com · its alternatives →

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    Next Up▲113

    A podcast alarm to help you wake up engaged

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The device you have to tap to turn off your phone's alarm

    2025 · lassoclock.com · its alternatives →

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    Alarm that costs you if you don't wake up

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    2021 · stavros.io · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Sleep cycle natural alarm

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Fall asleep and actually wake up refreshed

    2020 · wakeupti.me · its alternatives →

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    Wake up earlier if weather and(or) traffic are bad

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Sleep cycles, alarms & sounds

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Don't sleep through your stop!

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    Bedtime▲132

    Improve nightly rituals with bedtime stories & meditations

    2018 · getbedtime.com · its alternatives →

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    Fit Up▲16

    The alarm app that finally gets you out of bed

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Alarm▲71

    Alarm does one thing and one thing only — alarms.

    2015 · alarm.hone.tools · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Make snoozing harder than waking up

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    4rem▲96

    Your fix for stopping screen time at bedtime

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Hypnos▲78

    Hypnos calculates your sleep cycles and set morning alarm.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2013 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Wake up inspired with podcasts

    2020 · podcastalarm.app · its alternatives →

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    Better one-time and auto-delete iOS alarm app

    Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Circa▲12

    The stand-alone smart alarm that helps you sleep better

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Wakes you gently and always wakes you

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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