Automatically set real iOS alarms for calendar events
I kept missing appointments and meetings because calendar notifications are too easy to ignore. Alarms, on the other hand, always break through silent mode/DND and force you to acknowledge them — but setting them manually every day was another chore. With iOS 26’s new AlarmKit, I built Beacon: it automatically syncs with your Apple Calendar and converts important events into real iOS alarms. You can define simple rules (like “only events with ‘Interview’ in the title” or “meetings with 3+ attendees”), and Beacon sets the alarms for you — no extra work required. Would love feedback!
Automatically set real iOS alarms for calendar events launched on September 29, 2025 with 27 votes, #523 of 8,160 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
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Beacon automatically converts Apple Calendar events into iOS alarms based on user-defined rules, ensuring important appointments are never missed. The app syncs with the calendar and creates alarms that break through silent mode and Do Not Disturb, unlike standard notifications. Users can set simple rules to filter which events trigger alarms, such as those containing specific keywords or involving multiple attendees. The app requires iOS 26's AlarmKit to function.
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Download Beacon: Calendar Alarms by Jerremy Stroman on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Beacon: Calendar…
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS. This app has been huge for helping me ease out of deep focus work in a way that I don’t miss meetings and have actual time to prepare. Beacon’s special sauce is its rules system that lets you predefine which calendar events automatically set alarms so you can set it up and forget it. The recent update added a Shortcut action to Sync action which is helpful when paired with automations to ensure that beacon has the freshest calendar data from iOS. This is particularly helpful if you have a rapidly changing calendar on the same day and iOS isn’t always up to dateThe developer does good responding to feedback as well and…from apps.apple.com
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