Alarmy (Sleep If U Can) is an iPhone app intended for users who have a hard time waking up. The innovation brought by this app relies in the stopping method. This app doesn’t come with a “Snooze” button, but features instead two unusual methods of stopping it. The first one relies in capturing a photo of a specific (predefined) place with the aid of iPhone’s camera. Second one involves shaking the phone for a long period (50 times). Both methods are quite difficult to complete and ensure that the user will almost certainly wake up.
Features:
– Wake Up by Taking a Photo
The first functionality of Alarmy (Sleep If U Can) lies in waking up with the aid of a camera photo. In other words, the user has to capture a photo of a certain place before setting the alarm (e.g. a bathroom sink, a hanged coat, etc.) and then capture the same photo in order to stop the alarm. This technique is highly effective since it involves making a lot of steps (in most cases) until desired destination is reached, hence guaranteeing users an instant wake up. The ringtone will not cease unless the same photo is detected.
– Wake Up by Shaking the Phone
This is yet another effective feature of Alarmy (Sleep If U Can), forcing users to shake their iPhones for a number of 50 times before the ringtone stops. Most iPhone users only shake the device 2 or 3 times on a regular basis, but in this case the alarm will not cease until the number of 50 shakes is reached.
– Set up to 3 Alarms
Up to 3 distinct alarms can be set with the aid of Alarmy, and none of them will suddenly turn off unless the user completes chosen quest (shaking the phone or taking a picture of the desired place). Alarmy comes with a highly appraised recognition feature which scans background for the purpose of identifying same features, and will not cease until these are detected (in photo mode).
Design and Usability:
The app benefits from a modern and pleasant visual design, allowing users to simply slide their finger over for selecting different characteristics such as alarm time, date, repeat days, ringtone and more. Users are advised to double check that their alarms are set at the right time since once started, an alarm triggered by this app can hardly be stopped.
Functionality and Application Performance:
The app performs exemplary on all iPhones running iOS 6.0 and above. No lags or freezes are to be noticed and the alarm will certainly remain on until the chosen action is completed.
Summary:
Alarmy (Sleep If U Can) is not a regular alarm app for iPhone, but a special one intended for times when users really need to wake up for a particular appointment, job interview or other important event. Currently, Alarmy can be downloaded from App Store in exchange for a small fee.
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