The alarm clock that actually pays you back

How the reward system works

It's simple: wake up, solve puzzles, earn tickets, win prizes.

1. 1

   Set your alarm

   Pick your wake-up time, choose your sound — including live radio stations — and set your difficulty level.

2. 2

   Solve brain challenges to dismiss

   When your alarm fires, you can't just tap snooze. You have to complete 10 quick brain challenges — math, memory, word scrambles, sequences, pattern recognition, or Stroop tests. Hard Mode requires 15.

3. 3

   Earn tickets

   Each puzzle you solve earns lottery tickets — Easy = 1 per puzzle, Medium = 2, Hard = 3 — multiplied by puzzles per alarm (10 standard, 15 in Hard Mode) and your current streak multiplier.

4. 4

   Win real monthly prizes

   All tickets go into a draw. Multiple winners are picked each month for real prizes — not digital badges or in-app coins.

Why it actually works

Traditional alarm apps rely on willpower. WakeWin gives you an external incentive — the same psychological mechanism that makes scratch cards feel compelling, applied to your morning routine. You're not fighting yourself to get up. You're playing to win.

The puzzle requirement also eliminates the sleepy tap-and-fall-back-asleep loop. You genuinely have to be awake — mentally engaged — to dismiss the alarm. By the time you finish 10 puzzles, you're up.

What the prizes are

WakeWin runs monthly prize draws with real prizes — physical goods, gift cards, and experiences. Multiple winners per month. The more consistent you are and the harder the difficulty you choose, the more tickets you accumulate, and the better your odds.

This isn't gambling. You don't spend money. You earn entries by waking up — something you were going to do anyway.

Is it free?

Yes. WakeWin is free to download and use on iOS. The core alarm, puzzles, motion gate, and prize draw are all free. A Premium tier (€5.99 / month or €39.99 / year) unlocks Photo Verify, bonus tickets, advanced sleep insights, and the Perfect Month reward. Android is on the roadmap.