Technology and Science05 September, 20262 min read
Clucky Alarm App Wakes iPhone Users With a Crowing Rooster and Mission Tasks
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Wakes users with a rooster crow on iPhone. Requires completing a mission before turning off, including math problems or memory tasks.
Rooster alarms, mission gates
Clucky is a newly launched iPhone alarm app that wakes users with a crowing rooster and then requires them to complete a mission before the alarm can be turned off. The app offers wake-up sounds including chimes, birds and traditional digital beeps, and it includes an “Extra Loud Mode” that raises the phone’s media volume and keeps the noise going until every task is complete.
Its missions include solving math problems, repeating memory patterns, typing phrases, shaking the phone, walking, doing push-ups, navigating a ball through a maze, and completing a challenge of camera AI. Clucky also tracks wake-up times and mission completion, and it provides a weekly “Rooster Report” grading users’ performance during the week.
Pricing, reliability, and updates
Clucky is available to download on the App Store, and it has a pro subscription priced at $39.99 per year. One review site said Clucky’s US App Store listing shows a 2.3 rating from only three reviews, and it noted that two users reported alarms that failed to wake them.
The same review said developer Adrian Angelo Abelarde released version 1.2.0 to address the problem, including “a backup notification” and a warning when settings could mute the sound. TechCrunch reported that Clucky’s detailed stats section tracks the average number of seconds the alarm rings before a mission is completed, how many missions have been beaten, and the total number of wake-ups.
Social “Flock” and accountability
Clucky lets users create private “Nest” or “Flock” groups with friends or family so people can wake up at the same time and maintain mutual discipline. A social feature called Flock lets friends or family members share the same wake-up time, see who has escaped bed, and send “crow nudges” to anyone still missing.
The app’s weekly “Rooster Report” evaluates results and helps track progress in breaking the snooze habit, while the app also tracks alarm usage statistics such as the total number of wake-ups. TechCrunch described the concept as making dismissing an alarm “irritating and ridiculous enough that users have no choice but to fully wake up,” with the rooster option as the app’s “funniest selling point.”