Where Apple hid the new iOS 27 alarm slider, how it works on iOS 26, and fixes for an alarm that's too quiet or too loud.
58 games for texting, phone calls, FaceTime, WhatsApp, online and sleepovers. Most need no props and no money.
At home when you're bored, at a sleepover, outside, for their birthday, on FaceTime and when you live far apart. Most cost nothing.
Gentle, upbeat and funny alarm songs from Dua Lipa, Pharrell, Avicii and more, plus loud picks for heavy sleepers and why each one works.
Apple Music, any MP3 for free, Spotify, YouTube Music, a voice memo or a TikTok sound: every way to wake up to a song you like.
Funny, cute and flirty wake-up texts for him, her and your best friend, an escalation for heavy sleepers, and what to do when a text won't wake them.
Cute photo widgets, a shared pet, games, watch parties, location sharing and an app to wake each other up, grouped by what you want to do together.
The real reasons you sleep through alarms, 11 fixes that work, a 7-day reset plan, and when to see a doctor.
Silent, too quiet or vibrate-only alarm? Alarm volume, sound set to None, Attention Aware, the Sleep schedule alarm, StandBy and more, in the order that fixes it fastest.
Why the Clock app can't share alarms, how to share one with a Shortcut, why shared reminders don't ring, and how to set an alarm that rings on their phone.
Step by step for iPhone, Android and Samsung, which settings really ring on silent, and what you can do when you're the one calling.
Why teens can't get up, 10 ways that work, a 5-step plan to end the morning fight, and how to wake your teen when you leave for work first.
PingPal, AlarmShare, Send Alarm and Snooze Squad compared with Galarm, and which one to use to wake someone up or share a reminder.
Sleep through every alarm? PingPal, Alarmy, Galarm, Sleep as Android and SuperAlarm compared, and which one fits the way you oversleep.
Gentle, quick and heavy-sleeper-proof ways to wake someone up, without scaring them, from far away, and what to do if someone won't wake up.
10 apps grouped by what they help with: waking each other up across time zones, daily questions, photos, movie nights and touch.
Discover how to wake up your partner in a long-distance relationship. Learn how to wake up a heavy sleeper from miles away using shared morning rituals.
Try it tonight: send a friend an alarm with your voice, a photo and a wake-up mission. PingPal is free on iPhone and Android.
