Last updated: June 14, 2026
Hard Wake uses user-scheduled alarms and wake-up challenges to make dismissal more intentional. Use physical challenges only when your body, surroundings, and device are safe for movement.
Hard Wake is not a health app, sleep-care tool, urgent-response alert system, or substitute for backup alarms when timing is critical.
Use missions that fit your body, sleep environment, and current condition. Prefer a lower-intensity mission if you are tired, groggy, unsure of your balance, or not confident that your surroundings are clear.
Jump Mode is off by default and should only be enabled when you have clear space, feel steady, and can hold your phone securely.
Do not jump, walk, or shake near stairs, roads, balconies, sharp objects, fragile items, hot surfaces, water, pets, children, or clutter. Do not use physical challenges while driving, operating equipment, carrying a baby, or holding anything that could spill or break.
Place your phone somewhere safe before sleep so you can reach it without tripping or knocking items over.
Avoid physical challenges if you are injured, dizzy, pregnant, health-restricted, impaired, recovering from surgery, unsure about your balance, or not comfortable with the movement required.
Stop a mission if you feel pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, loss of balance, confusion, or any safety concern. Choose a safer wake-up method or use another alarm plan.
Set volume and vibration levels responsibly. Loud alarms can disturb others or be uncomfortable, and low volume, silent mode, Do Not Disturb, headphones, Bluetooth devices, or disabled notifications can affect whether you notice an alarm.
Review the in-app Reliability Check for notifications, exact alarms, full-screen alerts, battery settings, Do Not Disturb, volume, and vibration support.
Hard Wake can be affected by phone volume, permissions, operating-system limits, device manufacturer restrictions, notification settings, Do Not Disturb, battery saver, reboot behavior, app updates, hardware issues, and app force-stop.
Use backup alarms or another wake-up plan for caregiving, travel, work, school, legal, health-related, or safety-critical events.
Hard Wake is not health advice, a health device, a sleep-care tool, a fall-prevention tool, or an urgent-response alert system. Ask a qualified professional before using physical wake-up challenges if you are unsure whether movement is safe for you.
Companion alerts and Rescue Mode are optional, invite-based accountability features. They are not continuous observation, urgent response, caregiving supervision, medical monitoring, or a replacement for a person checking on you when timing or safety matters.
Only enable Companion or Rescue Mode with people and actions you trust. Review task-title sharing, rescue-window timing, and pre-approved actions before relying on them, and keep backup plans for important events.
Only if you have a clear, safe space and feel comfortable jumping while holding your phone. Prefer Shake or Soldier Walk when you are unsure.
No. Alarm behavior depends on device settings, permissions, operating-system behavior, manufacturer restrictions, and user settings.
Use backup alarms, another device, or a second wake-up plan when missing an alarm could have serious consequences.
For help choosing safer settings or reporting an alarm issue, use the Hard Wake Support Form. Do not send health records, passwords, payment card numbers, or private alarm labels.
