Clucky's new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster
TechCrunch
β’Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000
π° What Happened
Clucky is a newly launched iPhone alarm app for habitual snoozers that offers the option of being woken by a crowing rooster and requires users to complete a mission before the alarm can be turned off. Missions include solving math problems, memorising and tapping tiles in the correct order, typing what Clucky says, shaking the phone, walking, doing push-ups, tilting a ball toward a goal, and completing an AI camera challenge. The app also offers gentler options such as chimes, birdsong and classic digital beeping, plus an Extra Loud Mode that cranks up the volume.
π The Backstory
Clucky joins a growing category of challenge-based alarm apps, including Alarmy and Awake, that use tasks to stop people simply turning off their alarms and going back to sleep. The app includes a detailed stats section tracking how long alarms ring before missions are completed, a weekly 'Rooster Report' that grades wake-up performance, and lets users create a 'Nest' or 'Flock' with friends and family.
π― Why It Matters
It is a lighthearted consumer-tech story that reflects a broader trend of apps using behavioural challenges and gamification to break ingrained phone habits. For serial snoozers, it offers a genuinely different way to get out of bed.
Clucky is a newly launched iPhone alarm app for habitual snoozers that offers the option of being woken by a crowing rooster and requires users to complete a mission before the alarm can be turned off. Missions include solving math problems, memorising and tapping tiles in the correct order, typing what Clucky says, shaking the phone, walking, doing push-ups, tilting a ball toward a goal, and completing an AI camera challenge. The app also offers gentler options such as chimes, birdsong and classic digital beeping, plus an Extra Loud Mode that cranks up the volume.
Clucky joins a growing category of challenge-based alarm apps, including Alarmy and Awake, that use tasks to stop people simply turning off their alarms and going back to sleep. The app includes a detailed stats section tracking how long alarms ring before missions are completed, a weekly 'Rooster Report' that grades wake-up performance, and lets users create a 'Nest' or 'Flock' with friends and family.
It is a lighthearted consumer-tech story that reflects a broader trend of apps using behavioural challenges and gamification to break ingrained phone habits. For serial snoozers, it offers a genuinely different way to get out of bed.