Wayk alternative: Wayk vs Alarm Clock Planner
Wayk makes you get up and do something, push-ups or a photo of the sky, before the alarm stops. That works for some people. Others find a task at 6 AM is one more thing to fight, and do better fixing the wake-up schedule itself.*
Pick Wayk if a task you must finish is the only thing that gets you out of bed, and you are happy to pay a subscription for it.
Pick Alarm Clock Planner if you want an alarm that is easy to stop, backup alarms a few minutes apart, a snooze length that suits you, and no subscription.
 Wayk |  Alarm Clock Planner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Getting out of bed with a physical task | Alarms on specific dates, and anyone with a long list of alarms |
| US rating (average) | Yes 4.7★ | Yes 4.8★ |
| Set alarms without paying† | No Alarms need a subscription | Yes Up to 3 alarms, 0 ads |
| Pay once, no subscription** | No Subscription only | Yes $9.99 |
| Cost for one year if subscribed** | $19.99 to $59.99 6.7× ours | $2.99 |
| Wake-up missions | Yes Push-ups, a photo, making your bed and more | No Stop or snooze, like the Clock app |
| Alarm on a specific date | Not described on the listing | Yes |
| Rings as a full alarm with the app closed*** | Yes It uses Apple's native alarms, and rang like one in our test | Yes It uses Apple's native alarms, so it rings through Silent and Focus |
| No ads† | Yes None seen | Yes No ads |
| No tracking (App Store privacy label) | No Declares data used to track you | Yes No data linked to you |
| Languages | Yes 10 or more | Yes 10 or more |
| Last update | Q4 2026 | Q4 2026 |
| Get it | App Store | Download |
Where Wayk is stronger
Getting you out of bed
Push-ups, a photo of the sky, making your bed: a mission you have to finish is hard to sleep through, which is the whole point for heavy sleepers. It comes at a price, though: alarms need a subscription, after a setup of about 20 questions and a signed 'commitment'. Before paying, ask whether you need a task or just a second chance. If it is the second, a backup alarm a few minutes later, or a snooze limit you set, does the same job without the push-ups.
A morning routine
Missions like making your bed or reading an affirmation can start the day with a habit.
Where Alarm Clock Planner is stronger
Easy to stop, easy to plan
Alarms ring full screen with Snooze and a slide to stop, the same way Apple does it with their Clock app. Instead of a task, set two or three alarms a few minutes apart in one tag and switch them on or off together. Wayk's own setup promises 'No more snoozing, backup alarms, or scrolling in bed'; backup alarms are fine, as long as they are easy to manage.
Snooze and naps your way
Snooze from 1 to 30 minutes, set per tag, a limit of 1, 2 or 3 snoozes so the last one really is the last, and one-tap naps of 10 to 30 minutes, so you can find a wake-up schedule that works.
No subscription needed
Up to 3 alarms are free, and unlimited alarms are $2.99 a year or $9.99 once. Wayk needs a subscription before you can set your first alarm, with plans listed from $6.99 to $59.99 (US).
No tracking
Alarm Clock Planner's privacy label lists no data used to track you. Wayk's lists data used to track you.
About Alarm Clock Planner
An iPhone alarm clock built around the calendar, for alarms you plan ahead.
- Alarms for any future date, picked on a calendar
- Monthly, yearly, every-other-week and custom repeats, with an end date
- Tags like Work or Travel, and a whole group switched on or off at once
- A month calendar of every alarm
- 19 built-in sounds or your own audio file
- One-tap naps, Home and Lock Screen widgets, 23 themes
- Backed up to your own iCloud
Wayk and Alarm Clock Planner, side by side
Screens we captured ourselves, Wayk on the left, ours on the right.†
The main screen
Wayk's home screen and alarm list.
Setting an alarm
Wayk's alarm editor, mission first.
The upgrade screen
Wayk's paywall: a free trial before any alarm.
What we saw using Wayk
From 20 to 23 October 2026, on an iPhone 11 Pro Max with iOS 27.0.1, on an EU App Store account.†
- Setup is about 20 question screens, ending with a 'commitment' to sign.
- Then a paywall: alarms need a subscription. We started the free trial to see the rest, and cancelled it.
- Along the way it promises 'No more snoozing, backup alarms, or scrolling in bed'.
- Once the trial started, it asked for the microphone, to detect snoring and coughing, and for the camera.
- With the app closed, the alarm went off as a native alarm, as it should.
What Alarm Clock Planner does not do
- Make you do push-ups. Stopping is a slide. If a task is truly the only thing that gets you up, Wayk is built for that.
- Ask for a subscription before your first alarm. Set up to 3 alarms free, with no trial to cancel.
- Ask for your camera or microphone. Wayk asked for both once its trial started: the microphone to detect snoring and coughing, and the camera, which its photo missions use.
What recent reviews of Wayk mention
From US App Store reviews of Wayk read on 23 October 2026 (most recent and most helpful). These are individual experiences, not tests we ran, but these themes came up more than once:
- having to start a paid plan before setting any alarm, after a long setup
- an annual plan bought within days, with no refund
- missions or object scanning that glitch or misread
- missions that are easy to cheat
Pricing
Wayk is free to download, but alarms need a subscription: plans listed from $6.99 to $59.99 (US), starting with a free trial. Alarm Clock Planner's free version holds up to 3 alarms at a time, with no trial to cancel; unlimited alarms are $2.99 a year or $9.99 once.
Questions
Do wake-up missions actually help?
For some people, yes. If you find yourself fighting the task half asleep, a steadier schedule often works better: backup alarms a few minutes apart, a snooze length you choose, and naps you set in one tap.
Can I use Wayk for free?
Its listing says an active subscription is required to set alarms after the setup questions.
Try Alarm Clock Planner
Free for up to 3 alarms. Rings on Silent. No account needed.
* We make Alarm Clock Planner, so weigh our view accordingly. Facts about the other apps come from their US App Store listings, privacy policies and public US reviews, checked on 23 October 2026, and from using each app ourselves. Versions compared: Wayk 1.0.2.029, Alarm Clock Planner 1.3.4.
** US App Store prices. The US list does not name plan lengths, so a plan's length comes from the app's own upgrade screen, and a US price is used only where it clearly matches that plan. “Cost for one year if subscribed” is the cheapest plan that covers 12 months. A mark on “Pay once” only says whether a one-time unlock exists; “2.5× ours” compares a price with Alarm Clock Planner's $9.99 once or $2.99 a year. Two prices are estimates, marked “about”, because the US list does not show them: Alarmy's lifetime plan (Alarmy charges the same number in dollars and euros, as its yearly plan shows, so we took the figure from its upgrade screen) and Sleep Cycle's yearly plan.
*** From each listing, checked on our own iPhone: iOS Settings shows an Alarms switch for apps that use Apple's native alarms (AlarmKit, iOS 26 and later), and we let an alarm ring with each app closed where the app let us set one. A cross means it does not use them: the app has to stay open, or it alerts through notifications, which are short and, unless they are Critical Alerts, follow the Silent switch.
† What we saw using each app ourselves, 20 to 23 October 2026, on an iPhone 11 Pro Max with iOS 27.0.1, on an EU App Store account. Ads and offers can differ by country and change over time. On “Set alarms without paying”, a tick means free with no ads, amber means free with ads or without the native alarm, and a cross means a payment or a trial comes first.