Think
Solve arithmetic or recall digits until your mind is actually online.
Mission alarm for iPhone
Your alarm should not negotiate with you.
Ransom attaches a real task to your alarm. Solve, move, find, or scan—the alarm ends after the mission you chose while fully awake.
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TONIGHTYour next alarm is ready.
6:00 AM
WEEKDAYSThink · MediumTested today
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WAKE UPThink.
Answer 3 to finish
7 × 8New problem in 09s
Alarm Proof passedSound + mission verified
01 / THE CONTRACT
Set the rule before sleep
Morning-you follows the decision night-you already made.
A normal alarm asks a half-asleep person whether to stop it. That is the exact moment your judgment is weakest.
Ransom changes the order. You choose the wake-up task before bed. When the alarm starts, there is no new decision to make—only the mission in front of you.
Choose your friction
Different sleepers need different proof.
Start with Think. Add movement or distance when your brain learns the shortcut. If hardware cannot continue, Ransom falls back to a task that can.
Move
Let the on-device camera count pushups or squats—no honor system.
Find
Reach a window, touch grass, or identify an object away from bed.
Scan
Use a saved NFC tag or hunt down different barcodes around your home.
TEST ALARM00:60Real sound. Real mission.
No morning at risk.
No morning at risk.
Confidence before bedtime
Do not trust an alarm you have never heard.
Alarm Proof schedules a real test one minute away. You hear the selected sound, complete the actual mission, and confirm the result—without touching your wake history.
How Alarm Proof works →Useful even without our app
Understand the alarm already on your iPhone.
Ransom is not the answer to every alarm problem. These guides start with the free settings Apple already gives you, then explain where a mission alarm becomes useful.
Silent mode does not silence iPhone alarms
Apple says Clock alarms still sound through Silent mode and Focus. Alarm volume is controlled separately under Sounds & Haptics.
Learn what actually affects alarm sound →Your alarm may be using a quieter volume than you think
The Ringtone and Alerts slider—not your media volume—is the setting to check first when an alarm feels too quiet.
Run the two-minute volume check →Clock alarms and Sleep Schedule are different systems
A regular Clock alarm is separate from the wake-up alarm tied to your Health sleep schedule. Editing one does not always edit the other.
Choose the right kind of iPhone alarm →A louder sound cannot stop a half-asleep decision
If your real problem is dismissing an alarm automatically, the missing piece is friction after it rings—not another ringtone.
Build a wake-up system that holds →Private by construction
Your camera sees the mission. We do not.
Pose and object checks run with Apple's on-device Vision framework. Frames are not recorded or uploaded. Your alarms and wake history live on your iPhone, and Ransom has no account or server of its own.
Read the plain-English privacy policy →- 01No advertising
- 02No third-party AI
- 03No behavioral profile
- 04No login required
RANSOMALARM
Make the decision before you are tired enough to undo it.
Ransom for iPhone is preparing for launch.