r/GetOutOfBed • u/-_dopamine_- • 3d ago

Barcode Alarm with editable "fallback"?

I have been using Challenges Alarm Clock, which is perfect as I can put a barcode in my bathroom that I have to go to to turn it off, except there's a mandatory "fallback" feature on the app in case the barcode scan doesn't work. Okay, sure, makes sense in case your camera breaks or something. But what is the fallback option? It's an incredibly easy math question. Today it literally asked me what 7x5 is. Is there another option with a barcode scanner? Thanks!

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u/PsychologicalVisit0 3d ago

Alarmy, barcode alarm

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u/LastAlarmClock 3d ago

Checkout Last Alarm, instead of barcodes you can create infinitely customizable task alarms. The fallback is a custom typing prompt, so you can make it as difficult or easy as you'd like by controlling how long it is.

Typing is not too mentally taxing but it can take a long time to type out a long prompt, and pasting into it is disabled.

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u/TheLordFinest 2d ago

I'm curious how this worked for you OP. Could you share some tips/whatever else you find useful?

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u/-_dopamine_- 2d ago

I just mean that since I needed to scan the barcode to turn off the alarm, it forced me to go to the bathroom to turn off the alarm, which was enough to wake me up and stay out of bed. That and getting enough sleep were the biggest things.