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Ultimatum vs Alarmy. The Alarmy alternative for when switching the alarm off isn't enough: here you have to get up.
You set a goal with a time, like getting up or going to the gym, and leave a guarantee: money, your apps or both. Prove it with a photo in time and you lose nothing. If not, you lose it.
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Ultimatum vs Alarmy. An alarm isn't a commitment.
| Ultimatum | Alarmy | |
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| Price | No subscription: you only pay if you don't follow through | Subscription of up to €59.99/year for all missions |
| What gets you up | A guarantee: your money or your apps blocked | A mission to switch the alarm off |
| After switching the alarm off | You still have to prove it before the deadline | You can go back to bed |
| What it's for | Getting up, training, studying: any goal with a time | Waking up |
| Goals over several days | Yes: several times a week or a whole month | No |
| How it's checked | A photo taken on the spot; if in doubt, a person reviews it | Photo or barcode matched on the phone |
| Rings with your phone on silent | Yes, with the system alarm | Reviews: sometimes it doesn't ring |
| Battery overnight | It doesn't have to stay open | Reviews: drains a lot of battery at night |
| Ads | None | Even when you switch the alarm off, in the free version |
What we learned from Alarmy's reviews
We're not saying Alarmy is a bad app. We read what its users dislike so we don't repeat it.
- Alarmy review★★★★★
“Sometimes the alarm decides not to ring, and that has caused me no end of problems.”
Spanish App Store, January 2025. Translated from Spanish
At Ultimatum, the alarm rings even when your phone is on silent
- Alarmy review★★★★★
“I'd use it if it weren't for the battery it drains at night in the background”
Spanish App Store, June 2026. Translated from Spanish
At Ultimatum, the app doesn't have to stay open at night
- Alarmy review★★★★★
“And half asleep, you can dismiss it or switch it off. I can't trust Alarmy any more.”
Spanish App Store, February 2026. Translated from Spanish
At Ultimatum, you have to prove you got up
Alarmy data from its Spanish App Store listing, October 2026. Alarmy is a trademark of Delight Room; we're not affiliated with it.
You do the mission to switch the alarm off. And go back to bed.
- 06:30
A louder alarm
It wakes you. It doesn't get you up.
- 06:31
A mission to switch it off
You photograph the sink half asleep and go back to bed.
- 06:40
Five more minutes
There's nothing left to stop you.
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Alarmy wakes you up. Ultimatum gets you up.
How it works. Four steps, every day.
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Step 1 of 2Create ultimatum GoalGet upWhen07:00TomorrowHow I'll prove itBreakfast photoDeadline07:15NextPick the goal.
Get up at 07:00 and prove it with a photo of your breakfast.
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Step 2 of 2Guarantee €5€0€5€10€20Block apps if I miss it2 apps selected, 3 daysWhat the photo must showBreakfast on the tableCheck locationOptionalCreate ultimatumLeave a guarantee.
Up to €20, your apps or both. If you don't do it, you lose what you chose.
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Point at your breakfastProve it.
When the time comes, take the photo in the app. You have until 07:15.
- 4Get up, 07:02
Photo confirmed.
You got up at 07:00, as promised.
€5Nothing is chargedYour apps stay unblockedShareDoneGet your money back.
If you prove it in time. If not, you lose the €5.
Ready to commit?
This is your week when you follow through.
One day, one week or a whole month.
Month-long goalGym October · 3 times a week7/12sessions keptNext: Thursday 19:00Per session€103 daysWeeks
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Goals over several days.
Go to the gym 3 times a week for a month. Every session counts, and you see how you're doing.
Thursday, 9 OctoberMy morning2 of 3 07:00Get upPhoto of breakfast · 07:0207:30Run 5 kmPhoto outside · 07:4109:00Study for 1 hourPhoto of the deskIn 25 minGoals in steps.
A whole morning: get up, go for a run and sit down to study. Each step with its own time.
You choose what's on the line.
Money, from €0 to €20, a few days without the apps you pick, or both. You never lose more than you chose.
Photos as proof.
Taken in the app, with no gallery. The camera checks they're real.
Yesterday, 07:15No photo in time Your photoSent at 07:16Think it's a mistake? A person on the team will review it.
Ask a person to review itAcceptA person reviews it.
If you think something went wrong, you dispute it and someone from the team looks at it.
Keep your word, get your money back.
If not, you lose what you put down when you promised. Not a cent more.
Frequently asked questions.
They can work together, but they're not the same. Alarmy helps you wake up. Ultimatum helps you do what you set out to do, from getting up to going to the gym, with a guarantee you get back if you keep your word.