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Ultimatum vs Wayk. The Wayk alternative for when switching the alarm off isn't enough.

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 Wayk. Waking up isn't getting up.

UltimatumWayk
PriceNo subscription: you only pay if you don't follow throughSubscription required
What gets you upA guarantee: your money or your apps blockedA mission to switch the alarm off
After switching the alarm offYou still have to prove it before the deadlineYou can go back to bed
What it's forGetting up, training, studying: any goal with a timeWaking up
Goals over several daysYes: several times a week or a whole monthNo
Automatic chargesNone: if you keep your word, nothing is chargedFree trial that turns into an annual plan
Which photo countsTaken on the spot; a photo of a screen doesn't countReviews: almost any photo counts
If the check is unsureA person reviews it and nothing is chargedThe alarm doesn't switch off
When you see the priceBefore you sign upAt the end of a long questionnaire

What we learned from Wayk's reviews

We're not saying Wayk is a bad app. We read what its users dislike so we don't repeat it.

  • Wayk review★★★★★
    “Before you download it, I want you to know that paying is compulsory if you want to use it”

    Spanish App Store, May 2026. Translated from Spanish

    At Ultimatum, there's no subscription

  • Wayk review★★★★★
    “I cancelled during the trial period and was still (10 days later) charged for the annual plan.”

    US App Store, July 2026

    At Ultimatum, there's no plan to cancel

  • Wayk review★★★★★
    “I could literally scan anything and it’ll shut the alarm off, even if I’m scanning the incorrect item!”

    US App Store, May 2026

    At Ultimatum, only a real photo, taken on the spot, counts

Wayk data from its Spanish App Store listing, October 2026. Wayk is a trademark of Dialed Labs; we're not affiliated with it.

You do the mission to switch the alarm off. And go back to bed.

  1. 07:00

    A mission

    You do the push-ups half asleep.

  2. 07:01

    Alarm off

    There's nothing else to do.

  3. 07:05

    Bed

    Just as comfortable as before.

  4. Now

    Wayk wakes you up. Ultimatum gets you up.

How it works. Four steps, every day.

  1. 1

    Pick the goal.

    Get up at 07:00 and prove it with a photo of your breakfast.

  2. 2

    Leave a guarantee.

    Up to €20, your apps or both. If you don't do it, you lose what you chose.

  3. 3

    Prove it.

    When the time comes, take the photo in the app. You have until 07:15.

  4. 4

    Get your money back.

    If you prove it in time. If not, you lose the €5.

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This is your week when you follow through.

A woman stretches in bed in the morning light, smiling
Get upUp first time.
A man runs along the harbour early in the morning as the sun comes up
Run 5 km3 of 3 this week.
A hiker with an orange rucksack takes a photo of the mountain through the pines
Mountain hikeDone. One Sunday a month.
A woman holds warrior pose in her living room while her phone records her from a tripod
YogaStraight out of bed. Done.
A woman smiles as she takes a photo of her breakfast; her dog watches from the floor
Breakfast photoDone. €5 back.
A young man does a barbell deadlift at his gym
GymDone. 7 of 12 this month.

One day, one week or a whole month.

Keep your word, get your money back.

If not, you lose what you put down when you promised. Not a cent more.

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