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Looking for an Alarmy alternative for Fajr?
By Zakariya Telitel, independent developer of Bedless Fajr (our app) · Last checked
Alarmy is a strong wake-up app. If you use it for Fajr, you've probably hit the same wall as everyone else: Fajr isn't a fixed time, and Alarmy rings at the time you set.
The best Alarmy alternative for Fajr
Bedless Fajrour app
It computes Fajr for where you are every day, rings through silent mode, and stops when a photo of a target picked for you each morning proves you're out of bed.
This choice is our opinion, and Bedless Fajr is our app. Every fact about it on this page can be checked in the app.
What Alarmy does well
From its App Store listing (checked October 21, 2026):
- Missions to turn the alarm off: math, memory games, shaking, squats, and a Photo Mission where you photograph something you chose in advance.
- Anti-snooze for heavy sleepers.
- Sleep tools: a sleep and snoring tracker, sleep sounds, bedtime reminders.
- Free to download, with a premium plan and a 7-day free trial. iOS 17 or later.
For waking up at 7:00 every weekday, it does the job.
What's missing for Fajr
1. Fajr moves, and Alarmy rings at a fixed time. Its App Store listing doesn't mention prayer times: you set the time, and you change it yourself. source, checked Oct 21, 2026
Here is how much Fajr moves in one month, with the angle Bedless Fajr uses by default in each country:
| City | Fajr on November 1, 2026 | Fajr on November 30, 2026 | Change in November |
|---|---|---|---|
| London (18°) | Fajr on November 1, 202605:00 | Fajr on November 30, 202605:41 | Change in November41 min later |
| Paris (18°) | Fajr on November 1, 202605:50 | Fajr on November 30, 202606:27 | Change in November37 min later |
| New York (15°, ISNA) | Fajr on November 1, 202605:10 | Fajr on November 30, 202605:39 | Change in November29 min later |
| Dubai (18°) | Fajr on November 1, 202605:09 | Fajr on November 30, 202605:26 | Change in November17 min later |
| Riyadh (18.5°, Umm al-Qura) | Fajr on November 1, 202604:41 | Fajr on November 30, 202604:57 | Change in November16 min later |
2. Clock changes make it worse. Fajr jumps by an hour on the clock overnight:
| City | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Before06:39 on Saturday, October 24 | After05:40 on Sunday, October 25 |
| London | Before05:48 on Saturday, October 24 | After04:49 on Sunday, October 25 |
| New York | Before06:09 on Saturday, October 31 | After05:10 on Sunday, November 1 |
A fixed alarm set for Fajr on Saturday rings 59 minutes after Fajr has begun on Sunday.
Calculated with the Aladhan API on October 21, 2026, local clock time.
3. The photo is the same every morning. Alarmy's Photo Mission asks for a photo of something you chose in advance. After a few weeks, the walk to it is automatic. source, checked Oct 21, 2026
4. It isn't built around prayer. Its App Store listing describes a wake-up and sleep app: nothing about Fajr time, a pause for the days a woman doesn't pray, or a count of the mornings you made it for Fajr. source, checked Oct 21, 2026
Why Bedless Fajr is the best alternative for Fajr
- It rings at Fajr, every day, where you are. Fajr is computed for your location with your country's usual angle (nine angles to choose from in Settings).
- A real system alarm. Built on Apple's AlarmKit: once you allow Alarms, it rings through the silent switch and Focus modes, with the app closed and after a restart.
- A target picked for you every morning. Your sink, your prayer mat unrolled, a glass of water, or your toothbrush or siwak, and you can't re-roll it. An AI check accepts or refuses the photo.
- It comes back. Until the photo is accepted, it rings again within two minutes, for up to an hour, never after sunrise.
- Made for Fajr. Excused mode for your period, “I can't get up” for days you're ill, and a streak of the mornings you made it.
Alarmy and Bedless Fajr side by side
| Alarmy | Bedless Fajr (our app) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rings at | AlarmyA time you set | Bedless Fajr (our app)Fajr, computed every day for where you are |
| How it stops | AlarmyMissions: math, memory, shaking, squats, or a photo of something you chose | Bedless Fajr (our app)A photo of a target picked for you each morning, checked by AI |
| Built for prayer | AlarmyNot mentioned in its App Store listing | Bedless Fajr (our app)Fajr time, Excused mode, Fajr streak |
| iPhone | AlarmyiOS 17 or later | Bedless Fajr (our app)iOS 26 or later |
| To try it | AlarmyFree download, premium with a 7-day free trial | Bedless Fajr (our app)Yearly plan with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, or a weekly plan without a trial |
Alarmy facts from its US App Store listing, checked October 21, 2026.
Other ways to wake up for Fajr
- The iPhone Clock alarm: rings on silent, but at a fixed time, and stops with one tap.
- An adhan notification from a prayer-times app: right time, but a notification goes quiet when your iPhone is on silent, and you can dismiss it from bed.
- Two alarms: a prayer app for the time, a mission alarm to get up. It works until you forget to move the second one.
Questions
Can I keep Alarmy for my other alarms?
Yes. Use Alarmy for the time you set yourself, and Bedless Fajr for Fajr.
Does Bedless Fajr check that I prayed?
No. It checks that you're up.
Is my photo stored?
It's sent for the check and not stored on our servers. It never goes to your camera roll.
Does it work on Android?
No. Bedless Fajr is for iPhone, iOS 26 or later.