Blare: Puzzle Alarm Clock
Dylan Buck Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Blare: Puzzle Alarm Clock is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Dylan Buck. Requires iOS 26.1. Updated July 16, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 106 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 16
- 2026 · v1.5
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About Blare: Puzzle Alarm Clock
Blare is the puzzle alarm clock that won't let heavy sleepers oversleep. Blare Pro subscription required. Features described below require a separate auto-renewable in-app purchase; pricing and any free trial are shown before purchase. Built for people who sleep through every alarm, Blare combines extremely loud wake-up sounds with brain puzzles — math problems, pattern memory, and visual challenges — that you must solve before you can dismiss or snooze. No more sleeping through your alarm. No more accidental snoozes. SOUNDS THAT MEAN BUSINESS Choose from nine built-in alarm tones designed to cut through deep sleep. Import your own custom sounds from the Files app for a personalized wake-up alarm. CHALLENGES TO PROVE YOU'RE AWAKE Configure math problems, pattern memory sequences, or visual puzzles as your dismissal gate. Challenges must be completed before you can dismiss or snooze — ensuring you're actually awake, not just reaching for the snooze button in your sleep. BUILT FOR YOUR SCHEDULE Create up to three system-level alarms with per-day scheduling, custom repeat patterns, individual sound assignments, and configurable challenge difficulty. PREMIUM DESIGN Crafted with Apple's Liquid Glass design language, Blare features a dark premium aesthetic with a clock-first home screen, smooth spring animations, and a next-alarm countdown. KEY FEATURES - 9 built-in alarm tones - Custom sound import from Files - 3 challenge types: Math, Pattern Memory, Visual Puzzle - 3 difficulty levels per challenge type - Per-day-of-week scheduling with presets - Configurable snooze duration - Sound preview before selection - Dark mode native design - VoiceOver labels and Dynamic Type-aware controls
What’s new
Version 1.5 · Updated July 16, 2026
NEW — Photo Missions: pick 3–5 everyday objects, and when your alarm goes off, Blare picks one at random. You have to photograph the real thing to shut it off — no more half-asleep tapping your way back to bed. Also in this update: • Smoother, snappier animations across the whole app • More tactile haptic feedback throughout • A faster, clearer first-run experience • Reliability fixes and polish
App privacy
The developer, Dylan Buck, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- User Content: Photos or Videos
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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