| What it does | The alarm worth getting up for
| Your second brain on your desktop
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| Based in | DE
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: one alarm, Photo Verify, puzzles, streaks, Achievements, Shop access. Premium: €7.99/month or €44.99/year, includes unlimited alarms, puzzle type selection, Hard Mode, bonus tickets, Perfect Month reward, and 2 streak freezes monthly.
| Free for the desktop app. Barside Plus: US$20 a month or US$200 a year. Paid Spaces: creators set their own pricing through Stripe, with Barside taking 8% (5% for Plus subscribers).
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| Key features | - 6 puzzle types: math, sequences, word scrambles, memory, pattern recognition, Stroop
- Streak tracking with multipliers (1x to 2x) based on consecutive days
- Monthly prize draw with real Amazon gift cards (US$50, US$20, US$10)
- Hard Mode: stricter challenge with 8 puzzle minimum and 45-second puzzle time
- Require Movement: pedometer check to verify you've taken steps
- Streak freezes: cover missed alarm days to preserve streak multiplier
- Shop: buy themes and streak freezes with sun-tickets
- Works through Silent Mode, Focus, Do Not Disturb via Apple AlarmKit
| - Notes with rich formatting including headings, checklists, tables, code and links
- Integrated drawing and diagramming with Excalidraw editor
- Screen recording that saves directly into notes
- Video transcription with timestamps
- AI-powered search across all notes and content
- Built-in password manager with auto-fill
- Video meetings for up to 6 people
- Cloud backup with up to 90 days of history for Plus subscribers
- Team Spaces with chat, polls and shared notes
- AI agents that run on schedule with approval workflow
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| What makes it different | - Real prize draw with Amazon gift cards, not virtual rewards
- AI-verified photo step forces you out of bed before solving puzzles
- Two ticket types: prize-tickets for draw entries, sun-tickets for Shop (never monetized)
- 14 languages supported including English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic
| - Completely free for core features with local-first architecture requiring no account
- Replaces 10+ subscription apps in one unified desktop application
- AI agents with approval workflow for safe automation
- Integrated screen recording and transcription without external tools
- Supports multiple operating systems with native desktop integration
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | Not checked yet ● no change since last check | 15 ▲ +4 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 | 14 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 0 | 23 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 0 | 12 |
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