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Looking for best Alarm app

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Hi, the other day I managed to turn off (not snooze) three alarms. I am not a morning person, so I set three alarms and often keep snoozing. I want an alarm thats easy to snooze, but very difficult to turn off. Ideally i would like it so the first two alarms I can snooze, but the third I can't.

Anyone know a good app that would meet these parameters?

Thanks
 
I've disabled alarms with no memory of it in the past too.
Sorry I don't know any other alarm apps since I only use the stock clock app but I have a couple of tips for you.

Do you put your phone on a nightstand next to your bed?
If you do, I suggest instead you put your phone on the other side of the room on a shelf so you have to get out of bed and walk across the room to turn off the alarm. This will force you to wake up.
Don't snooze. Snoozing only makes it harder to get out of bed. Disable this feature altogether.
Wake up and get out of bed the first time the alarm goes off. You will still hate it but you will get used to getting out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off.
 
I remember reading about an app that requires you to solve a long equation for the alarm to turn off. I forget the name but it may help in getting you up.
 
Both of those would put me in a terrible mood!

I work into the night, but sometimes I have early starts and sometimes I accidentally turn off the alarm rather than snooze, (again this morning). Just want easy snooze (ie press any button/tap screen ), but difficult to turn off (press a combination of buttons for example).
 
Sleep Cycle. Its the best one i've used to date. It analyzes your sleep patterns, and tries to wake you up during the perfect time. Took me like a day to get used to. It wakes you up during the lightest sleep cycle by analyzing your body movements while you sleep. Supposedly while REM you dont move as much compared to when in a light sleep cycle so you dont wake up groggy. you can also set like a 15 minute window. I think to snooze it you can just shake the phone if I remember correctly. Is awesome. I think it was like $1.99 in the app store.

Website: https://www.sleepcycle.com
 
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