BarLock

BarLock

The barcode alarm that makes you leave bed.

Choose an item, arm your alarm, then scan that barcode or QR code to dismiss it. If you stop early, BarLock can ring again.

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BarLock Next screen showing a protected 7:00 AM barcode alarm

How it works

An app unlike your snooze button.

Choose an item, arm the alarm, and scan that item when it rings. These are the screens you will see along the way.

  1. BarLock mission setup screen showing a saved barcode target

    Mission alarm

    Pick a real object. Make your morning prove it.

    Scan toothpaste, coffee, a book, or any QR code you choose. BarLock treats that physical item as the stop condition.

    Code saved

  2. BarLock alarm list with a protected weekday alarm and a protected weekend alarm

    AlarmKit first

    Built around iOS system alarms, not hopeful background timers.

    BarLock uses iOS alarm permissions for protected alarms, then opens the scanner flow when it is time to prove you moved.

    Protected

  3. BarLock rules screen with Lock Window, Backup Alerts, Wake-Up Check, and Tiptoe Mode controls

    Harder to outsmart

    Lock edits, ring again after a stop, then check in again.

    Set a Lock Window before the alarm, Backup Alerts after early stops, and a Wake-Up Check after the barcode mission is done.

    Rules armed

  4. BarLock ringing alarm screen in Tiptoe Mode with a Quiet for 5s badge

    Tiptoe Mode

    Get up on time. Let everyone else sleep through it.

    Press Stop and the alarm goes quiet for a few seconds while you reach the scan target. Scan in time and nobody else hears a thing. Miss the window and full volume comes back.

    Quiet for 5s

  5. BarLock Wake-Up Check screen with a five minute countdown

    Wake-Up Check

    Stopping the alarm is not the same as staying awake.

    After the scan, BarLock can check in again with a countdown so the morning does not end back in bed.

    I am awake

What happens after the alarm rings matters most.

BarLock is built for the ways real mornings go wrong: stopping too early, editing too late, and going back to bed. It also keeps the routine flexible when mornings change.

  • Lock Window

    Protect the alarm before it rings so half-awake edits do not become an escape route.

  • Physical checkpoint

    Put the target across the room, by the sink, near your bag, or wherever the morning should actually start.

  • Backup Alerts

    If the alarm is stopped before the mission is complete, BarLock rings again instead of trusting sleepy intent.

  • Pro controls

    Lifetime Pro adds unlimited protected alarms, Tiptoe Mode, and your own Lock Window, Backup Alerts, and Wake-Up Check settings.

Focused beats bloated.

BarLock keeps the job small: set the alarm, choose the item, scan it when it rings, confirm you stayed awake, then get on with the morning.

  • Barcode and QR mission setup
  • AlarmKit permission status
  • Saved protected alarms
  • Custom repeat days
  • Wake-Up Check after dismissal
  • Backup Alerts after an early stop
  • Lock Window protection
  • Tiptoe Mode for shared bedrooms
  • Premium Pro sounds
  • No account required

Use cases

Built for your kind of morning.

Every routine uses the same mechanic, but the setup changes with the morning. Pick the page closest to yours.

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More control for serious routines.

The Pro tier expands BarLock when one protected alarm is not enough: unlimited alarms, Tiptoe Mode, and your own Lock Window, Backup Alerts, and Wake-Up Check settings.

Lifetime Pro

Unlimited alarms, Tiptoe Mode, your own rules, and every alarm sound for routines that need more than the basics.

  • Unlimited protected alarms
  • Tiptoe Mode
  • 5 min to 3 hr Lock Window
  • Adjustable Backup Alerts
  • Custom Wake-Up Check controls
  • Every alarm sound

Questions before you trust an alarm app.

Answers about the core barcode alarm routine, Lifetime Pro, iOS support, scanning targets, and how BarLock differs from the built-in Clock app.

Stop negotiating with snooze.

BarLock turns an alarm into a physical checkpoint.

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BarLock active alarm screen requiring a cereal box barcode scan