☀️ The wake-up call that calls you back
DontOversleep texts someone you care about at the time you choose. They tap one button to prove they're awake — and if they don't, your alarm goes off so you can step in before it's too late.
Three steps. About sixty seconds to set up.
Pick who, what time, which days — and how many minutes of grace they get. They get one invite text and reply YES to opt in. 7:00am, weekdays, 15 minutes? Done.
At wake-up time they get an SMS with one big button. Tap → you get a quiet “✅ awake, on time” confirmation. No app on their phone, ever.
Grace period passes with no tap? Your phone erupts: alert text plus a loud alarm in the app. Time to call, knock, or start the car.
The sender's view — everything your mornings need at a glance.
Retire the 6:30am “are you up?” text volley. Know they're moving — without nagging.
A college student with an 8am final and a parent three timezones away. Both sleep easier.
When an alarm clock isn't enough, add a human backstop who'll actually call you.
A gentle morning check that an older parent is up and moving — one tap and you know.
No. Recipients just get a text with a link. Any phone that can receive SMS works — no app, no account, no setup on their side.
After the grace period you set, your alarm goes off: an alert text, plus a loud alarm in the DontOversleep app. If they confirm late, you're told that too.
Yes — creating wake-up checks and receiving alerts is free.
Recipients are always in control: wake-up texts only start after they reply YES to a one-time opt-in invite, and replying STOP halts all messages immediately. Senders can pause or delete a check at any time.
Yes. Each check has its own timezone, so a 7:00am check fires at 7:00am where the sleeper lives — even if you're on the other coast.
The iOS app is in App Store review now. The web app works great on any phone in the meantime — and recipients never need either one.
Set up your first wake-up check in about a minute.
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