NoChoice Alarm

NoChoice Alarm

An alarm clock you can only stop with a QR code or a math problem

ElementBrome Alarm Clock

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Description

NoChoice Alarm is an alarm clock designed so you can't go back to sleep: to stop the ringing, you must scan a QR code and/or solve a math problem.

Features:
- Stop the alarm with a QR code, a math problem, or both
- One shared QR code for all alarms, or an individual QR code per alarm
- Save the QR code to your gallery or print it on an A4 page
- Works on top of the lock screen without ever unlocking your phone
- Built-in flash button in the scanner for scanning in the dark
- Gradual volume, optional vibration, snooze and test mode
- Duplicate alarms in one tap
- Interface in English and French

Privacy:
- No Internet permission: the app never sends any data
- No ads, no trackers
- All data stays on your phone

What’s new (1.5.5)

- Alarms can be edited right away, without swiping the sheet up first
- The time picked in the clock dialog is kept even if you tap Save without pressing OK
- When an alarm is turned on or saved, a short message shows how long until it rings
- Larger Flash button in the QR scanner

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.5.5 current
94ac370d2fde209c…
2026-10-25 700 KB API 26

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • CameraTake photos and videos.
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • USE_EXACT_ALARM
  • USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • VibrationControl the vibration alert.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
Show 3 more permissions
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.

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