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FamWake – Family Alarm Clock

Now for iOS and Android! Every morning, same chaos: Who gets the bathroom first? Who overslept again? Who's making everyone late? FamWake fixes that. It's a smart family alarm clock that automatically calculates a personalized wake-up schedule for every family member — based on individual alarm times, bathroom duration, and weekday profiles. No more negotiating. No more waiting. Just everyone ready on time, every day.

FamWake is a family alarm clock that works out a wake-up schedule for each person from alarm times, bathroom time and weekday plans, so a shared bathroom does not turn into a queue.

Key features

  • Family joins with a 6-digit code or an invite link
  • Automatic bathroom scheduling from departure times, with drag-and-drop reordering
  • A 'bathroom is free' signal
  • Vacation mode that pauses alarms and resumes automatically
  • Weekday-specific plans, such as home office days
  • Alarms keep working offline once the plan has synced

FamWake – Family Alarm Clock is useful for

  • A family sharing one bathroom on school and work mornings
  • A couple or flatshare that wants fair wake-up times

Written by IndieAppCircle from familienwecker.de. The maker can edit it.

Submitted by Daniel Notthoff

Reward: 5 credits per test

72 approved tests, 75 total

Visit FamWake – Family Alarm Clock

Platforms: android, ios

Built for: general

Pricing: Free

Feedback from testers

  • Danilo C. - Tue, May 12, 2026 at 02:49 AM: awesome app!
  • Daniel Notthoff - Tue, May 12, 2026 at 04:19 AM: Thank you very much! :)
  • telemetry.host - Wed, May 13, 2026 at 02:48 PM: FamWake was easy to test and the setup process felt simple and intuitive. Adding family members with different wake-up times and bathroom durations worked smoothly. The generated schedule looked logical and useful for avoiding morning conflicts in the bathroom. The “I’m awake” button was also clear and easy to use. A few things could be improved: Add a short onboarding/tutorial for new users More visual hints/icons in some sections Option to manually adjust the generated schedule Overall, the app feels practical, user-friendly, and has a great concept for family morning planning.
  • voxanalytics.ai - Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 02:21 PM: This was a great idea and could have multiple applications other than for family wake up/bathroom schedule.
  • info - Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at 06:30 AM: The app is simple to understand and the family scheduling concept is useful. Adding family members with different wake-up times and bathroom durations was straightforward, and the generated weekday schedule was easy to follow. The interface is clean and the idea could be especially helpful for families with multiple members. One improvement would be to make schedule conflicts or changes more clearly highlighted so users can quickly understand how the final schedule was calculated

About FamWake – Family Alarm Clock

Do family members need an account to use FamWake?

No. Only the person who creates the family logs in, with Google or email. Other members join with the family code and can stay anonymous.

How many people and bathrooms does FamWake support?

The app is optimized for up to 6 people and currently supports one bathroom. Multiple bathrooms, live snooze and custom sounds are listed as coming soon.

Is FamWake open source?

The page links to the source code on GitHub under GPL-3.0. The app is ad-free, and optional donations are accepted through Ko-fi or PayPal.

Is FamWake – Family Alarm Clock legit?

FamWake – Family Alarm Clock was listed on IndieAppCircle in March 2026 by Daniel Notthoff, who opened it to independent testers. 72 independent testers have used it since and had their feedback accepted by the maker (75 tests submitted in total). It is distributed through its own website at download.family-alarm.com. IndieAppCircle is a peer feedback exchange, not a paid-review site: testers earn credits only for feedback the maker accepts, and nobody is paid to be positive. We record what happened here; we do not vouch for a product's business practices.

What platforms does FamWake – Family Alarm Clock run on?

FamWake – Family Alarm Clock runs on Android and iOS. The maker built it for a general audience.

Is FamWake – Family Alarm Clock free?

Yes, FamWake – Family Alarm Clock is free to use.

Is FamWake – Family Alarm Clock still looking for testers?

Yes. The maker pays 5 credits for each approved test. Sign in to IndieAppCircle, open the test instructions on this page, try the app and write up what worked, what confused you and what broke. Once the maker approves your feedback the credits are yours; feedback left unanswered for 48 hours is approved automatically.

How do testers review FamWake – Family Alarm Clock on IndieAppCircle?

Testers are other indie developers. They open FamWake – Family Alarm Clock, follow the maker's test instructions, and write up first impressions, confusing moments and bugs. The maker reads each write-up and either approves it — which pays the tester — or rejects it. Only approved feedback is counted on this page. There are no star ratings and IndieAppCircle pays nobody to review anything; it is a feedback exchange, not a review site.

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