Barley

The alarm you turn off by feeding the cat.

Barley keeps coming back, sooner each time, until you feed him.

Coming soon to the App Store

How a morning goes

Set more than one alarm, each with its own time, its own days and its own Keep trying until. Pick one to see its morning.

  1. 07:00. He's hungry.

    Barley rings like a real iPhone alarm, even through Do Not Disturb and Sleep Focus.

  2. Stop quiets one ring.

    It quiets this ring, not the morning. A few minutes later, he asks again.

  3. Sooner each time.

    His visits come closer together as the morning goes on. You choose how long he keeps trying.

  4. Feed him to end it.

    Tap Feed Barley, then hold the food and carry it to his bowl. The alarm stops the moment the bowl is full, and tomorrow's alarm stays set.

Try it.

Hold the food, carry it to the bowl.

Pick his coat. Pick his room.

Five coats, four rooms, and a day and a night for each. The alarm is free, and always will be. More coats, rooms, bowls and sounds come in packs you buy once. There is no subscription.

  • White
  • Cream
  • Ginger
  • Blue
  • Brown

Feeding is never sold.

Whichever bowl you pick, it is the same three servings and the same gesture. Only the look is bought.

Firm in the morning. Never mean.

  • He asks. He never accuses.

    Miss a morning and nothing happens. He counts mornings fed, not mornings missed.

  • You set the limit.

    Pick the time in Keep trying until. When it comes, the morning is over, and nothing is held against you.

  • No dragging needed.

    If dragging is hard, Fill the bowl without dragging does the same job, one serving at a time.

An honest way out.

If the morning has gone wrong

Emergency Stop

Ends this morning only. Tomorrow stays on, nothing happens to Barley, and this is never counted against you.

Press and hold the bar. It is the app's own Emergency Stop.

Nothing leaves your phone.

  • No Account
  • No Ads
  • No Tracking
  • No Internet

Barley never connects to the internet. Your alarms and your cat stay on your iPhone.

Read the privacy policy

Questions

Something else? Write to support@barleyalarm.com. A person reads every message.

Can I just turn it off?

Yes. Stop quiets the current ring, and iOS always lets you lower the volume or switch alarms off. Barley doesn't pretend otherwise. He just keeps coming back, sooner each time, until you feed him.

What if I can't feed him right now?

Emergency Stop ends this morning only. Tomorrow's alarm stays on.

What if my iPhone restarts overnight?

The alarm still rings. The Feed button may wait until the phone is first unlocked. The alarm itself is never lost.

Can I set more than one alarm?

Yes. Each alarm has its own time, its own days and its own Keep trying until. You can skip or change just the next morning, or pause an alarm.

Which iPhones?

Any iPhone on iOS 26.1 or later.

See you in the morning.

Coming soon to the App Store

Watch the morning again