Beyond Alarm vs Sleep as Android

Sleep as Android and Beyond Alarm both make you do something before the alarm stops. Beyond Alarm makes that something physical, then makes sure the phone doesn't pull you back in afterwards.

The short answer

• Exercise that is counted. Push-ups, squats and jumping jacks counted rep by rep by the camera, on the device.
• Morning Lockout blocks your chosen apps the moment you beat the alarm.
• Every mission free right now; Pro removes ads.
• Android and iPhone. Beyond Alarm is on both stores.

Side by side

Sleep as Android's column comes from its own Play listing and website at the time of writing (27 October 2026). "—" means neither mentions it.

Where Beyond Alarm pulls ahead

A task you can't do lying down

Maths and shaking can be done half asleep. Beyond Alarm's camera missions count real push-ups, squats or jumping jacks, and the alarm keeps going until the set is done. Pose detection runs on the phone itself.

The phone stays out of the way afterwards

Getting up is half the morning. The other half is not losing the next twenty minutes to a feed. Morning Lockout starts the moment you finish your mission and keeps your chosen apps shut for the time you set — or, on Android, the whole phone, with calls still allowed.

A blocker for the rest of the day

The same app runs Phone Block, from 5 minutes to 8 hours. Strict mode has no stop button and is free after one short ad.

Beyond Alarm

Beyond Alarm does this part for you: the alarm will not switch off until you have actually moved, and the apps you pick stay locked afterwards.

What Sleep as Android offers

At the time of writing, Sleep as Android's Play listing describes sleep-cycle tracking with smart wake-up, contactless Sonar tracking, snoring and sleep-talk detection, lullabies, sunrise alarms, Spotify alarms, a snooze limit and CAPTCHA tasks. It lists integrations with many wearables, smart lights, Health Connect and automation tools. Its documentation lists CAPTCHAs including simple and typed maths, QR code or NFC tag, shake, and more in a free add-on. The listing offers 7 days of premium, then freemium or an upgrade.

Switching from Sleep as Android

1. Install Beyond Alarm and follow its reliability screen — battery optimisation, autostart and exact alarms — so it rings on time.
2. Recreate your alarms and repeat days.
3. Swap your CAPTCHAs for missions: maths, shake or a barcode on something in the kitchen.
4. Add a camera exercise, such as ten squats, as a second mission.
5. Turn on Morning Lockout for the apps you reach for first.
6. Turn off the old alarms so only one app rings. You can keep Sleep as Android for sleep tracking if you use it.

Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026. Listings change, so check them before relying on any detail. Beyond Alarm's details are checked against its own code.

• Sleep as Android on Google Play
• Sleep as Android website
• Sleep as Android CAPTCHA documentation