BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock App for Android Review
You can find lots of alarm apps in Google Play Store. But not every such app works for all, especially for those who are compulsive sleepers and requires much more than ring to wake them up. Here is a new one on the block: BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock app for Android that relies on the threat of public humiliation to wake someone up. If you hit snooze and don’t wake up, the app will do something to humiliate you. You can get BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock Android app for free from Google Play Store.
BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock App Features
BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock app for Android goes to the extreme so that you don’t dare to remain on bed once the alarm rings. The app uses public humiliation to help keep your appointments, to achieve your goals, and to jump out of bed in the mornings. For example, if you click ‘snooze’, the app will post on your Facebook timeline telling all your friends that you were weak willed. In fact, it is not about waking you up alone. The app uses the same strategy to force you to keep your appointments and achieve your other goals as well.
Android BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock app features include an alarm clock, goal tracking, and GPS check-ins system to keep your recurring appointments. If you fail, each of these features will humiliate you by posting a message on your Facebook wall. In GPS check-in system, you input your address and time of the place where you’ve got an appointment – such as your gym or work schedule – and the app will use your phone’s GPS to check if you’ve arrived at the place on time. If not, the matter will be taken up on Facebook.
The app announces your goals on Facebook and asks your friends to hold you accountable. In fact, the app will later ask you if you’ve met your goals. If not, you’ll be again shamed on Facebook. The bottom line is that if you want to save yourself from public humiliation, you better stick to your goals/tasks.
Conclusion
BetterMe – Social Alarm Clock app for Android is an interesting application that forces you to be on schedule by threatening public humiliation in Facebook. If you click snooze when the alarm rings, or fail to meet appointments or schedules, the same will be posted in your Facebook profile, inviting other’s comments. The UI is easy to use for most parts. Verdict: Try it out if you are looking for an alarm app with a difference.
Category: Free Android Apps
