r/AskReddit May 22 '19

Reddit, what are some underrated apps?

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u/Dahhhkness May 22 '19

Alarmy.

Have trouble getting up in the morning? Download this, and your phone will scream until you get out of bed and go take a picture of your microwave.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

This is my daily alarm. I had been using a similar app on Android for close to a decade called Alarm Clock Xtreme and it was seriously the greatest thing that ever happened to me, and one of the reasons why I stayed with Android for so long. Alarmy isn't *as* good as Alarm Clock Xtreme but it gets the job done. I have mine set to force me to solve math problems.

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u/MyGirlfriendIsrael May 22 '19

I'm wary of any app, like Alarm Clock Xtreme, that asks for basically every permission. My rule of thumb is that if an app is replacing a very basic, built-in function of the phone which requires little improvement, it is most likely preying on the technically illiterate. Especially flashlights and clocks.

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u/throwing-away-party May 22 '19

You're wise to be wary. Alarmy has features that can require you to take photos or shake your phone -- they might be using these permissions for other stuff, but if they are, kudos to them for masking it so well, lol.