Dew is an alarm app with one rule: you can't dismiss it until you type something kind about yourself. No skipping, no tapping away half-asleep. You have to pause and write a genuine affirmation first. Every affirmation is saved in a Reflect tab, turning your morning routine into a personal journal you didn't know you were keeping. Built with AlarmKit so it fires through Do Not Disturb. Pro users get AI-generated affirmations tailored to them.
I built Dew because I noticed my mornings were starting on autopilot. The alarm goes off, I'd slam snooze, eventually drag myself up feeling behind before the day even started.
I wanted to interrupt that pattern with something tiny but intentional. One sentence. One true thing about yourself before you're fully awake. That's it.
The core mechanic came first: you literally cannot dismiss the alarm until you type an affirmation. Everything else like the Reflect tab, the wallpapers, the AI suggestions was built around protecting that one moment.
I launched yesterday on r/AppGiveaway and 100+ people grabbed codes in the first few hours, which told me the concept resonates. Bringing it to Product Hunt today to find people who want to build a real morning habit, not just snooze through it.
Would love any feedback! especially from people who try it for a few days and see if it actually sticks. Please feel free to email me at founder@dewalarm.com with anything you’d like to ask or share.
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