Absurdly loud. Actually beautiful. The alarm clock for people who keep oversleeping — up to 113 dB, a big red stop button, and a focus timer for the rest of the day.
It wasn't laziness. You set an alarm. It didn't work.
Rebooking fee. You watched it pull away from the gate.
Two warnings and you're on the list. The third isn't a conversation.
"Sorry I'm late" works twice. After that you're "that person."
Every alarm you've tried — you've slept through.
Phones whisper at 80 dB. Clocks reset on a power cut. Neither is loud enough, and neither is worth looking at.
| Phone alarm | Standard clock | ACU-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max volume | ~80 dB | ~85 dB | Up to 113 dB |
| How you stop it | Tap the screen | Tap a button | Hold the red button 3 sec |
| Looks | A phone | Plastic box | Metal-look cube |
| Power cut | Phone dies | Resets | 4× AA backup |
| Notifications at 2 AM | All of them | None | None |
| Focus timer | Another app | No | Built in, one dial |
We think an alarm should win. So we built one that does.
No app. No subscription. 113 decibels that don't stop until you stand up and hold the big red button. And it looks good doing it.
Press, turn, press. Ten seconds. No menus.
Full volume — and it stays on until you get up.
Hold the red button three seconds. By then you're awake. That's the trick.
Every 10 dB sounds twice as loud.
Phone alarm: about 80 dB. ACU-01 target: 110–113 dB. Roughly 8× as loud.
No mode button. The dial's position is the mode — like a kitchen timer.
Shows the time. At your alarm, the siren fires at full volume. Hold the red button 3 seconds to stop it.
Turn to 25, it counts down. At zero it sounds. Back to 0 cancels. A focus timer that keeps your phone out of your hand.
Simple enough to use half-asleep.
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Industrial emergency-stop button. Hold it 3 seconds to stop the alarm.
Press first, then turn. Sets the clock and the alarm — and can't be changed by accident.
Clicks through 5 to 60 minutes. 0 is the clock, anything else is a countdown.
Turn it down for light sleepers. It never goes fully silent.
Three finishes in prototyping.
You get the launch email before we post anywhere else. Early-bird units go first-come, first-served.
$59 at launch, $99 planned retail. Same unit. The difference is when you show up.
No payment, no account. Not into it at launch? Ignore the email.
One email at launch. Nothing before, nothing after.
113 dB is the target. We'll publish the measured number from production samples before the campaign ends. It stops by itself after five minutes — for your ears and your neighbours.
Hold the big red button for three seconds. That's it.
Turn the side dial to 5–60 minutes and it counts down, then sounds. Back to 0 cancels. Like a kitchen timer — no app.
Probably — that's the deal. The volume dial goes down a long way for lighter sleepers, and it stops by itself after five minutes.
Four AA cells take over. The clock keeps time and the alarm still sounds.
Kickstarter, Fall 2026. Leave your email and you get one message on day one with the $59 price.
Not yet — it hasn't shipped. When real backers have it, you'll hear from them here, in their words.
Launch-day backers get it at $59. Reserve your spot now — no payment until launch.
One email when the campaign goes live. No payment, no account.