What is the wake-up check? One more check after the alarm stops

YOBIOKO4 min readUpdated: 2026-10-07

Sometimes you stop the alarm and lie down again. The wake-up check asks one more time after the alarm has stopped.

How it goes

1. The alarm rings and you finish typing your tasks
2. 10 minutes later, a silent notification arrives
3. Tap it within 3 minutes and you are done for the morning
4. If you do not tap it, the alarm rings once more

The notification makes no sound. If you are up, you only need to tap it.

How to set it

1. Open an alarm in the Alarms tab.
2. Turn on “Wake-up check”.
3. Save.

The wake-up check is off at first. You decide for each alarm. If notifications are not allowed, the app asks when you turn it on.

An example timeline

Here is a morning with a 7:00 alarm, where you finish typing at 7:02. The time until the check is the 10 minutes of the free version.

The 10 minutes are counted from the moment you finish typing. On a morning when you finish late, the notification comes later too.

Time until the check

In the free version it is 10 minutes. With Premium you can choose the time.

Premium is $3.99 per month in the US (¥400 in Japan). Prices differ by country. It renews automatically and you can cancel anytime. There is no free trial. The differences are in What is free in YOBIOKO, and what does Premium add?.

When to use it

• Only on the first alarm of the morning
• Only on days with something important
• As a backup, if you tend to lie down again after stopping the alarm

You decide for each alarm, so you do not need it on all of them.

How it differs from snooze and the 5-second rule

YOBIOKO has three things that make the alarm ring again. They work at different moments.

Snooze and the 5-second rule are about the time before the alarm stops. Only the wake-up check looks at the time after. See Snooze is limited to 2 times and Stop for 5 seconds and it rings again.

So you do not miss the notification

• Take your phone with you to the next thing. Keep it near you in the bathroom or the kitchen.
• The notification makes no sound. Look at the screen once, about 10 minutes after you finish typing.
• When it arrives, tap it then and there. It waits for 3 minutes.

Things to note

• If notifications are off, the wake-up check cannot reach you.
• It is not available on alarms with “Type tasks to stop” turned off.

Common stumbling points

• The notification does not arrive: check that notifications are allowed for the app.
• You cannot turn on “Wake-up check”: check that “Type tasks to stop” is not off for that alarm.
• You were up, but it rang again: 3 minutes passed without you noticing the notification. Keep your phone within reach after you finish typing.

FAQ

Does the notification make a sound?

No. It is a silent notification. The alarm rings once more only if you do not tap it within 3 minutes.

Can I use it on the free version?

Yes. On the free version the time until the check is 10 minutes. With Premium you can choose the time.

Can I put my phone down right after stopping the alarm?

You need to tap the notification, so keep the phone within reach.

Summary

• The wake-up check is a silent notification that arrives 10 minutes after you finish typing your tasks.
• If you do not tap it within 3 minutes, the alarm rings once more.
• It is off at first. Turn it on for each alarm on the alarm's edit screen.
• It does not work when notifications are off, or on alarms with “Type tasks to stop” turned off.

Read next

• Snooze is limited to 2 times: why, and how it works
• What is a “type to stop” alarm? How it works and how to use it
• What is free in YOBIOKO, and what does Premium add?