Does an Alarm App With Folders Already Exist?
An Android alarm app built for task-switching, letting users organize alarms into folders/categories instead of one flat list.
Does an alarm app with folders exist?
Hey yall, I use alarms to get myself to switch from task to task, but I have so many I want to sort them into folders. I can't find any specialized alarm apps that aren't just for waking up though, at least not on Android, does anyone know of one? If it doesn't, would anyone here be interested in one? I'm not advertising lol I promise, it'll just motivate me a bit to make one if other people also want it and it doesn't already exist.
The problem, in the searcher’s words
I use alarms to force myself to switch from task to task throughout the day, but I end up with so many that I can't keep them organized. I want to sort them into folders so I can find and manage the right set of alarms without scrolling through one long flat list.
I've looked for a specialized alarm app that does this — not just a wake-up alarm app, but something built for people who use alarms as productivity/task-switching cues — and I can't find one, at least not on Android.
What the thread shows
One person has a clear, specific organizational need around task-switching alarms, but the only other engagement in the thread is a comment pointing out that Samsung's stock alarm app already has folders — there's no independent corroboration of the demand.
“I use alarms to get myself to switch from task to task, but I have so many I want to sort them into folders.”
“I can't find any specialized alarm apps that aren't just for waking up though, at least not on Android, does anyone know of one?”
“The standard Samsung Alarm app has folders”
Target customer
Who
Android users who use alarms as task-switching cues (e.g. for productivity, time-blocking, or ADHD-style task management) rather than just waking up
Context
They accumulate many recurring alarms for different tasks/routines and want to group them (e.g. by project, time of day, or context) instead of managing one long unsorted list — a need not met on non-Samsung Android devices.
What to build
- Create, edit, and delete alarms with custom labels
- Folder/category creation to group alarms
- Recurring schedule support (daily, weekdays, custom)
- Quick enable/disable toggle per alarm or per folder
- Search/filter across folders
Build note — Would need to use Android's AlarmManager/exact-alarm APIs and handle OEM-specific battery-optimization restrictions that can kill scheduled alarms; since Samsung devices already have this natively, differentiation and reach would depend on covering non-Samsung Android OEMs (or an alternative UX like tags/smart grouping).
Later, if it lands
Who’s already out there
Built-in alarm app on Samsung Android devices; per a commenter in the thread, it supports organizing alarms into folders.
Gap: Only available on Samsung devices, so it doesn't help the large share of Android users on other OEMs (Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, etc.), and it's a general wake-up alarm tool, not designed around task-switching workflows.
Stock alarm/clock app on most non-Samsung Android devices for setting wake-up and reminder alarms.
Gap: No folder or category organization for alarms, which is exactly the gap the OP is describing.
Demand read
The thread shows a specific, plausible workflow (using alarms for task-switching) but has no willingness-to-pay statements and only one corroborating comment, which itself points to an existing free solution on Samsung devices.
Worth digging into before you build
5 to considerNo idea is a sure thing at this stage — these are open questions worth checking yourself, not a verdict against building it.
Thin Source
Only 5 comments, one deleted/removed by mods; not enough discussion to support a strong demand case.
Single Voice
Only the OP expresses the pain/need for a dedicated app; the sole substantive comment just points to an existing solution rather than corroborating demand.
Already Solved
Commenter states 'The standard Samsung Alarm app has folders,' directly addressing the OP's stated need for at least part of the Android user base.
Weak Demand
No willingness-to-pay signals anywhere in the thread; OP only asks if others would be 'interested,' with no responses confirming interest.
Unsupported Field
demand.willingness_to_pay_signals is empty for lack of any pricing/payment statements in the thread.