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ByeBed vs Revy: Which is the best mission-based alarm?

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Quick answer: Révy (listed as 'Révy – Réveil Sans Snooze' on the App Store) is an alarm app with a French-language App Store listing and three morning missions: push-ups checked by the accelerometer, a photo of the sky checked by AI, and an affirmation you say out loud. ByeBed is the iOS 26 option built on Apple's AlarmKit, with 14 missions across cognitive, physical, photo and game modes, and push-ups counted by the camera. If a short three-step ritual is what wakes you, Révy. If you want more variety and an AlarmKit alarm that comes back (up to 10 times over 15 minutes) if the mission is not done, ByeBed. (Written by the ByeBed team; Révy details come from its French App Store listing, October 2026.)

Quick verdict

Criterion	ByeBed	Revy
Mission types	14 (cognitive, physical, photo, games)	3 (push-ups, sky photo, spoken affirmation)
Push-up check	Front camera + Apple Vision body pose, on device	Accelerometer
Alarm engine	Apple AlarmKit (iOS 26): rings on silent and Focus	Not stated in its listing
Platforms	iPhone & iPad, iOS 26+	iPhone, iOS 15.1+

What Revy does well

Révy keeps it simple: three missions that get your body moving (push-ups), get you to a window or outside (a photo of the sky) and get you talking (an affirmation of the day said out loud). Speaking an affirmation is a mission type ByeBed does not have.

It also runs on older devices: Révy supports iOS 15.1 and later, while ByeBed requires iOS 26. If your iPhone cannot update to iOS 26, Révy is an option and ByeBed is not.

Its listing is written in French and promises no snooze and no compromise: the alarm only stops once the morning mission is done.

Where Revy is more limited

Three missions make a tidy ritual, but less choice:

• Fewer missions. Three missions versus ByeBed's 14: math, shake, push-ups, six photo missions (a random object, the sky, your made bed, grass, your pill, one of your own objects), drawing, a maze, memory sequence, memory pairs and bird hop.
• Push-ups counted by motion, not by the camera. Révy's listing says the accelerometer validates your effort. ByeBed counts reps with the front camera and Apple Vision body-pose detection, on the device.
• No cognitive missions. Révy lists no math or memory task. Some people need a problem to solve, not just a movement, before they are really awake.
• Alarm engine not stated. ByeBed is built on AlarmKit, so its alarms ring through silent mode and Focus like the Clock app. Révy also runs on iOS 15.1 to 25, where AlarmKit does not exist, and its listing does not say how its alarm handles silent mode.

What ByeBed offers heavy sleepers

Heavy sleepers (people who routinely hit snooze 3+ times or sleep through alarms) get three things from ByeBed:

1. OS-level alarms. ByeBed is built on iOS AlarmKit (iOS 26+). The alarm rings even on silent and Do Not Disturb, like the built-in Clock app.
2. It comes back until the mission is done. The AlarmKit alert shows a Stop button, but in ByeBed it opens the mission; if you don't finish it, the alarm rings again, up to 10 times over 15 minutes. No snooze button, and only 2 skips a month for genuine false alarms.
3. Camera-verified physical missions. Push-up missions use Apple Vision body pose detection, all on-device. The app counts your real reps.

The mission engine, compared

Both apps make you do something physical. ByeBed adds cognitive missions and more photo options.

Cognitive missions

ByeBed Math: typed answer on a numeric keypad, no multiple choice. Difficulty scales from simple addition and subtraction to multiplication tables up to 12×12 on Hard. Memory pairs and memory sequence add pattern recognition.

Révy affirmation: instead of a puzzle, you say your affirmation of the day out loud and your voice triggers the validation. It wakes up your voice rather than your reasoning.

Physical missions

ByeBed Push-ups: 5, 10, or 20 push-ups counted via the front camera using Apple Vision body pose. 100% on-device, no video uploaded. Real rep counting, not motion-only.

Révy push-ups: a few push-ups to wake your body, validated by the phone's accelerometer.

Photo missions

ByeBed Photo: 6 photo missions (a random object, the sky, your made bed, grass, your pill or one of your own objects), each checked by Google Gemini over the internet. No QR code, no pre-arranged stickers.

Révy sky photo: take a picture of the sky, and AI confirms you are outside or at a window.

Frequently asked questions

Is Revy better than ByeBed?

Révy is better if you want a simple three-mission routine (push-ups, sky photo, spoken affirmation) or your iPhone cannot run iOS 26. ByeBed is better for iOS 26 users who want mission variety (cognitive, physical, photo), AlarmKit alarms and camera-based push-up verification.

How many missions does Revy have?

Three, according to its App Store listing: push-ups, a sky photo and a spoken affirmation. ByeBed offers 14 missions across cognitive, physical, photo and game modes.

Is ByeBed worth switching from Revy for?

Switch to ByeBed if three missions feel too narrow and you want math, memory or more photo missions too. Stay with Révy if its push-ups, sky and affirmation routine is exactly what gets you up.

Does ByeBed have an affirmation mission like Révy?

No. ByeBed has no voice mission. Its closest equivalents for waking your brain are math on Hard (multiplication tables up to 12×12) and the memory games.

Sources

1. Apple Developer — AlarmKit Framework Documentation
2. Révy on the French App Store. Révy – Réveil Sans Snooze: description, subscription and compatibility (checked October 2026)