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Wakeout on Apple Watch
A stand reminder that runs on your clock
Apple Watch nudges you to stand once an hour. Wakeout's Wiggle Timer lets you pick the gap, anywhere from 5 minutes to 2 hours, right on the crown. When it's time, a one-minute move plays on your wrist. Stand up, follow along, done.
Written by Pedro Wunderlich, Co-founder, Wakeout · Updated
Every 5 to 120 min
Apple's reminder vs. yours
Apple's stand reminder is hourly. Yours doesn't have to be.
The built-in reminder checks once an hour: if you haven't stood yet, it taps you about ten minutes before the hour. It's on or off, and the hour is the hour. The Wiggle Timer is the same idea with a dial.
| Apple's reminder vs. yours | Apple's stand reminder | Wakeout Wiggle Timer |
|---|---|---|
| How often | Once an hour | You pick: 5 to 120 minutes |
| Where you set it | On or off in Settings | The crown on your watch, or your iPhone |
| What it asks | Stand for a minute | A one-minute move to follow |
| What you see | A notification | The video, playing on your wrist |
| Stand ring | Yes | Yes, when you stand up and move |
How it works
Set it with the crown. Wiggle when it buzzes.
Three steps, and the first one only happens once.
1
Pick your gap
Open Wiggle Timer on your watch and turn the crown: every 30 minutes, every 45, every hour and a half. Or start it on your iPhone and it starts on your watch at the same moment.
2
Get back to work
The countdown sits on your wrist. Pause it for a meeting, stop it at lunch. Your phone and watch always agree on the time left.
3
Wiggle now
When it buzzes, tap Wiggle now and a one-minute Wakeout plays right on your wrist. Then the next round starts by itself.
It fills your Stand ring too
Stand up and move through your minute and it counts toward that hour on Apple's Stand ring, plus Watts and your Wakeout streak.
The part that feels like magic
Start on your iPhone. Your watch is already there.
Start a Wakeout, a movement game or the Wiggle Timer on your iPhone and the Wakeout app wakes up on your watch by itself. No opening it, no tapping around. It becomes your tracker and your remote while you move.
- ✓Counts your minute and your Watts as you move
- ✓Pause or stop the Wakeout from your wrist
- ✓Opens for movement games, too
When a reminder buzzes
Every reminder ends on your wrist.
A Wiggle Timer reminder starts a Wakeout straight away. Your other Wakeout reminders do one of two things: start a Wakeout on your wrist, or open the watch app so you can pick what you feel like.
More on your wrist
Not just a timer.
Walk Break
Walk 100 steps with your phone on the desk. The watch counts them and pays 50 Watts at the end.
Your favorite packs
Every pack you've hearted, ready to play on your wrist.
Milestones
Every Wakeout adds up, and the watch keeps count.
On iPhone too
Want reminders without a watch?
The Wiggle Timer works on iPhone too, with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen. The movement reminder app page covers every way Wakeout reminds you to move.
See the movement reminder appApple Watch stand reminder FAQ
How do I get my Apple Watch to remind me to stand every 30 minutes?
Apple's own reminder can't do it: it comes once an hour. With Wakeout, open Wiggle Timer on your watch, turn the crown to 30 minutes and start it. Every 30 minutes your watch buzzes and a one-minute move is one tap away.
Can I change the Apple Watch stand reminder interval?
Not the built-in one. You can turn Apple's stand reminders on or off, but it always checks once an hour. The Wiggle Timer is how you get a different gap: anything from 5 minutes to 2 hours.
How do I turn off stand reminders on Apple Watch?
On your watch, open Settings, then Activity, and switch off Stand Reminders. On your iPhone, it's the same switch in the Watch app under Activity. If you'd rather be nudged on your own schedule, set the Wiggle Timer instead.
Does a Wakeout count toward my Stand ring?
Yes. Stand up and move through your Wakeout and it counts toward that hour on your Stand ring. It also earns Watts and keeps your Wakeout streak going.
Do I have to open the watch app first?
No. Start a Wakeout, a movement game or the Wiggle Timer on your iPhone and the watch app opens by itself, ready to track and to act as your remote.
Does the video really play on the watch?
Yes. The one-minute Wakeout plays right on your wrist, so you can follow along without picking up your phone.
Is the Apple Watch app included?
Yes. Wakeout Pro covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch with one subscription, and it starts with a free week.
Pick your gap. Wiggle on time.
Wakeout for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set the Wiggle Timer once and let your wrist do the remembering.