There are 3 hours between 2:00 AM and 5:00 AM — that is 180 minutes.
Is that counting overnight?
No overnight wrap needed — 5:00 AM is later the same day, 3 hours after 2:00 AM.
Why people use Captain Wake to wake up on time
Not because it rings louder. Because it removes every way your half-asleep brain talks you back into bed.
1
There is no button to tap
Swiping an alarm away is a reflex you can perform while still asleep. A mission needs your thinking brain switched on — and once it is on, sinking back under is much harder.
2
It survives every trick
Force-quit the app, restart the phone, flip it to silent, turn the volume down. The alarm re-arms and keeps going until the mission is actually done.
3
It gets you physically upright
Photo and barcode missions are anchored to a spot in another room, so the only way to stop the noise is to stand up and walk there. You cannot pre-stage it from bed.
4
It fixes the night, not just the morning
A sleep forecast before bed, bedtime reminders and wake-up streaks — because the 6 AM problem usually starts at 1 AM.
Set the alarm, then actually beat it.
Captain Wake makes you complete a real-world mission to turn the alarm off — no snooze, no swipe-and-sleep.