Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to your questions about using TouchDown Alarm
🎯 Basic Usage
TouchDown Alarm is an innovative alarm app that only stops when you reach your set destination.
Key features:
- Location-based alarm dismissal system
- 5-level difficulty settings
- Gamified motivation system
- Detailed statistics and analysis
Setting up an alarm is very simple:
- Open the app and tap 'New Alarm'
- Set your desired time
- Select destination location (directly on the map)
- Choose difficulty level (Very Easy ~ Very Hard)
- Select alarm sound
- Tap 'Save' to complete
The 5-level difficulty system lets you choose the intensity that suits you:
- Very Easy: Success +10pts / Fail -5pts
- Easy: Success +20pts / Fail -10pts
- Normal: Success +30pts / Fail -20pts
- Hard: Success +50pts / Fail -40pts
- Very Hard: Success +80pts / Fail -80pts
Higher difficulty levels earn you more points.
📍 Location Services
Why location permissions are needed:
- To determine your current location for destination arrival verification
- To judge alarm dismissal conditions
- For accurate distance calculations
Location data is used only for alarm functionality and is deleted immediately after the collection purpose is achieved.
Ways to improve GPS accuracy:
- Enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (improves location accuracy)
- Use outdoors (better GPS signal reception)
- Set location services to 'High accuracy'
- Set app location permission to 'Allow all the time'
Distance calculation method:
- Straight-line distance calculation based on GPS coordinates
- Real-time location updates
- Alarm dismissal when within destination radius
The default arrival radius is 50m, which can be adjusted in settings.
⏰ Alarm Settings
Check these items if your alarm isn't ringing:
- Ensure device volume is sufficiently high
- Check that silent mode is disabled
- Verify app notification permissions are enabled
- Exclude app from battery optimization
- Allow background app refresh
We provide various alarm sounds:
- Default alarm sounds (Marimba, Mozart, Nokia, etc.)
- Special alarm sounds (One Piece, Star Wars themes)
- Device's default alarm sounds available
You can change this when setting alarms or in the settings menu.
Yes, we provide various repeat options:
- Daily repeat
- Weekdays only (Mon-Fri)
- Weekends only (Sat-Sun)
- Select specific days
- One-time alarm
Simply select the repeat option when setting your alarm.
🔧 Troubleshooting
Ways to improve app performance:
- Completely close and restart the app
- Restart your device
- Check for app updates
- Free up device storage space
- Close other apps running in the background
If problems persist, please contact customer support.
Check these cases:
- Weak GPS signal areas (indoors, underground)
- Verify destination setting is accurate
- Check arrival radius setting (adjustable in settings)
- Confirm location services are enabled
Data recovery methods:
- Check auto-sync after restarting the app
- Verify Google/Apple account login status
- Restore from cloud backup
👤 Account Management
Premium subscription benefits:
- Unlimited alarm settings (Free: 3 alarm limit)
- Ad removal
- Detailed statistics and analysis
- Premium alarm sounds
- Priority customer support
You can choose between monthly and annual subscriptions.
Subscription cancellation methods:
- iOS: Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions > TouchDown Alarm > Cancel Subscription
- Android: Google Play Store > Account > Subscriptions > TouchDown Alarm > Cancel
After cancellation, you can still use premium features until the end of the current billing cycle.
Account deletion process:
- App Settings > Account Management > Delete Account
- Or request account deletion through customer support
If you couldn't find the answer in the FAQ above, please contact our customer support anytime.
Email: yiyol@yiyol.com
Hours: Weekdays 09:00 ~ 18:00 (Excluding weekends
and holidays)