Tessera: Photo Puzzle Alarm
Wake up to photos you love
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Rings through Silent mode like a real alarm should. Solve nine tiles to reveal a photo of someone you love, then watch it hold on screen while you wake up.
Wake up to someone you love, piece by piece.
Tessera is an alarm clock built around one idea: the first thing you see each morning should be someone you love, not your phone. Set a photo, and when the alarm rings, you solve a small sliding puzzle to reveal it — nine tiles, about thirty seconds — and then the picture holds, whole, while you wake up.
HOW IT WORKS
CHOOSE YOUR PEOPLE
Pick 10 to 20 photos from your library once, during setup. People, places, pets — whatever means something to you. Nothing is imported automatically, and no photo ever leaves your phone.
SET YOUR ALARM
Pick a time and which days repeat. That's it — no difficulty levels, no streaks, no shame for missing a day.
WAKE UP TO THEM
When the alarm fires, tap through to Tessera and slide the tiles back into place. Watch the photo come together, then let it hold on screen. That moment is the whole app.
BUILT ON A REAL ALARM
Tessera rings using Apple's AlarmKit — the same system that lets an alarm break through Silent mode and every Focus setting. A ringing alarm is never gated behind a subscription. If a payment ever fails, your alarm still rings and you can still turn it off.
SEND A MORNING
Tessera Unlimited members can send someone else a Tessera alarm as a gift — a photo, a time, and a note that's revealed only once they solve it. The person who receives it gets one real Tessera morning, completely free, no subscription required.
YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS
Nothing is uploaded. There is no photo server, no third-party analytics SDK, nothing about your pictures that could leak. The only thing that ever reaches a server is a purchase receipt.
REMOVE A PHOTO, ANYTIME
Life changes, and photos can be complicated. Removing one from your pool takes one tap from wherever you see it — no digging through settings, no repeated "are you sure."
TESSERA UNLIMITED
Adding your photos and trying the puzzle costs nothing and asks for no payment details. Setting your first alarm needs Tessera Unlimited — a monthly subscription starting with a 3-day free trial, an annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pricing and trial length for your region are shown before you confirm any purchase. The one exception: a Morning Note someone sends you always rings and unlocks free, no subscription required.
Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Purchases can be restored from within the app.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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A calmer path to your first alarm.
Onboarding now explains exactly what Tessera Unlimited includes before it asks you for anything, and the offer comes before you set your first alarm time, not after — so nobody configures an alarm and then gets asked to pay for it.
A few other things:
– A refreshed paywall, simpler at a glance, with the yearly plan highlighted as the best value.
– A new launch moment when you open Tessera.
– Continued localization work across every supported language.
Thanks for using Tessera. If a morning ever doesn't feel right, tell us — we read every review.
The developer, Tamas Bereczki, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Information
- Seller
- Tamas Bereczki
- Size
- 16 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.1 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Tessera Yearly $9.99
- Tessera Monthly $1.99
- Tessera Lifetime $14.99
- Copyright
- © Tamas Bereczki