Clive

Key facts: Clive launched on Product Hunt on November 9, 2026, from Tortoise, a small software studio. It lets Claude and other AI assistants set real, system-level alarms on your iPhone through Apple's AlarmKit: ask an assistant like Claude to set those alarms for you, even from your calendar, and your iPhone rings through Silent. Add Clive from Claude's connector directory, or add its MCP address to another assistant with custom connectors. It keeps three instruments in its room: piano to wake, marimba to leave, and a hand chime for a heads-up. It needs an iPhone on iOS 26 and Claude (or another assistant with custom connectors).

Plans: Free for up to five alarms: set, edit and delete those five as often as you like. Clive Pro is $1.99 a month and removes the five-alarm limit.

Best for: iPhone owners who plan their day in chat with Claude and want alarms set the same way. Who should skip it: anyone not on iOS 26, or who needs alarms they cannot miss.

Pros

• Free for up to five alarms, with no limit on edits
• Real system alarms through AlarmKit: they ring through Silent
• Works from your calendar, in plain words, via Claude's connector directory
• Three distinct sounds for waking, leaving and heads-ups

Watch out for

• Needs an iPhone on iOS 26: older iPhones cannot use it
• Free caps at five alarms: more needs Pro at $1.99 a month
• Clive can fail to set or ring an alarm: do not rely on it for medication or safety-critical alarms

Best for

iPhone owners who plan their day in chat with Claude and want alarms set the same way. Who should skip it: anyone not on iOS 26, or someone who needs alarms they cannot miss.

Pricing

Free for up to 5 alarms. Clive Pro $1.99/month (removes the alarm limit).

FAQs

What is Clive? A free iPhone app from Tortoise that lets Claude and other AI assistants set real, system-level alarms on your phone through Apple's AlarmKit.

Is Clive free? Yes. It is free to download and free for up to five alarms. Clive Pro costs $1.99 a month and removes the five-alarm limit.

What do I need to use it? An iPhone running iOS 26, and Claude (or another assistant with custom connectors), added from Claude's connector directory.

Can I trust it for an important alarm? No, not alone. The maker warns Clive can fail to set or ring an alarm, so also set one in Clock for medication, medical or safety-critical alarms.