8 Best Wakeout Alternatives in 2026
Wakeout earned its App of the Year award — but it lives entirely inside Apple's walls and costs $69.99 a year. Here's what to use instead on Android, Windows and the web, ranked honestly, with prices checked on every vendor's own site.
Why people look for a Wakeout alternative
Nobody leaves Wakeout because the content is bad — its 2,000+ short video workouts are genuinely fun. People leave for three structural reasons. First, it’s Apple-only: no Android app, no Windows app, no web version, so mixed-device households and most offices are out. Second, it’s subscription-only: $69.99/year (or $12.99/month) after the trial, with no permanent free tier on iOS. Third, the video format itself: following a video means watching a screen — the thing your break was supposed to interrupt — and it’s hard to do discreetly in an open-plan office.
Which alternative fits depends on which of those three pushed you here. The table below is the short version; the ranked list explains the trade-offs.
| App | Platforms | Price | Guided content | Teams | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deskletics | Web (any browser) · iOS · Android · Chrome/Firefox extension | Free tier (26 moves) · paid plans in EUR, no minimums | Guided sessions from 20 s to 7 min — mobility, posture, eyes, breathing | Team plans with privacy-first aggregate stats + Slack integration | Actively maintained |
| Moova (formerly StretchMinder) | iOS · Android | Free tier · Premium ~$9.99/mo, $59.99/yr or ~$79.99 lifetime | 200+ exercises with interactive 3D guides; walking & mindfulness breaks | — | Actively maintained |
| Restier | macOS · Windows · Linux | Paid desktop app (14-day free trial) | Guided break content: posture cues, breathing, 20-20-20 eye relief, mobility | — | Actively maintained |
| StretchClock | Web (any browser) | Free tier · Premium $36/yr · group plans for 4+ users | 100+ "no-sweat" video desk exercises | Group plans with volume discounts | Maintained, slow pace |
| DeskBreak | macOS · Windows · Linux · free Chrome extension | $39 lifetime or $19/yr (extension free) | Break prompts for stretching/hydration/exercises; streaks and progress graphs | — | Actively maintained |
| LookAway | macOS only | One-time $14.99–$49.99 by device count (7-day trial; 1 yr of updates) | Eye-care focus: screen-time-aware breaks, blur instead of popups, blink & posture nudges | — | Actively maintained |
| Stretchly | Windows · macOS · Linux | Free, open source (donations welcome) | Text break ideas only — no guided video or audio | — | Actively maintained |
| Workrave | Windows · Linux (unofficial macOS builds) | Free, open source (GPL) | Static ergonomic exercise illustrations during rest breaks | — | Actively maintained |
- Platforms:
- Web (any browser) · iOS · Android · Chrome/Firefox extension
- Price:
- Free tier (26 moves) · paid plans in EUR, no minimums
- Guided content:
- Guided sessions from 20 s to 7 min — mobility, posture, eyes, breathing
- Teams:
- Team plans with privacy-first aggregate stats + Slack integration
- Status:
- Actively maintained
- Platforms:
- iOS · Android
- Price:
- Free tier · Premium ~$9.99/mo, $59.99/yr or ~$79.99 lifetime
- Guided content:
- 200+ exercises with interactive 3D guides; walking & mindfulness breaks
- Teams:
- —
- Status:
- Actively maintained
- Platforms:
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Price:
- Paid desktop app (14-day free trial)
- Guided content:
- Guided break content: posture cues, breathing, 20-20-20 eye relief, mobility
- Teams:
- —
- Status:
- Actively maintained
- Platforms:
- Web (any browser)
- Price:
- Free tier · Premium $36/yr · group plans for 4+ users
- Guided content:
- 100+ "no-sweat" video desk exercises
- Teams:
- Group plans with volume discounts
- Status:
- Maintained, slow pace
- Platforms:
- macOS · Windows · Linux · free Chrome extension
- Price:
- $39 lifetime or $19/yr (extension free)
- Guided content:
- Break prompts for stretching/hydration/exercises; streaks and progress graphs
- Teams:
- —
- Status:
- Actively maintained
- Platforms:
- macOS only
- Price:
- One-time $14.99–$49.99 by device count (7-day trial; 1 yr of updates)
- Guided content:
- Eye-care focus: screen-time-aware breaks, blur instead of popups, blink & posture nudges
- Teams:
- —
- Status:
- Actively maintained
- Platforms:
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- Price:
- Free, open source (donations welcome)
- Guided content:
- Text break ideas only — no guided video or audio
- Teams:
- —
- Status:
- Actively maintained
- Platforms:
- Windows · Linux (unofficial macOS builds)
- Price:
- Free, open source (GPL)
- Guided content:
- Static ergonomic exercise illustrations during rest breaks
- Teams:
- —
- Status:
- Actively maintained
Platforms, prices and maintenance status verified on the vendors’ own sites, July 2026.
How to choose in 30 seconds
- You want guidance everywhere (office computer, phone, home) → Deskletics: browser-based, so it runs on anything, with mobile apps and a break-reminder extension on top.
- Your phone is your reminder device → Moova on iOS/Android.
- You want a native desktop app with guided content → Restier; with lifetime pricing and habit stats → DeskBreak.
- Eye strain is the real complaint → LookAway on macOS, or the 20-20-20 method with any reminder.
- You just want free pings and you’ll handle the moving yourself → Stretchly (friendlier) or Workrave (stricter, with usage limits).
The 8 alternatives, ranked
1. Deskletics
WebsiteWeb (any browser) · iOS · Android · Chrome/Firefox extension · Free tier (26 moves) · paid plans in EUR, no minimums
Windows & Mac app · coming soonDeskletics delivers short guided desk sessions — posture, mobility, eye and breathing resets from 20 seconds to 7 minutes — in any browser, on iOS/Android, and via a break-reminder extension. Reminders are calendar-aware (they step aside for meetings), and the team plan shows only opt-in, aggregated stats — never individual health data.
Choose Deskletics if…
- you want to be told what to do in the break, not just when to take it
- you work across devices — the web app runs anywhere, with mobile apps and a browser extension on top
- you want to roll breaks out to a team without surveillance (opt-in, aggregate-only stats, Slack delivery)
- you want to start free without a credit card
Strengths
- Runs in any browser — nothing to install for the core app
- Guided content across posture, mobility, eyes and breathing (not just stretches)
- Calendar-aware reminders that skip your meetings
- Self-serve team plan with privacy-first, aggregate-only reporting
- Free tier with 26 full guided moves
Limitations
- No native Windows/macOS desktop app (browser extension covers the reminder role)
- Newer product — smaller exercise library than Wakeout’s 2,000+ videos
2. Moova (formerly StretchMinder)
WebsiteiOS · Android · Free tier · Premium ~$9.99/mo, $59.99/yr or ~$79.99 lifetime
Moova — which rebranded from StretchMinder in 2026 — schedules 3-minute guided activity breaks around your work hours, with 200+ exercises rendered as interactive 3D figures rather than videos. It is mobile-only: strong on iOS and Android, but with no desktop app, web app or browser extension, your computer never reminds you of anything.
Choose Moova if…
- your phone is where you want break reminders, not your computer
- you prefer 3D exercise figures over video (easier to follow at a glance)
- you want a decent free tier on mobile
Strengths
- Well-structured routines for back, hips and neck; 4.8★ App Store rating
- Work-schedule-aware reminders (work days, hours, lunch)
- Genuine free tier
Limitations
- Mobile-only — no desktop, web or extension, so no reminders where you actually work
- No team features
- The StretchMinder→Moova rebrand makes support/docs confusing to find
3. Restier
WebsitemacOS · Windows · Linux · Paid desktop app (14-day free trial)
Restier is a newer desktop app built on the same insight as Deskletics: a timer that just interrupts you is not enough — the break should guide you through something useful. It offers posture cues, breathing, eye relief and mobility content with meeting- and idle-aware scheduling, plus streaks and stats. Desktop-only, individual-only.
Choose Restier if…
- you want guided break content in a native desktop app
- meeting-aware scheduling matters to you
Strengths
- Genuinely guided break content on the desktop
- Meeting- and idle-aware scheduling; streak tracking
- Privacy-conscious positioning
Limitations
- Desktop only — no mobile apps or web version
- No team features
- Young product from a small maker
Web (any browser) · Free tier · Premium $36/yr · group plans for 4+ users
StretchClock pairs a browser-based break reminder with a library of 100+ deliberately gentle "no-sweat" video exercises you can do in office clothes. It has been around long enough to claim a million users and press mentions, and it offers group plans. The product works but has visibly low development velocity — the design and feature set are a decade old.
Choose StretchClock if…
- you want video-guided stretches with a very gentle intensity level
- an older or less-mobile audience is who you are choosing for
Strengths
- Browser-based, nothing to install
- Large library of genuinely easy video stretches
- Cheap ($36/yr) with a free tier and group pricing
Limitations
- Dated design and slow development
- Video-only format; no eyes/breathing breadth
- Group plans are a discount, not a real team product (no admin dashboard)
5. DeskBreak
WebsitemacOS · Windows · Linux · free Chrome extension · $39 lifetime or $19/yr (extension free)
DeskBreak is a desktop break reminder with gamification: customizable stretch/hydration/exercise prompts, streaks and progress graphs, and smart scheduling, sold as a $39 lifetime licence with a free Chrome extension. It covers the reminder-plus-habit loop well; the exercise guidance itself is lighter than the guided-content apps.
Choose DeskBreak if…
- you want streaks and progress graphs in a native desktop app
- lifetime pricing appeals over subscriptions
Strengths
- One-time $39 lifetime pricing
- Streaks, stats and gamification on the desktop
- Cross-platform incl. free extension
Limitations
- Exercise guidance is prompts, not fully guided sessions
- No mobile apps, no team features
6. LookAway
WebsitemacOS only · One-time $14.99–$49.99 by device count (7-day trial; 1 yr of updates)
LookAway approaches breaks from the eyes: it watches actual screen time, softly blurs the display when a break is due (no jarring popup), and nudges you to blink and check posture. It is a polished one-time-purchase Mac app. Movement, stretching and team use are outside its scope by design.
Choose LookAway if…
- eye strain is your #1 problem and you follow the 20-20-20 rule
- you find full-screen break popups hostile and prefer a soft blur
- you want a one-time purchase, not a subscription
Strengths
- Best-in-class eye-break experience on macOS
- One-time pricing
- Actively developed and thoughtfully designed
Limitations
- macOS only
- Eyes-first: no guided movement or stretching content
- No team features
7. Stretchly
WebsiteWindows · macOS · Linux · Free, open source (donations welcome)
Stretchly is the open-source community favourite: a cross-platform tray app that alternates 20-second mini-breaks with longer 5-minute breaks, each showing a text suggestion of what to do. It has been actively maintained for a decade, costs nothing, and stays out of your way. What it deliberately is not: guided. You get an idea ("stretch your neck"), not instruction.
Choose Stretchly if…
- you want a dependable free timer with zero accounts and zero telemetry
- text prompts are enough — you already know how to stretch
- you are on Linux (first-class support)
Strengths
- Free and open source, 10+ years of active maintenance
- Strict mode for people who skip breaks
- Lightweight and private — no account, no cloud
Limitations
- No guided exercises — text suggestions only
- No stats, streaks or progress tracking to speak of
- No team/admin features and explicitly no Slack integration
8. Workrave
WebsiteWindows · Linux (unofficial macOS builds) · Free, open source (GPL)
Workrave is the veteran RSI-prevention tool: micro-pauses, rest breaks and a daily computer-use limit, with usage statistics and simple illustrated exercises during longer breaks. It has outlived most of its competition and is still maintained — but the interface shows its age, and the exercise content is a set of static line drawings, not guided sessions.
Choose Workrave if…
- RSI prevention with enforced limits is your primary goal
- you want detailed keyboard/mouse usage stats
- you are on Windows or Linux and want free software
Strengths
- Free, open source, two decades of history
- Daily usage limit — unique among free timers
- Actually includes exercise illustrations (unlike most free timers)
Limitations
- Dated interface; official macOS support is missing
- Exercises are static drawings from the 2000s, not guided routines
- Its keyboard/mouse activity monitoring is a privacy consideration in workplaces
Wakeout's energy, without the walled garden
Deskletics gives you guided 20-second-to-7-minute desk sessions in any browser — posture, mobility, eyes and breathing — with reminders that skip your meetings. Free to start, on every platform you own.
- Works on Android, Windows & web
- Free tier — 26 guided moves
- Team plans with Slack
Prefer reminders in every tab? The extension runs the same breaks.Frequently asked questions
Yes, on two levels. If you only need reminders, Stretchly and Workrave are completely free and open source — but they don’t guide you through exercises. If you want guided content like Wakeout’s, Deskletics has a free tier with 26 full guided moves in the browser, Moova has a free tier on iOS/Android, and Wakeout’s own Chrome extension is free (it’s the iOS app that requires the $69.99/yr subscription).
No — Wakeout is iOS, iPadOS, macOS and Apple Watch only, and the maker has not announced Android plans. The closest Android equivalents are Moova (formerly StretchMinder), a mobile app with 200+ guided exercises, and Deskletics, which runs in any Android browser and has a native Android app plus desktop reminders via a browser extension.
Not from Wakeout itself. On Windows and Linux your options are browser-based guided apps (Deskletics, StretchClock — nothing to install), native desktop apps with guided break content (Restier), or free open-source timers without guidance (Stretchly, Workrave, BreakTimer).
Wakeout is subscription-only on Apple platforms: $12.99/month or $69.99/year after a 7-day free trial, with Family Sharing for up to five people. The Chrome extension is free. Prices verified on wakeout.app in July 2026.
Wakeout offers Wakeout Teams as an employee benefit. Among alternatives, Deskletics is built for this case: self-serve team plans, break delivery via Slack, and privacy-first reporting where admins see only opt-in, aggregated stats (never individual health data). StretchClock offers group discounts but no real admin dashboard; the free timers have no team features at all.
Wakeout’s 2,000+ videos are great for variety at home, but many office workers find video awkward at a desk — you watch a screen instead of moving, and it’s conspicuous in an open office. Step-by-step guided sessions (Deskletics, Restier) or 3D figures (Moova) are easier to follow discreetly. If you love the video format, StretchClock is the closest match outside Apple.
Building a movement habit at your desk? Start with the desk exercises guide and the science of micro-breaks.
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