I'm a pretty new developer with only 1 app on the app store. I'm working on a new app for my mom, but I've hit a road block and can't see a way forward. I'd love help if anyone has any ideas.
My mom leaves her phone lying around all the time. But she also uses alarms as reminders ALL the time. This leads to situations where she is outside or on the other side of the house when alarms go off on her phone. She is too far for her watch to get the alarm from the phone, so her phone just goes off and she isn't aware. The simplest option is for her to use the alarm app on her watch, but she isn't super techy and doesn't do well with the small screen. I noticed that AlarmKit was released in iOS 26. This is exactly what I need, except that it is only on iOS, not Apple Watch. My intent was to create a pair iOS and WatchOS app where someone could create an alarm on the phone, it immediately syncs to the watch, and when the time comes, it only alarms the watch, not the phone. And it needs to work even if it isn't connected to the phone when the alarm goes off.
I got close. I have pair apps, and creating, edit, or deleting alarms on the phone immediately updates on the watch. And the watch has a standard notification (short ping and vibration) that repeats every 5 seconds. But this isn't aggressive enough for my mom to notice. I've tried a lot of weird paths to try and get this to work, but I'm at a dead end. If anyone has any ideas for me, please let me know!