What's the best sleep tracker?

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I'm looking to get a sleep tracker but I wonder which one is the most efficient.

For now, I think about acquiring the new Hello Sense with Voice (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sense-with-voice) but I've read some good and also bad reviews, apparently, it doesn't accurately track your sleep.

The Withings Aura (https://www.withings.com/uk/en/products/aura) seems to be pretty good too but also more expensive if you want to track your sleep with their Sleep Sensor Accessory that you put under your mattress.

Richard kim · Accepted Answer

This is an amazing alarm clock first with a really nice sleep tracking feature.  Basically it tracks your movements at night and tries to wake you up based on your REM cycles.  You can optionally add "notes", which will try to find patterns in your sleep based on your daily actions.  For example, my notes are "drank coffee", "gym", "ate late", etc.  So before I sleep, I select whichever of these apply to me, and then it analyzes my average sleep data given these properties and shows me whether they generally add or detract from my sleep

Scott Davis · Answer

I've used pretty much every sleep tracker out there for iOS and AppleWatch. Sadly, most of them are complete garbage. Pillow is the best one I have found. There is a great balance between form and function. Beautiful interface, great charts to see statistics over time, and nice recommendations for better sleep. My favorite feature is that tracks your sleep patterns over time and sends you a push notification ahead of your optimal bed time.

landen · Answer

I've used various sleep trackers over the years. Here's why I keep coming back to Sleep Cycle:

- Most other sleep trackers use your phones accelerometer to track movement. Sleep Cycle uses the microphone. This means you can set it on your bedside table, and not have to worry about your phone getting knocked off the bed as you sleep.

- Sleep tracking works fantastically. On par with the competition, if not better. I wake up feeling refreshed more often than not.

- If you use Apple Health, this is one of the only apps right now that exports both "time in bed" and "time asleep".

- Phillips Hue integration, sleep notes, wake up mood, sleep aids, and more useful features.

You get a one week free trial I believe, and then it's a yearly subscription. Definitely worth checking out.

ArtXandro · Answer

I use this app too, is simple and elegant is easy to program.

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Recently started using this and it works great. It helps me to see if I'm getting enough sleep.

Abhilash Jain · Answer

The pro version has the sleep tracker function. It works pretty well. You also get access to so much more. Highly recommend this.

Shashwat Pradhan · Answer

If you're looking for something automatic and simple, Instant app should work out. It automatically your sleep duration in background from your phone.

thomas ross · Answer

Sleep Cycles tracks your sleep patterns through movement and can give you a gentle nudge in the morning when you're in a period of light sleep. On paper that puts it on a par with the other apps here, but Sleep Cycle has earned rave reviews for its accuracy and its ease-of-use, so it must be doing something right. The developers say you should place your phone on a corner of your mattress just before you go to sleep for the best results.

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I agree, Sleep Cycle is good. Easy to use and the analytics are pretty reliable. Taking notes are useful to track what impacts your sleep

Chris Dancy · Answer

Actually I've used every tracker...and Sleep Cycle does something that I love. It allows me to tie OTHER metrics against my sleep. Full Moon or Cardio vs Strenght. This app is a LIFE SAVER.