Smart Sleep Timer

Use sleep detection to stop your audio at night

139 followers

Use sleep detection to stop your audio at night

139 followers

If you listen to podcasts / audiobooks in bed then you'll be sufferring from the annoyance of finding where in it you were when you fell asleep. To solve this, I built this app. It listens for snoring and as soon as it hears it it'll stop your podcast.

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Launch tags:iOS•Tech•Books

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This is pretty cool. I think the next level could be to sensor heart rate activity, slower breathing etc. Reaction to more sensitive parameters.

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1yr ago

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@busmark_w_nika yes I think richer data would be an improvement. I did some experimenting with the Apple health APIs but ran into challenges getting the data reported to me live. I need to look into it more.

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1yr ago

Love this. Any plans to integrate with popular podcast apps so it automatically resumes from the right point? One feature I was thinking of is a sensitivity/longevity setting, if the music/podcast stops too early it could wake you up.

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1yr ago

Recap

Congrats! I think adding support for Apple Watch could provide more conditions for determining when someone falls asleep. Right now, it's not very effective for people who don't snore. haha.

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1yr ago

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@zhiqi_shi this is something I need to look into more. I’ve tried to use some of the watch metrics but the problem I hit was that the watch doesn’t report its data to the phone until the watch gets put on the charger.

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1yr ago

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@markbridgesapps Indeed, this does depend on how open Apple is willing to be. Regardless, I think this product is a great idea and worth iterating on over the long term. Congrats on a successful launch!

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1yr ago

One Line

This is a good product, would be good for pc as well. I can't tell you how many times I fell asleep watching a YouTube video on my laptop.

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1yr ago

That looks interesting. If you want to go advance you may also integrate with Apple Watch to understand it better for people who are not really snoring! Like heart beats rate and other data from Apple Watch / other smart watched can help to understand if person is really sleeping. I would also add more features like maybe changing the phone mode.

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1yr ago

I love that this solves a legit problem, and how it’s clear and easy to use! My initial thought was oh what if I don’t snore, but it’s the best of both worlds cause it’s got a timer too. Does what it says on the tin, gets my upvote! Nice one!

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1yr ago

What if I don't snore? :)

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1yr ago

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@iusama good question. The snoring detection threshold is adjustable and you don’t need to be a full blown snorer for it to detect your sleep breathing sounds and recognise you’re asleep. You can also set a timer within it for playback to stop after a set time if it doesn’t detect anything.

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