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Sleep Better With These Powerful Sleep Trackers
For many of us, it can be terribly difficult to wake up in the morning. While there is no real solution to this aside from quitting your job, there are ways to improve the situation. The apps in this AppGuide will track your sleep patterns based on your movement throughout the night and wake you up at the best possible time within the time frame that you set. So not only will you have the coolest alarm clock in town, but you will also wake up feeling as refreshed as you do on weekends.
For anyone who is looking to relax with some white noise.
Away is a beautiful white noise app that will take you away to remote nature scenes. With Away, users will get fantastic parallax effect paintings that make you feel as if you're really out in the forest during different times of the day. Each scene (sunrise, sunset, night, day) will have different sounds for you to listen to, as well as minor changes in the scene to reflect the time. You can set a sleep timer so that the app automatically turns off after a certain amount of time, and the 360-degree recorded audio will immerse you in a beautiful, natural world.
Why we love it
Away is a beautiful app for those who love scenes of nature in a forest environment. The sounds and music are real and are definitely going to help you relax.
For those who like a variety of relaxing sound options for falling asleep.
White Noise offers a sound catalog with tons of effects to choose from like an air conditioner, thunder storm, street noise, and a grandfather clock. The app has a handy full screen digital clock and advanced controls for looping playlists, mixing with music, and balance and pitch. You can also customize your alarm snooze times and control playback on your Apple Watch.
Why we love it
White Noise is an easy-to-use app with a nice selection of sound effects.
For anyone who wants to track their sleeping during the night as well as heart rate.
Sleep Watch is an interesting app that lets you automatically track your sleep each night. This is done by giving the app an estimate of when you usually go to bed, and it will start up automatically, or you can do it manually by launching the app on your Apple Watch or as a complication. It also detects when you wake up due to movement. After about 30 minutes of being awake, check the app to make sure that the automatic detection of when you slept and when you woke up is accurate; if not, then you can manually make changes. With this information, the developers can work on their algorithm for better sleep detection. The app also stores your sleep data so you can see how your sleep is weekly, get notifications, sync with Health, and even have your data on multiple devices.
Why we love it
Sleep Watch is a simple and intuitive app that tries to make the sleep tracking process easier on the Apple Watch through automation. It may not be perfect just yet, but it's useful for those who prefer something that automates itself instead of having to remember to track every night.
The automatic sleep tracker has added and a number of new features included a revamped designed along with a wellness and sleep hygiene section.
The app has recently been updated to version 6.0 with a number of additional features along with a revamped iPhone and Apple Watch app.
Probably the biggest new feature is the Siri Dashboard. You can see all of the information that the app collects about your sleep, and then you can Add to Siri using an iOS 12. Then, for example, you can give Siri a quick command to see how slept and more.
It also supports the Shortcuts app.
The Sleep Bank feature will let you know if you are in credit or slipping into debt. You can also ask Siri the latest time you can get to bed to ensure that you stay in credit or clear a debt.
Finally, the app will examine heart rate variability and waking pulse to give insight into your physical and mental state.
Designed for the iPhone, AutoSleep can be downloaded now on the App Store for $2.99.
For those who want a gorgeous app for tracking sleep activity and waking up.
Pillow features a beautiful design and it makes sleep tracking rather interesting. They claim to have the most advanced algorithm for sleep tracking, which should provide you with some of the most accurate results yet. Over time, you will gain valuable insight into your sleeping habits and patterns, since Pillow will provide you with detailed statistics. The app even records sounds while you sleep, in case you've ever wondered if you snore or talk in your sleep. There is also support for analyzing short naps and sleep sessions, so it's not just a full night's rest. You can use the app's alarm clock feature to also wake up in the best phase of your sleep, which leads to more restful mornings. If you want basic sleep tracking, then the initial download should have you covered, but more features are unlocked through the Premium upgrade.
Why we love it
It's gorgeous and packs in a ton of features for a reasonable price.
For those who want an app that wakes them up and tracks their sleep.
Sleep Cycle is a powerful and intelligent alarm clock app that uses the microphone or accelerometer to analyze your sleeping patterns based on sound or movement throughout the night. This is important because the app will determine when you are in your lightest phase of sleep and wake you up within a 30-minute window of your alarm time so you wake up feeling more refreshed and relaxed, rather than groggy and frazzled. Over time, the app will give you detailed graphs and stats regarding your sleeping patterns, so you can try improving it.
Why we love it
If you feel groggy every morning, give Sleep Cycle a try. Its detailed sleep statistics will help you figure out how to improve your sleep quality.
You can download the app on the App Store.
For those who need white noise to fall asleep, and prefer to be woken up softly.
Sleep Time+ is one of the top apps in this category. Not only is it an alarm clock and sleep tracker, it also includes soundscapes. In the past, many users have had to use separate apps for their sleeping needs. Leave that behind and move forward. Begin by letting Sleep Time+ lull you to sleep with the choice of 4 included soundscapes. If you aren't a fan of what is included, you have the option of using your own playlists. This app works by using the accelerometer in your iPhone to detect any movement in the night. It then makes use of an advanced algorithm to determine your sleep phases so that you are never awakened while in a deep slumber. Choose to wake from any of their 20 built in alarms or one of your own songs from iTunes. With so many features, this is a must-have for anyone that wants the one sleep app that rules them all. If you aren't sure, try out the free version below!
Why we love it
The interface for Sleep Time+ is beautiful and sleek. It is also easy to use and provides users with plenty of sounds to fall asleep to. The alarm clock part is intelligent so you wake up refreshed.
