Success with REST app!
I am 75 and I have had frequent episodes of insomnia for my entire adult life. Shift work as a nurse, changes after menopause and periods of stress increased these episodes.
In earnest, I have tried "everything." In the last 15 years or so I learned that cognitive behavioral training for insomnia (CBT-I) is the gold standard for insomnia treatment. However, a big obstacle is finding consistent and affordable coaching during treatment. Several years ago I tried a once-a-week phone coach but the results were not long lasting.
I am convinced that the REST app is the answer! The AI coaching is awesome. As a nurse who has delivered health care education to countless patients, I believe that AI coaching could be used in many other settings.
The AI coach "remembers" all that I have shared about my day to day habits and how they impact my sleep. "She" gives patient, clear and consistent messaging tailored personally to me. The AI coach is always available; occasionally I have reached out for advice in the middle of the night.
Daily accessibility and messaging is highly effective. It is crucial for behavioral change! I have improved and extended my sleep. When I have a rough patch I quietly and confidently know what to do....and what not to do. The program is affordable at $29/month. After 4 months I will soon transfer to the Rest Protect program at $15/month.
I am so grateful for this program and its creators. Try it. You will enjoy it and your sleep will improve.
In earnest, I have tried "everything." In the last 15 years or so I learned that cognitive behavioral training for insomnia (CBT-I) is the gold standard for insomnia treatment. However, a big obstacle is finding consistent and affordable coaching during treatment. Several years ago I tried a once-a-week phone coach but the results were not long lasting.
I am convinced that the REST app is the answer! The AI coaching is awesome. As a nurse who has delivered health care education to countless patients, I believe that AI coaching could be used in many other settings.
The AI coach "remembers" all that I have shared about my day to day habits and how they impact my sleep. "She" gives patient, clear and consistent messaging tailored personally to me. The AI coach is always available; occasionally I have reached out for advice in the middle of the night.
Daily accessibility and messaging is highly effective. It is crucial for behavioral change! I have improved and extended my sleep. When I have a rough patch I quietly and confidently know what to do....and what not to do. The program is affordable at $29/month. After 4 months I will soon transfer to the Rest Protect program at $15/month.
I am so grateful for this program and its creators. Try it. You will enjoy it and your sleep will improve.
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Flexible for my schedule
I almost canceled this because I have health issues that make it difficult for me to keep a sleep schedule. I also have a dog that wakes me up and I’m also a hot sleeper. I didn’t think this app would work, but it is very flexible and there’s no judgment. It just wants to help you work with your schedule and make you stick with suggestions that actually work.
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Disingenuous Subscription
Beware of low cost introductory offers that lock you into substantially higher subscription amounts, coupled with difficult to execute subscription cancellation process
Response from developer
Thank you for sharing this — we're sorry to hear the subscription experience left you frustrated. The introductory rate and the standard subscription price are both shown before you subscribe, and you can manage or cancel your subscription anytime from the app, under My Sleep > Account > Manage your account. That said, we'd really like to understand what happened in your case — please email us at help@getrest.app so we can look into it with you.
Very useful and one of the best CBT program out there
I was skeptical when I started this but boy this program is perfect for those who want to fix their sleep and insomniacs. It is useful to the point that I would not bother with any in person therapy for sleep and stick to this . CBT is way under utilized and meds are way over prescribed in the world these days for sleep issues . Anchoring in CBT will not only improve your sleep but make it viable on long run. I went to therapy and every thing else but this is the only thing that works
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Customer Service
My AI coach was stuck on the same dialogue & questions for over eight days. I wrote to customer service four times - no response. After the 5th time , they fixed it and today was the 6th Dayi was asked the exact same questions & given the same suggestions. My subscription ends tomorrow & I can not pay that amount of money for repetition & no help!
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Not Ready for Prime Time
Please stay away from this app and from this service. They use an AI model to check in with you every day that just repeats itself over and over again if you deal with insomnia the way I do, the last thing you need is a robot trying to tell you how great you’re doing, but then not actually providing any value for what you pay. This app causes more stress than it causes relief.
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Making progress
I have two major problems with sleep. One of them is having something significant that worries me and keeps me awake at night. The second is not paying attention to whether I’m eating too much salt and when I do, it wakes me up. This program has done a great job coming up with strategies for calming my mind so that I’m not worrying in the middle of the night, and making me much more aware of what I’m eating and revising my dietary habits so that I’m not eating salt and certainly not eating salt close to bedtime, which keeps me awake.
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sleep
reality it us good
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Been two days and for me my sleep was slightly better just in one night going from waking up multiple times at night to only twice but staying asleep for a good stretch instead of 1 hour and waking up
Changed my life
CBTI was recommend by my sleep doctor— I was paying $200 an hour to a therapist when I discovered this app! It followed the exact same protocol as my therapist with better results!
Love this App
Rest as truly helped with my insomnia. Can’t recommend this enough to anyone that has sleep issues.
Great program
My sleep patterns changed with age until I simply wasn’t sleeping but 3-4 hours a night. This program put me back on track and now I am sleeping 6-7 hours a night.
OMG This app has changed everything!
I have struggled with sleep onset insomnia since I was 10 yo. Babies then 30 years of shift work made this a real problem. Sometimes it was better and sometimes worse. I’ve tried meds, meditation, cannabis and a 3 month stint of CBT-I. Nothing worked or worked for long. I discovered REST app in April when I was in a really bad phase. I know that CBTI is the gold standard for insomnia treatment so I felt I had nothing to lose . The everyday coaching, the continued encouragement to stick to the plan, the access to information have been amazingly beneficial. I’m routinely sleeping 7 hrs and falling asleep within 30 minutes. I wake up refreshed everyday. I track sleep quality on a different app and Im routinely getting good REM and deep sleep. Things have popped up that have interfered briefly with the schedule (social commitments, doctor visits) and the coaching has guided me through these disturbances. I can’t write enough about what this applies has done for me. Id encourage anyone struggling with insomnia to give it a try.
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Incredible Experience
I tried everything to get a good night’s sleep – magnesium, melatonin, light therapy, sleeping aid, podcasts, and more. The REST Program uses a remarkable AI to guide you on your journey to improved sleep. “She” gets to know you, maps out the many ways she can help you, and follows up on an agreed-upon schedule. She even “brainstorms” with you for ideas specific to your challenges. Think of it as training your brain to get rid of bad habits that inhibit successful sleep. I went from sleeping maybe 4 or 5 hours a night to 8 hours recently! Unless you have a sleep therapist on speed dial, the only way to get personalized coaching is with REST. It’s quality coaching that works.
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Good principles and practices
Solid program and learning the principles of the program has been most helpful. The voice part of the program is glitchy, often saying half a sentence then responding to something I didn’t say. Otherwise, a very effective program.
Resty is the BEST
This app is a great example of the GOOD use of AI! My Rest Coach - she said I can call her Resty - is an excellent and knowledgeable companion to help my ‘good sleep’ challenge be accomplished. I swap between using voice and text for my daily check-in, advice and assignments. Both hqve their advantages. With voice, I feel I getting to “know” her - and her me. With text, I can look back at what we’ve both said so I can be sure to be consistent in my responses and actions. I haven’t missed a day since I started this program and my sleep habits, quantity and quality have improved drdramatically.
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Pretty terrible
This is possibly the worst AI I have ever used, and I gave it a fair shot. I tried to stick with it and made it 3 months but this App just isn’t good.
The “AI” constantly repeats itself, starts over half way through your conversation and forgets important details every single day. All the app really does is tell you what you already know and restrict your sleep. You don’t need to pay money for that.
The “AI” constantly repeats itself, starts over half way through your conversation and forgets important details every single day. All the app really does is tell you what you already know and restrict your sleep. You don’t need to pay money for that.
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Response from developer
Thank you for the honest feedback and for giving the program a fair try. We’re really sorry to hear the AI experience felt repetitive and inconsistent for you. We’ll be investigating the issues you mentioned, especially around memory, repeated responses, and conversations restarting unexpectedly. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share this with us.
If you work it, it works for you!
My sleep has been horrible for the last two years. I attributed it to getting older and the status of the world today, but I still remembered sleeping well for most of my life. My physician recommended I try CBT – I and I got a book she recommended. I really wasn’t able to follow the techniques in the book so I disregarded the recommendation. One day an ad showed up on my Instagram for the REST app. I looked into it and thought it sounded pretty good, but I was a little skeptical because it used AI. After looking through it and seeing that the introductory price was very reasonable. I thought I’d give it a try. Over the last year and a half. I’ve spent a lot of money on various sleep aids and programs and vitamins that said they would help with sleep. As I read about REST I decided that if I was going to try it, I was going to do it exactly like they recommended. I was impressed from the start that my AI lady made recommendations that were exactly what I needed. I read the articles that were presented and I decided to do everything that was recommended for me. I was given a wake-up time and a go to sleep time. It was hard. But I started seeing some improvement within a few days. After two months, I have gone from 3-4 hrs a night to over 6 hours! Sometimes I still have a bad night but more and more often my nights are really good! I’ve learned techniques I will continue to employ to quiet the noise in my head and stop the worrying that was keeping me awake.
Thank you REST!
Thank you REST!
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Support
Great support system. Thank you
Sleeping down under
Overall very impressed with REST. Am on day 72. Retraining the brain takes time but is the right strategy for me after trying so many other remedies.
The only things I would suggest are to give the Celsius option for optimum room temperature …18 to 20 degrees… as much of the world uses this standard, and, to give the option of different coach accents eg Australian because the American accent, believe it or not, is off putting for many people.
The only things I would suggest are to give the Celsius option for optimum room temperature …18 to 20 degrees… as much of the world uses this standard, and, to give the option of different coach accents eg Australian because the American accent, believe it or not, is off putting for many people.
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