Update
Would be nice if you updates this for iOS11 so it is usable again
No Support
I've used this app for a few years over many iOS updates and 4 iPhones. I love it. How it records before I make a sound is pretty neat, however, it shuts off at any point in the middle of the night. I have contacted these developers several times, and have yet to get a response. I have to dock what would otherwise be a rave review 2 stars for this. Excelltech, answer your emails.
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What Analyzer?
It doesn't analyze anything other than recording the sound you make while sleeping. That's not sleep analyzer. If you are looking for an app that actually analyze your sleep pattern, you need look for better app than this one. Not worth the price.
Still Best by test
I have tried several other recorder apps, and this one is the most reliable and easiest to use. It is basically a voice-activated recorder with time stamp so you know when the recordings took place. In the morning, you get one file with all the noises in it. You can play all of them sequentially, one at a time or non-stop, or use the scroll bar to jump through the night to a certain time. It always shows you when the noise took place. The buttons are not too small, the graphics are clean and easy to read. I don't use the categories -- I just listen to what happened overnight andI don't usually export the files, although you can. Helpful not just for apnea sufferers, but for people who talk in their sleep, or wonder when external disturbances occurred, or wake up with great ideas in the middle of the night -- just say it when you think of it. I like the app, I use it every night, and I highly recommend it, especially over others that try to do the same thing. And when there was a problem with a recent update, I e-mailed the developer, received a prompt and pleasant reply, and a fix was posted the app store within 10 days.
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It's useless
This app is useless the microphone does not function when you start the sleep analyzer. So no recordings are made. A total rip off.
Like it very much.
It worked perfectly first try. First night it gave me all the data about my snoring etc. that I could have wanted. Will continue to use it. Good job!
Works great when it works
This app is great. Lately though it only records half of the time even though I set it and it shows it is recording- it doesn't. Then recently it didn't record the first 2 hours.
It has helped a lot using it to see just how many distractions I have to my sleep during the night. For example: I found I snore which I didn't know- I am small and so my Dr never tested me for sleep apnea- because if this app I got tested and was found to have it. I also learned I probably wake up a lot because of my peta who are up partying during the night.
I haven't figured out how to classify each noise yet and so every noise it set to "unanalyzed".
It has helped a lot using it to see just how many distractions I have to my sleep during the night. For example: I found I snore which I didn't know- I am small and so my Dr never tested me for sleep apnea- because if this app I got tested and was found to have it. I also learned I probably wake up a lot because of my peta who are up partying during the night.
I haven't figured out how to classify each noise yet and so every noise it set to "unanalyzed".
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Analyser
It's okay at recording but u have to download a program on to mac to save the previous nights recording. And that does not work on as mac says downloaded file is damaged. So this works but saving recordings to mac. Forget it.
Disappointing
This app only allows you to tag disruptions with "Sneeze" and "Cough"! How about sleep apnea, snoring, talking, external noises? It should at least allow you to add your own categories. This seems a pretty half hearted attempt at an app that should not sell for more than $1.
An excellent app in the hands of a careful user
This really is an excellent app. I'm a medical doctor and suffer from sleep apnoea.
Take the time to set the threshold correctly. I've found about 70 dB ideal for my situation.
After having a dental appliance made for me for my apnoea (the appliance moves the lower jaw forward to stop the soft palate occluding) I was able to adjust the appliance little by little each evening until I stopped snoring and having apnoeic events, completely.
Once you've recognized you have occlusive sleep apnoea, I suggest you do something about it. Carefully logging events etc is not going to alter the management. Just get it treated!
Take the time to set the threshold correctly. I've found about 70 dB ideal for my situation.
After having a dental appliance made for me for my apnoea (the appliance moves the lower jaw forward to stop the soft palate occluding) I was able to adjust the appliance little by little each evening until I stopped snoring and having apnoeic events, completely.
Once you've recognized you have occlusive sleep apnoea, I suggest you do something about it. Carefully logging events etc is not going to alter the management. Just get it treated!
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More functionality please!
I agree with others - great app but with a few updates this would be an AMAZING app!
I hope Excelltech take these points as constructive criticism...
- the peak green bar doesn't always reflect the maximum sound at that point so it takes a bit of trial and error to find suitable threshold;
- i normally display a clock at night but this app doesn't run in background so would be good if a clock feature was added or alternatively make the app run in background;
- Can't do a lot once you have analysed data. Would be good if u can manage each clip individually, delete unwanted segments and be able to play clips by their category;
Looking forward to an update.
PS I'm also looking for an app that can monitor body trembling in sleep, would be willing to pay for accessory. Maybe Excelltech can come up with something??
I hope Excelltech take these points as constructive criticism...
- the peak green bar doesn't always reflect the maximum sound at that point so it takes a bit of trial and error to find suitable threshold;
- i normally display a clock at night but this app doesn't run in background so would be good if a clock feature was added or alternatively make the app run in background;
- Can't do a lot once you have analysed data. Would be good if u can manage each clip individually, delete unwanted segments and be able to play clips by their category;
Looking forward to an update.
PS I'm also looking for an app that can monitor body trembling in sleep, would be willing to pay for accessory. Maybe Excelltech can come up with something??
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My favorite app
I'm very impressed with this app! I played around with the decibel threshold and found 54 to work very well. This is with my phone on the nightstand about a foot from my head. In just one night I have discovered that my dog is the one with a sleep disorder! 50 interruptions with most of them being from him. No wonder I feel tired in the morning. It also picked up on me talking in my sleep several times...didn't know I do that. Definitely money well spent on this one.
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Não gostei.
Não recomendo a aquisição.
Lamento ter gastado dois dólares nesse app.
Lamento ter gastado dois dólares nesse app.
Does exactly as advertised
Very cool app.
Does NOT Work!
Yesterday I purchased this useless program. I played with it for a while to learn it and even though the user interface is terrible and hard to understand, the program itself seemed to work.
So, Last night I put it to work when I went to sleep. However, when I work up about 7 hours later, the program wasn't running anymore. I restarted it and discovered in the "Analyze" button that it had indeed recorded me during a portion of the night and there were 5405 "Disruptions"! I'm looking at it now and it shows me a "Total Duration" of 5:31 hours. Apparently it crashed sometime before I woke up. I tried to playback the disruptions but no matter how I play with the user interface, the playback indicator moves but I could not hear a thing. It's as if the speaker is turned off completely (which I made sure is not the case). Also, whenever I try to "Backup Data to Computer", the app crashes.
So, Last night I put it to work when I went to sleep. However, when I work up about 7 hours later, the program wasn't running anymore. I restarted it and discovered in the "Analyze" button that it had indeed recorded me during a portion of the night and there were 5405 "Disruptions"! I'm looking at it now and it shows me a "Total Duration" of 5:31 hours. Apparently it crashed sometime before I woke up. I tried to playback the disruptions but no matter how I play with the user interface, the playback indicator moves but I could not hear a thing. It's as if the speaker is turned off completely (which I made sure is not the case). Also, whenever I try to "Backup Data to Computer", the app crashes.
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Not impressed
Loved the idea I know i move and talk in my sleep but this doesn't really work. A graph or something to show you a point when you made a significant sound. U do have some tools but not great. Hopefully they listen n bring out an update dnt buy yet!
Good app
Great app when it works, recorded some hilarious stuff! But after I updated it, it stopped playing back the saved recordings which I really wanted to listen to again!
Works Well
The recording allowed me to identify that whilst I no longer have sleep apnoea, I am still snoring and need to wear the in-mouth device. A lot easier than visiting the sleep lab!
An improvement would be the addition of a graph of dB/time for quick analysis.
An improvement would be the addition of a graph of dB/time for quick analysis.
Spot on
This app does exactly what it says it will do. It records any noise you make during the night, once you set the DB threshold right. It took me 2 tries to get it right. The first night I set it too low so it even picked up the cat purring. I set it a few DB higher the next night and it caught what I wanted -- snoring. My perfect setting: 51db.
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Great idea - poor implementation
I kept this ap onmy iPhone for months, hoping the develepor would improve the software because the underlying concept is brilliant. However, the software doesn't function as advertised. It stops recording during the night - I have never yet been able to collect a single night's data! If the functionality improves, I shall come back to it.
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