Eight Sleep vs BCone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eight Sleep
This intelligent sleep system actively manages your sleep environment by adjusting temperature and elevation. It tracks detailed sleep metrics and provides personalized insights to help you wake up feeling refreshed. The system supports individual sleep profiles for multiple users.
- Personalized temperature control
- Automatic elevation adjustments
- Sleep stage tracking
- Heart rate and HRV monitoring
- Snoring detection
- Gentle wake-up alarms
- Dual sleep profiles
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Introducing Pod 6. The setup is as effortless as your sleep. Guided Hub setup gets you paired in minutes, a live priming screen decodes your Pod's lights in real time so you're never guessing, and Solo Pod owners get a path built just for them. Your best sleep starts tonight. The Eight Sleep Pod is the intelligent sleep system that gives you up to one hour more of sleep every night. It cools. It heats. It elevates. PERSONALIZED SLEEP WITH AUTOPILOT Autopilot is the intelligence behind the Pod. It adjusts your temperature and elevation to perfect your sleep experience. LEARN ABOUT YOUR SLEEP AND HEALTH View your sleep stages, time slept, heart rate, HRV, and snoring. Plus, receive personalized insights and recommendations. WAKE UP REFRESHED With customizable chest-level vibration and a gradual thermal change, you will wake up gently and feel fully refreshed. TWO SLEEP PROFILES PER POD Autopilot creates a profile for up to two individuals on the same Pod and refines overtime. Have questions? We’re here to help. Email us at support@eightsleep.com. Terms of Use: - www.eightsleep.com/app-terms-conditions/ - www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BCone
This smart pool alarm offers advanced protection for children and pets using sophisticated sensors and algorithms. It provides maximum safety with minimal user effort, allowing for quick installation and operation.
- Intelligent pool safety solution
- Advanced sensors and algorithms
- Maximum protection for children and pets
- Minimum user effort required
- Simple to operate
- Quick installation
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The BCone pool alarm integrates intelligence, versatility, and functionality into a topnotch pool safety solution. Based on advanced sensors and a complex algorithm, BCone provides maximum protection for children and pets with minimum user effort. Highly sophisticated yet simple to operate, the system can be installed and operated in a matter of minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eight Sleep at 4.8 against BCone's 2.3. Eight Sleep also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). BCone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Eight Sleep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. BCone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eight Sleep holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eight Sleep has 18K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Eight Sleep's written reviews are positive against 20% of BCone's.
Eight Sleep ships an update every 3 days, BCone every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eight Sleep | BCone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eight Sleep, Inc | Lifebuoy Ltd. |
Customer experience
Eight Sleep
BCone
Bugs and requests
Eight Sleep
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes and loses connection to pod
- Alarms not working or turning off properly
- Temperature settings not saving or resetting
- Sleep data not syncing or displaying accurately
- Frequent app crashes and performance issues
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app integration
- Offline temperature/alarm controls
- Customizable sleep tracking and insights
- Improved alarm snooze/dismiss functionality
- Nap mode and more sleep schedule flexibility
BCone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Eight Sleep
- 8+ Standard (Monthly)$10.001 Month
- 8+ Pro (Monthly)$18.991 Month
- 8+ Standard (Annual)$96.001 Year
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- 8+ Pro (Annual)$179.991 Year
BCone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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