Comparison

Tonal vs Glo Sleep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tonal

This app offers a smart home gym and personal trainer experience with adaptive digital weight and expert coaching. It provides structured programs, progress tracking, and a variety of on-the-go workouts, allowing users to customize their fitness routines and connect with a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Adaptive digital weight workouts
  • Expert coach-led programs
  • Progress tracking by muscle group
  • Hundreds of on-the-go workouts
  • Customizable workout creation
  • Community motivation features
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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With the Tonal mobile app you can be your strongest—from home, on your own schedule. Tonal is the smartest home gym and personal trainer. Unlike traditional dumbbells, barbells, and exercise equipment Tonal uses advanced digital weight that continually adapts workouts so they’re most effective for you—all led by our expert coaches. Loved by beginners, exercise enthusiasts, and professional athletes alike, Tonal is reimagining the landscape of at-home fitness. Get stronger, faster with the Tonal app - Join a program: No matter where you are in your fitness journey, Tonal has individual workouts and multi-week programs to help you reach your goals. - Track your progress: See your strength grow. Tonal’s A.I. keeps track of your workouts, measuring your progress and breaking it down by muscle group and workout type. - Work out on-the-go: From high-intensity, to restorative yoga flows, Tonal has hundreds of workouts for you to try. Filter by focus, trainer, or time. - Create your own workout: Work out your way with Custom Workouts. Choose your favorite movements, reps, sets, and advanced weight modes, like Burnout and Eccentric to maximize your results, then save for later. - Get stronger, together: Connect with friends and stay motivated to get stronger while cheering on other members in the Tonal community. Tonal uses HealthKit to export your Tonal workouts into the Health app and to sync your weight and height.

About

Glo Sleep

Control smart sleep devices like lamps and projectors to create a calming bedtime environment. Features include wide-angle projection, built-in soothing sounds, and customizable playlists. Integrates with voice assistants for easy control.

Highlights
  • Smart device control
  • Wide-angle starlight projection
  • Built-in white noise and music
  • Customizable sleep playlists
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Voice assistant integration
Features
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Glo Sleep is a smart sleep app that lets you easily control your Glocusent devices, the Baby Light N11 and Starry Sky Lamp N12. The Starry Sky Lamp is a popular smart sleep aid for adults. It helps you fall asleep soundly and maintain quality sleep. Features include: –Large super wide-angle projection area With advanced optical and subverting tradition design , the projection area will cover the entire bedroom, bringing you an unprecedented immersive starlight experience. –Compact size but high-volume speaker Fitted with dual speakers & dual diaphragms, high power & large volume and heavy bass diaphragm design, this small but powerful speaker makes full and clear tones. –A wide selection of diverse built-in music 23 Soothing White Noise Sounds involving wind, river, ocean, bubbles, birdsong, rain, cosmos, and forest sounds; 27 Sleep-Inducing Music Tracks like Sweet Dreams, Moonlight, Good Night, Starry Night, and Dreamy Wanderings; 10 meditation sounds containing Deep Sleep Relaxation, Deep Sleep Release, Peaceful Sleep, and Calming Sleep. - Sleep scheduling Customize your sleep and wake times. - Play combinations Create your own personalized bedtime playlist by mixing and matching sounds, lights, and effects. - Bluetooth Connection Support Bluetooth connection to enjoy your favourite playlist - Alexa and Google Home Smart Interaction Control certain functions of the N12 via voice commands using Alexa speaker and Google Home. - Easy Touch Controls Play, pause, skip, or adjust the volume with simple touch controls on the app or device. - All sounds are free. Sleep music and meditation sound can help you: - Fall asleep easily and relieve insomnia. - Improve your mood and reduce anxiety and stress. - Restore your energy and focus better.

Screenshots

Tonal4 screens
Glo Sleep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tonal at 71% against Glo Sleep's 0%. Tonal also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (11K vs 8). Glo Sleep's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tonal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tonal has 11K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Tonal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Glo Sleep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tonal ships an update every 3 weeks, Glo Sleep monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tonal versus Glo Sleep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonalGlo Sleep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better2.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTonal Systems, Inc.Shenzhen Glocusent Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Tonal

All ratings11,001 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative18.9%

Glo Sleep

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Tonal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Membership activation and login issues
  • Inconsistent performance and app crashes
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health and other devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar function to plan workouts
  • Ability to track and filter custom workouts
  • Customizable movement options and exercise libraries
  • Injury/condition-specific workout recommendations
  • Ability to use without subscription or disable features

Glo Sleep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tonal

No in-app purchases

None

Glo Sleep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tonal free?
Tonal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glo Sleep free?
Glo Sleep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tonal or Glo Sleep?
Tonal is rated higher. Tonal averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Glo Sleep averages 2.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Tonal or Glo Sleep have ads?
Neither Tonal nor Glo Sleep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonal or Glo Sleep?
Tonal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Glo Sleep monthly. Most recently, Tonal was updated on November 6, 2026 and Glo Sleep on November 3, 2026.

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