Philips NightBalance vs Celeste+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Philips NightBalance
This companion app tracks your progress with a non-invasive therapy system for positional sleep apnea. Monitor your treatment easily and view your progression on your smartphone.
- Positional OSA therapy companion
- Tracks treatment progression
- Smartphone compatible
- Non-invasive therapy monitoring
- Easy to view progress
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Philips NightBalance is non-invasive therapy for patients with positional OSA. The Philips NightBalance mobile application is a companion to the NightBalance system. It is compatible with most smartphones and designed to make it easy to see treatment progression.
Celeste+
This medical app facilitates home sleep testing by pairing with FDA-cleared devices. It records sleep data using your smartphone's microphone and Bluetooth pulse oximeter. Board-certified sleep doctors analyze the collected signals to diagnose sleep disorders and recommend treatments.
- Home sleep testing
- Bluetooth pulse oximeter pairing
- Smartphone microphone recording
- FDA-cleared technology
- Sleep disorder diagnosis
- Sleep doctor consultation
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Celeste+™ is a home sleep test in a mobile app. Celeste+™ can pair with an FDA-cleared Bluetooth pulse oximeter and Celeste+™ is FDA-cleared to use your smartphone’s microphone. Board-certified sleep doctors use the signals collected while you sleep to diagnose sleep disorders and determine appropriate treatment. If you believe that your sleep quality is poor or if you suspect you have a sleep disorder, it may be impacting your overall health. We recommend consulting with your doctor to discuss the possibility of undergoing a sleep study or speaking with a sleep medicine specialist. The audio recording features are for use in the United States only, and by prescription only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Celeste+ at 3.1 against Philips NightBalance's 2.6. Celeste+ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). Philips NightBalance's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Celeste+ holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Philips NightBalance ships an update every 10 months, Celeste+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Philips NightBalance | Celeste+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 3.1 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #103 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | EnsoData, Inc. |
Customer experience
Philips NightBalance
Celeste+
In-app purchases
Philips NightBalance
No in-app purchases
Celeste+
No in-app purchases
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