Comparison

OOVA vs Somnee

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

Head to head
About

OOVA

This app translates hormone levels using at-home urine tests to track, predict, and confirm ovulation. It offers personalized insights into your unique cycle, allowing you to customize data logging and share results with healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Quantitative hormone measurement (LH, E3G, PdG)
  • Personalized cycle tracking and fertile window prediction
  • Customizable data logging (mood, symptoms, etc.)
  • HIPAA-compliant data sharing with healthcare providers
  • At-home urine test analysis via smartphone camera
  • Medically trusted design in partnership with Mount Sinai
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Meet Oova: the hormone translator that quantitatively measures luteinizing hormone (LH), E3G (an estrogen metabolite), and PdG (a progesterone metabolite) through an at-home urine test. Oova’s Hormone Kit tracks, predicts, and confirms ovulation with precision whether you are trying to conceive, navigating perimenopause, or mapping your cycle. Lab accuracy in your home: Oova was designed in partnership with Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City to build a tool that doctors and patients can feel confident using. Scientists, engineers, and doctors designed Oova to be the most medically trusted at-home hormone test. Completely personalized experience: Oova measures your hormone levels quantitatively to provide valuable insights, rather than comparing your data to some standard threshold or the “perfect" 28-day cycle. Oova learns what your personal cycle trends are and detects your fertile window from there. Our algorithm tells you exactly which days to test, so not a cent, day, or pee, is wasted! Track as little or as much as you want: Customize data logging to track what’s most relevant to you. You can choose from a variety of categories including mood, exercise, cervical mucus, symptoms, and medications. All of this information (paired with your hormone levels) allows Oova to get smarter and learn your unique hormone baseline. Use Oova with your healthcare provider: Oova allows doctors and clinicians to provide unprecedented remote care. If you’re working with a doctor, your provider will be able to see your data in our HIPAA-compliant dashboard, as soon as you scan your Oova strip. You no longer have to worry about what your doctor wants or needs to know. Oova takes care of that for you. How it works: Register in the app and activate your Oova Hormone Kit. On a testing day, provide a urine sample on the test strip (either midstream or by dipping it into a cup), and scan the strip with the camera on your smartphone. Our algorithm will analyze your strip to calculate how much luteinizing hormone, PdG, and E3G is present. Within minutes, you’ll know exactly where you are in your cycle and be provided with resources to help guide your journey.

About

Somnee

This app works with a smart headband to improve sleep quality using personalized neurostimulation and EEG tracking. It provides detailed sleep reports and insights to help you sleep faster, longer, and deeper.

Highlights
  • Personalized sleep neurostimulation
  • Clinical-grade EEG sleep tracking
  • Detailed sleep performance reports
  • AI sleep coach
  • Phone-free session start
  • Comfortable, breathable headband design
Features
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Meet Somnee, the app that works with the award-winning smart sleep headband that directly improves sleep quality and decodes nightly sleep performance for unrivalled insights. As your own clinical-grade AI sleep coach, Somnee pairs proven personalized neurostimulation that helps you naturally sleep faster, longer, and deeper, with precise sleep reports powered by lab-grade EEG tracking. IMPROVE 360° SLEEP HEALTH Somnee is proven to cut time to fall asleep by 50%, reduce wake-ups by 33%, and boost total sleep time by ~30 min. It’s 4x more effective than melatonin, 2x more effective than CBT-i, and 1.5x more effective than Ambien. PERSONALIZED SLEEP NEUROSTIMULATION Somnee maps the unique way your brain sleeps, then delivers gentle frequencies to boost your optimal sleep signals. The result: a dynamic, effective, 100% personalized sleep system that evolves with you as your sleep changes over time. BRAIN-BASED TRACKING + SLEEP REPORTS Clinical-grade EEG+ sensors collect precise brainwave data straight from the source, uploading 40x more sleep data than most trackers. Explore reports featuring insights into sleep onset, sleep stages, and more. PHONE-FREE USE, ALL-NIGHT COMFORT Start sessions phone-free with just the click of the headband button. Somnee’s soft, breathable fabric and innovative design molds to you for maximum comfort, no matter how you sleep. MADE BY WORLD-RENOWNED SLEEP NEUROSCIENTISTS Developed over 7 years of R&D by Dr. Matthew Walker (Author of NYT Bestseller, “Why We Sleep”), Dr. Bob T. Knight. Dr. Ram Gurumoorthy, and Dr. Rich Irvy — Somnee leverages cutting edge neuroscience used by top sleep labs for decades, now made available from the comfort of home. Our real-world results are clinically proven and published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Have questions? We’re here to help. Email us at support@somneesleep.com. Terms of Use: www.somneesleep.com/pages/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/ www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OOVA4 screens
Somnee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OOVA at 4.4 against Somnee's 3.7. OOVA also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Somnee's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 47%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

OOVA holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 71 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of OOVA's written reviews are positive against 63% of Somnee's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, Somnee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OOVA versus Somnee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOOVASomnee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (50 ratings) — better3.7 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews63.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5071 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB164 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOOVA inc.StimScience

Customer experience

OOVA

All ratings50 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative41.2%

Somnee

All ratings71 ratings
Positive64.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative31.7%

Bugs and requests

OOVA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Somnee

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App malfunctions and prevents use
  • Sleep reports are delayed or unavailable
  • Device asks for reset in the middle of the night but won't restart
  • App stops tracking sleep if woken up and button is pressed
  • Device inaccurately registers sleep patterns (e.g., REM sleep)
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  • App says user is not due for another session after taking device off
  • Headband falls off frequently
  • App is not intuitive and lacks instruction
  • New UI is missing reports
  • Headband is not reliable and asks for reset
  • App is buggy and prevents use (e.g., 'cool down mode')
  • Bad connection with electrodes
  • Device doesn't track sleep stages
  • Customer service is evasive with answers
  • Trial period starts from order date, not activation date
  • Subscription is required for cancellation
  • App is extremely buggy and data is useless
  • App prevents use due to 'cool down mode'

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more sleep tones or meditation sounds
  • Provide a better tutorial on data interpretation
  • Improve headband design for comfort
  • Offer bulk electrode sales
  • Provide warranty on the headband
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  • Add a dark mode to the app
  • Track sleep stages for real-time feedback
  • Easier way to update payment information

In-app purchases

None

OOVA

No in-app purchases

None

Somnee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OOVA free?
OOVA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Somnee free?
Somnee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OOVA or Somnee?
OOVA is rated higher. OOVA averages 4.4 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Somnee averages 3.7 from 71 ratings.
Do OOVA or Somnee have ads?
Neither OOVA nor Somnee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OOVA or Somnee?
OOVA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Somnee every 2 months. Most recently, OOVA was updated on October 15, 2026 and Somnee on October 16, 2026.

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