Oxa Life vs Somnee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oxa Life
This app guides users through breathing exercises designed by health coaches to improve vital signs like respiration and mental well-being. It focuses on four key areas: breathing, heart rate, mental state, and temperature, offering personalized guidance for stress, sleep, and heart training.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Respiration tracking
- Electrocardiogram monitoring
- Mental well-being assessment
- Temperature monitoring
- Biofeedback integration
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Breathing is the only vital sign humans can consciously alter yet most humans are not breathing correctly. Through breathing exercises, designed by renowned health coaches, Oxa will help you live a healthier life. Oxa focuses on your four main vital signs: respiration, electrocardiogram, mental well-being, and temperature. Oxa will guide you through different breathing exercises based on your health journey and goals. Whether you're dealing with stress or insomnia, or you want to train your heart rate, Oxa will help you. For the full Oxa experience, we recommend using the Oxa shirt, sports bra, and sensor, which integrate state-of-the-art sensors to help you unleash the power of interactive breathing exercises through real-time biofeedback.
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.
- Personalized sleep neurostimulation
- Clinical-grade EEG sleep tracking
- Detailed sleep performance reports
- AI sleep coach
- Phone-free session start
- Comfortable, breathable headband design
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oxa Life at 4.8 against Somnee's 3.7. Oxa Life also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Somnee's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Oxa Life holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Somnee has 71 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Oxa Life's written reviews are positive against 64% of Somnee's.
Oxa Life ships an update every 3 weeks, Somnee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oxa Life | Somnee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.7 (71 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 71 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanoleq AG | StimScience |
Customer experience
Oxa Life
Somnee
Bugs and requests
Oxa Life
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
Oxa Life
No in-app purchases
Somnee
No in-app purchases
