Sleep Cycle vs Sleep Tracker, Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Cycle
This app uses sound analysis to track sleep patterns and improve rest. It features an AI sleep coach, a smart alarm that wakes you during light sleep, and tools to identify issues like snoring. Gain insights into your sleep and build healthier habits for more energized days.
- AI sleep coach
- Smart Alarm clock
- Sound-based sleep tracking
- Snoring and cough detection
- Sleep sounds library
- Long-term sleep pattern analysis
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Built on science, Sleep Cycle uses sound analysis to track and improve sleep for over 3 million users worldwide. Our AI sleep coach, sleep tracker and Smart Alarm clock app help users to identify potential sleep issues, gain valuable insights into their sleep patterns and build a healthier sleep routine. Sleep Cycle is the world’s no.1 sleep app with more than 40 million downloads. Track your rest, wake refreshed, and build lifelong sleep habits. AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS Sleep Cycle has been awarded Best Sleep App in 2024 by Digital Health Magazine and featured as App of the Month in Wellness Today. In 2024, Sleep Cycle won two Merit Healthcare Awards: Gold for Mobile Digital Health Resources and Silver for Best Use of Artificial Intelligence. WITH SLEEP CYCLE YOU CAN • Get guidance based on your sleep patterns with our AI sleep coach Luma. • Wake up gently during your lightest sleep phase with our Smart Alarm clock. • Track every night using patented sound technology or accelerometer-based sleep detection, no wearables needed. • Detect nighttime noises like snoring, coughing, or sleep talking, for a path to quieter sleep. • Drift off easily using our sleep sounds library of relaxing stories, sleepy soundscapes and guided meditations. • Understand your sleep patterns with long-term trends and compare your sleep to global benchmarks. • Log sleep notes to understand how caffeine, stress, or exercise affect your rest. WHY USE SLEEP CYCLE? • Wake feeling refreshed with no more groggy mornings. • Get daily stats to help you understand your rest. • Sleep guidance based on your tracked nights. • Health insights with snoring and cough tracking for wellness. • No gadgets, just place your phone on the nightstand. • Premium tools like supportive soundscapes, sleep stories, data export, Philips HUE sunrise and Apple Health sync. ABOUT SLEEP CYCLE Sleep Cycle helps you sleep smarter. Track your nights, gain valuable insights into your sleep patterns, and wake at just the right time to start the day energized. Sleep Cycle gives you science-backed tools and an AI sleep coach Luma to help you improve your sleep for brighter days. Our popular features include: • Superior sleep tracker. • AI sleep coach. • Smart Alarm clock. • Sleep talking recorder. • Advanced sleep analysis. • Snore tracker. • Sleep timer. • Cough recorder. • Sleep stages. • Sleep programs. • SleepGPT. • Sleep goal and score. • Relaxing sleep sounds like nature, rain and ocean sounds. • Sleep Aid including calming meditations and breathing exercises. • And more features to help you improve your rest. TALK TO US If you need any help please contact our customer service at support.sleepcycle.com JOIN THE COMMUNITY ▶ Web: https://sleepcycle.com/ ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepcycleapp/ ▶ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sleep_cycle ▶ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sleepcycle/ Terms & Privacy https://www.sleepcycle.com/privacy-policy/ DOWNLOAD NOW – Sleep Better with Sleep Cycle
Sleep Tracker, Recorder
This app helps you fall asleep faster with soothing soundscapes and meditations. It also tracks your sleep quality, records snoring, and features a smart alarm to wake you gently. Analyze your sleep patterns to improve rest and daytime focus.
- White noise and sleep meditations
- Soundscapes for focus and relaxation
- Snoring and sleep disturbance recording
- Offline sleep analysis
- Smart alarm for gentle wake-ups
- Sleep quality monitoring
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After a long, hectic day, you can’t wait to end your day and go to bed. Everything seems to be perfect: your bedding is soft and cozy, your bedroom is pitch black, the temperature is just right, except...you keep tossing and turning. Your disturbed sleep may be due to recurring noises from outside in your neighborhood, or inside, the annoying snores or murmurs from your sleeping partner, the slight tinnitus that comes with age, or the haunting thoughts in your mind. You miss the days when you could fall into slumber without even realizing it. Can‘t fall asleep? Sleep Tracker, Recorder is here to help. With the delicately composed sleep aids, you’re sure to drift off with ease-white noises to help you cancel out some unwanted background noise, sleep meditations were created carefully to bring peace of mind and dissipate the incessant thoughts bothering you. Sweet dreams have returned. On a sultry afternoon, you’re stuck in the office. Keyboards are clicking, people are chatting in the open space or just beside you, the director is yelling on the phone. In the background, you can notice the sounds coming from the water dispenser, and computer fans running. In your peripheral vision, you see strip lights flickering occasionally. It seems nearly impossible to concentrate. Can’t focus? Sleep Tracker, Recorder is here to help. With a selection of soothing music and soundscapes, you may escape from the real world and transport yourself into another world, where you can easily achieve a calm state of mind. You’ll suddenly notice yourself fully engaged in your current tasks and at maximum productivity. You wake up in the morning, feeling as if no amount of coffee could keep you conscious. The alarm rattles your brain, you feel the ringing jabbing at your heart. You always wonder why you should have slept enough, but always feel weary and sleepy in the daytime, especially when your alarm urges you to leave your bed you feel most uncomfortable. Cannot sleep well and feeling hard to rise? Sleep Tracker, Recorder is here to help. With the advanced built-in sound recognition system, Sleep Tracker, Recorder can analyze your sleep offline with merely your iPhone, and the smart alarm can wake you up without causing discomfort. The moment you open your eyes, you’ll be able to know the quality of your sleep. You can review why your sleep was unsatisfactory and monitor its daily and weekly changes. You may also get warned about possible disorders by your sleep recordings, such as sleep apnea or chronic asthma. Sleep Tracker, Recorder, featuring its various high-quality sleep aids and accurate Sleep Tracker, Recorder, is about to bring significant changes to your sleep and life. Sleep Tracker, Recorder SUBSCRIPTION Sleep Tracker, Recorder comes with a 7-day free trial. After the free trial period ends you will need to subscribe. You can subscribe to Sleep Tracker, Recorder, choosing from the following plans: – 1 month – 12 months The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Subscriptions may be managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. For more information: Terms of Use - https://cdn.appcloudbox.net/healive/apps/dreamland/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy - https://cdn.appcloudbox.net/healive/apps/dreamland/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Sleep Cycle at freemium against Sleep Tracker, Recorder's subscription. Sleep Cycle also leads on ratings volume (32K vs 1.1K) and review sentiment (40% vs 24%). Sleep Tracker, Recorder's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On price, rating, 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. Sleep Cycle sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sleep Tracker, Recorder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sleep Cycle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sleep Cycle has 32K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Sleep Cycle's written reviews are positive against 24% of Sleep Tracker, Recorder's.
Sleep Cycle ships an update weekly, Sleep Tracker, Recorder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sleep Cycle | Sleep Tracker, Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews — better | 24.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 1.1K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 290 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sleep Cycle AB | Healive Limited |
Customer experience
Sleep Cycle
Sleep Tracker, Recorder
User reviews
Sleep Cycle
From 32K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate sleep tracking
- 👍 Gentle alarm wakes you up during light sleep
- 📊 Detailed sleep data and insights
- 🌙 Soothing sleep aid sounds
Room to improve
- 🐛 Alarm not always reliable, sometimes doesn't go off
- 🔋 High battery drain, especially on Apple Watch
- 💰 Expensive subscription model, limited free features
- 📉 Inaccurate sleep tracking in some cases
Sleep Tracker, Recorder
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💤 Sleep tracking
- 🎵 Music and audiobooks
- 📊 Sleep data reporting
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔇 Limited free features
- 🔴 Inaccurate sleep tracking
- 🔍 Poor customer support
- 🚫 Difficult to cancel subscription
Bugs and requests
Sleep Cycle
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or stops recording sleep randomly
- Inconsistent time zone handling, causing alarm issues
- Microphone issues, unable to detect certain sounds
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to edit sleep data and notes
- Nap tracking and power nap functionality
- More customization options for alarms and sleep aid
- Improved integration with Apple Health and other devices
Sleep Tracker, Recorder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alarm issues
- Inconsistent data recording
- Subscription billing problems
Requested features
3 requests- Improved sleep tracking accuracy
- More affordable pricing options
- Better customer support and refund policy
In-app purchases
Sleep Cycle
- Sleep Cycle Premium$2.991 Month
- Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Premium1 Month trial$11.991 Year
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- Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Sleep Cycle Premium$19.991 Year
- Premium1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Premium1 Month trial$34.991 Year
- Premium: Unlock all features$39.991 Year
- Sleep Cycle Premium7 Days trial2 variants$57.991 Year
Sleep Tracker, Recorder
- 1-Month Premium$9.991 Month
- 1-Year Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 1-Year Premium(Limited Offer)$29.991 Year
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- 7-Day Free Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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