Sleep Meister Lite vs Sleep Cycle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Meister Lite
This app monitors your sleep cycles using your device's accelerometer to wake you during your lightest sleep phase. It offers features like sleep talking recording, sleep data visualization, and automatic music player shutdown. Wake up feeling more refreshed with intelligent alarm management.
- Sleep cycle monitoring
- Lightest sleep phase alarm
- Sleep talking recording
- Health app integration
- Automatic music player stop
- Sleep data visualization
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Sleep Meister is a sleep aid app that uses the accelerometer sensor built into your device to monitor your body’s movements and sound an alarm when your sleep is at its lightest, letting you wake up refreshed. Sleep Meister integrates with the Health app and is packed with features, recording your sleep talking, manage your sleep data via graphs and lists, post your sleep data on social media platforms, set the music player to automatically turn off when you fall asleep, and much more. Make every morning a refreshing one! [Features] - Compatible with iOS 27. - Integrates with the Health app. (sleep analysis) - Manages your sleep cycles. - Alarm to wake you up when your sleep is at its lightest. - Recording your sleep talking. - Music player that stops automatically when you fall asleep. [Instructions] 1. Open up the settings menu to personalize the app by choosing the alarm sound, snooze length, and more. 2. Set the alarm time and press the START button to begin monitoring your sleep cycles. 3. Refer to Help in the settings menu when choosing where to place your phone. 4. The alarm will sound in the time period you set when the app senses that your sleep is at its lightest. 5. After waking up, slide the slider to the right to stop sleep monitoring. [URL Scheme] sleepmeisterlite: [Differences between the free and paid versions] No advertisements in the paid version
Sleep Cycle
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Feel groggy in the morning sometimes? That's called sleep inertia, it means you've woken up during a sleep cycle. Sleep Cycle App was created to help you sleep better. It takes into account how long it takes the average human to fall asleep and then tells you when to wake up based on REM sleep cycles. This calculator aims to help you avoid this by counting backwards in sleep cycles of 90 minutes to help you wake up feeling refreshed. A sleep cycle lasts about 90 minutes and a good night's sleep consists of 5-6 sleep cycles. If you wake up in the middle of a sleep cycle, you will feel groggy even if you've completed several cycles prior to waking up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sleep Cycle at none against Sleep Meister Lite's shown. Sleep Cycle also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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.
| Parameter | Sleep Meister Lite | Sleep Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (633 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 633 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Naoya Araki | Josue Montano |
Bugs and requests
Sleep Meister Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Alarm not going off as scheduled
- App shutting down unexpectedly
- Sleep data not recording properly
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add deep sleep percentage
- Ability to set multiple alarms
- Option to disable ads
- Improved sleep talk recording
- Sync with other health apps
Sleep Cycle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sleep Meister Lite
No in-app purchases
Sleep Cycle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sleep Meister Lite free?
Is Sleep Cycle free?
Do Sleep Meister Lite or Sleep Cycle have ads?
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