Comparison

Workout Buddy vs SleepSafe

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

Head to head
About

Workout Buddy

This app helps you track your fitness progress with a simple interface. Easily add, save, and manage custom workouts, using checkboxes to monitor your progress throughout the week. Focus on your fitness journey with a clutter-free design.

Highlights
  • Add and save custom workouts
  • Monitor progress with weekly checkboxes
  • Reorder and delete workouts
  • Clutter-free, user-friendly design
  • Personalized workout list
Features
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Your workout app should not become another workout. Workout Buddy is a fast weekly exercise checklist for the gym, a run, a walk or the yoga mat. Add each workout once, tap the days you did it, and get on with your day. NEW IN 2.0: SEE EVERY DAY YOU SHOWED UP Tap a workout’s name to open its Workout History, a month calendar with a blue dot under every day you checked it off. Swipe sideways or use the arrows to look back month by month. It fills in by itself, week by week, starting the week you first open Workout Buddy 2.0. YOUR WHOLE WEEK IN ONE LOOK Every workout gets its own row with seven boxes, Sunday to Saturday. Today’s box is tinted blue, so one glance tells you where your week stands. ONE TAP BETWEEN YOU AND DONE Did your squats today? Tap the box and feel a haptic tap back. Boxes stay checked until you tap them again, so a slip of the thumb is one tap to fix, and you decide when to clear the week and start fresh. JUST ENOUGH DETAIL Each workout has room for a short note right under its name. Keep your current weight, your sets or a form cue where you will see it at the gym. Tap the name to edit the note or rename the workout. YOUR ROUTINE, YOUR ORDER Put your workouts in the order you actually do them, and remove the ones you have moved on from. Workout Buddy always asks before it deletes anything. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. No ads, no subscriptions and no in app purchases. Your workouts, notes and history stay on your iPhone, which is why the App Store privacy label reads Data Not Collected. SIMPLE ON PURPOSE Workout Buddy leaves out everything that turns a quick check into homework: • No set by set or rep logging • No timers to babysit • No charts to interpret • No streaks to guilt you • No social feed to keep up with • No prescribed plans or coaching What is left is fast, calm and yours. COMFORTABLE FOR EVERYONE Text grows with Dynamic Type, every control is labeled for VoiceOver, and it looks right in dark mode and in landscape. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY KNOW HOW THEY WANT TO MOVE Lifters with a simple split. Walkers, runners and yoga regulars. Anyone keeping up a stretching or rehab routine at home. Anyone who wants to know, at a glance, whether this week is on track. If you want a coach, a plan or a wall of stats, there are apps for that. If you want to tap a box and get on with your day, welcome.

About

SleepSafe

This app uses your Apple Watch to detect and gently interrupt nightmares, sleepwalking, and night terrors. It offers features like sleep talking recording, personalized sleep analysis, and stress monitoring to help you achieve calmer, more restful sleep.

Highlights
  • Real-time nightmare detection
  • Sleep talking recorder
  • Gentle haptic interventions
  • Night terror protection
  • Comprehensive sleep analysis
  • Stress & anxiety monitoring
Features
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Wake up calmer. SleepSafe is the only Apple Watch app that detects nightmares, night terrors, and sleepwalking as they happen — then gently guides you back to peaceful sleep with subtle taps, before the episode escalates. Built for people living with PTSD, anxiety, restless sleep, and recurring bad dreams, SleepSafe watches over you all night so you can finally rest. KEY FEATURES - Real-Time Nightmare Detection: On-device machine learning reads Apple Watch heart rate and motion sensors up to 4x per second to catch nightmares the moment they begin - Night Terror Protection: Detects sudden heart-rate spikes and intervenes instantly to stop night terrors before they take hold - Gentle Haptic Interventions: Soft, escalating Apple Watch taps ease you out of a nightmare without jarring you awake - Wake-Me-Up Mode: Optional stronger haptics fully wake you when a severe nightmare or night terror is detected - Sleep Talking Recorder: Captures and transcribes sleep talking, sounds, and movement overnight, stored securely on-device for complete privacy - Comprehensive Sleep Analysis: Track sleep stages (REM, Core, Deep), duration, and quality to understand your night and sleep better - Personalized Sleep Score: See your sleep improve over time with nightly performance tracking - Stress & Anxiety Insights: Physiological trends reveal what may be disrupting your sleep - Sleep Trends Dashboard: Real-time sleep debt and history in one clear, intuitive view - Fully Customizable: Toggle every feature to fit your needs — anxiety, restless legs, night terrors, or PTSD nightmares YOUR PRIVACY COMES FIRST All audio recording and machine-learning analysis happen entirely on your device. Your most personal moments never leave your Apple Watch and iPhone. Stay calm, collected, and safe through the night — and finally sleep better. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Workout Buddy4 screens
SleepSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SleepSafe at Free against Workout Buddy's $0.99. SleepSafe also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Workout Buddy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SleepSafe is free to download; Workout Buddy costs $0.99 up front. SleepSafe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Workout Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workout Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Buddy ships an update every 2 days, SleepSafe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Workout Buddy versus SleepSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout BuddySleepSafe
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings311 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin StaabOliver Lerstøl Hebnes

Customer experience

Workout Buddy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SleepSafe

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Workout Buddy

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SleepSafe

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Workout Buddy free?
Workout Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SleepSafe free?
SleepSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Buddy or SleepSafe?
Workout Buddy is rated higher. Workout Buddy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while SleepSafe averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Workout Buddy or SleepSafe have ads?
Neither Workout Buddy nor SleepSafe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Buddy or SleepSafe?
Workout Buddy ships an update every 2 days, and SleepSafe every 2 weeks. Most recently, Workout Buddy was updated on October 24, 2026 and SleepSafe on October 25, 2026.

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