Comparison

DreamDirector vs Steady

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

Head to head
About

DreamDirector

Record and influence your dreams with this companion app for Apple Watch and iPhone. Explore your subconscious and gain insights into your dream world.

Highlights
  • Dream journaling
  • Dream guidance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iPhone compatibility
  • Subconscious exploration
Features
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DreamDirector is an Apple Watch and iPhone app that helps you remember & guide your dreams.

About

Steady

This app helps shift workers manage fatigue and optimize sleep. It offers a smart wake alarm, fatigue forecasting, and personalized coaching tips. Prioritizing privacy, it keeps all your data on your device.

Highlights
  • Drive home risk alert
  • Smart wake alarm
  • 3-day fatigue forecast
  • Evidence-based coaching tips
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Private, on-device data storage
Features
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Steady is built for shift workers, not 9-to-5. WHAT MAKES STEADY DIFFERENT SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Steady Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jcmobileappstudio.com/apps/steady/privacy/ • Roster import from a photo: point your camera at the printed schedule on the wall. Steady reads the dates, codes and hours, and you confirm every day before it's saved. Or import from your Calendar. • Drive home risk alert: warns you before you get in the car when fatigue makes the drive too risky. 17 hours awake is roughly a 0.05% BAC. • Your next 24 hours: a predicted alertness curve that shows when you'll crash, plus the best windows for exercise, meals and light. • A sleep score that understands nights: consistency is measured against your own rotation, not a 9-to-5 clock. • Sleep debt, and a way out: how far behind you are, whether it's growing, and a payback plan built around your real rota. • Discoveries: learn what actually changes your sleep, corrected for work nights vs rest nights. • Smart wake alarm: wakes you in your lightest sleep within a 30-minute window, backed by a real system alarm on iOS 26 and later. • 290 evidence-based coaching tips, grounded in AASM, NIOSH and chronobiology research, matched to how you're doing right now. • Bilingual English and Spanish, written natively in both. • Private and on-device: no accounts, no servers, no tracking. Apple's "Data Not Collected" badge. BUILT FOR YOUR ROTATION • Manufacturing: DuPont, 4-on-4-off, Panama 2-2-3, 5-on-5-off • Healthcare: 12-hour rotating, fixed nights, on-call • Public safety: police, fire, corrections, dispatch • Hospitality: hotels, restaurants, bars, gaming • Transit and logistics: trucking, rideshare, public transit, delivery FREE FEATURES • Shift templates and a custom pattern editor • Roster import from your Calendar • Sleep log with Apple Health sync and write-back • Daily fatigue score with a full "why" breakdown • Ten-second bedtime and wake check-ins • Wind Down: brown noise, pink noise and 4-7-8 breathing • Smart nap planner • Caffeine, alcohol, exercise and meal logging • Bedtime and shift-day reminders • Sleep streaks • Apple Watch app with complications • Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center widgets • Live Activity for your next shift • Siri and Shortcuts STEADY PRO Free for 7 days, then $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year. • Roster import from a photo • Drive home risk alert • Your next 24 hours and the light plan • Sleep debt ledger • Shift-aware sleep score • Sleep stages and overnight vitals • Discoveries • 7-day fatigue forecast on your calendar • Smart wake alarm • Unlimited Apple Health history and shift overrides • The full coaching library EVERY SCREEN • iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch • iPhone Duo inner display: two columns, a sidebar layout, menu commands and keyboard shortcuts. Never a stretched-out phone screen. WHY WE BUILT THIS Most shift workers don't get to choose their schedules. They do get to choose how they recover. Steady helps you do that, without selling your data or charging $70 a year. Steady is not a medical device. Always consult a licensed clinician for medical advice.

Screenshots

DreamDirector4 screens
Steady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Steady at weekly against DreamDirector's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. DreamDirector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Steady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DreamDirector against 5.0 for Steady. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DreamDirector ships an update every 4 months, Steady weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DreamDirector versus Steady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDreamDirectorSteady
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMotionBed Inc.JC Mobile App Studio LLC

Customer experience

DreamDirector

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Steady

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DreamDirector

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro - Yearly1 Month trial$7.991 Year
2 purchases

Steady

Subscriptions2
  • Steady Pro, Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Steady Pro, Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is DreamDirector free?
DreamDirector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady free?
Steady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DreamDirector or Steady?
DreamDirector and Steady are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DreamDirector or Steady have ads?
Neither DreamDirector nor Steady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DreamDirector or Steady?
DreamDirector ships an update every 4 months, and Steady weekly. Most recently, DreamDirector was updated on October 13, 2026 and Steady on October 20, 2026.

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