DreamDirector vs Steady
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Dream journaling
- Dream guidance
- Apple Watch integration
- iPhone compatibility
- Subconscious exploration
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DreamDirector is an Apple Watch and iPhone app that helps you remember & guide your dreams.
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.
- Drive home risk alert
- Smart wake alarm
- 3-day fatigue forecast
- Evidence-based coaching tips
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Private, on-device data storage
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Steady is built for shift workers, not 9-to-5. WHAT MAKES STEADY DIFFERENT Drive home risk alert When fatigue makes driving home too risky, Steady warns you before you get in the car. Drowsy driving is comparable to drunk driving, 17 hours awake is roughly a 0.05% BAC, 24 hours awake is roughly 0.10%. No other shift-work app ships this warning the way Steady does. Smart wake alarm Wakes you in your lightest sleep within a 30-minute window. Beats your iPhone's default alarm for anyone who can't sleep on a 9-to-5 clock. 3-day fatigue forecast See your hardest days before they hit, then plan around them. 300+ evidence-based coaching tips Grounded in research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, NIOSH, and Czeisler and Walker's chronobiology work. Routed to your current state, not rotated randomly. Bilingual English and Spanish Written natively in both languages. Not a translation, full native UX in either language. Private, on-device No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Your sleep data never leaves your phone. Carries Apple's "Data Not Collected" privacy badge. INDUSTRIES STEADY UNDERSTANDS 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. CORE FEATURES (FREE) Shift pattern templates plus a custom editor. Sleep log with Apple Health auto-sync. Daily fatigue score with full "why" breakdown. Smart nap planner. Caffeine tracker. Bedtime reminders. Sleep streaks. Apple Watch companion with complications. Home screen and lock screen widgets. Live Activity for next-shift countdown. Bilingual EN and ES. STEADY PRO Free 7-day trial. $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year, still a fraction of what comparable shift and sleep apps charge. Pro unlocks the drive home risk alert, the 3-day fatigue forecast, the smart wake alarm, unlimited Apple Health history, unlimited shift overrides, and the full 300+ coaching library. WHY WE BUILT THIS Most shift workers don't get to choose their schedules. They do get to choose how they recover. Steady is the app that 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. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Steady at every 4 days 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
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 $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
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.
DreamDirector ships an update every 4 months, Steady every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DreamDirector | Steady |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MotionBed Inc. | JC Mobile App Studio LLC |
Customer experience
DreamDirector
Steady
In-app purchases
DreamDirector
- Pro - Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Pro - Yearly1 Month trial$7.991 Year
Steady
- Steady Pro, Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Steady Pro, Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year





