Comparison

Gress vs SleepHack

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

Head to head
About

Gress

This app encourages daily outdoor activity with unique challenges and rewards. It also features a sleep mode to lock distracting apps at night, promoting a healthier digital and physical routine.

Highlights
  • Daily outdoor challenges
  • Sleep Lock Mode
  • Live distance tracking
  • Points, streaks, and levels
  • App unlocking for mission completion
  • No ads
Features
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One outdoor challenge a day. Apps locked at night. That’s Gress. Gress helps you interrupt the doomscrolling loop with small, real-world missions. Get a surprise outdoor challenge every 24 hours, move toward your goal, and earn rewards for completing it. Then wind down with Sleep Lock Mode, which helps keep distracting apps out of reach during your sleep window. HOW GRESS WORKS 1. Receive one outdoor challenge. 2. Use the live map and distance tracker to move toward your goal. 3. Complete the mission and claim your points. 4. Keep your streak going with another challenge tomorrow. 5. Set a sleep window to limit distracting apps at night. WHY GRESS? → One fresh outdoor mission every day → Challenges that scale from easy walks to harder adventures → Live distance tracking and map-based goals → Points, streaks, and levels to make movement more engaging → App unlocking tied to completing your mission → Sleep Lock Mode for your nighttime routine → No ads and no endless feed inside Gress Whether you explore a nearby street, café, park, or hidden viewpoint, Gress turns getting outside into a simple daily challenge. Stop the scroll. Go outside. Touch grass. Optional purchases: • Pro Monthly: $2.99/month • Pro Yearly: $19.90/year • 3 skips: $1.99 • 5 skips: $2.99 • 10 skips: $4.99 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SleepHack

This app uses adaptive binaural frequencies and an intelligent sleep engine to optimize your sleep cycles for deeper rest and improved performance. It offers performance-first sleep tracking and a smart alarm to wake you at the optimal moment.

Highlights
  • Adaptive binaural frequencies
  • Intelligent sleep engine
  • Performance-first sleep tracking
  • Smart alarm
  • Deep sleep enhancement modes
Features
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ADAPTIVE WHITE NOISE ENGINEERED FOR DEEPER SLEEP Sleep isn’t relaxation. Sleep is performance. SleepHack is built for people who want deeper sleep, sharper focus, and higher output — not just background noise. This isn’t another white noise app. This is adaptive sleep optimization. WHY SLEEPHACK? • Adaptive binaural frequencies that shift with your sleep • Engineered sound designed to push deeper rest • Performance-first sleep tracking • Built for high achievers, founders, athletes, and optimizers If you treat your body like hardware, your sleep needs better software. HOW IT WORKS • Intelligent Sleep Engine responds to your movement patterns • Adaptive audio evolves through the night • Designed to support Deep, Core, and REM cycles • Smart alarm that wakes you at the right moment You don’t just play sound. You run a sleep protocol. WHO IT’S FOR • People who wake up tired even after 8 hours • High performers who want a competitive edge • Anyone serious about recovery and mental clarity • Those who want more than “rain sounds” If you care about output, you should care about sleep architecture. FEATURES • Adaptive Binaural Audio • Deep Sleep Enhancement Modes • Smart Alarm • Minimal, performance-driven interface • Ongoing upgrades and sleep protocol refinements STOP GUESSING. START OPTIMIZING. Your sleep is either helping you win or holding you back. Hack it. If you choose to connect your sleep data from HealthKit, SleepHack can use that additional data to improve prediction accuracy as it learns your patterns. Your data is only used with explicit in-app consent, and you remain in control of what is shared. Terms of Service: https://sleephack.app/terms

Screenshots

Gress4 screens
SleepHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gress at none against SleepHack's shown. SleepHack's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gress sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SleepHack sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 Gress against 5.0 for SleepHack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gress ships an update every 3 weeks, SleepHack every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gress versus SleepHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGressSleepHack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB112 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFausto TorresSMB Studio LLC

Customer experience

Gress

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

SleepHack

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Gress

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.901 Year
One-time3
  • 3 skips$1.99
  • 5 skips$2.99
  • 10 skips$4.99
8 purchases

SleepHack

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime AccessFree

Questions

Is Gress free?
Gress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SleepHack free?
SleepHack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gress or SleepHack?
Gress and SleepHack are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Gress or SleepHack have ads?
SleepHack shows ads; Gress does not.
Which is updated more often, Gress or SleepHack?
Gress ships an update every 3 weeks, and SleepHack every 6 days. Most recently, Gress was updated on October 30, 2026 and SleepHack on November 5, 2026.

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