Comparison

Sleepcraft vs Matcha Shift

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

Head to head
About

Sleepcraft

This app analyzes your sleep stages, providing individual scores for deep, REM, and light sleep. It visualizes your sleep patterns on a clock face and helps you understand how daily factors affect your sleep quality. It also connects daytime activity to nightly recovery and forecasts sleep quality based on trends.

Highlights
  • Sleep stage scoring (deep, REM, light)
  • 12-hour sleep clock visualization
  • Personalized scoring by age and sex
  • Tagging daily factors affecting sleep
  • Daytime activity and HRV integration
  • Sleep quality forecasting
Features
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Sleepcraft reads your sleep data from Apple Health and breaks it down differently than most apps. It shows your sleep on a 12-hour clock face so you can see exactly when you got deep sleep, REM, light sleep, and awake periods. Instead of one combined sleep score, Sleepcraft gives each phase its own score — deep, REM, light, continuity, and regularity — so you know exactly what's working and what isn't. Scoring is calibrated to your age and sex. A 50-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman have different optimal deep sleep and WASO targets, based on clinical benchmarks from the NIH, CDC, and NHS. You can tag daily factors like late coffee, alcohol, or a hard workout and see how they affect not just your overall sleep, but each individual stage. Some patterns aren't obvious — for some people, ovulation can increase deep sleep, or a daytime nap might actually extend total sleep duration rather than shorten it. Sleepcraft surfaces these personal links so you're not guessing. It also connects your daytime active energy and HRV to nightly recovery, and uses your historical data to forecast tonight's sleep quality based on your current trends. All processing happens on your iPhone. No backend servers, no accounts. Your tagged factors and ratings sync through your own iCloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sleepcraft.app/privacy

About

Matcha Shift

This app guides meditation sessions by incorporating the sensory experience of drinking matcha. It uses the taste, warmth, and aroma of matcha as an anchor to help users maintain focus during practice. Research suggests this method can significantly improve focus, stress relief, and sleep quality compared to traditional meditation.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation sessions for matcha practice
  • Matcha preparation guide
  • Session history and streaks
  • Improved focus and stress relief
  • Enhanced sleep quality
Features
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If you've tried meditation before and quit, the problem probably wasn't you. Most people's minds just need something more vivid than breathing to hold onto. Matcha Shift pairs guided meditation with matcha, not before or after your session, but during it. Each sip brings taste, warmth, and aroma that pulls your attention back right as it starts to drift. That's the anchor. No willpower required. --------------- 【What the research showed】 We ran a 4-week study comparing participants who meditated with matcha versus those who meditated alone. The matcha group reported, on average:  - Focus: 35% greater improvement  - Stress relief: 30% greater improvement  - Sleep quality: 46% greater improvement vs. meditation alone* 【What's in the app】  -Guided meditation sessions designed specifically for matcha practice  -Matcha preparation guide so you know exactly what to use and how  -Session history and streaks to build a consistent habit 【Pricing】 Free for 2 weeks. $5.99/month after that. No surprise charges, no locked content during the trial. --------------- *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This app is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. The study was non-clinical, self-reported, and conducted with n=36 participants over 4 weeks. Results reflect participant-reported averages and may not be representative of all users.Individual results may vary significantly. This app is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have a health concern, consult a qualified healthcare professional.

Screenshots

Sleepcraft4 screens
Matcha Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sleepcraft at free against Matcha Shift's subscription. Matcha Shift's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sleepcraft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Matcha Shift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 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 Sleepcraft against 5.0 for Matcha Shift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleepcraft ships an update weekly, Matcha Shift every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sleepcraft versus Matcha Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleepcraftMatcha Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better12
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB17 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNikolai FabrikaJOLT, K.K.

Customer experience

Sleepcraft

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Matcha Shift

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sleepcraft

Subscriptions4
  • Sleepcraft Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Sleepcraft Membership$9.991 Month
  • Sleepcraft Membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Sleepcraft Membership$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Matcha Shift

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Sleepcraft free?
Sleepcraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matcha Shift free?
Matcha Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sleepcraft or Matcha Shift?
Sleepcraft and Matcha Shift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 28 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Sleepcraft or Matcha Shift have ads?
Neither Sleepcraft nor Matcha Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleepcraft or Matcha Shift?
Sleepcraft ships an update weekly, and Matcha Shift every 2 days. Most recently, Sleepcraft was updated on October 6, 2026 and Matcha Shift on October 2, 2026.

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