Comparison

Bedhead vs SleepSense

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

Head to head
About

Bedhead

This app tracks your sleep patterns to help you establish consistent bedtimes. It analyzes sleep duration, stages, and bedtime steadiness, comparing your nightly data to your own averages. Premium features offer personalized bedtime plans and insights into factors affecting your sleep.

Highlights
  • Sleep duration and stage tracking
  • Bedtime consistency analysis
  • Personalized bedtime plans (Premium)
  • Sleep debt and weekend jet lag calculation (Premium)
  • Wind-down reminders
  • Lock-screen widget
  • Data privacy with iCloud storage
Features
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Bedhead is a sleep tracker that helps you get to bed on time. Every morning: how long you slept, what the night was made of, and how that compares to your own 14-night average. Every night: the time to turn in, worked out from your wake time and how much sleep you want. And the thing a sleep score never tells you — how steady your bedtime actually is. ±24 minutes, in plain minutes, so you can watch it tighten. FREE • Last night: how long you slept, your stages, and how that compares to your own average. • Any night in detail: bedtime and wake against what you were aiming for, and a timeline of your stages. • How steady your bedtime is, how often you're on time, which way it's drifting. • Tonight's bed-by, from your wake time and target. Ask Siri for it, too. • One wind-down reminder, 30 minutes before. Off by default. PREMIUM • Overnight vitals: heart rate, HRV, breathing and wrist temperature, against your usual range. • A bedtime plan that walks you to your target a few minutes a night, re-anchoring to your real bedtimes every week. When you arrive, it shows you what changed. • Your consistency compared to your prior weeks and your year. • Weekend jet lag, month by month, sleep debt. • What moves your sleep: naps, workouts, active days and on-time nights, measured over a year of your own nights. Only differences clear enough to trust are shown. • A weekly summary, written by Apple Intelligence on supported devices. • Home Screen and lock-screen widgets. • CSV export. No score. No grade. No smart alarm. No streaks. No goals to fail. Your data stays in your own iCloud — no account, no server. Bedhead reads sleep you've already recorded with Apple Health, on an Apple Watch or compatible tracker. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bedhead.app/privacy

About

SleepSense

This app analyzes ambient sound activity to provide insights into your sleep patterns. It tracks sleep duration, scores, quiet periods, and sound events, with optional integration with Apple Health. Advanced features are available through a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Overnight sleep monitoring
  • Sleep scores and summaries
  • Sound activity insights
  • Sleep history and trends
  • Apple Health integration
  • On-device audio processing
Features
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SleepSense helps users better understand their nightly sleep patterns through convenient, privacy-focused sleep tracking. Place your iPhone near your bed before sleeping, and SleepSense analyzes ambient sound activity to generate useful sleep insights. After each session, you can review your sleep duration, sleep score, quiet periods, sound activity, possible sleep events, and historical trends. KEY FEATURES • Simple overnight sleep monitoring • Sleep scores and session summaries • Sound activity and possible event insights • Sleep history and trend analysis • Optional Apple Health sleep data access and in-bed data export • On-device processing with no full raw audio recordings saved • Optional Premium subscription for advanced sleep quality insights PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS SleepSense Premium provides access to advanced sleep quality monitoring and analysis, helping you better understand your nightly sleep performance and long-term sleep patterns. Premium benefits include: • Detailed sleep quality analysis • Comprehensive sleep scores and session reports • Deeper insights into sound activity and possible sleep events • Extended sleep history and trend tracking • Additional insights to help you understand changes in your sleep patterns SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION SleepSense Premium is available through the following auto-renewable subscription options: • Annual Plan: US$34.99 per year, renewed once every year • Weekly Plan: US$9.99 per week, renewed once every week Prices may vary by country or region, and the applicable price will be displayed in the App Store before purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Your subscription automatically renews for the selected renewal period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. The renewal charge will be based on your selected weekly or annual subscription plan. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. IMPORTANT NOTICE SleepSense is designed for general wellness and informational purposes only. It does not provide medical diagnoses, treatment recommendations, or clinical-grade sleep event detection. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQeL4Q5ssZDvHP3AJ7oHpRoy3TrlHOghxO3i8w3aCODNrA6sO1vVIAXSHXuQS5XjTvkh_LImNk67dLj/pub Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR_OGxKzquULBuyn8PB0AKO7dJ9ROCfxRAwzKQe0Bdrep2H4u63F2xOujm28GxzLOzJYcc3eSo7_w8d/pub

Screenshots

Bedhead4 screens
SleepSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bedhead at 5.0 against SleepSense's 4.2. SleepSense's advantage is ratings volume (464 vs 2) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Bedhead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SleepSense sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bedhead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SleepSense has 464 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bedhead ships an update every 3 days, SleepSense every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bedhead versus SleepSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBedheadSleepSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (464 ratings)
Positive reviews—6.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2464 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank—#39 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrimson IO LLCDualstar Entertainment Group

Customer experience

Bedhead

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SleepSense

All ratings294 ratings
Positive72.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive6.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bedhead

Subscriptions2
  • BedHead Montly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BedHead Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
14 purchases

SleepSense

Subscriptions14
  • Sleep Monitor Weekly Access7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Sleep Monitor 3-Day Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • SleepSense Plus3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • SleepSense Plus7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Sleep Monitor Weekly Intro7 Days trial$12.997 Days
  • Sleep Monitor Weekly Trial3 Days trial$12.997 Days
  • Sleep Monitor Weekly Premium3 Days trial$14.997 Days
  • Sleep Monitor Premium Access7 Days trial$14.997 Days
  • SleepSense Plus7 Days trial$29.997 Days
  • SleepSense Plus$29.991 Year
  • SleepSense Plus$34.991 Year
  • Sleep Monitor Advanced Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Sleep Monitor Annual Premium$59.991 Year
  • SleepSense Plus3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Bedhead free?
Bedhead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SleepSense free?
SleepSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bedhead or SleepSense?
Bedhead is rated higher. Bedhead averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SleepSense averages 4.2 from 464 ratings.
Do Bedhead or SleepSense have ads?
Neither Bedhead nor SleepSense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bedhead or SleepSense?
Bedhead ships an update every 3 days, and SleepSense every 6 days. Most recently, Bedhead was updated on October 7, 2026 and SleepSense on October 25, 2026.

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