Comparison

Sleep Arc vs OpenSleep

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Arc

Features
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Most sleep problems don't need a gadget. They need a mirror. Sleep Arc is an AI sleep coach that works without a wearable. Open the app each morning, log last night in ten seconds, and get one concrete, specific action for tonight. No lengthy questionnaires. No hardware to charge. THE LOG TAKES TEN SECONDS Tap in your bedtime, wake time, and a few quality tags — caffeine, screens, alcohol — and you're done. Sleep Arc identifies the single habit that's actually dragging your sleep down and surfaces the patterns hiding in your data. ONE ACTION PER NIGHT Each day, an AI coach trained on your last seven nights delivers one specific recommendation. Not a list. One thing. Consistent effort on one habit beats scattershot effort across ten — every time. AI INSIGHTS, DAILY AND WEEKLY Sleep Arc writes you a plain-English summary of last night and a weekly rollup that calls out your single biggest lever. Ask the coach follow-up questions in chat or by voice, transcribed on-device. PAIRS WITH APPLE WATCH If you wear one, grant Sleep Arc access to Apple Health and it pulls in your sleep sessions, HRV, resting heart rate, and respiratory rate automatically. Apple Health data is read-only and never leaves your phone. If you don't wear a watch, that's fine — Sleep Arc works just as well from the ten-second log alone. YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR DATA Sign in with Apple or Google. Your logs sync encrypted across devices so you never lose a night. Delete your account from Settings any time — it wipes every row, locally and in the cloud. TRACK WHAT'S WORKING The sleep score gauge shows where you stand today. Seven- and thirty-day trend charts make it obvious whether your habits are actually moving in the right direction. Tap any recent night to see the full breakdown with an AI insight for that specific day. DESIGNED FOR BEDTIME Red-light mode keeps the display safe for dark environments — log at 11 PM without blowing your melatonin. The whole app works in portrait only and stays in dark mode throughout. Sleep Arc works with the iPhone you already own. No wearable subscription. No new hardware. No fluff. Download Sleep Arc. Log tonight. Sleep better tomorrow. SleepArc Pro — auto-renewing subscription • Monthly: $5.99/month (1 month) • Yearly: $39.99/year (1 year, ~$3.33/month — save 44%) Includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the trial and at each renewal until cancelled. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://sleeparc.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sleeparc.app/terms

About

OpenSleep

This app offers a privacy-focused, offline sleep tracker and AI coach. It analyzes your sleep patterns locally on your device, synchronizes with Apple Health, and provides detailed insights without sending any data to servers.

Highlights
  • Offline sleep tracking
  • Local AI sleep coach
  • Apple Health synchronization
  • Sleep cycle and stage analysis
  • Privacy-first, serverless design
  • Detailed sleep history
Features
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OpenSleep tracks your sleep stages without a watch or ring, and explains them with an AI sleep coach that runs entirely on your iPhone. TRACK SLEEP WITHOUT A WEARABLE Choose how your phone listens to the night: • Sonar (contactless): leave your iPhone on the nightstand. OpenSleep uses ambient sound levels to pick up sleep cues. Raw audio is never recorded or stored. • Mattress mode: place your iPhone flat on the mattress next to your pillow and let the motion sensor follow your movement. SEE EVERY STAGE OF YOUR NIGHT • Awake, REM, light and deep sleep, shown on a stage ring and a full-night sleep pattern chart • Bedtime, wake-up time and total sleep for every session • History with day, week, month and year views to spot trends AN AI SLEEP COACH THAT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Ask about your sleep, your routine or why you wake up tired. The coach is a large language model that runs on your device, so your questions and answers are never sent to a server. Download the model once, then chat even with no connection. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH OpenSleep writes your sleep sessions and stages to Apple Health and can show sleep already recorded there. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • Sleep analysis happens on your iPhone • Open source: anyone can read the code Available in 22 languages. Sleep tracking is free. The AI Sleep Coach is a one-time purchase with no subscription. OpenSleep is a wellness tool, not a medical device. Talk to a doctor about any sleep or health concerns.

Screenshots

Sleep Arc4 screens
OpenSleep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sleep Arc at every 2 days against OpenSleep's every 2 weeks. Sleep Arc also leads on iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Sleep Arc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and OpenSleep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Arc ships an update every 2 days, OpenSleep every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sleep Arc versus OpenSleep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep ArcOpenSleep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatheus MelloYuan Qian

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sleep Arc

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

OpenSleep

One-time1
  • OpenSleep Lifetime Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Sleep Arc free?
Sleep Arc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenSleep free?
OpenSleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sleep Arc or OpenSleep have ads?
Neither Sleep Arc nor OpenSleep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Arc or OpenSleep?
Sleep Arc ships an update every 2 days, and OpenSleep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sleep Arc was updated on November 5, 2026 and OpenSleep on November 5, 2026.

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