Comparison

Steady vs SleepRing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Drive home risk alert
  • Smart wake alarm
  • 3-day fatigue forecast
  • Evidence-based coaching tips
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Private, on-device data storage
Features
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Steady is built for shift workers, not 9-to-5. WHAT MAKES STEADY DIFFERENT SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Steady Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jcmobileappstudio.com/apps/steady/privacy/ • Roster import from a photo: point your camera at the printed schedule on the wall. Steady reads the dates, codes and hours, and you confirm every day before it's saved. Or import from your Calendar. • Drive home risk alert: warns you before you get in the car when fatigue makes the drive too risky. 17 hours awake is roughly a 0.05% BAC. • Your next 24 hours: a predicted alertness curve that shows when you'll crash, plus the best windows for exercise, meals and light. • A sleep score that understands nights: consistency is measured against your own rotation, not a 9-to-5 clock. • Sleep debt, and a way out: how far behind you are, whether it's growing, and a payback plan built around your real rota. • Discoveries: learn what actually changes your sleep, corrected for work nights vs rest nights. • Smart wake alarm: wakes you in your lightest sleep within a 30-minute window, backed by a real system alarm on iOS 26 and later. • 290 evidence-based coaching tips, grounded in AASM, NIOSH and chronobiology research, matched to how you're doing right now. • Bilingual English and Spanish, written natively in both. • Private and on-device: no accounts, no servers, no tracking. Apple's "Data Not Collected" badge. BUILT FOR YOUR ROTATION • 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 FREE FEATURES • Shift templates and a custom pattern editor • Roster import from your Calendar • Sleep log with Apple Health sync and write-back • Daily fatigue score with a full "why" breakdown • Ten-second bedtime and wake check-ins • Wind Down: brown noise, pink noise and 4-7-8 breathing • Smart nap planner • Caffeine, alcohol, exercise and meal logging • Bedtime and shift-day reminders • Sleep streaks • Apple Watch app with complications • Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center widgets • Live Activity for your next shift • Siri and Shortcuts STEADY PRO Free for 7 days, then $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year. • Roster import from a photo • Drive home risk alert • Your next 24 hours and the light plan • Sleep debt ledger • Shift-aware sleep score • Sleep stages and overnight vitals • Discoveries • 7-day fatigue forecast on your calendar • Smart wake alarm • Unlimited Apple Health history and shift overrides • The full coaching library EVERY SCREEN • iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch • iPhone Duo inner display: two columns, a sidebar layout, menu commands and keyboard shortcuts. Never a stretched-out phone screen. WHY WE BUILT THIS Most shift workers don't get to choose their schedules. They do get to choose how they recover. Steady 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.

About

SleepRing

Features
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Track your sleep with Apple Watch — no buttons, just sleep. SleepRing turns the data your Apple Watch records in the Health app into a clear, beautiful analysis of your night. Sleep wearing your Watch, wake up and see everything in easy-to-read rings. SLEEP RINGS • Night duration vs. your goal • Quality score (0–100) built from duration, efficiency, restorative sleep and awakenings • Deep sleep and efficiency at a glance NIGHT STAGES • Full timeline: deep, core, REM and awake • Duration and share of each stage • Bed and wake times, time awake and number of awakenings SLEEP VITALS • Average and minimum heart rate (BPM) • SpO2 (blood oxygen) • Heart rate variability (HRV) • Respiratory rate SLEEP BANK • Sleep credit or debt over the last 7 nights • Know how much sleep you "owe" and catch up FULL HISTORY • Chart of your last 30 nights • Every night listed with score and duration • Averages and records ON APPLE WATCH • Last night's summary on your wrist: ring, stages and efficiency AND MORE • Bedtime reminder • Customizable sleep goal (5h to 12h) • Dark mode through and through REAL PRIVACY Everything is processed on your device. SleepRing has no account, no ads and collects no data at all. Your health information stays in the Health app, under your control. REQUIREMENTS To record sleep automatically, wear an Apple Watch with sleep tracking enabled. SleepRing reads data from the Health app (read-only). SleepRing is for informational and wellness purposes; it is not a medical device.

Screenshots

Steady4 screens
SleepRing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SleepRing at none against Steady's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Steady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SleepRing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Steady versus SleepRing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteadySleepRing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJC Mobile App Studio LLCRaphael Santos

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Steady

Subscriptions2
  • Steady Pro, Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Steady Pro, Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
None

SleepRing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steady free?
Steady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SleepRing free?
SleepRing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Steady or SleepRing have ads?
Neither Steady nor SleepRing shows ads.

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