Comparison

Somnr vs Nod

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

Head to head
About

Somnr

This app provides a sleep score based on a quick quiz and Apple Health data. It identifies factors negatively impacting your sleep and offers a personalized plan to improve it. Free features include sleep scoring and crash logging, with an optional subscription for advanced insights.

Highlights
  • Sleep scoring in 2 minutes
  • Personalized sleep improvement plan
  • Crash logging and pattern identification
  • Routine scoring for viral trends
  • Optimal Day schedule generation
  • Apple Health integration (read-only)
Features
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Everyone's sleepmaxxing. Almost nobody's measuring it. Somnr turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a real sleep tracker, scores every night out of 100, and hands you the exact plan to fix it. Track with just your phone on the mattress or nightstand, or pair your Apple Watch for even sharper, all-night detection. Your choice. TRACK YOUR SLEEP, PHONE OR WATCH Somnr measures your whole night: → Full hypnogram of deep, core, REM and awake, hour by hour → Time asleep, efficiency, awakenings, restlessness → Snore detection and sound analysis in Nightstand mode → Motion-based detection in Boost mode, phone on the mattress → Apple Watch support for higher-accuracy, all-night tracking → Your night live on the Lock Screen while you sleep Wake up to a complete breakdown of how you actually slept. WAKE UP AT THE RIGHT MOMENT The smart alarm reads your sleep and wakes you in your lightest window before your target time, so you get up clear instead of groggy. YOUR SLEEP SCORE → Scored out of 100, ranked Tier S to F → Built from the factors that actually move sleep: timing, consistency, caffeine, recovery, circadian rhythm → Your verdict, no fluff, in seconds YOUR OPTIMAL DAY Every morning, Somnr builds the day your sleep is actually asking for: → When your peak focus hits → Your best workout window → Your last-coffee deadline → Tonight's ideal bedtime → Your recovery window Not a generic template. Your day, from your data. LOG YOUR CRASHES AND THE APP LEARNS YOUR PATTERN Crash at 3 PM? Somnr logs it. After a week it tells you when you crash most, and warns you 30 minutes before. Your own sleep journal, talking back. No AI marketing, just your data. WATCH YOUR SLEEP IMPROVE → See how old your sleep makes your energy → Your most-improved factors, highlighted → Your full 30-day trend curve and night history → Before/after photo, stored locally, never shared, never uploaded PRIVACY-FIRST → Your data stays on your iPhone → Apple Health read-only access → Before/after photos never leave your device → No account required to start WHY SOMNR Most sleep apps hand you numbers you can't read. Somnr gives you a story: how good your sleep really is, what's wrecking it, what's fixing it, and the exact plan to sleepmaxx it. Fix your sleep and sharper focus, more energy and a more rested face follow. No opaque scores. No automated coaching pretending to know you. Just your number, your data, and a clear plan. SOMNR PRO Somnr is free to download. Somnr Pro unlocks the full experience: night-by-night sleep tracking, your Sleep Score, the smart alarm, your Optimal Day, and full 30-day history. Somnr Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://somnr.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://somnr.app/privacy

About

Nod

Features
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Lying awake at night, waking at 3 a.m., tired every morning? Nod is a six-week, self-guided sleep program. It is built on techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) – the approach clinical guidelines name as the first choice for persistent sleep problems. Five minutes a day, no account, nothing to wear. Nod is not a sleep tracker and not a library of sounds. Nod measures nothing. Step by step, you learn the habits that give your sleep a steady shape again. A DAY WITH NOD • Morning: a 30-second sleep diary. When were the lights out, when did you get up, how long were you awake? Nod works out your sleep efficiency. With an Apple Watch or any other source in Apple Health, the times are filled in for you. • During the day: one short lesson, three to five minutes. 42 lessons explain why good sleep does not come from trying harder – and what helps instead: a fixed rise time, a sleep window, stimulus control, dealing with a racing mind, relaxation, planning for setbacks. • Evening: a guided wind-down. Day check, park your worries, 4-7-8 breathing or muscle relaxation – then put the phone away. • Night: when you lie awake, Nod guides you calmly through the moment – breathing, a body scan, the cognitive shuffle or the get-up rule. This screen never shows the time, on purpose. WHAT ELSE NOD DOES • A personal sleep window: worked out from your diary and adjusted every week, with a separate plan for days off. Nod only ever suggests shortening it – you decide. • Progress: sleep efficiency, time to fall asleep, time awake and total sleep for 7 days, 4 weeks or a year. • Patterns: if you like, Nod compares your nights with day factors from Apple Health and your day check – steps, workouts, caffeine, alcohol, water, mindful minutes. • A PDF report to take to your doctor. • A Lock Screen card, widgets, Siri shortcuts and an Apple Watch app for the check-in, breathing and night help. • In ten languages. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No ads. No tracking. Your diary and all health data stay on your iPhone. Apple Health is only read, never written to – and only if you allow it. NOD PREMIUM The sleep diary, the evening routine, the night help and the first week of the program are free. Nod Premium opens weeks 2–6, the personal sleep window, the patterns and the PDF report – as a monthly or yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, or as a one-time purchase with no subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel them at any time in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT Nod is a wellness and education app, not a medical device. The method is well studied; Nod itself has not been clinically tested. Nod does not diagnose anything and is no substitute for medical or psychological care. The sleep window is not suitable for everyone; Nod asks about common contraindications and switches it off where they apply. If your sleep problems persist, or if you take medication, talk to your doctor. Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nod-app.de/privacy/

Screenshots

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Nod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Somnr at 15.1 against Nod's 17.0. 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. Somnr sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Nod sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Somnr versus Nod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomnrNod
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (205 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings205 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKaml Abdel-KaderArkadius Biernat

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Somnr

Subscriptions12
  • Somnr Pro Subscription7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Somnr Pro Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Somnr Pro Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Somnr Pro Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Somnr Pro Subscription3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Somnr Pro Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Somnr Pro Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Somnr Pro Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Somnr Pro Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Somnr Pro Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Somnr Pro Subscription$44.991 Year
  • Somnr Pro Subscription$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Nod

Subscriptions2
  • Nod Premium – Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Nod Premium – Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nod Premium – Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is Somnr free?
Somnr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nod free?
Nod is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Somnr or Nod have ads?
Neither Somnr nor Nod shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Somnr or Nod?
Somnr ships an update every 4 days, and Nod every 4 days. Most recently, Somnr was updated on October 25, 2026 and Nod on October 13, 2026.

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