Dr. Snore vs Somnera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Snore
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Improve your sleep with Dr. Snore by recording and analyzing your sleep patterns. AI detects snoring in real time and analyzes sounds during sleep. Listen back to snoring episodes and review your sleep patterns. Sleep data is used to analyze snoring frequency and intensity. Understand your sleep and build better sleep habits.
Somnera
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Somnera is a private, local-first sleep lab on your iPhone. It uses on-device AI to analyze your breathing, snoring, and sleep patterns without sending your data to the cloud. Powered by custom DSP and machine learning, Somnera can help identify acoustic patterns across nasal, palatal, and lingual snoring, while Sentinel V2 adds posture-aware context from your iPhone’s motion. With Apple Watch integration, Somnera combines movement, heart rate, and oxygen data with acoustic analysis for a clearer view of your nightly sleep homeostasis. Your audio, telemetry, and reports stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dr. Snore at none against Somnera's 7. Dr. Snore also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Somnera's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Somnera sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Dr. Snore asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dr. Snore ships an update daily, Somnera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Snore | Somnera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hyunwoo Lee | Emmanuel Gonzalez |
In-app purchases
Dr. Snore
No in-app purchases
Somnera
- Totem de Cuarzo$0.99
- Tótem Piramidal$2.99
- Totem de Luna Acústica$5.99
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- Tótem de Hélice$22.99
- Tótem Astrolabio$49.99
- Tótem del Origen$99.99









