Comparison

Dr. Snore vs Somnera

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

Head to head
About

Dr. Snore

Features
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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.

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Somnera

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dr. Snore4 screens
Somnera4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Somnera sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Dr. Snore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dr. Snore ships an update daily, Somnera every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Dr. Snore versus Somnera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr. SnoreSomnera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperHyunwoo LeeEmmanuel Gonzalez

In-app purchases

None

Dr. Snore

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Somnera

One-time7
  • Totem de Cuarzo$0.99
  • Tótem Piramidal$2.99
  • Totem de Luna Acústica$5.99
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  • Tótem Tesseracto$11.99
  • Tótem de Hélice$22.99
  • Tótem Astrolabio$49.99
  • Tótem del Origen$99.99

Questions

Is Dr. Snore free?
Dr. Snore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Somnera free?
Somnera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dr. Snore or Somnera have ads?
Neither Dr. Snore nor Somnera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dr. Snore or Somnera?
Dr. Snore ships an update daily, and Somnera every 5 days. Most recently, Dr. Snore was updated on October 31, 2026 and Somnera on November 10, 2026.

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