Comparison

Notsleeping vs The Frequency Almanac

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

Head to head
About

Notsleeping

This app helps you understand your sleep patterns and improve your sleep quality. It records snoring, provides a sleep score, and offers a smart alarm that wakes you at the optimal time. It also includes guided breathing exercises and a library of sleep sounds to help you wind down.

Highlights
  • Nightly audio recording for snoring detection
  • Automatic sleep logging and sleep score
  • Smart alarm with sleep cycle detection
  • Customizable bedtime routine builder
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Library of mixable sleep sounds
  • Dark mode only interface
Features
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Notsleeping tracks your night, catches what you can't hear, and wakes you at the right moment. It's built for people who are tired of being tired — fall asleep faster, find out what actually happened, and wake up like a person. Know what happens while you sleep • With your permission, Notsleeping listens overnight and detects snoring • Wake up to short clips of your snoring and loud moments, so you can actually hear it • A night-noise summary showing how loud and disturbed your night really was • All analysis runs on your device — your audio never leaves your phone • Star a clip to keep it, or let it delete itself on your own schedule A sleep score that means something • Automatic sleep logging: when you fell asleep, when you woke, how long you slept • A 0–100 score built from your duration, your quality rating, and your consistency • Consistency is measured against your own 7-night average, not a stranger's ideal • Duration, quality, and consistency charts so you can see the trend • A morning card that fills in last night while the coffee brews An alarm that's on your side • Smart Wake finds the end of a 90-minute sleep cycle and wakes you there, not mid-dream • It uses when you actually fell asleep, not just the time you set • A backup alarm always fires at your set time, so you can never oversleep • Volume ramps gently from quiet to awake over a minute — no heart-attack mornings • Hold to dismiss, so you can't sleep-swipe it away A wind-down that runs itself • Build your bedtime routine from breathing, body scan, visualisation, stretching, gratitude, a reading timer, and a phone-down lock • It plays in order, fades to black at the end, and starts your sleep sound for you • Notsleeping works out when you need to start, and nudges you then Breathing for racing minds • 4-7-8, Box, Coherence, and the Physiological Sigh • Voice guided and paced on screen, so you're never guessing the rhythm • The pacer waits for the voice — the circle and the cue never drift apart Sounds that put you under • 20 sleep sounds that loop clean, with no clicks or gaps • Mix up to 4 layers and save your favourites • Sleep timer with a slow fade, never a hard cut Dark mode only • Every screen is built for midnight. No white flashes, ever. Subscription Notsleeping is included with an active NotFit membership. Sign in with your NotFit account and there is nothing further to buy. If you're not a NotFit member, Notsleeping is available as an auto-renewing subscription purchased in the app: • Monthly — $5.99 • Yearly — $59.99 Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://notsleeping.notfit.io/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://notsleeping.notfit.io/privacy-policy.html

About

The Frequency Almanac

Discover a unique name and reflection for each day, inspired by global wisdom traditions. Explore daily insights, practices, and personal numerology calculations performed on your device. Unlock deeper content and archives with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Daily unique name and reading
  • Original daily engravings
  • Reflection questions and practices
  • Offline daily content
  • Personal frequency snapshot
  • Nine wisdom traditions access
  • Complete past day archives
Features
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The Frequency Almanac is a daily reflection app: each morning gives the day an original name, a short wisdom reading, a journal prompt and one practice to try. Think of it as a gentle horoscope alternative, an invitation rather than a forecast, drawn from where nine wisdom traditions meet, with a home screen widget and the day read aloud in your phone's own voice. Every day has a true name. Each morning, The Frequency Almanac reveals it: an original name for the day, drawn from the places where the world's wisdom traditions converge. No predictions. No lucky numbers. No fear. An invitation, not a forecast. YOUR DAILY REFLECTION, FREE EACH MORNING • The Name of the Day, its keywords, and the reading that draws it out • An original engraving for every day, drawn for that day alone • One journal prompt and one practice, to carry the day into your hands • The day read aloud in your phone's own voice, free and offline • The closing aphorism, one line worth carrying through the day • A gentle notification at the hour you choose: the day's name, once, quietly • A share card for today's name • Your frequency snapshot: the core numbers carried by your birth name and date, calculated entirely on your phone THE REST OF THE DAY, WITH PREMIUM • The full reflection for every day • Nine wisdom traditions and rotating lenses on the day's theme, in their own words • The whole day read aloud, the traditions included • All three reflection questions and all five practices, every day • The complete archive of past days • What each day's frequency meets in you, turning with the calendar • The weave between your numbers, each bridge read by name • The deeper pattern in your numbers, read as invitations, never predictions FOUR ROOMS TO READ IN Choose the coloration that suits your hours: the Manuscript, the Night Sky, the Grove, or the Hearth. Every room keeps the same almanac. YOUR NAMES STAY YOURS Your birth name and birth date never leave your phone. Every calculation happens on the device. No account, no ads, no tracking. NEVER A FORECAST The Frequency Almanac does not predict your future. It offers patterns of resonance, mirrors to consider, and a daily rhythm of reflection. There are no streaks to keep, no guilt for a missed day, and nothing here will ever tell you to be afraid. Your own inner authority is primary. Premium is $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and the subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID subscription settings. From Vayelion Soul Maps. Terms of Use: https://almanac.vayelion.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://almanac.vayelion.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Notsleeping4 screens
The Frequency Almanac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Frequency Almanac at 4.8 against Notsleeping's 4.0. The Frequency Almanac also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Notsleeping's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Notsleeping sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and The Frequency Almanac sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Frequency Almanac holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Notsleeping versus The Frequency Almanac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotsleepingThe Frequency Almanac
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotfit App FZ-LLCJOHN SARTI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notsleeping

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$59.991 Year
2 purchases

The Frequency Almanac

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Notsleeping free?
Notsleeping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Frequency Almanac free?
The Frequency Almanac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notsleeping or The Frequency Almanac?
The Frequency Almanac is rated higher. Notsleeping averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The Frequency Almanac averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Notsleeping or The Frequency Almanac have ads?
Neither Notsleeping nor The Frequency Almanac shows ads.

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