Comparison

Sleep Number vs Bedtime Bully

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

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About

Sleep Number

This app works with a smart bed to provide personalized sleep and health insights. It tracks biosignals, adjusts bed settings, and offers data to help you understand and improve your sleep quality over time.

Highlights
  • Personalized sleep insights
  • SleepIQ score tracking
  • Circadian rhythm guidance
  • Heart rate and breath rate monitoring
  • Sleep trend analysis
  • Smart bed control (firmness, temperature, base)
  • Actionable health insights
Features
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5.4.10, August 4, 2026 Only available with Sleep Number smart beds WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION New personalized sleep insights to help you better understand your sleep. Bug fixes and performance improvements. OVERVIEW The Sleep Number app delivers a one-of-a-kind experience, seamlessly blending smart bed capabilities, personalized sleep and health insights, and rewards. Only the Sleep Number smart bed uses the science of your personal sleep data to understand your needs for continuously better sleep quality. Our exclusive sense-and-do technology accurately measures your biosignals - your average heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV) and average breath rate - throughout the night, then automatically adjusts to your individual needs, designed to continuously improve your sleep over time. See a daily snapshot of factors that measure your sleep quality – duration, efficiency and timing. Developed by sleep science experts with insights into how each of us sleeps, it connects you with your best possible sleep, night after night and through every phase of life. SLEEP - Personalized sleep insights help improve your sleep and wellbeing to get the most from your smart bed every night and every day. - Wake up to your SleepIQ score every morning and compare to your average to see if your sleep is improving. - See your average heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV) and breath rate. - Circadian rhythm helps you get the most from every day. Your smart bed learns your sleep schedule over 7 days and shows you your ideal bedtime, wake time and more. HEALTH - Research-grade sensors measure duration, efficiency, and timing for improved sleep health. - See your personal sleep trends over time by day, week, month and year, plus personalized insights to help you achieve your best possible sleep. - See a 30-day summary of your sleep health with actionable insights, and if you choose, share with your physicians to help provide a more holistic picture of your health. SMART BED - Take control of your sleep with smart bed control, including your Sleep Number setting, Responsive Air technology and FlexFit adjustable base to ensure you’re getting the best quality sleep. - Senses your movement and adjusts your firmness for each of you for the highest quality sleep. - Choose a SmartTemp program, scientifically shown to improve sleep quality, for effortless and individualized temperature to help you get more restful sleep. SmartTemp programs allow you to easily schedule different temperature settings throughout the night, as your needs change. Available on select models only. PROFILE - Personalized to you with access to rewards, partners, and sleep science research. - Access your Sleep Number Rewards account to learn about sleep, refer friends, access exclusive benefits, earn free bedding and even shop Sleep Number products. - Marketplace lets you sync with health and fitness apps and future partnerships to come. - Participate in research studies to advance the science of sleep and health. SUPPORT - Connect with us, track orders and manage deliveries. - Check your smart bed connectivity and more plus troubleshooting if needed. - Learn more about your smart bed and smart sleep. - Chat or talk with Sleep Number support.

About

Bedtime Bully

This application provides timely reminders to help users wind down and go to bed on schedule. It offers both a consistent global bedtime setting and a flexible weekly schedule to manage different bedtimes throughout the week.

Highlights
  • Bedtime reminders
  • Global bedtime setting
  • Weekly bedtime schedule
  • Customizable notifications (upcoming)
  • Bedtime history analytics (upcoming)
Features
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This app focuses on helping you go to bed on time! This is done by giving you a heads up before your bedtime giving you ample time to wrap up projects and wind down for the night. You can set a global bedtime if you prefer a consistent bedtime. Or you can use the weekly schedule feature to manage different bedtimes throughout the week. Upcoming features include customizing the pre-bedtime notifications and analytics of your bedtime history.

Screenshots

Sleep Number4 screens
Bedtime Bully4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleep Number at none against Bedtime Bully's 1. Sleep Number also leads on ratings volume (182K vs 3) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Bedtime Bully's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Bedtime Bully sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sleep Number asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sleep Number holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sleep Number has 182K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Number ships an update every 2 months, Bedtime Bully every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sleep Number versus Bedtime Bully: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep NumberBedtime Bully
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (182K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings182K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSleep Number CorporationRobert J Sarvis Jr

Customer experience

Sleep Number

All ratings169,410 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews2,073 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.4%

Bedtime Bully

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sleep Number

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Bed settings not saving or applying correctly
  • Connectivity issues with WiFi and Bluetooth
  • Inaccurate sleep data and scoring
  • Inability to delete or edit sleep sessions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to manually adjust sleep sessions
  • Option to differentiate between sleep and naps/rests
  • More customizable bed settings and presets
  • Improved sleep tracking algorithms and accuracy
  • Faster app performance and responsiveness

Bedtime Bully

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Number

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bedtime Bully

One-time1
  • Unlock Weekly Bedtime Schedule$1.99

Questions

Is Sleep Number free?
Sleep Number is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bedtime Bully free?
Bedtime Bully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sleep Number or Bedtime Bully?
Sleep Number is rated higher. Sleep Number averages 4.5 out of 5 from 182K ratings, while Bedtime Bully averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Sleep Number or Bedtime Bully have ads?
Neither Sleep Number nor Bedtime Bully shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Number or Bedtime Bully?
Sleep Number ships an update every 2 months, and Bedtime Bully every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sleep Number was updated on November 12, 2026 and Bedtime Bully on November 3, 2026.

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