Comparison

Pillow vs Sleep Tracker Journey

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

Head to head
About

Pillow

This app helps you understand and improve your sleep. It automatically tracks your sleep cycles, analyzes heart rate, and records audio events like snoring. Get personalized insights and tips to wake up feeling refreshed.

Highlights
  • Automatic sleep tracking
  • Smart alarm clock
  • Snore and sleep talking recorder
  • Sleep cycle analysis
  • Heart rate analysis
  • Personalized sleep tips
  • Sleep aid library
Features
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Sleep trouble? Sleep better with Pillow, your smart sleep tracker. Pillow can analyze your sleep cycles automatically using your Apple Watch, iPhone or iPad. Use Pillow as a smart alarm clock to wake up at the lightest possible sleep stage and start your day refreshed and relaxed. Record important audio events such as snoring, sleep apnea, and sleep talking. Explore trends about your sleep and compare your sleep quality with many Apple Health metrics that affect sleep. As seen on: The New York Times, Forbes, The Guardian, BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, TechCrunch, MacStories, Daily Mail, and many more. Rated as one of the best sleep tracking apps for the Apple Watch and iPhone. Join the millions that have discovered the life-changing benefits of great sleep! TRACK YOUR SLEEP AUTOMATICALLY - Simply wear your Apple Watch during sleep. Pillow will automatically detect and analyze your sleep. - View last night's report right on your Apple Watch, along with the heart rate analysis for the night. - Switch between manual and automatic mode anytime. SLEEP CYCLE & HEART RATE ANALYSIS - Advanced sleep cycle analysis algorithm based on the latest scientific findings in sleep research. - Detailed heart rate analysis - Detailed sleep stage diagram (Awake, REM, Light Sleep, Deep Sleep) and sleep score. - Home Screen, Lock Screen Widgets and Apple Watch Complications AUDIO RECORDINGS USING MACHINE LEARNING - Snoring, sleep apnea, sleep talking and other nightly sounds. - All processing is done using on-device intelligence to ensure privacy. PERSONALISED INSIGHTS & SLEEP TIPS - Create a unique personal sleep program to reach your goals - Regularly updated sleep tips - Advanced Insights, including optimal bedtime, chronotype and more. SLEEP TRENDS - Explore your sleep history with Week, Month, Year, and All Time overviews. - Compare your sleep quality with many Apple Health categories that affect sleep. BACKUP & SYNCHRONIZE - Synchronize and backup your sleep data and audio recordings between your devices. ALARM PRESETS & NAPS - Powernap, recovery, and full-cycle nap - Customisable alarm presets MOOD & NOTES - Track your mood when you wake up - Discover how your notes affect your sleep quality SLEEP AID - Access an expanding library of Meditations, Bedtime Stories, Soundscapes and Music. - Use a track from Apple Music or iTunes as an alarm. - Siri Wind Down support PREMIUM FEATURES: - Unlimited sleep history & analysis - Advanced sleep analysis - Sleep trends & Apple Health comparison - Sleep notes - Heart rate analysis - Sound recordings - Nap modes & Customisable presets - Access to Sleep aid library - Access to all wake-up melodies - Discover: Create a personalised sleep program. - Wake-up melodies from your iTunes library or Apple Music - Data export in CSV format - Smart Wake-up Learn more at https://pillow.app SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. If you start a free trial, you will be charged automatically at the end of the trial period unless you cancel 24 hours before the expiration period. Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal cost will be charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current period. When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the existing subscription will not be refunded. If offered, any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms & Privacy Policy: https://pillow.app/pillow-privacy-policy-en

About

Sleep Tracker Journey

This app monitors your sleep patterns using sound analysis to identify snoring, coughing, and sleep talking. It provides detailed sleep quality and regularity statistics, offering an intelligent alarm to wake you during a light sleep phase. Understand your sleep to foster a gradual upturn in your sleep quality.

Highlights
  • Sleep sound analysis
  • Detailed sleep statistics
  • Intelligent alarm
  • Sleep quality tracking
  • Snoring and sleep talking detection
  • Long-term sleep pattern trends
Features
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Everyone is worth a Sleep Journey to monitor sleep and improve sleep quality! Whether you have sleep trouble or not, spending more time on your sleep tracker is important. Sleep Journey captures your sleep sounds like snoring, coughing, sleep talking, etc., and provides a detailed analysis of your sleep process, sleep quality, and regularity, aiming at helping you foster a gradual upturn in your sleep. Based on the statistics analyzed by the algorithm, Sleep Journey offers you an intelligent alarm, designed to ease you out of sleep in the light phase and wake you up refreshed every day. Stop tossing and turning, Sleep Journey will find your dream! 3 Reasons you will love Sleep Journey 1. Gently does it - Waking you up while you’re in a light sleep is the natural way to wake up. 2. Understand your sleep - Learn about your bedtime patterns with detailed sleep tracking and analyses. 3. Nothing under your pillow or to wear on your body - Turn the Sleep Journey on before going to bed and place your device on your nightstand or close by on the floor. Sleep Journey uses sound analysis to identify sleep states, using your microphone as a sleep recorder, and tracking your movements in bed. Understanding your sleeping patterns means you can wake up refreshed and ready to start your day. Download the Sleep Journey app today for the easiest way to get a good night's sleep. Free Sleep Tracker Features • Sleep analysis with Sleep Journey artificial intelligence sound technology • Detailed sleep statistics and daily sleep graphs • Carefully selected alarm melodies Premium Sleep Tracker Features • Customizable wake-up window. From instant (regular alarm clock), up to 45 minutes • Sound recorder & Trends - Capture snoring, sleep talking, and other sounds and view your trends • Trends – gather long-term trends on your sleep patterns Requirements Ability to charge your phone by the bed. Ability to place your phone near the bed, such as on a nightstand table or on the floor. Terms of service: https://sevensheepfit.com/terms-of-service.html Privacy policy: https://sevensheepfit.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Pillow4 screens
Sleep Tracker Journey4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pillow and Sleep Tracker Journey both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sleep Tracker Journey's written reviews are positive against 42% of Pillow's. Sleep Tracker Journey also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Pillow's advantage is ratings volume (96K vs 26) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pillow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Sleep Tracker Journey sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Pillow against 4.2 for Sleep Tracker Journey. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pillow has 96K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Pillow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sleep Tracker Journey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pillow ships an update every 10 days, Sleep Tracker Journey weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pillow versus Sleep Tracker Journey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillowSleep Tracker Journey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (96K ratings) — better4.2 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96K — better26
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size691 MB165 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNeybox Digital Ltd.AIGNITE PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Pillow

All ratings95,804 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews1,612 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative49.0%

Sleep Tracker Journey

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pillow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Sleep data not syncing properly
  • Audio recording issues
  • Alarm not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit sleep sessions and data
  • Sleep cycle trends and insights
  • Dream journal integration
  • More customization options for alarms and sounds

Sleep Tracker Journey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pillow

Subscriptions5
  • Pillow Premium - Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Premium Sleep Tracking7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Pillow Premium - Annual$49.991 Year
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  • Pillow Premium - Annual1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Pillow Premium - Quarterly$59.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pillow Premium - Legacy$249.99
8 purchases

Sleep Tracker Journey

Subscriptions8
  • Sleep Journey Mensual Premium$4.991 Month
  • Sleep Journey Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Sleep Journey Monthly Premium$12.991 Month
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  • Sleep Journey Anual Premium$14.991 Year
  • Sleep Journey Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Sleep Journey Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
  • Quarterly Premium Membership$29.993 Months
  • Sleep Tracker Journey Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Pillow free?
Pillow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleep Tracker Journey free?
Sleep Tracker Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pillow or Sleep Tracker Journey?
Pillow is rated higher. Pillow averages 4.4 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Sleep Tracker Journey averages 4.2 from 26 ratings.
Do Pillow or Sleep Tracker Journey have ads?
Neither Pillow nor Sleep Tracker Journey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pillow or Sleep Tracker Journey?
Pillow ships an update every 10 days, and Sleep Tracker Journey weekly. Most recently, Pillow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sleep Tracker Journey on October 27, 2026.

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