Top 5 Sleep Apps in 2022
Do you have trouble sleeping? Do you feel you’re getting less sleep than you need? Can Sleep apps help? If you are getting less sleep than you would like, know that you’re not alone. A survey carried out by Sleep Health Foundation revealed that about 60% of Australians have trouble sleeping at least once a week. The reasons for this sleeplessness are numerous. It could range from everyday physical stress to psychological or medical reasons.
While some people have trouble with sleeping altogether, others have disturbed sleep. Both cases can be equally problematic because having disturbed sleep will leave you feeling tired every time you wake.
To help solve this problem of insomnia, developers have made many sleeping apps that they claim help people sleep better. Sounds like a good idea right?
Do these sleep apps really work?
Before we can determine whether an app works or not, we must first ask what the developers of the app say about it. Then, we check if their promises match the actual performance of the apps.
Some sleep apps put you to sleep by playing calming sounds and emulating calming environments with audio. Others have the added feature of sleep tracking. According to the makers of some Sleep apps that have the sleep tracking feature, the app records your sleep pattern and triggers your waking alarm only when you’re in a light sleep state. If you’re awakened while in a deep sleep state, you will wake up tired.
A study published on PubMed found that standalone apps that claim to track sleep are not very accurate. Although they generally put you to sleep quite well, their estimation of deep sleep and light sleep moments can be inaccurate sometimes.
Having said that, there’s one thing these sleep apps do quite well, and that improves your sleep time. The built-in sleep diaries hold you accountable, just like sleep diaries that are prescribed for insomnia patients. I guess we can conclude that sleep apps are quite useful. This brings us to the main question.
What are the best sleep apps in 2022?
SleepScore
SleepScoreApp
The SleepScore app uses a scientific-based approach to track your sleep patterns every night which helps you get the sleep you need to feel your best the following day.
As the most advanced sleep tracker on this list, SleepScore uses sonar technology to measure sleep habits from your nightstand. With the data, users would receive personalised advice and recommendations for improving sleep and set goals to maintain good and restful nights.
SleepScore is available on iOS and Android.
Headspace
Sleep by Headspace
Sleep by Headspace will help you create the conditions for a more restful night. Discover guided meditations for winding down before bed and falling back to sleep in the middle of the night. Switch off for the evening with sleepcasts, calming stories in interesting locations that are slightly different each night. Explore a wide range of dreamy audio experiences with ambient nature recordings in soundscapes or tranquil sleep music designed to support a restful sleeping environment. Then start off the next morning inspired with The Wake Up — a short, daily video series made to brighten your day.
Headspace is available on iOS and Android.
SleepWatch
Sleep Watch by Bodymatter app
If you wear your Apple Watch to bed, then this app is perfect for you!
SleepWatch is an interesting app that lets you automatically track your sleep each night. This is done by giving the app an estimate of when you usually go to bed, and it will start up automatically, or you can do it manually by launching the app on your Apple Watch. It also detects when you wake up due to movement. The app also stores your sleep data so you can see how your sleep is weekly, get notifications, sync with Health, and even have your data on multiple devices.
SleepWatch is available on iOS.
Sleep Cycle
Sleep Cycle app
Sleep Cycle helps you to better health through better sleep. At its heart, it tracks your sleep cycles by listening to your sounds. It analyses those sounds with the help of ever-evolving machine learning algorithms, presents the results to you and helps you understand your sleep with unique data analysis and graphs. The habits that influence it and what you can do to improve your rest and recovery.
Sleep Cycle is available on iOS and Android.
Calm
Calm app
Calm is a mindfulness app for both newcomers and meditation enthusiasts alike. It can help users find inner peace and navigate life’s stressors.
The app features hundreds of calming exercises, helpful breathing techniques, and sleep stories narrated by celebrities like Matthew McConaughey and LeBron James.
The app also goes the extra mile. Asides from having the usual sleep app goodies, Calm can read you bedtime stories. Did you just say it’s just for kids? You’d be surprised that even adults need bedtime stories too.
Calm is available on iOS and Android.
Wrap Up
Sleep apps are quite effective at improving sleep. For the best results, apply them appropriately. However, note that they are not replacements for medical procedures. If you are experiencing insomnia repeatedly, it’s better to see a doctor for help.
Besides, sleep apps are categorised as entertainment apps and not health or medical. This means that they’re mostly not FDA tested or approved. You should only use them to make your sleeping better.
Sleep well!
Written by The Original PC Doctor on 31/05/2022.
