Platform and Price
Free: Apple and Android
RDN Score
4 out of 5
Synopsis of the App
Sleep Better from Runtastic is a sleep recorder designed to help you track and improve your sleep habits and quality.
Pros
- Simple, modern app design and user-friendly interface.
- Pleasant wake up music – no jarring horns or ringers.
- The "smart alarm" option awakens you to music during a band of time that's best for you.
- Get a sleep efficiency score each morning.
- Journal and track the daily variables that may impact sleep including caffeine and alcohol intake, exercise, stress, meal timing and even where you sleep.
- Recall and record your dreams with the app's dream journal.
- Stores sleep data for at least one year.
- Compare and contrast your sleep quality with moon phases to reveal any correlations.
- Seamlessly shares sleep data with Apple's HealthKit and the popular Runtastic apps.
- Works in airplane mode.
- Option to see the weather forecast upon waking.
- Paid full version includes additional features such as new alarm sounds, personalized music options and advanced statistics.
Cons
- Must sleep with your phone in the bed, plugged in.
- Advertisements on most screens in the free version of the app.
Bottom Line
This app won't magically help you sleep better, but it may provide a glimpse into your sleep quality and the external factors that influence it. Sleep Better may provide valuable insights and encourage better sleep hygiene.