Alternatives to Sleep Cycle
A sleep tracking app that uses sound analysis to score sleep and wake you gently. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Sleep Cycle
A sleep tracking app that uses sound analysis to score sleep and wake you gently.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Sleep Cycle.
Sleep as Android
An Android alarm clock and sleep cycle tracker with smart wake-up and snore detection.
Sleep as Android offers a smart alarm, snore recording and wearable support with many settings, but it runs only on Android, so iPhone users cannot switch to it.
SleepScore
A phone app that tracks sleep with sonar instead of a wearable and offers coaching.
SleepScore tracks sleep with phone sonar instead of sound and adds sleep stage breakdowns and baseline comparisons, with some features behind a paid tier.
Pillow
A sleep tracker for Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad with sleep analysis and a smart alarm.
Pillow adds Apple Watch tracking, snoring audio and meditations alongside a smart alarm, but it works only on Apple devices and drops Android support.
SleepWatch
A sleep tracking app that uses an Apple Watch or iPhone to analyse nightly sleep.
SleepWatch draws on Apple Watch heart rate, HRV and blood oxygen for sleep trends and activity tagging, so its richest data needs an Apple Watch.
Oura
Companion app for the Oura Ring that reports sleep, activity, stress and heart health insights.
Oura tracks sleep and over 50 health metrics from a ring rather than the phone, but the ring must be bought separately and some features need membership.
AutoSleep
An automatic sleep tracker for Apple Watch that keeps all data on the device.
AutoSleep tracks sleep automatically on Apple Watch with all data kept on device and no subscription, but lacks Android support and needs a watch.
Rise
A sleep app that tracks sleep debt and predicts daily energy peaks from your circadian rhythm.
Rise shifts from nightly scores to sleep debt and circadian energy predictions using phone data, but is a paid app on iOS only.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SnoreLab
A phone app that records snoring overnight, scores it and tracks changes over time.
Apple Health
Apple's built-in health app on iPhone that collects activity, heart, sleep and other data from Apple Watch.
Samsung Health
Samsung's health app for tracking activity, sleep, nutrition and vitals with Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring.
Calm
A mobile app for guided meditation, sleep stories, soundscapes and relaxation exercises.
Headspace
Mental health app with guided meditations, sleep content and mindfulness tools, plus online therapy.
