5 Best Android Sleep Trackers
Having sleep trouble is really annoying especially when you have to wake up early in the morning and go to work. Thankfully, there are a lot of different apps that can help you maintain a healthy sleep cycle. The best Android sleep trackers will not only help you in sleeping well but also waking up at an optimal time so you don’t feel tired after a full night of sleep.
A misstep sleep cycle can lead to a lot of unease and can leave you disoriented for the whole day. I used to have sleeping trouble back in the university days and I kind of wish we had these great Android sleep trackers back then. Now, you can easily use them to track your sleeping patterns and adjust accordingly. For the uninitiated, sleep trackers are apps that track your sleeping patterns through the sensors built in your smartphone or smart watch. Usually they use the accelerometer to determine if you are sleeping soundly or not sleeping at all. In general practice, this works really well and most of the apps have a good track record of tracking sleep, pun intended.
Note: The 5 best Android sleep trackers 2017 were tested on a Sony Xperia Z smartphone. I wasn’t able to test out the apps in real world applications because I sleep really well these days and I don’t want to mess it up. But the apps performed really well during the testing and they seem reliable. The interfaces are clean and you’ll have no trouble taming the sleep monster with them.
1. Sleep as Android
Sleep as Android is a smart alarm clock app that tracks your sleep cycles. It also wakes you up gently at an optimal moment so that you wake up well rested. The app uses phone sensors to wake you up when you are ready to wake up. All you have to do is set an alarm and a threshold time, after that the app will do the rest. This app is fully compatible with Android Wear smart watches as well as Galaxy Gear. The app also provides you with deep statistics about your sleep deficits, snoring and deep sleep periods. You can even set gentle nature sound alarms that includes sea, storms and birds. It’ll also help you sleep with nature sound lullabies, which is a nice touch. You also get sleep talk recording, anti-snoring and snoring detection features built in the app. Overall this is the best Android sleep tracker for 2017.
2. Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock
The interface of this sleep tracking app is truly wonderful. It’s an intelligent alarm clock that analyzes your sleep and wakes you up when it’s the lightest. This way you’ll wake up naturally rested and relaxed. It also monitors your movement during sleep by using the accelerometer in your smartphone. You’ll also be getting a detailed sleep statistic graph for every night, so you can monitor how you sleep. You’ll also be able to set up your own music as a wake-up sound, so no sharp sounds are played when you wake up. Also like the shake to snooze feature available on this alarm clock, is a great way to squeeze another 5 minutes of sleep, but this is not recommended. You can also track sleep quality over time by looking at the long-term graphs provided by this app.
3. Sleep Better with Runtastic
Runtastic is among the best running apps for Android available on the Google Play Store. It’s only natural that I took this sleep tracking app by them seriously. The interface of this app is absolutely beautiful and the information it provides in regards to sleep tracking is impeccable. The sleep tracker monitors your sleep cycle, and identifies both light and deep sleep sessions. All this can be activated with the tap of a single button. I also like how this app is able to work in airplane mode as well, so you won’t be disturbed by other notifications. The sleep timer tracks deep and light sleep phases as well as the time you spent a week in bed. All this is done automatically so you don’t have to do anything except place your smartphone near your pillow. If you like to drink coffee or alcohol, they can have an impact on your sleep quality, the app offers to keep track of that as well. If you’re into keeping a dream journal, Sleep Better with Runtastic also provides you with that.
4. Sleep Time Smart Alarm Clock
Sleep Time uses the accelerometer in your Android smartphone to detect movements on the back during the night. After that the advanced algorithm calculates the phase of your sleep and tries to wake you up at the perfect moments. This means that you will no longer be woken up from deep sleep feeling dazed and confused (2 points if you got the reference). There is a dedicated Sleep Lab feature that comes with sleep cycle analysis, advanced wake up optimization algorithm as well as the full history of your sleep cycle with graphs. I like this app because the interface is bold enough that it can be read without glasses, which is a big feature for those who wear prescription spectacles.
Conclusion
The 5 best Android sleep trackers for 2017 are a great way to get a wholesome night of sleep. These apps are also recommended for those who routinely get there sleep cycle’s disturbed stop for example if you are a security guard, you may be posted at night and sleeping in daytime can become hard. Or if you travel a lot, the jet lag can make it harder to sleep. While these apps may not be able to completely negate the issues you may be facing, they do help in achieving a healthier sleep pattern.
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