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Notes on sleep, sound, and building SoundSleep
How the app decides what it heard, what we have learned building it, and how to get a straight answer out of your own nights.
SoundSleep facts: what it detects, what is free, what is Pro, what stays on your phone
A plain reference for SoundSleep, the snore recorder and sleep sound monitor for iPhone and Android. Features, the snore score formula, pricing, platforms, and privacy, stated exactly.
September 16, 2026 · 5 min readSoundSleep vs SnoreLab: an honest comparison
SnoreLab is the biggest snore app there is. SoundSleep is newer and does some things differently. Here is where each one is stronger, with figures from September 2026, so you can pick the right one.
September 16, 2026 · 6 min readBest snore recorder apps in 2026: six honest picks, including ours
The snore recorder apps worth trying in 2026, with ratings, what each is best at, and where each falls short. SoundSleep is on the list, and so are the apps that beat it at certain things.
September 16, 2026 · 5 min readWhat is a snore score? What a good one looks like, and how to lower yours
A snore score turns a night of noise into one number. Here is what goes into it, why two apps give different numbers, what counts as quiet, and what actually moves it.
September 16, 2026 · 4 min readHow to record yourself snoring with your phone (and what to listen for)
You do not need special equipment to find out whether you snore. A phone on the nightstand is enough, if you set it up right. Here is the setup, the mistakes, and what to do with the recording.
September 16, 2026 · 5 min readWhat a snore tracker actually measures, and how to choose one
Not every snore tracker measures the same thing. Some count volume, some count events, some only estimate. Here is what the good ones track, what to ignore, and the questions to ask before you pick one.
September 16, 2026 · 4 min readWhat a sleep recorder catches that you never hear
Snoring is only part of it. A sleep recorder that listens all night picks up sleep talking, coughing, the dog, and the 4 a.m. truck that woke you. What people find, and why it is worth a night.
September 16, 2026 · 4 min readSleep tracker vs sleep recorder: which one do you actually need?
A sleep tracker estimates how you slept. A sleep recorder shows you what happened. They answer different questions, and most people asking about one actually want the other.
September 16, 2026 · 4 min readDo I snore? Five ways to find out for sure
Being told you snore is not the same as knowing. Here are the ways to check, from the free and unreliable to the one that gives you a recording, and what to do once you know.
September 9, 2026 · 5 min readHow accurate are sleep apps, really?
Good at some things, genuinely bad at others. An honest breakdown of what a microphone can and cannot know about your night.
September 9, 2026 · 4 min readDo you need a wearable to track your sleep?
Watches measure things a phone cannot, and phones hear what a watch cannot. How to decide which you actually need.
September 9, 2026 · 4 min readWhat you actually get from tracking your sleep
Not a score to obsess over. Evidence, patterns, and something concrete to bring to a doctor or a partner.
September 9, 2026 · 4 min readCan a sleep app diagnose a sleep disorder? No — but here is what it can do
No app can diagnose apnea or insomnia. What one can do is help you notice a pattern early, and bring evidence to someone who can.
September 9, 2026 · 5 min readSleep hygiene, without the lecture
The habits that reliably help, the ones that are overrated, and how to find out which matter for you specifically.
September 9, 2026 · 4 min readSnoring or sleep talking? Why the difference is hard — and why it matters
Loudness alone cannot tell a snore from a sentence. Here is how the app separates them on the phone, and why it changes what your report is worth.
September 9, 2026 · 3 min readName your own sounds: why we let you correct the app
Every room has sounds no general model will ever name correctly. Now you can label them in your own words, and the app remembers.
September 9, 2026 · 4 min readWhat actually changes your snore score (and how to find out)
Pillows, alcohol, late meals, side sleeping. Everyone has a theory. Here is how to test yours against your own nights.