SoundSleep
If you search for a snoring app you will find SnoreLab first, and for good reason. It has been around since 2012, it reports more than 50 million nights recorded, and it holds a 4.7 rating from about 57,000 reviews on the US App Store as of September 2026. SoundSleep launched in 2026 and has a few dozen ratings. We are the underdog here, and this page is written accordingly: where SnoreLab is better, it says so.
Where SnoreLab is stronger
- Track record. Over a decade of nights and a huge user base means its snore detection has been tuned against far more bedrooms than ours.
- BreathFlow. SnoreLab’s measure of breathing stability, which it correlates with apnea severity. SoundSleep records heavy breathing as events but has no equivalent breathing-stability index.
- Remedy library and SnoreGym. A built-in catalogue of anti-snoring products and a companion exercise app. SoundSleep has neither.
- Rest Rating, soundscapes, alarm. SnoreLab bundles more sleep features around the recorder.
Where SoundSleep is stronger
- Free recording has no cap. SnoreLab’s free tier saves 20 audio samples per night and reserves full-night recording for Premium. SoundSleep records and classifies every sound all night on the free tier; Pro gates playback of every clip, not the recording itself.
- It tells sounds apart before scoring. SoundSleep classifies snoring, sleep talking, coughing, heavy breathing and room noise as separate events with their own clips, so a barking dog or a coughing partner does not become your snore score. Sleep talking gets its own clips and timestamps, which is the feature people share most.
- Room Report and loud moments. A list of what filled the room (dog, traffic, TV, fan), and playable clips of anything the model could not name, which you can label yourself. The app remembers your labels.
- Nothing leaves the phone. Analysis and storage are on-device with no account. SnoreLab offers cloud backup and sync, which is convenient and means audio can be stored off the device.
- A published score formula. SoundSleep’s 0–100 score is duration 50%, frequency 30%, loudness 20%, stated in the app. SnoreLab’s Snore Score is proprietary, open-ended (scores above 100 are common) and banded quiet, light, loud, epic.
- Experiments Lab. Alternating ON/OFF nights for one remedy with a verdict once each side has enough nights. SnoreLab tracks remedies and factors and shows trends; it does not run alternating trials.
- Share as video. A clip, or the whole Night Recap, exported as a video for messages or social.
Price
Both are free to download with subscriptions in the same range. SnoreLab’s in-app purchases run from $5.99 to $59.99 depending on plan. SoundSleep Pro is $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. The practical difference is what the free tier does: with SnoreLab you get samples, with SoundSleep you get the whole night scored and one free clip preview per night.
Which one should you pick
Pick SnoreLab if you want the most established option, care about the breathing-stability index, or want remedies and exercises in the same app. Pick SoundSleep if you want an uncapped free recorder, want sleep talking and room noise separated from your snoring, want to test a remedy properly rather than eyeball a trend, or do not want your bedroom audio to exist anywhere but your phone.
Plenty of people try both for a week. They are free, and a week of nights in each will tell you more than this page can. If you do, read what a snore score means first, because the two scores are on different scales and should not be compared to each other.
Figures for SnoreLab are from its US App Store listing and website on September 16, 2026. If something here is out of date, email angel@goswiftmedia.com and it will be corrected.
Common questions
Is SoundSleep better than SnoreLab?
It depends on what you need. SnoreLab has a decade of data, a breathing-stability index and a remedy library. SoundSleep records the full night free without a sample cap, separates snoring from sleep talking and room noise with clips for each, runs ON/OFF remedy experiments, and keeps all audio on the phone.
Is SnoreLab free?
SnoreLab is free to download. Its free tier saves 20 audio samples per night; full-night recording and advanced analysis require Premium, priced from $5.99 to $59.99 depending on plan as of September 2026.
Does SoundSleep have a free version?
Yes. All-night recording, the snore score, timeline, room report and your latest 7 nights are free. Pro adds unlimited history, every clip, video sharing, PDF reports, masking and experiments.
Can I compare my SnoreLab score with my SoundSleep score?
No. SnoreLab's Snore Score is open-ended and proprietary; SoundSleep's is 0 to 100 with a published formula. Compare nights within one app, not across apps.