AutoSleep vs Bearable

AutoSleep is a sleep-tracking app for Apple Watch and iPhone that records sleep automatically in the background, without requiring the user to start or stop a session. It uses heart rate, motion, and (where available) blood oxygen and wrist temperature data to estimate sleep stages, sleep quality, and a running sleep debt total called the sleep bank. The app integrates with Apple Health and HomeKit, offers a smart alarm that wakes users during a lighter sleep phase, and includes an add-on companion app, AutoSnore, for snore detection. It is sold as a single one-time purchase on the App Store rather than a subscription, and processes data on-device rather than through a cloud account.

Bearable is a health tracking app that helps people managing chronic illness or mental health conditions log symptoms, mood, energy, and sleep quality, then generates correlation reports showing how habits and treatments actually relate to how they feel. Unlimited custom metrics let users track anything relevant using their own terms and emoji, and structured health experiments let users test whether a specific change genuinely affects their symptoms. The app syncs with Apple Health, Google Fit, and Fitbit, supports medication reminders, and lets users export reports and timelines to share with healthcare providers. It has been reviewed by clinicians at Cedars-Sinai as one of the recommended mobile health apps and is used by over 900,000 people tracking conditions from migraines to anxiety to long COVID.

• One-time purchase price with no ongoing subscription fees
• Fully automatic tracking that does not require remembering to start or stop a sleep session
• Detailed metrics including sleep stages, SpO2, respiration rate, and wrist temperature on supported hardware
• On-device processing with no account or login required for basic use

• Correlation reports go beyond simple logging to surface which habits or treatments actually help.
• Highly flexible custom tracking suits many conditions, from migraines to anxiety to fibromyalgia.
• Free tier already includes unlimited custom tracking and weekly reports.
• Founder built the app from personal experience with chronic migraines, shaping practical design choices.

• Requires an Apple Watch for automatic tracking; iPhone-only use is far more limited
• Advanced metrics like SpO2 and respiration depend on specific newer Apple Watch models
• Interface and terminology (sleep bank, sleep debt) have a learning curve for new users

• Correlation reports and custom experiments, the app's most powerful features, require a paid subscription.
• Manual daily logging still requires consistent user effort to generate useful correlations.
• It is a tracking and insight tool, not a treatment or therapy platform on its own.