i did my research awhile back, and decided to go with pillow, however the amount of manual input to start each session is a bit off putting, what do you guys recommend in terms of sleep tracking. please share your opinion.
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What do you input? I have Pillow and autosleep installed on my phone, but not on my watch. They analyze on data Apple is already collecting (If Apple wanted I bet they already could do sleep analysis, but that it is a political decision due to battery-life), so I am not inputting anything.
I might not be the best person to comment though, because I don't really care about sleep analysis. I am mainly interested in HRV which autosleep allows to dig into and also present it as a readiness scale. So due to this and that you have to enable rotation in Pillow to see everything, means I hardly use it, though I think it's visualisation is easier to understand, compared to autosleep, where you drown in data.
I might not be the best person to comment though, because I don't really care about sleep analysis. I am mainly interested in HRV which autosleep allows to dig into and also present it as a readiness scale. So due to this and that you have to enable rotation in Pillow to see everything, means I hardly use it, though I think it's visualisation is easier to understand, compared to autosleep, where you drown in data.
I use automatic Pillow with my watch. No need to input anything each night. It has been pretty accurate for me. I tried the manual version of Pillow and found I really didn’t need it. Also, I got tired of having to set it up each night. I paid $7.38 for a years subscription. I am pleased thus far.
I also have Autosleep that I bought previously which is accurate as well albeit, I don’t care for the layout.
I also have Autosleep that I bought previously which is accurate as well albeit, I don’t care for the layout.
I use Auto Sleep, and as a backup Sleepwatch, mainly because I had purchased both. I like the layout in Auto Sleep, and I do like the option of the "Lights Out" feature where it will take the time you get in bed, and how long it takes to actually fall asleep. I find the data is quite accurate, to the point that I really don't care if Apple develops a sleep tracking app at all, this one works for me, and gives me more insight than I need.
Sleepwatch is a much more simple app, but still does break down your sleep patterns with good data, giving you a "sleep score" that indicates roughly how well you slept. I've found it to be pretty darn accurate.
Just my 2c worth.
Sleepwatch is a much more simple app, but still does break down your sleep patterns with good data, giving you a "sleep score" that indicates roughly how well you slept. I've found it to be pretty darn accurate.
Just my 2c worth.
I use Autosleep as well, and since it integrates with HeartWatch (same developer) it offers some additional stats in both apps as well.
Right now I’m using pillow and it drains my battery life crazy, does auto sleep do that too, I basically have to wait 30 mins before going to gym in the morning cause I have to recharge the watch
Autosleep seems to have negligible effect on battery life. I charge my AW5 from 7PM to 9PM and go to bed at 10PM with it in Theatre mode (AOD keeps me up at night). I wake up with anywhere from 84-91% battery after 8-9 hours sleep.
Really? I charge my watch before bed and use Pillow and my watch is at 95% by the time I wake up. Easily gets me through the day.
interesting, something must be draining the battery then, i'll have to take a look at it later