Philips - SmartSleep Better Sleep Program 1-Year Subscription

--- Installation --- The installation of this app is effortless. A card is included in the app with a QR code that will direct you to the App Store (iOS) to download and install the app. The QR code is your redemption code as well. ---FEATURES--- The key feature of this app is that it will monitor your sleeping habits through a series of surveys and several monitoring features such as using your phone’s microphone listening for snoring and can be connected with your Apple Watch to detect movement during sleep as well as average heartbeat with heart rest. All data tracked can be exported to a CVS file to show your doctor. ---PERFORMANCE--- The performance of the app is only as good you track your own habits. At first, you must track your sleeping habits for a full week. Every night, you can answer a survey and watch 1-3 minute videos that educate you on what makes for a better sleep. I did all pre-surveys in 15 minutes the first night and I watched all the videos in about another 15, also the same night. They are very insightful, and I became more conscious of what I was doing during the day that eventually led to a bad night's rest. After that first day, there is a very short survey asking about your day nightly. That takes less than a minute to answer and it is based on a sliding scale. Some questions you answer are: How relaxed your day was (on a scale from 1-10, 10 being the most stressful); What activities did you do 3 hours before bedtime (exercise, drink caffeine, eat, or watch a screen for longer than 15 minutes); Were you prone to sleeping during the day unwillingly; How many naps did you take during the day. By answering these questions, you start to realize a pattern of your bad habits, but ultimately, it is up to you to correct them. There were only two instances that I had trouble with the app. One of them is when my Apple Watch ran out of battery while I slept. The app refused to stop tracking when I awoke. However, I placed my Apple Watch on the charger and in about a minute, the watch sent the data to the phone and the app resumed as normal. The other is that the app itself has the option to write daily notes and a dream catcher diary. However, when you click on the white dialogue box to type, the keyboard covers what you are typing and there is no way to tell if you are writing something wrong. Those issues will probably be corrected with updates, but it’s something to note. Alternatively, the box that you buy at Best Buy will have a manual diary in it for you to use if that’s your preferred method. ---EXPECTATIONS--- The product meets my expectations. I have used other apps before to correct my bad habits, such as unhealthy eating, which helped me lose weight. This app is no different in the sense that it is only helpful if you plan to commit to the recommendations based on your honest feedback provided to the app. Ater the week’s initial assessment, there are other videos that pop up that you can watch at your leisure to help you. You will also be able to activate weekly challenges that can help you maintain better sleeping habits until you new normal is a proper preparation for bed. I assumed I wasn’t snoring when I slept, but the app proved to me that I was doing so daily, as you can replay the times that you snored during the night. By the 6th night, I was able to have a snoreless rest. By the seventh night, I began to dream again and I was able to recollect it. ---VALUE--- The price for the app in terms of value is worth the investment only if you plan to commit yourself to the program. That app won’t make you automatically fall asleep. It helps you record your bad habits and makes suggestions for corrected behavior. ---APPROVAL--- I highly recommend this product for people who have ever been successful taking an online college course where the expectation was for you to do your own time management because you were busy in other aspects of life. Most of us don’t have time to go to a sleep clinic. If you have ever had trouble sleeping, this could be a potential solution that you’ve been seeking for.

I've been using the app for a week now so these are my initial thoughts so far. First off, this is just a paid yearlong subscription to an app. But don't expect to just instantly get a downloadable code. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when my subscription shipped. As other reviews stated, it's just a box too big for a small journal, and the printed code with QR for the actual subscription. I haven't really used the journal, but more than half of it is more like a book with tips and info about sleep. As for the app, when first starting out, you have to go through an assessment period of a week to track your sleep. I was excited for this since I do have some sleep issues and wear my Fitbit more for sleep tracking than step counting. Great thing about this app is that it connects to my Fitbit and uses the tracked data! Not so great thing is that it doesn't always sync with my Fitbit. Out of 7 nights tracked, it only synced up with my Fitbit on 4 of those nights, and 1 night the app failed to track my sleep at all. There are tips on making sure your tracker syncs, but they're not very straightforward. The app seems to want to complete the daily assessment as soon as you're done sleeping, so if you don't sync the Fitbit to the Fitbit app right away, it'll complete the night's stats before getting the Fitbit data. It would be nice if there was an option to manually sync Fitbit data or at least have the app not complete the night's tracking before making sure it synced it. Finally the assessment. It honestly didn't tell me much more than I already knew. Listening to the recordings it made of me snoring is creepy and not something I enjoyed hearing. It also asked me what time I'd prefer to wake up in order to set up a challenge to help me improve my sleep, which I set, but then when it gave me my challenge it used my assessment's average wake time instead. On the plus side, I do like the challenges, it sort of "gamify's" sleep, and I do think this aspect will help me get better with going to bed at a decent time and trying to get a full night's sleep. I'm going to keep using it since its only been a week and I have the year subscription, so hopefully it ends up helping me. At the very least it's something that can help you stay accountable to make sure you go to sleep at a reasonable time, or not eat before bed, or try to wake up at the same time. I'll probably turn off the sound recordings though, I already have my wife to tell me how bad I snored the night before!

Don’t get me wrong it’s very good but I have seen other cheaper apps that work the same and provide the same or more data. It takes 5 nights for the app to complete an evaluation assessment. Unfortunately even though I did exactly what the app said and used it for 5 nights to get my assessment report. It still wouldn’t unlock the report for me? Now that’s pretty sad and the reason for the 3 stars. Makes no sense why they wouldn’t work after I complete 5 nights of sleep with the Sleeprate app. It has cool features like if you pair it with your Apple Watch it records your heartbeat throughout the night and puts it on a graph. It records when you snore so you can replay and listen to it. I have to say it’s not very automatic you have to do a lot of manual things before and after you go to bed to use this app. Like I said many other options out there that are cheaper and do the same or more.

I’m not sure if it is that Philips put this in stores and I have no doubt the professionals who developed this mean well but it felt like paying Philips to do homework. I honestly am still trying to wrap my head around the journaling, application statistics and activity monitor components. So I have had to track my patterns and habits to the send data to a group of professionals who will send me more data on how to practice better sleep. All the while awaiting those results I am left journaling and given hints, tips and tricks to a night for better sleep. I am sorry but this was a hard Miss for Philips and while all the tools in the Sleep family that recently came out look great. This has just left me confused.

I had high hopes for this program. I tracked my sleep for over a week and the program said error after my final day of completing the tracking after the minimum week of tracking. First off the interaction between my Galaxy watch and my Android phone was not easy to follow. Second, it drained my Galaxy watch like crazy. Third it did not give me my assessment report after I tracked my sleep for over a week. I would not recommend this product at this time. There are too many bugs with the program at least on Android platform.

Before this app I thought that tossing and turning for 2 hours every night before I fall asleep was just the way it is for me. It turns out that doing a simple program (simple but not easy) can actually help. I have tried dozens of solutions before this and was skeptical. The program helped me see that I can fall asleep easily if I follow simple guidelines. It took a few weeks and was worth it, I finally look forward to going to bed. The journal in the box is a nice addition to the app.

The Philips SmartSleep Better Sleep Program with the app only is a digital version of the sleep improvement program with a 1 year subscription. The app offers a range of features to help users improve their sleep quality, such as personalized sleep analysis, advice, and recommendations based on the user's sleep patterns. It also provides tips on how to create an ideal sleep environment, develop healthy sleep habits, and optimize your daily routine for better sleep. The app can track your sleep with your phone's microphone and accelerometer sensors, providing you with detailed insights into your sleep cycles, sleep stages, and other sleep-related metrics. The app also allows you to set sleep goals and track your progress over time. Another great feature of the app is its extensive library of guided meditations, sleep sounds, and music to help you relax and fall asleep faster. You can customize your own bedtime routine, creating a calming ambiance that works best for you. The Philips SmartSleep Better Sleep Program with the app only is probably not the best choice for those who want to improve their sleep quality. I would personally choose the upgraded version with the headband monitor. With that said the app offers a wide range of features, including sleep tracking, personalized advice, and relaxation techniques, all of which can help you achieve a better night's sleep.

The Philips Smart Sleep app and included notebook have helped me to figure out some issues I have with my sleep habits. I am in my second week with the program which is where you start to work on suggestions from the results. The app includes a year long subscription which include videos, tips, alarms and tracks noises during your sleep (snoring…). As for starting off in the program, you go through your first week by having the application on your mobile device and monitoring your sleep. It asks you a few questions about your day such as stress, overall tiredness and whether you used electronics or had a meal within three hours of trying to go to sleep. Each night you answer these same questions and the application collects all of the data throughout the week which is compiled at the end of the 7th day and then produces a comprehensive report about your sleep patterns. For me in particular, I have to try to eat my meals earlier in the night as well as shut down my electronics so that my mind has a chanced to unwind. The results will be different for everyone but the report that comes back is filled with information on how to improve your sleep by going to bed earlier, resetting your body clock to try to get up at a set time each day, even on weekends. By doing this, you are helping to get your mind and body ready for the day when you get up. Even if you don’t have a great night sleep, the program wants you to get up at the same time in order to get better sleep the following night. I think this system can really help someone get a better night’s sleep if they stick to doing the initial seven nights worth of tracking and then starting the next exercises that the app will start on night eight and going forward. I have sleep apnea and use a C-PaP and have had troubles sleeping for quite some time. With some minor changes, I am confident that using this and the various tips and tricks it is providing to me will help me improve so that I’m not so tired during my waking hours.