SleepBot
 SleepBot Logo | |
| Developer(s) | SleepBot LLC |
|---|---|
| Final release | |
| Operating system | Android, iOS |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | mysleepbot |
SleepBot was an
web. The mobile version worked with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, while the web version ran through a device's web browser
.
Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development had ceased.[1] The last update, SleepBot 1.3 for iOS, was released in April 2016 to improve iOS 9.3 compatibility.[2]
Features
SleepBot included two main features: "sleep debt estimation" and "smart alarms."
- SleepBot's "sleep debt estimation" claimed to estimate how much sleep debt the user has incurred.[3]
- SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature used the device's accelerometer to dectect whether the user was in non-REM sleep and attempt to wake them up.
See also
- Quantified Self § Activity monitors
- Quantified Self#Sleep-specific monitors
References
- ^ Zhu, Jane. "Jane Zhu". SleepBot -- Jane Zhu. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020.
- ^ "SleepBot - Smart Cycle Alarm with Motion & Sound Tracker". App Store website. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
What's new in version 1.3: Bug fixes for iOS 9.3
. - ^ Based on: Tsukayama, Hayley (23 September 2014). "Sleep-tracking apps: Do they work?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
Further reading
- Griffith, Erin (28 June 2013). "Meet Sleepbot, the fast-growing sleep tracking app with a over a million users". PandoDaily. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- Turner, Adam (3 August 2014). "Sleep-tracking apps: Sleep Cycle v SleepBot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- Bingham, Matt (2 June 2013). "Planet of the Apps". The Sunday Times. London, England: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 14 May 2015.