Sleep Tracker Apps With No Subscription (2026)
Five iPhone sleep trackers have no subscription: Snore Timeline, Apple’s built-in Health app, Sleep++, SleepMatic and AutoSleep. I make Snore Timeline, and it’s the only one of the five that works without an Apple Watch. It records the night through the iPhone microphone, tracks your sleep stages and lets you play back your snoring, all free with no trial and nothing locked.
Key takeaways
- Watch required: Apple Health, AutoSleep, Sleep++ and SleepMatic need an Apple Watch. Snore Timeline works with just the iPhone, or with a watch.
- One-time prices: AutoSleep costs $9.99 and SleepMatic $1.99. Sleep++ is free, and $1.99 once unlocks your history past 7 nights.
- Automatic tracking: all five pick up your Apple Watch nights on their own, and Snore Timeline records audio.
- Rings and bands: Oura Gen3 and Ring 4 need a paid membership to send sleep to Apple Health. WHOOP stops tracking without one.
- Free wearable data: Garmin, Google Health (the old Fitbit app) and Polar send sleep to Apple Health for free, so a free app can show those nights.
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At a glance
Each app here is free or charges once. Prices, purchase lists and privacy labels come from each App Store listing, and the labels are the developers’ own declarations.
Which sleep trackers have no subscription, and what does each need?
| App | Works without a watch | Starts on its own | Purchases | Privacy label | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snore Timeline | Yes | Yes, with a watch | None | Data Not Collected | 4.9 (298) |
| AutoSleep | No | Yes | One-time, $9.99 | Data Not Collected | 4.7 (62K) |
| SleepMatic | No | Yes | One-time, $1.99 | Data Not Collected | 4.4 (8,762) |
| Sleep++ | No | Yes | One-time, $1.99 | Data Not Linked to You | 4.1 (5,671) |
| Apple Health | No | Yes, in your sleep schedule | None | Built in | Built in |
What does each app tell you in the morning?
| App | What it tells you | Records sound |
|---|---|---|
| Snore Timeline | Sleep score with a factor breakdown; recovery against your baseline | Yes, full night |
| AutoSleep | Sleep rating, sleep bank and readiness score | No, needs the separate AutoSnore app [9] |
| SleepMatic | Sleep and naps, restless periods, tagged nights compared | No |
| Sleep++ | Stages, vitals and a readiness score | No [5] |
| Apple Health | Sleep score from duration, consistency and interruptions | No |
Which apps are left out, and why?
| App | Why it’s left out |
|---|---|
| Sleep Cycle | Subscription; the free version opens after starting a trial |
| Pillow | Subscription; the free version opens after a 7-day trial |
| NapBot | Full history and trends need PRO, $29.99 a year |
| Remly | Weekly plans, with a $39.99 lifetime option |
| SnoreLab | A snore recorder; subscriptions plus a $7.99 one-time Premium |
Already own a ring or watch? What it charges, and what a free app can read
A free app can only show what your wearable writes to Apple Health. Some makers send sleep there for free; others need a paid membership first.
Does each wearable send sleep to Apple Health without a membership?
| Wearable | Membership | Free without it | Sleep reaches Apple Health free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Watch | None | Everything | Yes, HRV included |
| Oura Gen3, Ring 4 | Optional, $5.99/mo or $69.99/yr | Three daily scores only | No, membership needed |
| WHOOP | Required, $199 to $359/yr | Nothing new after the trial | No, it stops collecting data |
| Google Health (Fitbit) | Optional, $9.99/mo | Sleep score, stages, readiness | Yes, stages, heart rate, SpO2; no HRV |
| Garmin | Optional, $69.99/yr | Every existing feature | Yes, sleep and heart rate; no HRV |
| Withings | Optional, $99.99/yr | Your readings in its app | Yes before 13 Oct 2026 signups; No after |
| Polar | Optional, $8.99/mo | Full Polar Flow | Yes, sleep times only |
| Ultrahuman | None | Ring and app data | Unclear; maker names HRV and temperature |
My app reads whatever arrives and builds its recovery score from it. An Apple Watch sends HRV and the other vitals. Garmin and Google Health send no HRV, so the score runs on the vitals they do send, and Polar sends sleep times only.
Nights your wearable writes to Apple Health show up in the app without a recording. Daytime data such as activity, strain and readiness stays in the maker’s app. Open Garmin Connect in the morning, because it only sends data while it’s open. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4 and later don’t work with an iPhone at all [33].
The five apps, one by one
Snore Timeline
It records the night through the iPhone or AirPods mic, estimates sleep stages from your breathing, and puts snoring and sleep talking on a timeline you can play back. It includes a free Apple Watch app, the Smart Wake Up Alarm and Snore Nudge.
- Free tier: everything, including full-night audio and CSV export to Files.
- Price: None. No subscription or in-app purchases [1].
- Privacy label: Data Not Collected.
- Reviews: 40 of 41 US App Store reviews (Nov 2025 to Oct 2026) give 5 stars. 22 praise that it’s free with no ads or subscription, 19 talk about snoring, 12 call it easy to use and 6 mention sleep talking.
- Limits: The phone sits 1 to 2 feet from your head, plugged in.
AutoSleep
AutoSleep tracks sleep from the Apple Watch with no button to press, and its smart alarm wakes you with silent taps inside a window of up to 28 minutes [11].
- Free tier: none. It’s a paid app.
- Price: One-time, $9.99, no in-app purchases [2]. Needs an Apple Watch Series 4 or later.
- Privacy label: Data Not Collected.
- Reviews: 285 of its 369 sleep reviews (11 Jan to 4 Nov 2026) give five stars. Complaints describe missed nights after updates.
SleepMatic
SleepMatic detects when you fall asleep and wake, naps included, without a session or a sleep schedule. You can tune its detection sensitivity and tag nights with notes like #coffee [3].
- Free tier: none. It’s a paid app.
- Price: One-time, $1.99, no in-app purchases. Needs an Apple Watch.
- Privacy label: Data Not Collected.
- Reviews: not in my sample. Its maker’s website has no help pages, so the listing is the only source.
Sleep++
Sleep++ reads what the Apple Watch logs to Apple Health and adds a readiness score. Since version 4.8 it has no Watch app and needs iOS 26 [5].
- Free tier: stages, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen and readiness for the last 7 nights.
- Price: One-time, $1.99, for full history [4]. Needs an Apple Watch.
- Privacy label: Data Not Linked to You: Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics.
- Reviews: 35 of its 50 sleep reviews (12 Jan 2025 to 1 Nov 2026) give one or two stars. Three in October miss the removed Watch app.
Apple Health
Apple’s built-in Health app tracks stages, vitals and a 0 to 100 sleep score from the watch, and Series 9 or later can send sleep apnea notifications [6] [7].
- Free tier: everything, with an Apple Watch. The iPhone alone gives a schedule and an alarm but no sleep data.
- Price: None.
- Privacy label: Built in, so it has no App Store label.
- Watch: charge it to 30% before bed. Its wake-up alarm rings at a fixed time, with no light-sleep window [8].
Which one to pick
- Pick Snore Timeline if you want to pay nothing for sleep stages with or without a watch, a sleep score, snoring you can replay, a smart alarm and, with a watch, nights logged on their own plus a recovery score.
- Pick AutoSleep if you want its own analysis of your watch data with no sleep schedule to set up, for $9.99 once.
- Pick Apple Health if you wear an Apple Watch and want nothing to install.
Snore Timeline analyzes audio. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose sleep apnea or any other condition. Bring recordings to a doctor if you suspect breathing pauses.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a sleep tracker app with no subscription and no purchases at all?
Yes. Snore Timeline has no in-app purchases of any kind, and Apple’s built-in Health app costs nothing if you own an Apple Watch. The comparison table covers the one-time options.
Can a free app read my Oura ring without a membership?
Not on a Gen3 or Ring 4, because Oura sends data to Apple Health only for active members. A Gen2 ring syncs without one, and the wearables table covers the other brands.
Does Snore Timeline track sleep automatically?
Yes, with a watch or ring: nights it writes to Apple Health appear in the app on their own. A Shortcuts automation can start the audio recording at bedtime.
Can I track sleep for free without an Apple Watch?
Yes, with a phone app that listens or senses motion by the bed. Snore Timeline estimates stages from your breathing sounds; tracking without a watch covers placement and setup.
Which no-subscription app records snoring?
Of the five here, only Snore Timeline records sound. Snoring apps with no subscription compares the dedicated snore recorders by cost.
Sources
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- AutoSleep on the App Store (listing, price, privacy label and reviews). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- SleepMatic on the App Store (listing, price, privacy label and rating). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Sleep++ on the App Store (listing, purchases, privacy label and reviews). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
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- Set up Sleep on iPhone. iPhone User Guide. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- AutoSleep Snore Intensity. Tantsissa. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- AutoSleep Readiness. Tantsissa. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- AutoSleep Smart Alarm. Tantsissa. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- How can I use Sleep Cycle for free? Sleep Cycle Help Center. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Why is payment information required to start Pillow’s free trial? Pillow Help Center. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- NapBot on the App Store (listing and purchases). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Sleep Tracker & Sound by Remly on the App Store (listing and purchases). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- SnoreLab on the App Store (listing and purchases). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Withings on the App Store (listing, purchases and reviews). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Apple Health Integration. Oura Help. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Oura Membership. Oura Help, updated 3 Nov 2026. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Oura Membership. Oura. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Apple Health Integration. WHOOP Support. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Canceling Your Membership. WHOOP Support. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
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- Fitness Program FAQs. Polar Support. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Polar Flow on the App Store (listing and purchases). Apple. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Ultrahuman Ring PRO FAQ. Ultrahuman. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- How to access your HRV data on Apple Health. Ultrahuman, May 2025. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
- Galaxy Watch and iPhone compatibility. Samsung US Support. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
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