SomnoPose app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Proximal Box Software
First release : 16 Dec 2010
App size: 30.63 Mb
Body position can be important to sleeping well, especially if you snore, or if some positions tend to give you back or neck pain. The SomnoPose sleep position monitor can help you manage your sleep position.
SomnoPose is designed to run all night, while you wear your iPhone or iPod touch. It continually monitors the devices orientation, and provides an all-night chart of sleep position, along with a summary that shows how much time youve spent in each general position. An optional alarm can be used to help avoid undesired positions.
WHAT IT DOES:
- Continually monitors accelerometer data to determine your body position.
- Shows how much time youve spent facing left, right, up and down.
- Provides charts showing position data for entire nights.
- An alarm can alert you when youre in a position youve chosen to avoid.
- Shows built-in help content.
WHAT IT DOESNT DO:
- Does not transfer information from your device unless you explicitly export data. You control where your data goes.
- Does not need a network connection (except if and when you export data)
- Does not have in-app advertising, in-app purchases, or subscription fees.
USER-EXPERIENCE FEATURES:
- Scrolling chart on the main screen shows real-time position data.
- Screens have dark backgrounds, suitable for use in low-light conditions.
- Alarm volume can increase gradually to avoid jarring users (or partners).
- Audio from another app can be played in the background.
MORE FEATURES
- Alarms and statistics are automatically paused while you sit up or stand up.
- The angles for determining body positions are adjustable.
- Chart images can be saved as photos, printed, sent to other apps, or exported.
- Collected position data can be exported via email, messages, or other apps (as a CSV attachment).
- Controls can be "shielded" to prevent accidental changes.
- Uses the iPhone proximity sensor to shut off the screen during the night, saving battery power.
NOTES
* To use SomnoPose to monitor your sleep position, you will need to wear your iPhone or iPod touch in a stable, forward-facing position while you sleep. The internal help and the SomnoPose website help pages describe several ways of wearing your device.
* SomnoPose is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease. Its purpose is to monitor and record information about body position.
Latest reviews of SomnoPose app for iPhone and iPad
Just what I was looking for (to check if lying on my back correlates with apnoe). Taped the iPhone to my shirt, worked great. Would be nice to be able to zoom/pan on the time axis via pinch gesture but details can also be viewed externally via data export as a workaround.
RePose was a great way for me to get basic information on sleep position, as I am someone who suffers from periodic neck pain. This app is easy to use, theres great information within the app and on the Proximal Box website to get you started. I was definitely a bit skeptical of the ease and comfort of wearing my ipod touch, but it was far simpler than expected. As long as you arent a stomach sleeper, wearing your ipod or iphone should be pretty easy. The ipod fit in my money belt perfectly. I put it on, got the ipod set up with RePose, and went to sleep. In the morning I had a really nice little graph showing how I changed position during the night, and a summary of total time on each side and on my back. I did not use the alert feature since I really just wanted the information, so cannot comment on that, though the gradual increase in alarm volume seems like a great feature to help people change their sleep behavior. Definitely recommended for anyone with sleep problems, or for people who are just curious about how they sleep.
This is a really well thought out and implemented program. It will be useful to anyone who has a snoring problem from sleeping on his or her back. The information provided could be very important in the evaluation of sleep problems. The developer is very responsive to his customers; I wrote to him and made a suggestion and he responded almost immediately.
SomnoPose is well designed and easy to use. I was able to collect data at home over several weeks that gave more insight into a diagnosis of sleep apnea. This was a valuable supplement to a one night study in a sleep clinic. Its important to put your phone or iPod into airplane mode and reduce screen brightness while using this app, so as not to run down the battery overnight, but this is well documented.