Comments on: Three iPhone Relaxation and Sleep Apps Reviewed

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:31:52 +0000

That's an interesting idea Joe. Though I have a particular customized down pillow that I have slept with for 25 years. I call it a 'worm' pillow. I wrap it around my head when I sleep. It's something my dad had all my life and my mom made one for me a long time ago and I've used it ever since. I find it hard to sleep without it. I even take it with me when I travel. It's been all over the world!

But, more interestingly, I don't really have problems falling asleep any more which makes this whole post rather moot for me personally. Just over a month after I wrote this post I stopped drinking coffee or caffeine of any kind. It was a tough first month to get through. But, ever since, I have had no problem sleeping. Fancy that!

I recently started drinking decaf coffee. While I hate most decaf, Starbuck's bold Verona blend, when I make it at home using my Aerobie Aeropress tastes very, very good.

…Dale

By: Sleepsonic

Sleepsonic — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:23:04 +0000

You really need the sleepsonic speaker pillow. I've tried it with the iphone app and it works amazingly well as you can basically fall asleep over the sound and provided you have the timer set correctly on your app it will not adgitate you at any point.

By: smartphone snoozing « cyberpop

smartphone snoozing « cyberpop — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:16:54 +0000

[...] those of us who sleep with our cellphones, there are, of course, apps to help with that: from white noise and soothing, ambient sounds to help you fall asleep, to alarm [...]

By: gabrieljosh

gabrieljosh — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:29:41 +0000

You can also use a White noise machine in the office to mask out distracting noises and increase concentration.

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:05:44 +0000

Hampus, did you create this app?

It's not at all like the one's I reviewed above. But it is humorous. It records snoring? Some sort of anti-snoring app tha tworks with a mouthpiece. If it works, sounds great for people with snoring issues.

...Dale

By: hampus

hampus — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:02:34 +0000

Hi
Please check this one. SnoreMonitorSleepLab
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/...

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:05:44 +0000

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:05:44 +0000

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:05:44 +0000

By: hampus

hampus — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:02:34 +0000

Hi
Please check this one. SnoreMonitorSleepLab
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/...

By: hampus

hampus — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:02:34 +0000

Hi
Please check this one. SnoreMonitorSleepLab
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/...

By: hampus

hampus — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:02:34 +0000

Hi
Please check this one. SnoreMonitorSleepLab
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/...

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:23:53 +0000

Paul, I had noticed Easy Relax.

It seems like much of the same. Given that the size of the app is even smaller than the apps I reviewed above, I’m guessing the sound loops are short as well – one of my major complaints. I don’t particularly want to spend more money on these things (even at 99 cents ) just to discover its more of the same. And who wants to mix their own sounds. If I could take sounds in from some of my nature MP3s, for example, that would be really nice. But I don’t think that’s what Easy Relax or Easy Relax Ultimate permit.

If you try it, I’d appreciate your thoughts back here.

Cheers,

…Dale

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:30:23 +0000

Thanks for your detailed review. I have aSleep, White Noise and Easy Relax.

I found the same problems as you. Namely, the loops are way too short.

I’m interested to hear what if you’ve tried EasyRelax and how you think it compares.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:49:20 +0000

Can American’s buy Canadian condos? Your neighborhood seemed pretty cool when I was up there a couple years back for a press event.

Pandora has some instrumental relaxing pre-programmed stations like Spa or some nature sounds thing. But I suppose when a track ends, it’d be jarring.

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:58:15 +0000

Thanks Dave – I have a big fan next to my bed, which I use each morning to block out the construction noise across the street – they are about 85% finished a three year condo complex across the street.

My issue at night isn’t noise – the sound of Toronto below me doesn’t keep me awake. It’s my constantly churning mind that keeps me awake. Hence I need a sound that my brain will listen too. Some sounds that calm me instantly are crickets, waves, night frogs, San Fransico fog horns, the ticking and tocking of grand-father clocks, water gurgling against a boat, those critters you hear at night when vacationing in the tropics and so on and so on.

All I really need is some tech to play high quality versions of those sounds that do not repeat and are not jarring … aSleep and Ambiance are good starts but as per my post above, they have a long way to go.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:31:55 +0000

A small $10 fan is all you need. Sony and Logitech have some $100 clock radio speakers.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/ipod_mp3_speakers/devices/4782&cl=us,en#

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665411929&storeId=10151&INT=M:ak