Software:SleepBot
 SleepBot Logo | |
| Developer(s) | SleepBot LLC |
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| Final release | |
| Operating system | Android, iOS |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | mysleepbot |
SleepBot was an alarm clock and sleep tracker available as both a mobile application and web application. The mobile version worked with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets; the web version worked on any modern computer with a web browser.
Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development 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 claims to estimate how much sleep debt the user has incurred.[3]
- Modern devices running Android and iOS have built-in microphones and accelerometers. SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature is designed to attempt to wake the user during non-REM sleep.
Reception
General reception was positive. In May 2015, a fair number of Google Play reviewers complained about significant unresolved software bugs.
In Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" and above
Some of the Google Play reviewers complained about problems with SleepBot's smart alarms ringing on time, and about problems with SleepBot's snooze function.
The workaround for SleepBot's alarm problems is to exempt SleepBot from "Doze" mode.[4]
See also
- Quantified Self § Activity monitors
- Quantified Self#Sleep-specific monitors
References
- ↑ Zhu, Jane. "Jane Zhu". http://janezhu.com/sleepbot.
- ↑ "SleepBot - Smart Cycle Alarm with Motion & Sound Tracker". Apple Inc. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8. 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. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/sleep-tracking-apps-can-they-really-help-you-rest-easy/. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ user2788108. "SleepBot includes a "smart alarm" feature which has been failing on Android 6.x "Marshmallow" due to "Doze" mode. What's the workaround?". Stack Exchange, Inc. https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/150852/sleepbot-includes-a-smart-alarm-feature-which-has-been-failing-on-android-6-x. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
Further reading
- Griffith, Erin (28 June 2013). "Meet Sleepbot, the fast-growing sleep tracking app with a over a million users". PandoDaily. http://pando.com/2013/06/28/meet-sleepbot-the-fast-growing-sleep-tracking-app-with-a-over-a-million-users/. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- Turner, Adam (3 August 2014). "Sleep-tracking apps: Sleep Cycle v SleepBot". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/sleeptracking-apps-sleep-cycle-v-sleepbot-20140802-zy16k.html. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- Bingham, Matt (2 June 2013). "Planet of the Apps". The Sunday Times (London, England: Times Newspapers Ltd). http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA332051234&v=2.1&it=r&p=STND&sw=w&asid=da800f4571a2dc12e497ab048c22d1da. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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