Which sleep tracker should I use?

If checking your sleep score each morning causes anxiety or frustration, take a break from your tracker. Use how you feel during the day as your primary sleep quality signal, not a device metric.

Download the Sleep Cycle app and place your phone on the nightstand. It uses the microphone and accelerometer to track sleep patterns and provides a smart alarm that wakes you during a light sleep phase.

Slide the Withings Sleep Analyzer mat under your mattress. It tracks sleep passively without wearing anything to bed.

Wear a Whoop 4.0 band continuously. Focus on the recovery score, strain tracking, and sleep performance metrics rather than individual sleep stage data.

Wear your Apple Watch to bed and install the AutoSleep app ($5.99, one-time purchase) for detailed sleep analysis beyond Apple's built-in tracking.

Wear an Oura Ring (Gen 3 or Gen 4) to bed. Review your sleep stages, HRV, resting heart rate, body temperature trends, and readiness score each morning.