Verdict
RISE tracks sleep with a clean, easy-to-use interface, but its free trial and subscription billing draw the most complaints in its reviews, with many users reporting being charged after canceling or without clear warning.
Best for
Someone who wants a polished sleep-coaching app and is willing to set a calendar reminder to cancel before the trial ends, or who doesn't mind escalating to customer support if billing goes wrong.
Dealbreaker
A large share of reviews describe being billed after cancelling or without a clear end-of-trial notice, and getting it fixed often means emailing support rather than cancelling cleanly in-app.
The facts.
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Price
Free
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.7★ (68,570)
Version
1.628.0
Last updated
Sep 11, 2026
Released
Aug 19, 2019
Attributes
Native app
Category
Health & Fitness, Productivity
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Customer support8 reviews
Subscription pricing and paywalls7 reviews
Ease of use and design4 reviews
Privacy and data handling2 reviews
Complained about
Subscription pricing and paywalls35 reviews
Notifications and reminders10 reviews
Customer support4 reviews
Battery and performance3 reviews
Privacy and data handling3 reviews
Where this comes from
35 of 200 recent reviews raised: Subscription pricing and paywallsApp Store reviews ›
10 of 200 recent reviews raised: Notifications and remindersApp Store reviews ›
8 of 200 recent reviews raised: Customer supportApp Store reviews ›
4 of 200 recent reviews raised: Ease of use and designApp Store reviews ›
Listed at Free on the App StoreApp Store listing ›
Where we recommend it
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Alternatives with the same rule.
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Free · 4.8★ (349,572) · Updated Sep 3, 2026
Verdict. ShutEye has a huge rating base but its own reviewers describe aggressive subscription tactics: surprise charges after free trials, no end-of-trial reminders, and refund refusals. On top of that, reliability complaints (crashes, tracking that silently stops working) show up often enough to matter.
Best for. Someone who is comfortable setting a calendar reminder to cancel a trial themselves and mainly wants snoring/audio tracking rather than guaranteed nightly accuracy.
Dealbreaker. Multiple reviewers report being charged right after starting a 'free' trial with no reminder beforehand, and getting refused refunds when they tried to dispute it — read the trial terms carefully before tapping start.
Free · 4.7★ (390,722) · Updated Aug 31, 2026
Verdict. BetterSleep has a large user base and a high rating, but the recent review pattern is dominated by complaints about content being locked behind a subscription that used to be free, including features people already paid for once.
Best for. Someone who wants a broad library of sleep sounds and stories and is fine paying an ongoing subscription to keep using them.
Dealbreaker. Reviewers report that sounds and features they used to access for free (or via a one-time payment) have been moved behind a paywall, and several say the free trial itself doesn't work as promised.
Free · 4.5★ (172,390) · Updated Aug 26, 2026
Verdict. This app only works if you already own a Sleep Number smart bed, and it functions mainly as a remote control and tracker for that hardware. Reviewers split sharply between people who like the effortless tracking and people angry about privacy overreach, laggy controls, and expensive customer support experiences.
Best for. Someone who has already bought a Sleep Number smart bed and wants an app to adjust settings and passively log sleep data without extra effort.
Dealbreaker. It requires a Sleep Number smart bed to work at all, and multiple reviewers describe forced data sharing, laggy or freezing controls when adjusting the bed, and costly, unhelpful customer service when something goes wrong.