What does the AI sleep coach do?
Three things. You can chat with it about winding down or sleep habits, at any hour, and it answers in plain language. It helps you plan your wind-down and bedtime routine, as a timeline you can check off and a plan builder to reorder, retime and add steps. And it sends you reminders so your routine doesn’t slip. Answers are general wellness ideas, not medical advice.
Does the coach read my Health data?
No. The coach doesn’t use your Apple Health data. When you chat with it, the text of your message, along with the context the coach needs to reply, is sent over an encrypted connection to the third-party AI providers we use to write a reply. Your Apple Health data is not included. Optional Apple Health sleep insights are a separate feature in the Insights tab. Details are in our privacy policy.
Is the coach a doctor or a treatment?
No. SleepBetter.ai is a general wellness app. The coach offers everyday sleep-habit ideas, not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have ongoing trouble sleeping, talk to a doctor.
Does it track my sleep?
SleepBetter.ai is not a sleep tracker. If you allow it, it reads your sleep from Apple Health (read-only) to show your 7-night average against your goal, a two-week chart, last night’s deep, core and REM sleep, and plain comparisons, such as how you slept after days you walked more. That health data stays on your iPhone, and the coach doesn’t use it.
Does it keep playing when my phone is locked?
Yes. Sounds keep playing with the screen locked and through calls and interruptions. Set a sleep timer with a gentle fade, or let it play all night and fade out by your wake-up time.
Is SleepBetter.ai free?
It’s free to download, with optional Apple Health sleep insights, a starter set of sounds, one sleep music track, one brainwave beat, one guided meditation, one sleep journey and two affirmation themes. Premium unlocks everything, including AI coaching, for $4.99/month or $29.99/year, and new subscribers get a 7-day free trial. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends.
Which sound should I start with?
If you like a deep, low rumble, try brown noise. If you want something softer and even, try pink noise or steady rain. White noise is the brightest and best at covering sharp sounds like voices. Or just ask the coach.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone with iOS 18.0 or later. The App Store also lists it for iPad and for Mac computers with Apple silicon.
How do I cancel?
Subscriptions are handled by Apple. On your iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, choose Sleep Better: Sounds & Coach and tap Cancel Subscription.