AutoSleep alternative: reading sleep alongside your day
AutoSleep is the better pick if you wear an Apple Watch to bed and want detailed sleep analytics for a one-time price; Daylumen is the better pick if you want sleep read together with activity and weather in one short written reading, and do not need sleep-stage graphs. AutoSleep needs a watch for automatic tracking, Daylumen does not, and neither diagnoses anything.
Both apps avoid subscriptions, both care about privacy, and both read Apple Health. The difference is how deep each goes on sleep and how far each looks beyond it.
Facts below come from AutoSleep's App Store listing and vendor site, plus Daylumen's own listing, checked 2026-10-16. Prices and features change, so check the listings before you buy. "Not verified" means we did not see a clear statement on an official page, which does not mean the feature is absent.
What AutoSleep is
AutoSleep, from Tantsissa Holdings, tracks sleep automatically from an Apple Watch with no buttons to press. Its listing states that it has no subscriptions, no extra in-app purchases, no user analytics tracking, no advertising plugins and no data upload. It lists time asleep and a sleep bank, a sleep rating, sleep rings, integration with Apple's sleep stages, sleep blood oxygen, respiration rate, wrist temperature, sleep consistency, a bedtime recommendation, readiness, widgets, Siri and Shortcuts, and data export. It is priced at $9.99 in the US store, runs on iPhone only, supports fourteen languages, and requires iOS 15.0 or later.
AutoSleep vs Daylumen: what actually differs
| AutoSleep | Daylumen | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Automatic Apple Watch sleep tracking with deep analytics | A daily reading of sleep, activity and context from Apple Health |
| Needs an Apple Watch? | For automatic tracking, yes: the listing is written around the watch | No. It reads whatever Apple Health holds |
| Sleep depth | Sleep stages, rings, rating, blood oxygen, respiration, temperature, consistency | Sleep appears as one input among several, not a dedicated analytics suite |
| Beyond sleep | Readiness and widgets | Activity, optional weather, calendar load and a check-in |
| Price model | $9.99 one-time per the US listing, no subscriptions or extra purchases | Free to download, one-time in-app purchase |
| Data handling | Listing states no analytics, no ads, no data upload | Listing states personal data stays on the device |
| Export | Export options listed | Not verified |
| Minimum iOS | 15.0 | 17.0 |
Where AutoSleep is stronger
- Depth on sleep. AutoSleep gives detailed graphs and many sleep measures. If sleep is the thing you want to study, Daylumen will feel thin.
- One honest price. The listing promises everything included, no subscription and no extra purchases. That is rare and worth saying plainly.
- Reputation. More than sixty thousand ratings with an average near 4.7 on the US store, and a long update history.
When to choose AutoSleep
- You wear an Apple Watch to bed every night and want to study your sleep in detail.
- You care about sleep consistency, a sleep bank and a recommended bedtime.
- You want a single known price with no purchases inside the app.
When to choose Daylumen
- You do not wear a watch at night, or you want an app that works from the iPhone's own data first.
- You want sleep put next to the rest of the day: steps, weather, a busy calendar and how you felt.
- You find graphs and scores tiring and prefer a few sentences each morning.
- You are on iOS 17 or later and want something that stays light.
Moving from AutoSleep to Daylumen
AutoSleep writes its sleep data to Apple Health, so Daylumen can read the same nights without any export. Keep AutoSleep as the recorder and let Daylumen turn the result into a short reading.
Install Daylumen, allow the Apple Health categories you want, and give it a few mornings. If you decide to drop AutoSleep, check first that another source still writes sleep to Apple Health, otherwise Daylumen will have no sleep to read.
Sources and check date
- AutoSleep: App Store listing (id1164801111), version 6.17 listing, checked 2026-10-16; vendor site autosleepapp.tantsissa.com
- Daylumen: App Store listing (id6774512749), version 1.13.0, checked 2026-10-16; daylumen.com
Frequently asked questions
Is Daylumen cheaper than AutoSleep?
Daylumen is free to download with a one-time in-app purchase, and AutoSleep is $9.99 on the US store per its listing. Prices vary by region and change, so check both pages.
Does AutoSleep work without an Apple Watch?
The listing describes automatic tracking from an Apple Watch. We did not verify how it behaves without one, so read the listing before buying.
Can Daylumen read the sleep AutoSleep records?
Yes, as long as AutoSleep writes it to Apple Health and you allow Daylumen to read sleep.
Does Daylumen have sleep-stage graphs?
No. It writes a short reading and does not aim to replace a dedicated sleep analytics app.
Daylumen reads the health data already on your iPhone and tells you what it means for today.
Get Daylumen on the App StoreFree to download · iPhone · iOS 17 or later · a one-time in-app purchase unlocks the deeper tools