SleepBot explained

SleepBot
Logo Caption:	SleepBot Logo
Developer:	SleepBot LLC
Discontinued:	Yes
Latest Release Version:	Android 3.2.8 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lslk.sleepbot&hl=en) iOS 1.3 ([//itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8])
Operating System:	Android, iOS
Language:	Multilingual
License:	Freeware

SleepBot was an alarm clock and sleep tracking application available for mobile devices and web. The mobile version worked with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, while the web version ran through a device's web browser.

Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development had 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's "sleep debt estimation" claimed to estimate how much sleep debt the user has incurred.^[3]
• SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature used the device's accelerometer to dectect whether the user was in non-REM sleep and attempt to wake them up.

See also

• • Quantified Self#Sleep-specific monitors

Further reading

• News: Griffith. Erin. Meet Sleepbot, the fast-growing sleep tracking app with a over a million users. 14 May 2015. PandoDaily. 28 June 2013.
• News: Turner. Adam. Sleep-tracking apps: Sleep Cycle v SleepBot. 14 May 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 3 August 2014.
• News: Bingham. Matt. Planet of the Apps. 14 May 2015. The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. 2 June 2013. London, England.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zhu . Jane . Jane Zhu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827053231/http://janezhu.com/sleepbot . 2020-08-27 . SleepBot -- Jane Zhu.
2. Web site: SleepBot - Smart Cycle Alarm with Motion & Sound Tracker. App Store website. Apple Inc. 13 July 2016. What's new in version 1.3: Bug fixes for iOS 9.3. 23 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623183851/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8. live. .
3. Based on: News: Tsukayama. Hayley. Sleep-tracking apps: Do they work?. 13 May 2015. The Washington Post. 23 September 2014. 13 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150513002033/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/sleep-tracking-apps-can-they-really-help-you-rest-easy/. live.