SnoreLab : Record Your Snoring 12+

5 Stars (review update)

This an up date to a previous review I had made to which the creators of the app had responded and invited me to review again. I appreciate the quick response to it and opportunity to change my rating. After reassurance I was given and clarifying privacy concerns I had, I now give this app a 5 star rating. I just thought it should have been possible to create the sleep snore charts without retaining the audio recordings they are made from. My reasoning was that as I can restrict the saved audio down to keeping for one session only. Why not the ability to not save the audio in real time as the charts are created.
In the end I realise that this does not deter it from being a great app and very useful monitoring tool for sleep problems, that’s why I bought it in the first place.
Thanks to the team for responding to my review, that in itself is worth a few stars.

Developer Response ,

There is no way to turn off audio recording in the app as it is the basis of how SnoreLab works. If we cannot detect audio, we cannot process the snoring and give you any insight whatsoever. You can go into your system settings > SnoreLab and disable our audio permissions but the app will not work as intended after this. If we ever collected audio, we ask permission first. This is used for research purposes to improve our algorithms and the audio files are completely anonymised with no information that can identify you. We don't collect any names or email addresses. Our privacy policy is written in such a way as to comply with GDPR and regulations set by the platforms on which we sell our app - if we don't meet this criteria, we cannot sell the app. That said, the language is not intentionally obtuse, whilst it's quite a document to digest, what we do and how the privacy policy protects you and your data is quite clear. If you have any specific questions, we wrote the policy (without a legal background) and would be happy to answer any questions you have.

Response to updated review 13/03/2019 - Thank you for updating your review. We aim to respond to all feedback and are pleased that you were satisfied with our response. Whilst we will always need permission to access the microphone, we will explore the possibility of creating a feature where no audio samples are saved but you still are able to access the statistics and chart data. Thanks for the feedback, we hope you can continue to get good use from SnoreLab!

A life transforming app

I’ve snored for years and even had surgery Removing my uvula. It had little effect except I can no longer speak French properly. My wife slept in another room and I lived in fear of falling asleep in public places especially planes and trains. I’m an epic snorer, or was.

This app has been an amazing help, I’ve tried everything from gadgets and sprays in the past but the resources here apart from the tracking are superb. The tongue exercises, cutting alcohol and caffeine and losing weight have transformed my life from a snore score of 105 down to a staggering 8. and I have my wife back!

The app’s recording and tracking helped me gain powerful insight into what was causing my snoring and gave me control over what I’d previously labelled as a curse. It is easy to use and if you are determined it can help change everything.

Perfect companion to help stop snoring

Well crafted app with sensible updates.
Well worth buying the full version to support this developer. I finally found a cure to my snoring I tried mouth pieces, chin straps, sprays etc and non seemed to work. I bought a sleeping wedge it took a little getting used to and it's quite big but it stops my snoring and helps indigestion when eating late.. sorry went off on a tangent but this app really helped me get to this point.
Been using this app for years now and have gone from epic snorer to quiet as a mouse amazing.. obviously the app doesn't prevent snoring but without it I would never have found what truly works.. purchase this if you can to support the developer as it's such a great product.. ps I'm saying this as I appreciate how much hard work goes into creating a good app

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your very kind review. This is exactly what we aim for at SnoreLab, giving people insight into what causes their snoring and what can be done to help it. We're constantly improving the app and are looking to release some great new features and interfaces soon.