ShutEye is the sleep-tracking alternative. Here is what it does better, and where an AI alarm that speaks to you fits instead.
Android + iOS · 348K+ iOS ratings · checked 2026-07-20A large, actively maintained sleep tracker with sleep sounds, snore recording and a smart alarm window — and on iOS it is bigger than Sleep Cycle by rating volume.
you want sleep analysis and a soundscape library.
you want the wake-up itself to be personal rather than measured.
| ShutEye | AVA | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking | Sleep stages, snoring, trends | None |
| Sounds | Large sleep-sound library | Music beds under a spoken briefing |
| Wake-up | Smart window, gentle tones | Generated briefing in a chosen voice |
You set a time, pick a character voice, and say what you are working toward. Each morning AVA writes a fresh short script from your goals — and your calendar and the weather if you connect them — then speaks it in that voice over a music bed while the words appear on screen. It fires over the lock screen like a normal alarm.
The free tier is 7 AI wake-ups a month. After that the alarm still rings on a basic tone, and the AI briefing is the part you subscribe for.
Yes. They do different jobs and can run together — track sleep with one, wake up with the other.