Night Owl - Sleep Coach

I have and mild insomnia for 5 years, then it became severe over 5 months. I would lay in bed for 5-7 hours a night awake but yearning to sleep so badly. My body would be all tingly and ready to sleep, but I could not pass into that unconscious state! I tried muscle relaxers, CBD oil, melatonin, magnesium glycinate and a few other things that just failed miserably! I went to my VA clinic and asked for CBT-I and they agreed and started me on it. But I have two small children at home to take care of and the clinic is a good 30 minute drive away so going in weekly to every other week just wasn’t sustainable. So I searched for an app that could be my CBT-I instructor and found this app. I have a strong resolve to accomplish goals and getting thru CBT-I is one of them. I am currently on day 32 of the app program and following it to a tee. Bless The Lord! It is working. I am going to bed sleepy and falling asleep within minutes and staying asleep! I wake up and get right out of bed at my designated time and stick to it no matter how tempting it is to stay and get some more sleep. CBT-I has been proven many times over to be the most effective CURE for insomnia and I’m proving to be just another case of success. Truly follow the instructions, commit to it fully and you will see the sandman again! Wonderful money spent on this app!!

I've had a depression/anxiety diagnosis for two years now. One of the main issues I've had is early awakening (around 3:30 am). I knew about cbt-i and the basics of how to do sleep restriction, but I needed guidance. I looked for an app for ages but could never find one until Night Owl. Previously, I would go 3-4 days on 2-3 hours sleep and I function best on 8-9. Now I'm getting 7-9 hours of good sleep a night. Every step of cbt-I will be explained to you. You will need to truly invest in the program. Each week, you learn a bit more about sleep and why you'll be adding that week's step. It will help you calculate your sleep needs and recalibrate your sleep cycle. IT WORKS. You will need to be prepared to let your brain catch up with what's happening, but that's why it takes 56 days. Commit to it and I promise you'll sleep better. I am. Support is also pretty awesome- they get back to you quickly and know exactly how their app works.

For 2-3 decades I have lived with insomnia. I am 56 years old. I had no trouble falling asleep (even at my desk!), but I would wake up after 4 or 5 hours of solid sleep and be awake sometimes for two or three hours before zonking our again. Or I would go through a cycle of being asleep and awake for that length of time. Often that time would be filled with despair and anxiety. I am 2/3 of the way through this program and am sleeping much, much better—more and more often I sleep through the night. I am also much more alert during the day, which needless to say is making my days more productive. This program is written and presented in an easy to understand, very supportive, personable manner. I have recommended it to my friends and family with sleep disorders.

I’m 3/4 of the way through the program, and have seen great improvement. I’m pretty sure the science behind this is excellent. However, the app needs a lot of work! Every time I open it up it makes me login again. Very frustrating. Every time I login it asks me if I like the app or not. There are only two answers, yes and no. ‘Yes’ asks me to write a review, and ‘no’ opens an email to Support. There is no way to simply not answer the question and go on using the app. The app is very text heavy, in terms of reading content. But often, the content does not fit on the screen and I have to pan back-and-forth to read the end of each line. The sleep journal is very clunky. There does not seem to be a way to record a night in which I woke up very early and didn’t fall back asleep. In fact, I often feel like there’s no way to accurately record the type of night I had. Several times, a strange glitch occurred where the data I entered into the sleep journal would copy itself over three times creating six weeks of logs out of what in reality was only two. There are a lot of small issues like this that make the app frustrating to use. But as I said, I am sleeping better and therefore recommend it despite the drawbacks. Also, when I wrote to their tech-support, they were very responsive and pleasant to interact with. I hope they have a new version of the app soon, because it is definitely worth it.

I don’t write App reviews. However, I feel compelled to write this one to help others who may have trouble sleeping. I have tried many different approaches to improve my sleep — read articles, watched videos, OTC sleep aids, sleep test, etc. Nothing really worked. This App works! You need to consistently use it and diligently stick to the program and complete the daily tasks. The App is well designed, easy to use and intuitive. Give it a try! Customer service is also excellent — whenever I have a question or concern they get right back to me with a helpful response. I recommend this program without reservation — this is the App I suggest to family and friends.