Koala Nap:Stop Apnea & Snoring

Long review below with some background information to my use of the app. I downloaded this app a while ago but didn't understand its benefits until recently, and so didn't use it. After a year-long journey to understand why I was snoring and experiencing sleep apnoea I realised I was sleeping with my mouth open. Working hard to sleep with my mouth closed and breathe through my nose, I did a lot of Google searching about it and have become a firm believer in its benefits for overall health and not just to try and reduce snoring. It didn’t stop my snoring as I realised I ended up snoring through my nose as well. However, it did stop my sleep apnoea open mouth ‘gagging’, and I am so grateful for that. I did not want to get a CPAP machine. So, I was still snoring and not sure what to do after trying a number of other options with mixed results. My wife would always tap me when I was snoring and I would roll over and stop for a while. I didn't mind being woken up as it meant I could roll over and allow her to get some more sleep, but she was frustrated doing this. It then dawned on me that if I could have some device or app that could hear my snoring and wake me up (silently to her), then I could roll over and not disturb my wife’s sleep. So, I then re-installed the app to see if it could do what I hoped for. I used my watch initially, thinking the haptic vibrations would wake me up, but I found that it wasn't strong enough or have an option to make it a continuous vibration, which would have worked for me. I only wanted the vibrations and no sounds as I didn't want to wake my wife up, and then after trying a couple of different things, I settled on setting it up and placing it under my pillow. I can quite easily hear the vibrations and to a lesser extent feel the them, and this is working well for me. I am waking up when it detects my snoring and will roll over to continue sleeping, without it waking my wife. At one point when I was awake it detected my wife’s snoring (yes she does snore but no where near as bad as mine), and it went off which allowed me to gently nudge her to roll over. I don't think I will ever stop snoring, although I will keep researching and experimenting, but in the meantime this app is giving me greater control over it and something I will use every night.

Needs an update, can’t get vibration to work at all. Looks promising, failed doing the simple vibration test after allowing everything…. Annoying

Koala Nap app is the only service that has been able to reduce my snoring frequency and helped my spouse sleep better every night. I have recommended it to my family and friends and will continue to use it nightly.

Helpful to reduce the amount I snore. Takes a bit of trial and error to dial in the settings, but once you do, there is an improvement and my snoring is definitely reduced from using this app.

I hated it at the start. 200 or 300 times a night it was telling me I snored. Wife confirmed I had a bad night and the recordings backed it up. So I stuck with it and after a couple of weeks I was down to 10 times a night. I guess it is still disturbing me but I'm no longer conscious of it doing so - a reason to hate it but also a reason to stay with it. I'm now down to 30 times A WEEK! Worth the investment in time and a few dollars to the app. If I could change anything it would be to lengthen the trial to 2 weeks instead of one, stay the course and it should work for you.

It started detecting my partner’s snoring, not mine so it didn’t work for me

KoalaNap has changed my wife’s life. No longer does she have to put up with me sawing away like a deranged Canadian lumberjack. All that remains is the odd snort or hurngg before the app shuts it down like a SAS sniper on overwatch, leaving no traces of sound to stir her from her peaceful slumber. I’ll be honest, I did not think this application would be as effective as it is, but I have been amazed at the results. My wife cannot recommend this application highly enough.

I am a snorer and been recommended cepap machines and mouth splits. All very expensive and intrusive. Koala changed everything. It gently wakes you so you can turn over and stop storing. Amazing

You wait till I’ve downloaded then spring the payment requirement .. no way

I have tried to adjust the sensitivity multiple times but my husband goes to bed well before I do and I can be trying to go to sleep and be buzzed for his snoring. I’m sad because I believe it’s a great idea but it doesn’t distinguish a close snore from a loud snore.