Snorly vs SnoreLab: Which Snore Recorder Fits You?
SnoreLab has recorded snoring for over a decade and is the app most people try first. Snorly is a newer iPhone app from an independent developer with a different focus: it saves only the seconds it heard snoring, keeps every recording on the phone, and grades the night on a 0–100 scale. We built Snorly, so read this as a comparison by one of the two sides; every row below is something you can check yourself in five minutes with both apps installed.
- Both apps record automatically and give you a score, a timeline and playback of snoring samples (SnoreLab and Snorly, App Store listings, September 2026).
- SnoreLab's score is open-ended and lower is better; Snorly's is 0–100 and higher is better (see what a snore score is).
- Snorly processes audio on the device and has no accounts; SnoreLab's privacy label lists analytics and identifiers like most apps in the category.
- Both flag breathing patterns; neither diagnoses sleep apnea, and both say so.
- SnoreLab's free version, after the first 5 sessions, cannot run on 2 consecutive days (SnoreLab FAQ, September 2026); Snorly's free plan has no night limit.
Side by side
| Feature | Snorly | SnoreLab |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | iPhone | iPhone, Android |
| What it records | Only detected snoring, sleep talk and cough clips | Snoring samples during the night |
| Score | 0–100, higher is better, bands from Very poor to Excellent | Open-ended Snore Score, lower is better |
| Timeline | LED timeline with four loudness bands, tap to play | Snore chart with volume levels |
| Full-night audio | Premium | Premium |
| Breathing pattern flags | Pauses and gasps per hour, flagged for a doctor visit | Breathing-related insights in Premium |
| Factors and remedies | Tag nights, compare averages with and without each (Premium) | Remedies and factors with trends |
| Doctor report | PDF report (Premium) | Export in Premium |
| Apple Health | Sleep import (Premium) | Supported |
| Account required | No | Optional |
| Audio leaves the phone | Never, unless you share a clip | See SnoreLab's privacy policy |
| Bedside mode | Dimmed LED clock while recording | Night mode |
| Alarm | Gentle alarm | Via other apps |
| Remedy shop | No | Yes, affiliate |
| Pricing | Free every night: recording, playback, score, timeline, breathing flags, history. Premium (subscription or one-time lifetime) only for full-night audio, remedy comparisons, PDF report, Apple Health | Free with limits: limited playback per night, and after 5 sessions not on 2 consecutive days. Premium subscription removes them |
SnoreLab's limits are quoted from its own FAQ as of 3 September 2026. If they change, tell us and we will update the row.
Where SnoreLab is the better choice
You are on Android. You want a remedy marketplace inside the app. You value a large community of users and years of published guidance about the Snore Score, including a median to compare yourself against. You already have a long SnoreLab history and want trends to continue.
Where Snorly is the better choice
You want the proof more than the graph: tap the loudest bar of the night and hear that exact moment. You sleep next to someone and want every clip time-stamped so the "I don't snore" conversation ends with a play button. You care that audio never leaves the phone and that no account exists to leak. You want playback and history free, not behind a trial or a night limit. You prefer a one-time lifetime price to a rolling subscription. You want a breathing-pause count per hour and a PDF you can hand to a doctor.
What both apps cannot do
Neither app measures blood oxygen, breathing effort or sleep stages. Neither can tell you whether a silent pause was an apnea event. A recording that shows snoring, silence, then a gasp is a reason to see a doctor, and a home sleep test or a lab study is how apnea is actually diagnosed. Read snoring vs sleep apnea for the pattern to look for.
How to compare them yourself in three nights
- Install both. Put the phones on the same nightstand, same distance from your head, both plugged in.
- Record three nights. In the morning, count the snoring episodes you can hear in each app's playback and compare with the timeline.
- Note which app made you actually listen. The app you open at breakfast is the one that will change something.
Hear your own snoring tonightSnorly records only when it hears snoring and plays it back in the morning. Free, no account, no night limit.
Download on the App StoreRelated questions
Is SnoreLab free?
SnoreLab is free to download and use, with limits. Its FAQ (checked 3 September 2026) says the free version records the night, shows the morning charts and stats, plays a limited number of recordings per night and lets you tag remedies and factors. After your first 5 sessions the free version cannot be run on 2 consecutive days. Premium removes the limits and adds the BreathFlow breathing index, access to all past sessions and export.
Is Snorly free?
Yes. Recording, playback of every clip, the nightly score, the timeline, breathing flags and full history are free every night, with no night limit and no ads. Premium is only for full-night audio, remedy and factor comparisons, the PDF report for a doctor and Apple Health import.
Does Snorly work on Android?
No. Snorly is an iPhone app. SnoreLab and SnoreClock cover Android.
Can I move my SnoreLab history to Snorly?
No. There is no import between snoring apps. Run both for a week if you want overlapping data.
Which app is more accurate?
Published tests of phone-based snore detection report high agreement with manual counts for loud snoring and weaker results for quiet snoring in noisy rooms (Chiang 2021; Figueras-Alvarez 2020). Placement and room noise matter more than the app: half a metre to a metre from your head, no fan pointed at the phone.
Snorly is a snore recorder and tracker, not a medical device. It does not diagnose sleep apnea or any other condition. If you notice pauses in breathing, gasping or daytime sleepiness, talk to a doctor.