Snore & Sleep Talk Recorder for iPhone
Record and review your snoring with just your phone — on-device, free, no wearable.
- Type
- Feature Guide
- Topic
- Snore Recording (iPhone)
- Method
- On-device ML (Apple SoundAnalysis) + loudness gate
- Data
- Snore count, duration, loudness, severity
- App
- Sleep Island (iOS)
- Download
- App Store · Google Play
Many people don't know they snore, let alone how loud or how often. Sleep Island turns your iPhone into a snore recorder: it listens with the mic, records and scores your snoring through the night, and tells snoring apart from sleep talking and background noise — no wearable, no extra hardware.
What It Records
- Audio clips of your loudest snores, so you can hear them yourself
- Sleep-talk recordings, kept cleanly separate from snoring
- Hourly distribution, so you see which hours are worst
How to Use
Download Sleep Island
Free on the App Store — no account needed
Enable Snore Recording
Tap start before bed and turn on the snore recording toggle
Place Your Phone
Put your phone on the nightstand — it records with the screen off
Review in the Morning
Listen back to clips and check your snoring report
How it works — and what it isn't
Snore detection runs on your phone, using Apple's SoundAnalysis machine-learning model plus a loudness (RMS) gate — your recorded audio stays on the device. It's good for seeing your snoring patterns over time, but it is a wellness tool, not a medical device, and its reports are not a diagnosis. If you suspect sleep apnea or have heavy, frequent snoring, see a clinician.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is iPhone snore recording?
Snore detection runs on-device using Apple's SoundAnalysis ML model plus a loudness gate, and it tells snoring apart from sleep talking and background noise well enough to see your patterns night to night. It's a wellness tool, not a medical device.
Do I need a wearable or a special device?
No. Sleep Island records snoring with your iPhone's microphone — no smartwatch, band, or extra hardware. Put the phone on your nightstand and it records with the screen off.
Can it record sleep talking?
Yes. Sleep talk is detected separately from snoring and saved as its own recordings, so in the morning you can listen back to what you said in your sleep.
Is there a free alternative to SnoreLab?
Sleep Island’s snore recorder is free to use: it detects snoring and sleep talk on-device and keeps clips of your loudest snores. Some full-night playback is part of Premium. SnoreLab’s free version also records nights, with limited playback and limits on how often you can use it. SnoreLab goes deeper on snoring alone; Sleep Island adds sleep tracking and sleep sounds — see our free sleep app comparison.
Should I see a doctor for severe snoring?
Sleep Island doesn't diagnose anything. If your recordings show heavy or frequent snoring, or you suspect sleep apnea, see a clinician — the recordings can be a useful reference, not a diagnosis.