Choose ShutEye
Pick ShutEye if you want the larger content library, sleep stories and guided programmes, if you want the reassurance of a heavily reviewed app, and if a monthly or yearly subscription does not bother you.
Comparison
Restful vs ShutEye
ShutEye is the closest thing Restful has to a head-on competitor: both track sleep through the iPhone microphone, both bundle a sound library, and neither needs a wearable. The difference is how you pay and how much app you get for it.
Facts about ShutEye were read from its US App Store listing on 6 September 2026. Apps change; the live listing is the authority.
Side by side
| Restful | ShutEye | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | USD 2.99 once. No subscription, no in-app purchase, no ads, no paid tier. | Free to download, with a subscription for the paid features. Prices change; check the listing. |
| What happens to features you already use | Nothing. There is no paid tier for anything to move into. | Feature access follows the subscription, so what is included can change with the plan. |
| Hardware needed | None beyond the iPhone or iPad you own. | None required; ShutEye also tracks with the phone by the bed. |
| Oldest iOS supported | iOS 13.0, so it still runs on an iPhone 6s. | iOS 16.0, so it will not install on older iPhones. |
| App Store ratings (US) | None yet. Restful is new and from a small team. | 349,422 ratings, averaging 4.8. |
| Sound library | Four nature tracks, four night-city ambiences, and a ten-channel mixer with a volume slider per channel. Small, and all of it included. | A far larger library of sounds, stories and guided audio, gated by the subscription. |
| Audio and where it goes | Analysed on the device one minute at a time, then deleted. No recordings are stored and nothing is uploaded. | Check the app’s own privacy policy and App Privacy label; practices differ and change. |
| Account required | No. Journals are stored on the device and the app works offline. | Check the current listing — several trackers in this category require or strongly push sign-in. |
Which one should you actually buy
Choose Restful
Pick Restful if you want the same core idea — the phone by the bed tells you how you slept — without a recurring bill, and you would rather own a small app outright than rent a large one.
This page is published by Curastone CORP, the developer of Restful. ShutEye is made by ENERJOY PTE. LTD. and is not affiliated with Restful. Product names are the trademarks of their respective owners. We have tried to describe ShutEye accurately and to say plainly where it is the better choice; if something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
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Get Restful for iPhone
Restful is a one-time purchase of USD 2.99. No subscription, no ads, and no wearable to buy — the sleep tracking runs on the iPhone you already own.
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. Overnight tracking works best with the iPhone plugged in and resting near the bed.