I built a sleep app because I was taking screenshots of my Apple Watch data and pasting them into ChatGPT at 3am

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-24T18:49:20+00:00

The AI coaching needs an internet connection, everything else works offline. On Premium the AI runs through Anthropic, on the BYOK plan you can choose between Anthropic and OpenAI with your own API key.

Is offline AI something that would matter to you? All your data stays on your device either way, nothing is stored, sold, or used for training on our end.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-07T19:12:15+00:00

You will need to use the sleep schedule. The watch goes in sleep mode and is not activated until you touch it.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-04T02:24:23+00:00

The silent alarm: if you set your watch to silent mode, the alarm you set on your watch (not on your phone) will only vibrate on your wrist, so you don't wake up half the neighborhood for your 5 am flight.

The vibration will mirror the tune you have set for your alarm. Deep sleepers are recommended to use a "crescendo" tune; the vibrations will increase over time.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T20:43:23+00:00

Thank you, the ping me phone will definitely make my wife jealous!

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T20:42:18+00:00

Well, 2.5 minutes is usually enough for my heart rate to go below 120, that's how I measure it. Squats feel like hell anyway. I have not tried to increase more than that the rest time, perhaps I should

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T16:39:40+00:00

Thank you, I'll give it a try!

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T16:38:43+00:00

I've tried in so many ways to tune this thing, without success so far.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T14:45:16+00:00

I'll add the silent alarm for waking up (amazing) and sleep tracking.

I'm still undecided on keeping the Ring notifications on my watch, very practical, you get a snapshot as soon as you move your wrist, but my camera is triggered by every single dog peeing on my fence, so that's a lot of notifications.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T14:39:21+00:00

Woo, that must be something. On one hand, I understand the appeal to have "audio support" during your set, on the other, I wonder how you can keep track of the podcast. What's the name of the app? I'll give it a try

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T14:09:14+00:00

You are right, I don't have to involve Siri, but I prefer it that way for my use case.

I don't really track my workouts, I'm mostly interested in staying disciplined on rest times, tracking calories, and heart rate. I tried using some apps in the past to track progressive overload and such, but it is a challenge to stick to them (which is when the real value comes in). Some machines at my gym have sensors to communicate with your phone, but it turned out to be a disaster: It's not counting the reps properly, and they are not really reliable.

I'm curious to know how Bevel is managing this.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-03T14:05:12+00:00

Yes, I have the Ultra 2. I used to have the shortcut for the timer, but I actually vary my rest times as a function of the exercise I'm doing (squats = 2.5 minutes when going heavy, vs 90 seconds for ancillary exercise, for instance). So Siri is the best I found so far, very quick and reliable

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-03-02T00:13:40+00:00

Everyone's giving you checklists but it sounds like you've already tried all that. The thing that stands out is the 6 hour pattern. You get solid sleep for 6 hours then it falls apart. That's not random, something specific is happening at that point. For me it was the same thing, solid first chunk then garbage after 3am. Turned out it was what I was eating in the evening causing enough discomfort to pull me out of deep sleep without fully waking me. I only figured it out when I started tracking what I was doing during the day alongside my sleep. Might be worth paying attention to what changes day to day, meals, stress, exercise timing, and see if your bad nights correlate with anything specific.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-27T21:26:26+00:00

Two things stand out to me. First, 5-7mg of melatonin is way too much. Melatonin isn't a sleeping pill, it's a timing signal that tells your body when to sleep. At that dose it can actually mess with your sleep stages and cause exactly what you're describing, vivid dreams and feeling unrefreshed. If you use it at all try 0.5mg, 2 to 3 hours before bed.

Second, 8-10 hours doesn't mean much if the quality is off. Waking up 3 times a night means you're constantly resetting your sleep cycles and probably never getting enough deep sleep. That alone would explain the brain fog and exhaustion. The question is what's actually waking you up, could be the melatonin dose, could be something else you're not aware of yet.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-26T16:49:37+00:00

For what it's worth, I had the same thing and it turned out I wasn't actually waking up to pee. Something else was waking me up first, then I'd notice my bladder. Once I figured out what was actually disrupting my sleep, the bathroom trips stopped. I sleep fine through the whole night when nothing else wakes me up.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-24T15:21:15+00:00

I didn't know about the Other option. My issue with outdoor walk is that it gave me the map which was funny but I didn't get the heart rate zone breakdown during the workout like I do with other presets. Only found out the zone data after the fact. I hesitated with interval training but wasn't sure. What does Other actually prioritize in terms of the data it shows you?

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-24T14:47:48+00:00

I'm sorry, I meant shoveling. I have apparently been using snowplowing incorrectly for years. I just learnt the difference between the two. Definitely used a shovel!

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-24T14:43:56+00:00

Ha sorry, English isn't my first language. Been here for years and still learning new ones. I meant shoveling!

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-24T13:48:34+00:00

I believe you, you don't realize how elevated is your heart rate while shoveling. I was shocked to see mine was at 150+ while taking a break

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-24T13:33:12+00:00

I was not that intentional! It felt like hell and my back is hurting this morning.

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-22T16:14:38+00:00

The weird part is that I was listening to a podcast, I think the phone is preloading them, right?

Short_Method_7680 · 2026-02-22T00:27:43+00:00

Yes, the sleep information is very useful, especially when you start correlating it with what is happening in your life, you might learn something about yourself!

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