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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Comprehensive Review of Home Sleep Monitoring Technologies: Smartphone Apps, Smartwatches, and Smart Mattresses.

Bhekumuzi M Mathunjwa, Randy Yan Jie Kor, Wanida Ngarnkuekool, Yeh-Liang Hsu

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Bhekumuzi M MathunjwaGerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan.
Randy Yan Jie KorMechanical Engineering Department, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan.
Wanida NgarnkuekoolMechanical Engineering Department, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan.
Yeh-Liang HsuGerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0006-2406-3577

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The home is an ideal setting for long-term sleep monitoring. This review explores a range of home-based sleep monitoring technologies, including smartphone apps, smartwatches, and smart mattresses, to assess their accuracy, usability, limitations, and how well they integrate with existing healthcare systems. This review evaluates 21 smartphone apps, 16 smartwatches, and nine smart mattresses through systematic data collection from academic literature, manufacturer specifications, and independent studies. Devices were assessed based on sleep-tracking capabilities, physiological data collection, movement detection, environmental sensing, AI-driven analytics, and healthcare integration potential. Wearables provide the best balance of accuracy, affordability, and usability, making them the most suitable for general users and athletes. Smartphone apps are cost-effective but offer lower accuracy, making them more appropriate for casual sleep tracking rather than clinical applications. Smart mattresses, while providing passive and comfortable sleep tracking, are costlier and have limited clinical validation. This review offers essential insights for selecting the most appropriate home sleep monitoring technology. Future developments should focus on multi-sensor fusion, AI transparency, energy efficiency, and improved clinical validation to enhance reliability and healthcare applicability. As these technologies evolve, home sleep monitoring has the potential to bridge the gap between consumer-grade tracking and clinical diagnostics, making personalized sleep health insights more accessible and actionable.

Indexed as

BedsMobile ApplicationsSleepSmartphoneWearable Electronic DevicesHumansMonitoring, Physiologichome sleep monitoringsleep trackingsmart mattressessmartphone appssmartwatches

Identifiers

PMID40292882
PMCPMC11945902

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