In FitRest, your sleep goal comes from the schedule you set: the bedtime and wake time you plan for. Sleep Goals shows that schedule on a 24-hour dial, counts the nights you hit it, and can remind you when it is time to wind down.
FitRest asks for your sleep window during setup, and the first time you open the Sleep tab a Sleep Setup sheet helps you set your schedule. Your target is the length of the night your bedtime and wake-up times plan for. Change the schedule and the target follows, so there is one place to set it.
The Sleep Goals card shows the schedule on a 24-hour dial with your bedtime and wake-up time marked. It also shows Weekly Progress as the number of nights you hit your target, and whether bedtime reminders are on, with an Edit link to change any of it.
The Sleep vs. Target card puts each night's actual sleep against your target line. It shows your average, your target and how many nights were on target, plus a note on how far short you fall on a typical night when you miss. Use the range chip to look at the last 7, 14, 30 or 60 days, ending on the day you have selected.
Because it uses actual sleep rather than time in bed, it gives you an honest view: eight hours in bed with an hour awake is still a short night.
Turn on Bedtime Reminders in the schedule editor and choose when they arrive: at bedtime, or 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours or 2 hours before, or a custom time, on the days you choose. The messages vary so they do not become background noise.
Tap a reminder and FitRest opens a sleep tip. Each tip has a priority, Essential, Important or Helpful, and a short explanation of the science behind it. Choose I'll Try This Tonight, or Try Another Tip for a different one. The library covers environment, routine, technology, nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, timing and recovery.
You can also turn on a wake-up notification, which lets you know once your sleep session has ended and your sleep details are ready. It works for any schedule, including night shifts.
Most adults need around seven to nine hours of sleep a night, yet many regularly get less without noticing how far short they are. Short sleep adds up: a few late nights in a row can leave you tired, less focused and less able to recover from exercise, even if each night only felt slightly short.
A clear target makes that visible. Counting the nights you hit your goal is more useful than a single average, because it shows whether you are reliably getting enough or just having the occasional long night that hides a run of short ones. A reminder before bed helps with the hardest part, which is usually stopping what you are doing and starting to wind down on time.
Your sleep target is the length of the night your bedtime and wake time plan for. Change your schedule and the target changes with it.
Yes. Bedtime Reminders can arrive at bedtime or up to 2 hours before, on the days you choose, and tapping one opens a sleep tip.
Sleep vs. Target compares your actual sleep with your target, so time spent awake in bed does not count.
Yes. The wake-up notification tells you when your sleep session has ended and your sleep details are ready, and it works for night shifts too.
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Time in bed, actual sleep, sleep stages and overnight heart rate for every night and nap.
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FitRest reads the data already in Apple Health, so there is nothing to set up beyond granting access.
iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Requires iOS 17 or later.