SomniAI LLC has released version 1.2.0 of its SomniSense Sleep Apnea Detector, a smartphone-based app that analyzes sleep audio to identify potential signs of breathing pauses and shallow breathing. The update focuses on improving the user experience from recording to review, with smoother navigation, clearer report viewing, and easier comparisons across recorded nights. By making these features more accessible, the company aims to help individuals turn a vague concern about their nighttime breathing into a tangible record they can see, hear, and revisit.
The app operates by using a compatible phone placed beside the bed. It analyzes sleep audio for signs of breathing interruptions and highlights relevant passages with timing, estimated duration, and a waveform. Users can then play the surrounding sound to hear what was detected. This functionality is particularly useful for people whose partners have noticed unusual breathing patterns, providing a concrete starting point the next morning without the need to search through hours of audio. A useful minute can also be saved outside the app for later reference. The first full qualifying breathing report is free and remains free to revisit, and if a recording does not qualify, users can try again for free. Recording and analysis remain free afterward, while subsequent full breathing reports require Pro. No additional wearable is needed to begin. Supported phone requirements, report qualification details, and download links are available at https://somnisense.top/download/.
The experience extends beyond a single night. SomniSense allows users to compare their own recorded nights and keep structured PDF reports, bringing observations together for personal review or a conversation with a healthcare provider. The app and its PDF reports support English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, and German. The latest interface refinements make the journey from recording to review more straightforward while keeping the underlying sound within reach whenever audio is available.
SomniAI develops its own acoustic-analysis methods and has made its research papers publicly available. The company’s research includes sleep audio paired with polysomnography annotations from 40 participants across 80 person-nights. Its underlying technology is also the subject of three pending U.S. provisional patent applications filed on June 1, 2026. Research papers and supporting information are available at https://somnisense.top/research/.
SomniSense is designed for people who want a clearer view of their nighttime breathing using a phone they already own. It detects sound-based signs for personal observation and does not establish a sleep apnea diagnosis or replace a clinical sleep study. The update matters because it lowers the barrier to self-monitoring and facilitates more informed discussions with clinicians, while the company’s research transparency and pending patents suggest a growing emphasis on validating acoustic analysis as a useful adjunct to traditional sleep assessments. As sleep apnea remains underdiagnosed, tools like SomniSense could encourage more people to seek professional evaluation, though the app’s limitations must be clearly understood.
