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“But when a sleep tracker says you’ve had too little deep sleep, most people aren’t sure what to do with that.” We looked for trackers that gave advice or put the data in context, reminding people to get to bed more consistently, for instance, or letting them know when they may be sleep deprived. “If a pedometer registers 1,400 steps at 2 p.m., you know exactly what you need to do-go out for a walk,” Winter said. Actionable advice: Without offering solid direction as to how you can get better sleep, these apps are just platforms for spitting out graphs.Clearly labeled x- and y-axes and reports in everyday English are a huge help at 5:30 in the morning.

Ease of interpretation: Multicolored graphs look impressive, but they’re useless if they require a doctorate in statistical analysis to understand.

We also preferred apps that allowed us to set our phone on a nightstand as opposed to on the bed.

Ease of use: We wanted to be able to easily figure out exactly where to tap to set the alarm (as opposed to swiping from screen to screen, frantically trying to set things up), how to tell whether the app was tracking already, how to shut off the alarm, and so on.