SleepHQ vs SleepyHead
SleepyHead is no longer developed. Its last update was in 2018, and it does not read newer machines such as the ResMed AirSense 11. Its open source code lives on in OSCAR, free desktop software kept up by a volunteer team. SleepHQ is the modern option: there is nothing to install, it works in any browser and in native iPhone and Android apps, and it reads the AirSense 11.
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SleepHQ vs SleepyHead at a glance
| SleepHQ | SleepyHead |
|---|---|
| Still being updated | |
| Yes. SleepHQ is a service the SleepHQ team runs and keeps updating. | No. Its last update was in 2018. |
| Price | |
| Free Basic plan with your most recent 30 days and one machine. Pro is a paid membership with unlimited data. | Free, open source software under the GNU General Public License version 3. |
| What you install | |
| Nothing. It runs in any web browser. | Desktop software for Windows, Mac or Linux. Its original website no longer offers it. |
| iPhone and Android | |
| Native iOS and Android apps. | No iPhone, iPad or Android version. |
| ResMed AirSense 11 and AirCurve 11 | |
| Supported. | Not supported. Its newest ResMed machines are the AirSense 10 and AirCurve 10. |
| Getting each night in | |
| Upload your SD card from any browser, or let a Magic Uploader Xtreme send it automatically over wifi. | Load your SD card on the computer SleepyHead is installed on. |
| Where your data lives | |
| In your SleepHQ account, encrypted at rest and in transit, on any device you sign in on. | On the computer you installed it on. |
Is SleepyHead still available?
No. SleepyHead’s last update was in June 2018, and its original website no longer offers it.
SleepyHead was free, open source software for reading CPAP and oximetry data on a computer, created by Mark Watkins and released under the GNU General Public License version 3. Its code is still public, and it carries on in OSCAR, which is built from it.
If you were looking for SleepyHead to read last night’s data, SleepHQ does that job today on any device, with nothing to install.
Does SleepyHead work with the ResMed AirSense 11?
No. SleepyHead reads ResMed’s S9, AirSense 10 and AirCurve 10 machines, and it was never updated for the AirSense 11 or AirCurve 11, which identify themselves on the SD card in a format SleepyHead does not read.
SleepHQ reads every AirSense 11 and AirCurve 11 model, from the AirSense 11 AutoSet to the AirCurve 11 ASV, and the supported devices page lists them all. OSCAR reads them too.
What happened to SleepyHead, and what is OSCAR?
Development of SleepyHead stopped in 2018. OSCAR, short for Open Source CPAP Analysis Reporter, was then built from the open source code of SleepyHead version 1.1.0 and carries on under its new name.
OSCAR is developed by the OSCAR Team, a group of volunteer developers, and it is free desktop software for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook and Raspberry Pi. If you want free software that keeps your data on one computer, OSCAR is the one that is still updated. The SleepHQ vs OSCAR comparison sets out how the two differ.
Can I get SleepyHead for my Mac?
Not as a current download. SleepyHead was made for Mac as well as Windows and Linux, but it has not been updated since 2018 and its original website no longer offers it.
On a Mac, SleepHQ runs in Safari, Chrome or any other browser, with nothing to install. OSCAR’s download page offers a macOS version if you would rather use desktop software.
What should I use instead of SleepyHead?
For most people, SleepHQ. It charts every night breath by breath, with event flags, on a computer, a phone or a tablet, and your nights are in your account rather than on one machine.
SleepHQ shows usage hours, AHI, pressure, leak rate and respiratory rate for every night, plus flow limitation on machines that record it. It reads machines from ResMed, Philips Respironics, Fisher & Paykel, Löwenstein and BMC. With a Magic Uploader Xtreme in your machine’s SD card slot, each night is sent to SleepHQ over your home wifi, so you never have to take the card out.
If you liked SleepyHead because it was free software on your own computer, OSCAR is its direct successor and will suit you.
Is SleepHQ free like SleepyHead was?
SleepHQ has a free Basic plan that covers one CPAP or O2 device and your most recent 30 days of data, with breath-by-breath analysis and share links.
A Pro membership adds unlimited data, unlimited devices and account members, Apple and Google Health sync, the SleepHQ Academy and the SleepHQ Community, and starts with a 14 day free trial. See the plans and prices.
Questions about SleepHQ and SleepyHead
Is SleepyHead the same as OSCAR?
No, though they share a starting point. OSCAR was built from the open source code of SleepyHead version 1.1.0 and is developed under its own name by the OSCAR Team, a group of volunteer developers.
OSCAR is still updated and reads newer machines, including the ResMed AirSense 11. SleepyHead has not been updated since 2018.
Does SleepHQ read the same SD card files SleepyHead did?
Yes. SleepyHead and SleepHQ both read the data your CPAP machine records to its SD card, so the card you used to load into SleepyHead can be uploaded to SleepHQ from any browser.
SleepHQ also reads newer machines SleepyHead never supported, such as the ResMed AirSense 11 and AirCurve 11.
Do I need to install anything to replace SleepyHead?
Not for SleepHQ. It runs in any web browser on a Mac or a PC, and there are native SleepHQ apps for iPhone, iPad and Android if you would rather use your phone.
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