If you've used other sleep trackers, you might notice something missing in the Hatch app: no sleep scores. That's intentional.

As the prevalence of at-home solutions for better sleep has increased, sleep researchers have noticed a parallel trend: an increase in users’ fixation on improving and perfecting their sleep. They’ve even coined a term for this preoccupation with sleep tracking data: orthosomnia.

Ironically, orthosomnia can have the opposite of its intended effect: If sleep feels like a performance and you’re anticipating getting a grade (AKA, a sleep score), your nervous system will stay in high gear, making it hard to relax and actually get to sleep. 

The key is finding a middle ground: using your sleep data as a helpful guide rather than treating it as an end-all, be-all.

How we approach sleep data differently

Bedtime doesn’t need to be another area of life where there’s pressure to achieve perfection. The most effective tech for improving sleep quality should make you feel understood, not judged, and give you real, actionable insights that will have you well on your way to getting better rest.

Instead of a sleep score, Hatch Sleep Clock tracks sleep from your nightstand (without a wearable), then gives you personalized insights and recommendations for improving your sleep based on your unique patterns. The absence of a score decreases the preoccupation with sleeping “perfectly,” and the interpretation of your sleep patterns helps reduce the amount of researching and decision-making you have to do yourself.

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