Awake and clear
Good start to the morning.
9:20a
Coming soon to iOS
Notice daytime sleepiness, gently.
Ears Up is a calm, private way to check in on how awake you feel as the day unfolds. A quick tap, a note on what helped, and quiet insights into your daily rhythm. No streaks, no scores, no guilt.
In short: Ears Up is a gentle, private, non-diagnostic app for noticing daytime sleepiness as the day unfolds. Log small 1-to-5 how-awake-are-you check-ins, catch fell-asleep lapses, note what you tried (coffee, a nap, a walk, standing up), and see quiet insights into your daily rhythm. No streaks, no scores, local-only on your device. Coming soon to iOS.
The idea
Every sleep app tracks the night. This one is for the day.
If you live with idiopathic hypersomnia, narcolepsy, or chronic excessive daytime sleepiness, the hard part is not bedtime, it is staying awake through the day. Yet almost every tool out there tracks nighttime sleep. Ears Up fills the gap: a way to notice your daytime alertness as it actually happens, so patterns you only half-sense become something you can see. It is built to be gentle and quiet, not one more app demanding your attention.
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Check in as you go
A single 1-to-5 tap for how awake you feel, prompted by a calm reminder, a widget, or your own drowsy self-catch.
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Note what helped
Log a fell-asleep lapse, or jot down what you tried: coffee, a nap, a walk, standing up. Optional, never required.
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See your rhythm
Quiet insights show your daily pattern, when dips and lapses tend to cluster, and what tends to help you most.
Why Ears Up
Gentle, private, and honestly just for you.
Most tracking apps are built to keep you hooked. Ears Up is built to get out of the way. It is a self-awareness tool, not a scoreboard and not a diagnosis.
Anti-engagement by design
No streaks, no scores, no guilt for a missed day. It fits around a hard day instead of adding pressure to it.
Private and local-only
Your check-ins stay on your device and are encrypted, with no account and no cloud sync. The banner ads never see your check-in content.
Non-diagnostic self-awareness
Ears Up helps you notice your own patterns. It does not diagnose or measure a condition, and it is not medical advice.
A look inside
Small, calm, and made to look back on.
Check in with a tap, note what you tried, and see your day take shape, without a single number to chase.
FAQ
Questions
Is Ears Up a medical or diagnostic tool?
No. Ears Up is a non-diagnostic self-awareness tool for noticing your own daytime sleepiness. It does not diagnose, treat, or measure any condition, and it is not a substitute for a doctor, a sleep study, or professional medical advice. It simply helps you pay attention to how awake you feel.
Is my data private?
Yes. Your check-ins are the private part: they are stored on your device and encrypted, with no account to create and no cloud sync, so your check-in content never leaves your phone. Ears Up does show banner ads through Google AdMob, which never receive your check-ins, notes, or ratings.
Does it have streaks, scores, or gamification?
No, by design. Ears Up is anti-engagement. There are no streaks, no scores, and no guilt for missing a day. It is meant to fit quietly around a hard day, not add pressure to it.
Who is it for?
It is made for people living with idiopathic hypersomnia, narcolepsy, or chronic excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), and for anyone who wants to notice daytime sleepiness, whether that is an afternoon slump, brain fog, long-COVID fatigue, or shift-work tiredness. Most sleep apps track the night. Ears Up is for the day.
What does a check-in involve?
A single tap on a 1-to-5 scale for how awake you feel right now. You can start one from a calm reminder, a home or Lock Screen widget, or a quick self-catch when you feel yourself getting drowsy. You can optionally note an intervention you tried (coffee, a nap, a walk, standing up) and log a fell-asleep lapse. That is the whole flow.
Is it free?
Yes, Ears Up is free to download and use, with no subscription and no paywall. It is supported by unobtrusive banner ads, and your check-ins always stay private on your device.
Coming soon.
Ears Up is in active development, coming soon to iOS.