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Apnealytics vs DreamMapper: an honest page for Philips users
Let us get the important part out first. If you use a Philips DreamStation 1 or 2, Apnealytics reads your SD card today. So the practical comparison of Apnealytics vs DreamMapper is between Philips' free app, which shows a daily summary, and a platform that reads the full card. This page explains what DreamMapper gives you, what Apnealytics adds for DreamStation owners, and why you might use both.
What DreamMapper is
DreamMapper is Philips' free companion app for DreamStation machines. Like ResMed's myAir, it shows a nightly summary: usage hours, mask fit, AHI and a simple score or goal-tracking view, with the data arriving from the machine's modem or Bluetooth rather than from the card. It is Philips only. It is designed to encourage adherence rather than to explain therapy in depth.
What Apnealytics is
Apnealytics is a cloud CPAP data platform from Creative Labs LLC. It reads the SD card from a machine, stores the raw files in your private storage, and turns them into a Sleep Score, nightly AHI with band, usage, leak P95, pressure P95, event composition, 30-night trends, change-point and anomaly alerts, Mask Analytics, and on Pro the per-night waveforms, oximetry overlays, doctor-ready PDF and clinician share links. Free tier forever; Pro at $8.99/month or $99.99/year.
Today it reads ResMed, Philips DreamStation 1 and 2 and Fisher & Paykel SleepStyle. Löwenstein prisma is partly supported. React Health Luna G3 and Transcend are on the waitlist.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Apnealytics | DreamMapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier; Pro $8.99/month or $99.99/year | Free |
| Free tier | $0 forever: unlimited imports, nightly dashboard, last 30 nights of history, Apple Health / Health Connect, Ask your data, family logins, data export | Everything DreamMapper offers is free |
| Machines supported | ResMed AirSense 10/11, AirCurve 10/11, S9 / Lumis (live). Philips DreamStation 1 & 2 (live). F&P SleepStyle live; Löwenstein partial; Luna G3, Transcend waitlist | Philips only |
| Phone app | iOS (iPhone + iPad) on the App Store, Android on Google Play. Card import web-only today | iOS and Android |
| Apple Health / Health Connect | Yes, free | |
| Oximeters | Pro: Wellue O2Ring, CMS50-family (Contec), ResMed SAD.edf, any EDF/CSV oximeter | No |
| Waveforms | Pro: per-night airflow, pressure, leak, event strips | No |
| PDF report | Pro: doctor-ready PDF, compliance autopilot | DreamMapper report export |
| Sharing | Pro: tokenized, read-only, aggregate-only, revocable share links | Clinician may see data via Philips' Care Orchestrator |
| AI | Free: Ask your data, BYOK, read-only | No |
| Privacy model | Private storage, direct upload, row-level security, no ads or trackers on health pages, never sold, export or delete everything | Data sent to Philips under Philips' privacy policy |
Where DreamMapper is ahead today
It works with your DreamStation. Until Philips import is live, this is decisive. Apnealytics cannot show you a single DreamStation night right now.
No effort. The summary appears each morning with no card reader and no upload.
Free, with nothing to decide.
What Apnealytics will add when Philips import ships
Everything on the Apnealytics side of the table above is live today for ResMed and DreamStation users:
Leak and pressure as percentiles over the night, not a mask-fit icon.
Event composition: obstructive, central, hypopnea, unclassified.
A 30-night rolling AHI trend with change-point markers.
"Heads up" alerts when a night is far from your usual.
Mask Analytics so a new cushion can be judged on numbers.
Pro: breath-level airflow around each event, oximetry overlays with ODI₃, ODI₄ and T90, a doctor-ready PDF with the compliance letter drafted, and read-only share links.
Apple Health and Health Connect data beside therapy.
Ask your data on the free tier.
We do not label a machine "supported" until it parses real cards correctly, and we say so on its page when that is only partly true.
What a DreamStation user can do right now
Use DreamMapper for the daily summary. It is free and it works.
Use OSCAR for detail. OSCAR is free, open source and reads Philips DreamStation cards on Windows, Mac or Linux. It has no phone app and no sharing, and the learning curve is real, but it shows every channel the machine records. Our OSCAR comparison explains what it is and is not.
Consider SleepHQ if you want cloud charts for a DreamStation today. SleepHQ reads Philips machines as part of its 57-model, 5-brand list. Its Pro plan is US $14.90/month or $149/year and its free tier is limited to one device, one member and 30 days. We compare the two platforms fairly on Apnealytics vs SleepHQ.
Keep your SD cards. Whatever you use in the meantime, the card holds the detail. When Philips import lands, you will be able to upload the cards you have kept and the history comes with them.
Join the waitlist. A free Apnealytics account costs nothing, and the DreamStation pages let you register interest so you hear when import is live. If you also wear an Apple Watch or use Health Connect, the Vitals tiles already work without any machine data.
Who should pick which
Use DreamMapper (and possibly OSCAR) if:
You use a DreamStation today and want data today.
A daily summary is enough and you have no wish to handle the card.
Plan on Apnealytics if:
- You want the full picture when Philips import is live.
- You also have a ResMed machine in the household, since family logins are free and one Pro subscription covers every login.
- You want Apple Health / Health Connect data beside therapy now, and machine data later.
Pick SleepHQ now if: you need cloud DreamStation charts this month and the price works for you.
Questions people ask
Does Apnealytics work with Philips DreamStation?
Yes. Philips DreamStation 1 and 2 are supported: upload the SD card at my.apnealytics.com and your nights appear. DreamMapper still gives a daily summary, OSCAR reads the card on a desktop, and SleepHQ offers cloud charts for Philips machines.
Is DreamMapper the same as myAir?
They are the two manufacturers' companion apps and do a similar job: a free nightly summary built around usage, mask fit and events. DreamMapper is for Philips machines; myAir is for ResMed. Neither shows waveforms, pressure percentiles, event composition or long-term trend analysis, which is the space third-party tools fill.
Can I see DreamStation waveforms anywhere today?
Yes, in OSCAR. It is free, runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, and shows the full set of channels a DreamStation writes to its SD card, down to the individual breath. It has no phone app and no sharing. SleepHQ also reads Philips cards in the cloud.
Should I keep my old DreamStation SD cards?
Yes. The card is the only place the high-resolution detail lives. If you keep each card, you will be able to upload them when Apnealytics adds Philips import, and any other tool you use now (OSCAR, SleepHQ) can read them too. Label them with the date range and store them somewhere dry.
Will Apnealytics read the DreamStation 2 as well as the DreamStation 1?
Both are supported. The two generations write data in different formats, so each has its own parser, and each is listed on its own works-with page.
Ready for a clearer picture of your nights?
The web app is live today. iPhone and iPad are on the App Store. Android is on Google Play. Your first 30 nights are free, forever.
