CBT-i Coach Reviews

CBTiCoach was recommended to me for sleep apnea. CBTiCoach seems pretty straightforward on the surface, but the layout could be better.

One feature that I highly desire is being able to access/input data using any device. That feature seems to be missing. Since I use multiple devices the data stays with the device the data was input to the end result being a mish mash of data on multiple devices. A simple user name/password and account would solve(?) this issue and would allow data to be compiled and provider access.

I'm too new to using CBTiCoach to give it an accurate assessment, but since I am made to, a neutral rating. I will update in the future.

A free application with no ads! Yay for that! On a basic level it’s a really great application, providing opportunities to look at sleep and factors surrounding sleep differently. With a new view comes the chance to make changes to improve sleep and sleep satisfaction. I use this in conjunction with another app that helps track my sleep, which helps give me some of the info needed for my sleep diary. I have not started using several of the tools offered, but enjoy the sleep diary and graphs. I recommend this application to others. Thank you to the VA for making this widely available.

* Note to developer: Bug fix needed on the graphs. The numbers along the graph axis are not match up with the information put in the sleep diary. Ex. Went to bed at 0200h, but matching the data point to the left axis looks like I actually went to bed at 0300h. Otherwise graph points seem accurate relative to one another.

Needed CBTiCoach so much after suffering postpartum depression and anxiety with awful sleep as an active duty mom. CBTiCoach is great but there is an issue with the sleep prescription and entering prescribed wake and sleep times. The version I have will not let you update those two fields and default to midnight for both and this you cannot have a sleep prescription without them.

CBT-i app could be a good app if: Modified to add you low/high SPo2 and HRV value to the Sleep Diary. Additionally, the PDF export is really inadequate to determine your overall sleep values. Suggest app be programmed to allow PDF export of a summary that provides the average: Total time to sleep, times you wake up, total hours of sleep. Also add to the Sleep Diary capability to add SPo2 low/high, heart rate and HRV values, which would also be included in the summary. A one page summary of the above would be beneficial to individual and Care Provider. No Care Provider is going to gain needed info provided in the current exported PDF format. As many have smart watches that track suggested new data, please consider.

This is a great sleep app for veterans or first responders. The sleep tracking section is very helpful. Also the suggestions are not annoying like with some sleep apps. Some of the sleep prescription stuff could be hard to understand if you are using it on your own without a therapist. The notifications are buggy but there’s a way around that which is every time you get a notification if you click on it (like to open CBTiCoach ) then it will work correctly.

1. It is impossible to forward a day to enter “yesterday’s” nap on the day it is taken. Not helpful for people who can’t remember yesterday. If one has to make paper notes to use CBTiCoach , what’s the point?

2. Most of the advice is about sleep hygiene. Chronic insomnia is not caused by, nor cured by things like sleeping in a cool room.

3. If you think a worry time is effective for PTSD then you don’t understand PTSD. As usual this is just good advice for normal people. Sure think about how you can’t pay your light bill then stop thinking about it, you’ll probably feel better.

I’m a provider that does CBT-I and CBTiCoach has so much potential. The Sleep Need Questionnaire needs to be added to assessments. There should also be an easy way to access average bedtime, sleep latency, awakenings after sleep onset, wake times, etc. Also, the sleep efficiency average given is total, not by week, and the graph does not expand/it’s too small to read exact numbers at each data point. It would be a much more useful, convenient app if it had these features. Hopefully they can make improvements soon.

CBTiCoach requires you to keep a sleep diary for five days before you can get into the sleep coaching. However, if you are an insomniac who cant sleep or can’t even get yourself into bed before 12 am it doesn’t work. If you enter a bed time after 12 am it thinks you went to bed on the morning of the the PREVIOUS day and therefore slept for over 24 hours. There’s no way to indicate that you went to sleep early that morning. I can’t make accurate entries in the sleep diary and therefore cannot use CBTiCoach for its intended purpose

This is a decent app for tracking sleep habits but needs some improvements.
1. It needs a much better reminder system, something that will constantly show up on your lock screen until you’ve entered your data for the day.
2. Put the ‘Add new entry’ right on the home page. There shouldn’t be any need to cycle through other pages to do this.

CBTiCoach has made my life better. I really believe it’s helping me get better sleep. I hope the developers will keep working on it. I’ve noticed that the last night’s data doesn’t appear when I graph my sleep. Also, CBTiCoach doesn’t look good on my iPad since it doesn’t fill the screen. I really appreciate this wonderful tool.

Good app with all the data collected but the lack of integration with apps that actually track your sleep makes it tedious to have to fill in data points from one app to another. Publish an api to CBTiCoach and let the sleep tracker apps integrate to it. Then it would be 5 star.

I’ve been using this since July after seeing a sleep doctor. I like CBTiCoach . The only thing I wish they’d change is the time options. It’s in denominations of 10. I wish it went by fives are all numbers would be better to have an accurate assessment.

During a CBT-i course provide at the hospital, they suggested using CBTiCoach to take my usage and compliance. I have found CBTiCoach very useful and easy to use. I’m grateful to have this on my iPad, it’s much easier to discuss my sleep patterns with my doctor with this tool. Printing a report is a major benefit for my.
I need to check if data can be imported from my CPAP app.

This program is the first “non-pill” isolution to insomnia that studies have shown works as good or better than its control arm. Warning for contraindication to cbt-i is diagnosed bipolar disorder so speak to your healthcare professional before attempting the program. So glad we have this resource at our finger tips and for free!

CBTiCoach is wonderful not just for veterans but for anyone who has trouble sleeping. It appears to use many scientific and evidence based measurements, Travis multiple dimensions for sleep and has a notes section. This is exactly what I was looking for!! I’ve already recommended it.

All that entering in the sleep diary caused me to fret more about my insomnia. Nighttime awakenings increased in length as anxiety increased. CBTiCoach is also like a scolding school teacher e.g. “warning!” “looks like you have insomnia (duh) talk to your provider”. Tells you NOT to look at the time but how are you supposed to know how long you were awake in the night (worrying about not sleeping)? If you have anxiety and some OCD tendencies, I cannot recommend CBTiCoach. At all.

1) please allow me to view graphs of all my data, not just the last 7 days. This is paramount to identifying patterns and breaking habits.
2) for the love of anything, stop the notifications warning me that I’m not getting enough sleep to function. I KNOW!!! Why do you think I downloaded CBTiCoach ?!?! This garbage is making me not want to use CBTiCoach and making me want to punch my provider in the face!

My job begins at 1:30am. I tried to submit a sleep log off getting in bed at 6:30 pm and walking 3 hrs later unable to go back to sleep before getting up for the day at 1:00am. The sleep app thinks the wake time was for the next day and there isn’t any way to let it know it was for the same day. It will not accept the entry. So I can’t even begin to use CBTiCoach because I can’t complete the first task.

I’m not able to change prescribed sleep and wake times, which I’m supposed to adjust weekly in CBTiCoach .

I wish CBTiCoach gave me a recommendation vs me having to self assess.

On a positive - I’ve stopped using my phone in bed and wake up at the same time every day now.

But, it lets me enter sleep diary info as usual. However it shows no record of entries after 1/1/19. I have been using it flawlessly since August. I cannot find any way to reset for the new year, or any reason for this issue.

I’ve been using this for several months on my own as I’m not affiliated with the VA. I can not set the sleep prescription and when I try it has me waking and going to sleep at 12 am. On the home page I try to set the sleep prescription and am unable as I am told my sleep percentages are too low for the past week and I need to see a provider. We’re told not to look at the time we wake, but this is required for the tracking (how long were you awake). I can only see one week of data on the graph and so am unable to track longer periods of time to show patterns to the person who is trying to help me with sleep. So, the major functions of your ap are flawed.

Being a mental health professional, I find the helps to be a very nice addition, but know that some of them aren’t appropriate for chronic insomnia. Sadly, I’m unable to find a compatible program that would allow we to download/view the sleep tracker information to share with a provider.

This ap needs major work, but is the best free one I’ve found to be available.