I built an AI snoring detection app because my girlfriend and I couldn't agree on who snores louder. It's now live on the App Store.

My girlfriend and I had this dumb ongoing argument and she says I snore like a truck, I say she's the one waking me up. So I did the most developer thing possible: I built an app to settle it with data.

First prototype was rough and just a basic recorder with some ML detection slapped on. But the first night I tested it, I played back the recording and... we were both snoring. At the same time. Like a duet nobody asked for.

That's when the side project brain kicked in: "wait, this could actually be a real product."

The build:

I'm a solo dev, this is my second app. The core challenge was getting ML-based snore detection to run reliably through an entire night on-device without killing the battery. Took a lot of iteration to get that right.

The app (Snorely) now does:

- AI snore detection that runs all night → gives you a Snore Score (0-100) each morning

- Full audio playback so you can hear the evidence (humbling, trust me)

- Trigger tracking: alcohol, sleep position, allergies, late meals — so you can see what actually makes it worse

- Remedy tracking with real data (do nasal strips actually work for you? now you know)

- Weekly/monthly trends + calendar heat map

- PDF reports you can take to your doctor

- Sleep soundscapes with auto-timer

Monetization:
Freemium with a subscription. Free download, 3-day free trial for premium, cancel anytime. Still early but learning a lot about conversion and retention as a solo founder.

What I'd do differently:
Honestly, I spent too long perfecting features before launching. Should have shipped the MVP faster and iterated based on real feedback. Classic mistake, still learning.

Would love to hear thoughts on the product, the approach, whatever. Roasts welcome too.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snorely-record-your-snoring/id6759300975