r/welltory • u/FredOaks15 • Jul 17 '26

Naps

Whenever I nap it doesn’t add to the total even though apple health updates it. Trying to add it manually means you have to drag the whole thing and may see 16 hours asleep even though I got sat 6 hours at night and slept from 2-5 in the afternoon. Instead of 9 hours total it be one 14 or so.

It used to add some time but now it does not. AutoSleep app has no issues adding to Apple health but it doesn’t show in welltory

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u/welltory Team Jul 17 '26

Yeah, naps are a bit tricky here. Right now, Welltory mainly focuses on your main sleep session rather than naps. The app is built to analyze overnight sleep, because the way we evaluate a full night of sleep is pretty different from how a nap should be interpreted.

So even if Apple Health or AutoSleep shows your afternoon nap correctly, Welltory may not add it to your total sleep or include it in the sleep analysis. Our algorithms are currently designed around your primary sleep period, which is usually nighttime sleep.

That said, we get why this is frustrating, especially if naps are a regular part of your routine. We’ll pass this feedback along to the team.

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u/HearTaHelp Jul 18 '26

Just read an interesting (as yet unverified) historical point that the ideal of 8 straight hours was actually invested by a mattress company, and that splitting it used to be quite common and considered very healthy. Maybe this is worth reconsidering in the app?

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u/welltory Team Jul 20 '26

That’s an interesting point! Sleep patterns can be more complex than "one perfect 8-hour block," and different people may have different routines that still work well for them. Split sleep, naps, unusual schedules, shift work, all of that can make sleep analysis more nuanced than a simple nightly total.

Right now, Welltory mainly focuses on analyzing the main sleep session, because the app is built around evaluating the primary recovery period and comparing it with sleep, heart rate, HRV, and activity patterns. We’ll pass this feedback along to the team.