Sleep Common Questions

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How does the Sleep Score work?

Your Sleep Score is a percentage (0–100%) that summarizes your sleep quality and efficiency each night.

What goes into your Sleep Score?

  • Time Asleep
    Compared to your personal sleep goal — more sleep (within range) improves your score

  • Sleep Stages
    Balanced time in Light, REM, and Deep Sleep
    More REM and Deep Sleep = better recovery

  • Heart Rate Dip
    A larger drop in heart rate during sleep indicates deeper, more restorative sleep

  • Sleep Efficiency
    The percentage of time spent actually sleeping (vs. awake)

  • Sleep Continuity
    How uninterrupted your sleep was (fewer wake-ups = better)

Tracking your Sleep Score over time helps you identify patterns and improve long-term sleep quality.

Why is my Sleep Score low?

A lower Sleep Score is usually caused by one or more of the following:

  • Elevated Resting Heart Rate (RHR) compared to your baseline

  • Lower Heart Rate Variability (HRV) than usual

  • Less REM or Deep Sleep than normal

  • Not enough total sleep compared to your goal

  • Smaller Heart Rate Dip during the night

  • Frequent wake-ups or interruptions

Improving sleep consistency, duration, and recovery habits can help raise your score.

How do naps affect my Sleep Score?

Naps do not directly impact your Sleep Score, as the score only considers your primary (overnight) sleep.

However, naps can:

  • Help reduce sleep debt

  • Lower how much sleep you need the following night

Where can I find detailed sleep metrics?

You can view detailed sleep data in your Primary Sleep activity:

  • From the Home Timeline, or

  • Go to Sleep Score → Scroll down → Primary Sleep

Metrics include:

  • Sleep Efficiency

  • Sleep Continuity

  • Heart Rate Dip

  • Sleep Stages

  • Time Asleep

Why does it show a nap when I didn’t take one?

Bevel does not directly track sleep or naps, it reads data from Apple Health.

To check:

  1. Open Apple Health → Sleep

  2. Scroll down and tap “Show All Data”

  3. Review which app or device logged the entry

Incorrect nap data usually comes from another connected app or device.

How do I manually add sleep data?

You can manually add sleep in Bevel:

  • Go to Sleep

  • Scroll to the timeline

  • Tap the “+” button

You can add:

  • Sleep sessions for the current day

  • Naps

Important notes:

  • You cannot add full overnight sleep from previous nights

  • Naps within ~15 minutes of your main sleep may merge into that session

For full control, you can also log sleep directly in Apple Health.

How do I turn off snooze on the sleep alarm?

When your alarm is ringing:

  • Open the Bevel Watch app

  • Tap “Stop” instead of “Snooze”

Why isn’t my Sleep Score improving?

This can happen if:

  • Your sleep duration is inconsistent

  • HRV or RHR trends are off baseline

  • Sleep interruptions are frequent

Focus on:

  • Consistent sleep schedule

  • Reducing disturbances

  • Improving recovery habits (stress, hydration, nutrition)

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