Thread: Singularity Experience, a professional iPhone app for Lucid Dreamers

Just bought it, looks cool. The calibration doesnt seem to work though; it calibrates so that the progress bar is almost full, then it plays a sound but then it gets stuck there. Is this a known bug? Are there any fixes?

Originally Posted by Shan

Just bought it, looks cool. The calibration doesnt seem to work though; it calibrates so that the progress bar is almost full, then it plays a sound but then it gets stuck there. Is this a known bug? Are there any fixes?

Hi Shan,

Thank you for buying the app. When the calibration bar is filled, the status below should change to "Calibration Completed/App is ready to use". Does it say "Calibrating" in your case? The Android version proceeded directly to the app, but in this version you have to select either the Beginner or Singularity Tab to work with the app.


Btw, I found a couple of major bugs that I have fixed. These affect how the app logs data, so the High Res data is corrupted, and the sleep quality % is also wrong. I hope that the update will come out before the 21st, otherwise, it will be some time after the 29th (when iTunes review team comes back from vacation).

In terms of data analysis, I will publish a spreadsheet with formulas and graphs. Simply copy-paste your data in there and it will be plotted. Very simple.

Originally Posted by Ev

Hi Shan,

Thank you for buying the app. When the calibration bar is filled, the status below should change to "Calibration Completed/App is ready to use". Doe
s it say "Calibrating" in your case? The Android version proceeded directly to the app, but in this version you have to select either the Beginner or Singularity Tab to work with the app.


Btw, I found a couple of major bugs that I have fixed. These affect how the app logs data, so the High Res data is corrupted, and the sleep quality % is also wrong. I hope that the update will come out before the 21st, otherwise, it will be some time after the 29th (when iTunes review team comes back from vacation).

In terms of data analysis, I will publish a spreadsheet with formulas and graphs. Simply copy-paste your data in there and it will be plotted. Very simple.

Sounds good Ev! No it gets stuck on "calibrating". Its like the bar is NEARLY full, it misses like half a centimeter... When it's in that state, i can't press the stop button either but i can switch to the different tabs like beginner, singularity etc.

Originally Posted by Shan

Sounds good Ev! No it gets stuck on "calibrating". Its like the bar is NEARLY full, it misses like half a centimeter... When it's in that state, i can't press the stop button either but i can switch to the different tabs like beginner, singularity etc.

I will investigate the issue.

Couple questions from the first night -
1. Is it possible to lock the screen and this app still work? Because even on the lowest brightness the app gives of a vague white light, when the reminder changes to yellow theres hardly any noticeable difference at all unless your looking directly at the screen, which I don't intend to do. Also im contemplating whether leaving a lit screen on for the whole night is a good idea.
2. The graph is quite confusing im not really sure what im looking at. The 'dreamz' app, as you can see from screenshots on that thread shows a basic overview of your rem stages at what time, which helped me a lot and would be more interesting to someone who isnt into all these technical graphs, but i cant use these two apps at once.
3. Dont know if its just me but the whole app is slightly too complicated, and I have to watch your youtube videos before it really starts making sense, which means ive got nothing to refer back to unless I want to sit through another vid.

Im not being an ass, just providing some feedback so your app can be made more accessible, as at the moment, I dont think it really is. Definetly Has great potential though. Keep it up.

You may be experiencing the "first night effect". This is when your body's awareness of the external object in bed is heightened. I could not sleep too well with my Android app the first few nights either. See if the pattern persists.

1) Running the accelerometer requires the screen to be on. There's no way around it. I can put the black "screensaver" back. Currently it only shows when the phone is not plugged into the power outlet after 2 minutes.

2) I will be posting a full excel spreadsheet for plotting data along with the next update. that will plot your data better than anything else out there.

3) The question of simplicity has been bugging me too for quite some time. Thank you for bringing this up again. What specifically do you find too complicated?

Originally Posted by Ev

You may be experiencing the "first night effect". This is when your body's awareness of the external object in bed is heightened. I could not sleep too well with my Android app the first few nights either. See if the pattern persists.

1) Running the accelerometer requires the screen to be on. There's no way around it. I can put the black "screensaver" back. Currently it only shows when the phone is not plugged into the power outlet after 2 minutes.

2) I will be posting a full excel spreadsheet for plotting data along with the next update. that will plot your data better than anything else out there.

3) The question of simplicity has been bugging me too for quite some time. Thank you for bringing this up again. What specifically do you find too complicated?

1. I dont know what to suggest, id prefer my room to be completely dark, then have the reminder come on. At the moment by rooms slightly lit up from the app just running normally on lowest brightness.
2.Thats nice, for people that have excel though. Im lazy, and like most people will just want to get an brief idea of the sleep they just had, not have to plug it in upload and copy all graphs and what not over. Again im trying to help, i want people to buy this app and continue to use it, not be put off it after the first night.
3.Well, calibration was fine. As soon as i want on the singularity tab it was kind of a wtf moment. I had to press things randomly to see what happens as it doesnt really say, then I had to watch your vids just to work out how to change little things like what time i was going to sleep.

My overall suggestions would be less buttons and options. From opening the app the very first time > Calibration > Pick what time your going to bed and waking up > what reminder you would like to be played once detected in rem > Start. When you wake up and open the app it will have an option to record your dream, then will produce a basic rough graph showing you your rem stages through the night. Maybe an 'advanced' tab/button that opens up all the options currently present if you wanted to get technical. Using your knowledge from the graphs after a while you would be able work out when you are usually in/out of rem, then in the advanced tab be able to tweak individual stages. A daily rough rem graph is really whats missing for me at the moment.