Thread: iPod/iPhone app that made me lucid last night!

I was thinking about getting this app. After reading your recommendation, I will. EDIT: I just bought it; I will post my review in the morning.

Originally Posted by bradysdreaming

I was thinking about getting this app. After reading your recommendation, I will. EDIT: I just bought it; I will post my review in the morning.

Thanks, hope it works for you too

Hmmm, I'm always a bit skeptical of these kind of things but I'll give it a shot.

Did you just play it while you were falling asleep or did you wake up in the middle of the night and then put it on?

Originally Posted by juvenilepunk

Hmmm, I'm always a bit skeptical of these kind of things but I'll give it a shot.

Did you just play it while you were falling asleep or did you wake up in the middle of the night and then put it on?

It's a kind of thing where you set your sleeping hours and then it does these audio messages via notifications, so you can just put your iPod in sleep mode and it'll automatically happen during the night.

Make sure you set it to 40 though.

Originally Posted by johns56469

It's a kind of thing where you set your sleeping hours and then it does these audio messages via notifications, so you can just put your iPod in sleep mode and it'll automatically happen during the night.

Alright, just bought it. I'm hoping this works, otherwise it will be your head

Does it work if English isn't your native language?

I'm a little skeptical too, just because I've bought "lucid dreaming" apps before and they always turn out to be complete crap. But also because this app only has 7 reviews and most of them are bad. They mention that the update was terrible and that the developer apparently took away a lot of the options and functionality of the app? I'm a little confused by all that. But hey, it's only 99 cents. Not much to lose. If anyone else has luck with it please share!

Hey johns, if the button off to the side says off. Does that mean it is on. I ask this because I wonder if it means, press the button to turn it off.

Bought it as well and will try it out properly later. The sound could be louder. When I preview the sound, it is loud, but when I get the actual message the volume is lowered. Strange. Hopefully it works. If it doesn't...no big deal, it was only $1.19.

ps. Brady,
If it says off, it is off. I tested it using times I would be awake (right now, until an hour into the future, so I would get many notifications) so flick it to "on".

Technically, it could work. During the night there may be external sounds bombarding the ears, as our hearing never completely goes to sleep, but our big brains often interpret the sounds and make them part of a dream in order to ensure continued sleep. Dream incorporation is a phenomenon whereby an actual sensation, such as environmental sounds, are incorporated into dreams. Ergo, an audio recording could theoretically stimulate the dreamer. My visceral sense, however, is that a voice would probably just wake me up.

Originally Posted by faceonmars

Technically, it could work. During the night there may be external sounds bombarding the ears, as our hearing never completely goes to sleep, but our big brains often interpret the sounds and make them part of a dream in order to ensure continued sleep. Dream incorporation is a phenomenon whereby an actual sensation, such as environmental sounds, are incorporated into dreams. Ergo, an audio recording could theoretically stimulate the dreamer. My visceral sense, however, is that a voice would probably just wake me up.

This is true, I often dream about what is on the tv in my room. It is weird because I will dream about something then see it on the tv when I wake up.

Originally Posted by Syren

Does it work if English isn't your native language?

No sorry, it doesn't appear to have any other language settings

Originally Posted by Aquanina

I'm a little skeptical too, just because I've bought "lucid dreaming" apps before and they always turn out to be complete crap. But also because this app only has 7 reviews and most of them are bad. They mention that the update was terrible and that the developer apparently took away a lot of the options and functionality of the app? I'm a little confused by all that. But hey, it's only 99 cents. Not much to lose. If anyone else has luck with it please share!

I agree that most LD apps are useless. I've tried many of them and realize it's just a scam to make money off of info you can easily get on the internet. This app however doesn't feed you random facts you already know, it will atually help you LD. And about all the bad comments, the app really did have some problems but they've been fixed completely by the last couple updates. I would only go by the reviews of the newest updated version because the former problems have disappeared. All the options the developer took away have been put back in. Good luck and happy dreaming

Originally Posted by bradysdreaming

Hey johns, if the button off to the side says off. Does that mean it is on. I ask this because I wonder if it means, press the button to turn it off.

Just like mcslurry said, the messages wil only come if the button is switched to "ON". When the button is off it means that no aspects of the app will work. BTW, you said you got the app, how did it work out for you?

Originally Posted by mcslurry

Bought it as well and will try it out properly later. The sound could be louder. When I preview the sound, it is loud, but when I get the actual message the volume is lowered. Strange. Hopefully it works. If it doesn't...no big deal, it was only $1.19.

ps. Brady,
If it says off, it is off. I tested it using times I would be awake (right now, until an hour into the future, so I would get many notifications) so flick it to "on".

Great! And yeah, you might have to play around with the volume a little. You'll want it loud enough so you subconciously hear it, but not so loud it'll wake you up. Good luck and let me know how it goes

Originally Posted by faceonmars

Technically, it could work. During the night there may be external sounds bombarding the ears, as our hearing never completely goes to sleep, but our big brains often interpret the sounds and make them part of a dream in order to ensure continued sleep. Dream incorporation is a phenomenon whereby an actual sensation, such as environmental sounds, are incorporated into dreams. Ergo, an audio recording could theoretically stimulate the dreamer. My visceral sense, however, is that a voice would probably just wake me up.

That could be a problem, but if you keep the volume down to a certain level it should be fine.

I tried this last night but my ear buds fell out, going to have to try again tonight and post results tomorrow.

Thanks for the reply! In that case....I'm purchasing it right now.

Originally Posted by juvenilepunk

I tried this last night but my ear buds fell out, going to have to try again tonight and post results tomorrow.

The same thing happned to me last night... I'm trying to think of a solution to this problem

Originally Posted by Aquanina

Thanks for the reply! In that case....I'm purchasing it right now.

Great!

Originally Posted by johns56469

Just like mcslurry said, the messages wil only come if the button is switched to "ON". When the button is off it means that no aspects of the app will work. BTW, you said you got the app, how did it work out for you?

The clock on my iPod was all out of whack, so it didn't work because I am retarded. I will give it another go tonight and post my results.

a solution for the earphones coming out would be plugging some speakers in instead of headphones or even an ipod dock?
i have both in my room so i got no probs and I'm sure if you people have iphones/ipod touches you would have a dock or some speakers to use?

Originally Posted by johns56469

No sorry, it doesn't appear to have any other language settings

Yeah I already knew that, but does it have the same effect as by somebody who's native language is english?