Eight Sleep Pod 6 review

Every other product here measures sleep; the Pod 6 also tries to change it. A 1-inch Cover goes over your mattress and a Hub beside the bed pumps water to cool or heat each side independently. Sensors in the Cover track sleep and health data each night, and Eight Sleep's Autopilot makes small temperature adjustments based on your sleep stages and the room temperature, then summarizes the night in the app. You wake to a vibration and thermal alarm that should not disturb a partner. The optional Base can raise your head when it detects snoring, and the top Autopilot tier adds monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory patterns. For people whose sleep is broken by heat, night sweats or a partner who runs warm, that is a direct fix rather than a chart. The costs are steep: Eight Sleep says the Pod needs an Autopilot plan, the system costs far more than any wearable, and our USD price check is pending.

Who it is for

Hot sleepers and couples who want to fix temperature as a sleep disruptor, not just measure it.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Cools or heats each side of the bed independently
• Sensors in the Cover track nightly sleep and health data
• Autopilot adjusts temperature to your sleep stages and room temperature
• Soundless alarm that wakes you with vibration and warmth
• Optional Base add-on that raises your head when snoring is detected

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Acts on temperature, one of the main things that disrupts sleep
• Strength: 1-inch Cover fits over an existing mattress like a fitted sheet
• Strength: 30-night risk-free trial and free returns
• Weakness: Eight Sleep says the Pod needs an Autopilot membership
• Weakness: Far more expensive than any other tracker here
• Weakness: The Hub sits beside or under the bed and needs mains power

Key facts

• Form: Mattress cover plus Hub
• Temperature: Each side cooled or heated independently
• Membership: Autopilot plan required
• Trial: 30 nights
• Alarm: Vibration and thermal

Where it ranks

Eight Sleep Pod 6 is No. 10 in our Best Sleep Trackers verdict.