What's free in Sweet Dreams vs Premium
Most of Sweet Dreams is free to use. Connecting your CGM, seeing your readings, alerts (including Critical alerts), Stats, notification profiles, family following, and Mac and iPad are free for everyone. Premium is an optional subscription that puts your readings in more places, and one subscription covers your whole family.
- Most features are free, including every alert type and Critical alerts.
- Premium is optional: $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year in the US, and about the same elsewhere.
- One subscription covers the whole family at no extra cost, through Apple Family Sharing or the same CGM sharing account.
| Feature | What it does | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Low, high and critical alerts | Free alerts for very low, low, high, very high, fast rises and drops, and missed readings | Free |
| Mac and iPad | Sweet Dreams runs on iPad and on Macs with Apple silicon too | Free |
| Stats | Time in range, average glucose, estimated A1C, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and counts of lows and highs | Free |
| Notification profiles | Separate alert settings for sleep, work, school, the gym and more, switched by hand or automatically with Shortcuts | Free |
| Family and caregivers | Parents, partners, grandparents and carers can all follow the same person's CGM readings on their own iPhone, each with their own alerts | Free |
| Message Group | Let everyone following the same person know you're handling a low or high | Free |
| App icon badge | Your latest reading on the app icon | Free |
| Siri and Shortcuts | Ask Siri for your latest reading | Free |
| Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island | Your latest reading, trend and graph on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, refreshed every few minutes, far more often than widgets | Premium |
| Apple Watch | Three ways to see readings on your wrist: a frequently refreshed Live Activity in the Smart Stack, complications for every watch face, and a watch app with a graph | Premium |
| Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets | Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets in several designs | Premium |
| CarPlay | On iOS 26 or later, your Live Activity appears on CarPlay automatically when you start driving, so readings are a glance away | Premium |
| Apple Health sync | Export readings to Apple Health, or import glucose from Health to see stats and trends | Premium |
| Calendar | Your latest reading in your calendar, so it shows on your Mac and in CarPlay | Premium |
See which CGMs and pumps are supported in the compatibility table.
Common questions
Is Sweet Dreams free?
Yes. Sweet Dreams is free to download and most features are free to use: connecting your CGM, seeing your readings, alerts, Stats, notification profiles, family following, and Mac and iPad are free for everyone. Premium is an optional subscription ($2.99 a month or $19.99 a year) that adds Live Activity, Apple Watch, Widgets & StandBy, CarPlay and Apple Health, and one subscription covers your whole family.
Are alerts free?
Yes. Low, high, rise, drop and missed-reading alerts are free, including Critical alerts that sound even when your iPhone is muted or in a Focus mode such as Sleep.
What does Premium add?
Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, the Apple Watch app, CarPlay, Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets, Apple Health sync and Calendar.
How much does Premium cost?
$2.99 a month or $19.99 a year in the US, and about the same elsewhere. Prices vary a little by country, and the App Store shows yours in your local currency before you subscribe. You can cancel any time in your Apple ID settings.
Are Stats free?
Yes. Time in range, average glucose, estimated A1C and the rest of Stats are free.
Can I use Sweet Dreams on Mac and iPad for free?
Yes. Sweet Dreams runs on iPad and Apple silicon Macs at no extra cost, with the same free features as on iPhone.
Does one Premium subscription cover my whole family?
Yes. One subscription covers your whole family at no extra cost, so nobody needs their own. It is shared through Apple Family Sharing, or with everyone signed in to the same CGM sharing account. Alerts and the other free features are free for everyone either way.
Free on the App Store for iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Apple silicon Macs.
Last updated 2026-10-23