Nitetronic A1 AI Anti-Snore Pillow Review
Quiet Dreams Are Made of This
No one can deny that it’s critical to get a good night’s rest. A little while ago, we took a look at Nitetronic’s Z6 Smart Anti-Snoring Pillow and while I thought it was great, there was still room for improvement. This time around, Nitetronic’s back with the A1 AI Anti-Snore Pillow. Could this be the best anti-snore pillow that gets smarter with AI? Let’s dive in.
Retail Price: $329.00
Cool to Touch
The first thing I noticed about the A1 is how cool to touch it is and how it felt like a comfortable memory foam pillow despite having airbags internally that adjust. To be exact, there’s an astounding six airbags located within the A1 complete with six head positioning sensors. This means that no matter what position users sleep in, whether it’s side or back, the A1 can detect and inflate accordingly. With a provided pillow cover material made from a hybrid of nylon and spandex, the stretchy and cool feeling material made it comfortable to sleep on for hot sleepers like myself. The material easily withstood the summer heat test for me. When it comes to the look and feel, Nitetronic made dramatic improvements in my opinion from the Z6 to the A1 in that the A1 truly looks and feels like a regular pillow. It weighs only 3.5 kg making it easy to transport and travel if needed.
For those who prefer more customization, there’s an additional 2 cm layer of memory foam that’s also removable. In general, the A1 is not as tall as a traditional down feather pillow and rather more in line with other memory foam pillows. In terms of size, the A1 is sold in only one size as a standard pillow at 700 x 390 mm.
How It Works
While this new pillow from Nitetronic looks and feels a lot more like a traditional pillow than the Z6, it retains the same effective means of modifying head positioning in order to manage snoring. That is the core operation of Nitetronic as a brand and the A1 does seem to be effective at that. My partner has not been complaining about my snoring habits as much while I’ve been reviewing the A1 and I have to assume that the pillow has contributed to those results.
The pillow really just works on its own with minimal input from the user. Once the Anti-Snore mode is activated on the app, the pillow will filter noise and detect for snoring while maintaining a position tracking for the head resting on it. This is where the airbag portion of the pillow kicks in as it will automatically inflate one of the six zones to target a better position for airway clearance to stop the snoring. This dynamic intervention continuously loops throughout the entire sleep cycle of the user.
The interesting portion of this that still amazes me is that I did not actively feel the intervention happen while the zone inflates. I do know its happening but its subtle enough that its barely noticeable. And unlike the Z6 which was very loud when adjusting the zones, the pump on the A1 is nearly silent. I honestly couldn’t hear it operate. Nitetronic says it runs on a 10dB noise output which I think is on the conservative side of the measurement.
Connectivity + The AI App
Perhaps the only noticeable thing about the A1 that makes it different from a regular pillow is that there’s a cable connected to it. Unlike the Z6, there’s no large pump required or additional external hookups needed other than the pillow itself. It connects to the pillow’s rear using a USB-C cable to power. Once the pillow is connected it’s powered on and users can simply connect it to the AI Pillow Premium App. Keep in mind that this app is required to review reports, look at sleep apnea risks and more. As of this review, the app costs an additional one time purchase fee of $19.99 to access.
To be fully honest, I wasn’t sold on the app. It connects to the pillow just fine but in terms of usability and features, there’s not a whole lot unless you really want to dive into your snoring stats. I found the app to be buggy at times, telling me that some functions like breathing patterns had to be activated when they already were. You also have to manually start the app tracking each night which I would oftentimes forget to do. The app also uses some listening features through your microphone because I noticed that anytime I had the app running but swapped to a different app to check on my baby monitor, the Nitetronic AI Pillow app would close and stop the snore tracking. The app does show some interesting stats though like average snoring decibels, total snoring minutes and snoring types and intensities. It also saves recordings of snoring for playback although I couldn’t hear any of the clips it supposedly saved. Nitetronic guarantees privacy by keeping audio playback saved directly to your device so sound clips never get saved in the cloud. I’m hopeful Nitetronic will improve the usability of the app and user experience to make the app worth it.
DISCLAIMER: Nitetronic SENT US A UNIT FREE OF CHARGE TO REVIEW, BUT ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS REVIEW ARE OUR OWN AND WERE NOT DISCUSSED WITH THE COMPANY PRIOR TO PUBLISHING. 
Final Thoughts
The Nitetronic A1 surprised me in a lot of ways. I’m still using this pillow even after my review period is over because it’s comfortable and cool to touch and works effortlessly. Even though there’s plenty of room to improve on the app side, I felt that Nitetronic produced an excellent sequel in its AI pillow. Regardless of whether I was up in the middle of the night feeding my infant or putting my head down for the first time in the evening, my head felt comfortable and supported. And honestly, who doesn’t want a good night’s rest?
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