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How do I get started?

Short answerNo account is needed. Answer the three safety questions in Settings, tap Going to sleep at bedtime, and capture your morning when you wake.

No account needed

DreamGate has no account and no sign-in. Open the app and start. The core app is free. Everything you put in is stored, encrypted, on your phone. DreamGate is for adults aged 18 and over.

The four tabs

Morning: hold anywhere to capture what's on your mind, by voice or by typing. DreamGate sorts it into dream content and tasks (actions, ideas and worries) on your phone, and you review and confirm every card.
Night: tap Going to sleep when you head to bed, and I'm up when you wake. This is also where night cues and ambient sound live.
History: your saved entries, and the recurring themes the app has counted. It counts themes; it never interprets them.
Settings: the safety questions, your sleep target, the night glow, appearance, and your data (backups and Delete all data).

Answer the safety questions

Before night cues or the night glow can be used, the app asks three short questions about seizures, sleep paralysis and feeling disconnected. Any answer other than "no", including "not sure", keeps night cues and the night glow off. Ambient sound always stays available. You can review your answers at any time in Settings → Safety questions.

The Wellness and Medical Disclaimer explains who should talk to a doctor before using the night features.

Your first night and morning

At bedtime, open Night and tap Going to sleep. The app switches to red night mode.
When you wake, tap I'm up, then capture your morning: a dream, a to-do list, or whatever is on your mind. A blank morning counts too. Add the hours you slept and a 1–5 clarity rating as you save: that's your morning check-in.
Night cues stay off at first. They need at least one morning check-in in the past week, among other rules. Night features, and why cues are off explains them.

Rest comes first

DreamGate is a wellness and self-exploration tool, not medical care. Skip the night practices whenever you're short on sleep, and stop any feature that leaves you more tired or anxious.

Why are night cues off?What night cues, ambient sound and the night glow do, and the rest check that keeps cues off when you need rest. How does voice capture work?How hold-to-speak works, why it only works on your phone, and what to do if it's off. How do backups work?How to make an encrypted backup, where to keep it, and how to restore it.

Still stuck?

Email hello@dreamgate.one. A person reads every message.