[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"categoryArticle_compare-alternatives":3},[4,270,476,699,898,1106,1322,1550,1774,1967,2168,2422,2654],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"description":252,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":255,"navigation":264,"path":265,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":267,"stem":268,"__hash__":269},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-better-sleep.md","Comparing the Top Sleep Aid Apps: Sleepiest vs BetterSleep",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":245},"minimark",[10,14,19,41,44,47,50,55,59,62,65,73,77,80,85,216,220,228,231,239],[11,12,13],"p",{},"If you're having trouble getting a good night's sleep, you're not alone. Millions of people struggle with falling asleep and staying asleep, and many are turning to sleep aid apps for help. Two of the most popular sleep aid apps are Sleepiest and BetterSleep, but how do they compare? In this article, we'll take a closer look at the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide which one is right for you.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-bettersleep","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs BetterSleep",[11,20,21,22,27,28,32,33,36,37,40],{},"Sleepiest and BetterSleep both have fairly similar offerings. Both focus solely on improving your sleep and offer ",[23,24,26],"a",{"href":25},"\u002Flibrary","bedtime stories",", ",[23,29,31],{"href":30},"\u002Fcreate","sleep sounds"," and ",[23,34,35],{"href":25},"meditations"," as part of their feature set. Both also have ",[23,38,39],{"href":30},"sleep sound creation tools"," allowing you to craft the perfect sleep sound to drift off to. Both also offer very high quality sleep aid content which is sure to help get you to sleep.",[11,42,43],{},"When it comes to sleep tracking - once again, both have support for this, but take different approaches to integrating it. BetterSleep rely upon active sleep tracking where you are required to press a button in the app before you go to bed in order to begin tracking your sleep. This can be frustrating for some people as if you forget to press the button to start tracking before you go to bed, or fail to press the button when you wake up, you're likely to end up with incorrect sleep tracking data. However active sleep tracking can access more sensors such as the microphone or very small movements of your device, which can be used to evaluate how likely it is you're in \"deep\" or \"light\" sleep.",[11,45,46],{},"Sleepiest on the other hand uses passive sleep tracking. This relies upon measuring the more general movement of your phone (this works even when when the app isn't open once enabled in the app). The movement data is then passed through an algorithm to determine when you were likely to be awake or asleep during a given time frame. Once enabled this allows Sleepiest to immediately and accurately show you the times you went to bed and woke up on a day to day basis without any manual intervention needed - simply open the app, and your sleep data is there to see without pressing any buttons before you go to sleep \u002F when you wake up. This makes it far simpler to keep track of your sleep health compared to BetterSleep's approach.",[11,48,49],{},"The fact both apps support tracking in some form means both apps can optimize their content offerings towards actually improving your sleep outcomes, though the ease of use of passive sleep tracking in Sleepiest means theres likely more actionable data available within Sleepiest.",[51,52],"blog-image",{"caption":53,"image":54},"Which sleep app is best Sleepiest Or BetterSleep?","sleepiest-vs-better-sleep.png",[15,56,58],{"id":57},"the-price","The price",[11,60,61],{},"In terms of price; BetterSleep costs $59.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo, while Sleepiest costs $69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo. So a slight saving with BetterSleep if you go yearly, but no difference if you're going monthly.",[11,63,64],{},"BetterSleep offers a small number of free bits of content; but most is locked behind a free trial or subscription. Sleepiest on the other hand offers over 100+ bits of entirely free content, accessibly without committing to a free trial and is therefore simpler to try out in a non-committal way.",[11,66,67,68,72],{},"Both BetterSleep and Sleepiest offer a ",[23,69,71],{"href":70},"\u002Fcheckout","free trial"," allowing you to explore their wider premium catalogue of content before paying for a subscription.",[15,74,76],{"id":75},"ratings","Ratings",[11,78,79],{},"Sleepiest and BetterSleep have both been downloaded several million times, with the vast majority of users of both apps rating them 5*. The user interface of both apps is superb, and both are easy to navigate and use.",[81,82,84],"h1",{"id":83},"detailed-comparison","Detailed comparison",[86,87,88,103],"table",{},[89,90,91],"thead",{},[92,93,94,97,100],"tr",{},[95,96],"th",{},[95,98,99],{},"Sleepiest",[95,101,102],{},"BetterSleep",[104,105,106,118,128,137,146,157,166,176,185,194,205],"tbody",{},[92,107,108,112,115],{},[109,110,111],"td",{},"Price",[109,113,114],{},"$69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo",[109,116,117],{},"$59.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo",[92,119,120,123,126],{},[109,121,122],{},"Offers bedtime stories",[109,124,125],{},"👍",[109,127,125],{},[92,129,130,133,135],{},[109,131,132],{},"Offers sleep sounds",[109,134,125],{},[109,136,125],{},[92,138,139,142,144],{},[109,140,141],{},"Offers sleep meditations",[109,143,125],{},[109,145,125],{},[92,147,148,151,154],{},[109,149,150],{},"New bits content each week",[109,152,153],{},"10",[109,155,156],{},"3-4",[92,158,159,162,164],{},[109,160,161],{},"Courses to help you sleep",[109,163,125],{},[109,165,125],{},[92,167,168,171,173],{},[109,169,170],{},"Passive sleep tracking",[109,172,125],{},[109,174,175],{},"🚫",[92,177,178,181,183],{},[109,179,180],{},"Active sleep tracking",[109,182,175],{},[109,184,125],{},[92,186,187,190,192],{},[109,188,189],{},"Generate your own sleep sounds",[109,191,125],{},[109,193,125],{},[92,195,196,199,202],{},[109,197,198],{},"Free trial length",[109,200,201],{},"3 days",[109,203,204],{},"7 days",[92,206,207,210,213],{},[109,208,209],{},"Free content without trial",[109,211,212],{},"100+ bits of free content",[109,214,215],{},"~5 free bits of content",[81,217,219],{"id":218},"conclusion","Conclusion",[11,221,222,223,227],{},"BetterSleep and Sleepiest are very similar apps. Both focus on getting you to sleep, and both offer sleep tracking, albeit taking different approaches. You may want to read up on the differences of ",[23,224,226],{"href":225},"\u002Fmagazine\u002Fsleep-tips-and-tricks\u002Fpassive-vs-active-sleep-tracking","Passive vs Active sleep tracking here"," to help you make a decision.",[11,229,230],{},"The quality of content in both apps is high - you're sure to get to sleep quickly with either offering. Sleepiest however does put out content more frequently.",[11,232,233,234,238],{},"In terms of cost; Sleepiest is a little more affordable when on a yearly plan, but pricing is the same for monthly subscribers. Sleepiest offers a much wider selection of ",[23,235,237],{"href":236},"\u002Fpodcasts","content available entirely for free"," (without even starting a free trial) which makes it the more obvious choice to try first, as you can do so without any financial commitment.",[11,240,241],{},[23,242,244],{"href":243},"\u002F","So; why not try Sleepiest for yourself tonight?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":248},"",2,[249,250,251],{"id":17,"depth":247,"text":18},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Looking for a better night's sleep? We compare the features and effectiveness of Sleepiest and BetterSleep, two popular sleep aid apps. Is Sleepiest a good alternative to BetterSleep?","md",null,{"image":54,"author":256,"questions":257},"The Sleepiest Team",[258,261],{"question":259,"answer":260},"Which is better Sleepiest or BetterSleep?","BetterSleep and Sleepiest both have very similar offerings, with similar features and quality of content. However Sleepiest releases content more frequently (10 new bits of content a week), tracks sleep using a passive tracking mechanism which is simpler to use compared to BetterSleeps manual sleep tracking, and offers a slightly more affordable subscription for premium content, alongside significantly more free content.",{"question":262,"answer":263},"What is an alternative to BetterSleep?","A great alternative to BetterSleep could be Sleepiest. It's a little bit more affordable at $49.99\u002Fyr compared to BetterSleeps $59.99. It offers far more content for free, has superior passive sleep tracking support, and releases content more regularly (10 new bits of content every week).",true,"\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-better-sleep","2025-05-28",{"title":6,"description":252},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-better-sleep","M8OkF_IlnbuAAQNdIgZ9Hbt9jgkHSYYtCaJhIUxpZXY",{"id":271,"title":272,"body":273,"description":463,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":464,"navigation":264,"path":472,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":473,"stem":474,"__hash__":475},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-breethe.md","Sleepiest And Breethe Are Very Similar - But Which Is Best?",{"type":8,"value":274,"toc":458},[275,278,282,285,288,291,294,301,304,307,310,313,317,319,322,325,327,330,332,430,432,435,438,441,444],[11,276,277],{},"Sleepiest and Breethe are very similar products; both offering sleep sounds, bedtime stories and sleep meditations designed specifically to help you sleep. But which app is best, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each? We'll explore this and more in this article...",[15,279,281],{"id":280},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-breethe","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Breethe",[11,283,284],{},"On the face of it; both apps are fairly similar, with sleep sounds, bedtime stories and sleep meditations being available in both apps.",[11,286,287],{},"Between the two; Sleepiest has a larger catalogue of sleep aid content, with over 500 bits of sleep inducing content available. Additionally Sleepiest puts out a larger quantity of sleep content with over 10 new bedtime stories, sleep sounds and meditations being added to the app each and every week.",[11,289,290],{},"The quality of the content is comparable between the two apps; with both offering relaxing soundscapes, stories and meditations that are sure to help you get to sleep.",[11,292,293],{},"Breethe includes a therapy chat-bot which can be used to help if you struggle with depression or anxiety. Although the automated nature of this service feels a little cold due to the robotic rule-based nature of it, so it's no replacement for a genuine therapy service. This isn't something Sleepiest offers, so if chat-bot therapy if something you're keen to try then Breethe could be worth considering.",[11,295,296,297,300],{},"Sleepiest offers sleep courses, a sleep sound creation tool, and ",[23,298,299],{"href":225},"passive sleep tracking","; all features that Breethe doesn't offer.",[11,302,303],{},"We feel the sleep tracking in particular is a vital ingredient that makes Sleepiest stand above Breethe's offering.",[11,305,306],{},"Sleepiest's passive sleep tracking uses the historical movement data of your phone (only once you give it permission of course), meaning it can show you not only how you're sleeping after you started using Sleepiest; but also how you slept in the week before using Sleepiest. This allows both you and us to see the tangible impact Sleepiest is having on your sleep, and allows us to focus on sleep content that we know is tangible improving your sleep based on your sleep data.",[11,308,309],{},"This level of transparency can give you the confidence to know Sleepiest is actually helping improve your sleep. In fact; we know from our current customers who have passive sleep tracking enabled that the average amount of sleep you'll get after starting to use Sleepiest is a staggering 29 minutes more each night compared to the week before using us!",[11,311,312],{},"Sleepiest sleep sound creation tool also allows you to craft a perfect soundscape tailor made for you based on the sounds you like the most; something our customers love.",[51,314],{"caption":315,"image":316},"Who offers the best sleep meditations, Breethe or Sleepiest?","sleepiest-vs-breethe.png",[15,318,58],{"id":57},[11,320,321],{},"The cost of Breethe is $89.99\u002Fyr or $12.99\u002Fmo. Compared to Sleepiest's $69.99\u002Fyr and $9.99\u002Fmo Breethe is a fair bit more expensive. Both apps however offer a 3 day free trial allowing you to explore their extended premium libraries for 3 days before paying.",[11,323,324],{},"Sleepiest on the other hand has an extensive catalogue of entirely free content that is accessible without requiring you to start a free trial, or subscribe. Most of our users use Sleepiest without ever needing to pay with over 100+ sleep sounds, stories, meditations, podcast episodes and basic sleep tracking all available without subscribing or starting a trial!",[15,326,76],{"id":75},[11,328,329],{},"Both Sleepiest and Breethe have been downloaded by millions of users around the world. Both are also highly rated; with the vast majority of users rating both apps 5 stars.",[81,331,84],{"id":83},[86,333,334,345],{},[89,335,336],{},[92,337,338,340,342],{},[95,339],{},[95,341,99],{},[95,343,344],{},"Breethe",[104,346,347,356,364,372,380,389,397,405,413,422],{},[92,348,349,351,353],{},[109,350,111],{},[109,352,114],{},[109,354,355],{},"$89.99\u002Fyr or $12.99\u002Fmo",[92,357,358,360,362],{},[109,359,122],{},[109,361,125],{},[109,363,125],{},[92,365,366,368,370],{},[109,367,132],{},[109,369,125],{},[109,371,125],{},[92,373,374,376,378],{},[109,375,141],{},[109,377,125],{},[109,379,175],{},[92,381,382,384,386],{},[109,383,150],{},[109,385,153],{},[109,387,388],{},"0-5",[92,390,391,393,395],{},[109,392,161],{},[109,394,125],{},[109,396,175],{},[92,398,399,401,403],{},[109,400,170],{},[109,402,125],{},[109,404,175],{},[92,406,407,409,411],{},[109,408,189],{},[109,410,125],{},[109,412,175],{},[92,414,415,418,420],{},[109,416,417],{},"Free Trial Length",[109,419,201],{},[109,421,204],{},[92,423,424,426,428],{},[109,425,209],{},[109,427,212],{},[109,429,212],{},[81,431,219],{"id":218},[11,433,434],{},"Which app is best between Sleepiest and Breethe depends on which features are most important to you...",[11,436,437],{},"Sleepiest offers a much wider range of specialized sleep tools including sleep tracking, sleep courses, a sleep sound creation tool allowing you to craft a sleep soundscape specific to you. It also has a much larger selection of content available with over 500+ sleep sounds, meditations and stories.",[11,439,440],{},"Breethe however does include a therapy chat-bot to help it's users better deal with anxiety and depression. If this is a tool that's specifically important to you then Breethe could be worth considering.",[11,442,443],{},"The cost of Breethe is quite significantly higher than that of Sleepiest however... So given the smaller content offering and narrower range of features; it's hard to recommend Breethe for anyone except those who feel a therapy chat-bot it worth an additional $40\u002Fyr.",[11,445,446,447,450,451,457],{},"Sleepiest does offer an extensive library of entirely free content that does not require a subscription of free trial to explore; ",[23,448,449],{"href":243},"so why not try it tonight?"," Or why not download the ",[23,452,456],{"href":453,"rel":454},"https:\u002F\u002Fclick.sleepiest.com\u002FsgGY\u002FWebAppQR",[455],"nofollow","Sleepiest mobile app"," for free and enable our passive sleep tracking and see first hand how much your sleep can improve in just a week of use?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":459},[460,461,462],{"id":280,"depth":247,"text":281},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Could Sleepiest be a good alternative to Breethe? Delve into the pro's and con's of each of these apps.",{"image":316,"author":256,"questions":465},[466,469],{"question":467,"answer":468},"Which app is better Sleepiest or Breethe?","Sleepiest is generally better than Breethe due to its larger content library (500+ items), lower price ($69.99\u002Fyr vs $89.99\u002Fyr), and additional features like sleep tracking, sleep courses, and a sleep sound creation tool. The only advantage Breethe has is its therapy chat-bot feature.",{"question":470,"answer":471},"What is an alternative to Breethe?","Sleepiest is an excellent alternative to Breethe, offering similar features like sleep sounds, bedtime stories, and meditations, but with a larger content library, more weekly updates, and additional features like sleep tracking and custom sound creation, all at a lower price point.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-breethe",{"title":272,"description":463},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-breethe","BaF9011fEQpuGriSgxkDUuVPHBzOSVO2pRnrzsMrNnE",{"id":477,"title":478,"body":479,"description":686,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":687,"navigation":264,"path":695,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":696,"stem":697,"__hash__":698},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-calm.md","Improving Your Sleep: A Comparison of Sleepiest Vs Calm",{"type":8,"value":480,"toc":681},[481,484,488,491,494,497,511,514,518,520,523,534,536,539,541,660,664,668,670,673,676],[11,482,483],{},"When it comes to getting a good night's sleep, there are countless apps and tools available to help you relax and drift off into dreamland. Two of the most popular sleep aid apps are Sleepiest and Calm, but how do they compare? In this article, we'll take a closer look at the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide which one is right for you.",[15,485,487],{"id":486},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-calm","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Calm",[11,489,490],{},"Sleepiest and Calm both include content to help you sleep; which is better very much depends on what you're aiming to get out of their offerings.",[11,492,493],{},"Calm was launched back in 2012 as a broad mental health app. Their offering focuses on audio content for a wide range of mental health issues, of which sleep is only a small part. If you're after a broad mental health tool, then Calm might be a good option for you as they have content able to support a wide range of mental health issues, which for the price is likely to work out cheaper than getting several individual apps targeting specific issues.",[11,495,496],{},"At the time of writing Calm release roughly up to 7 new bits of content each week on a range of mental health topics. Most of these are locked behind a premium subscription so it'll require some commitment; there is however a 7 day free trial available for new users.",[11,498,499,500,502,503,506,507,510],{},"Sleepiest is entirely focused on helping get you sleeping better, and falling asleep faster; so it's likely a better fit if your specifically looking for a tool to help aid your sleep... Sleepiest releases 10 bits of content each week, many of which are available for free (no subscription or trial required). There's also a ",[23,501,71],{"href":70}," available to allow you to trial the wider premium content available as part of Sleepiest ",[23,504,505],{"href":70},"free for 7 days",". Given the wide range of entirely free content however; it's quick and easy to ",[23,508,509],{"href":243},"try Sleepiest"," to see if it can help you without subscribing or making any commitment.",[11,512,513],{},"Sleepiest also offers the ability to passively track your sleep in addition to offering a wide range of sleep aid content, while Calm focuses purely on the content side of things. This is important as Sleepiest's sleep tracking functionality not only lets you see how Sleepiest is tangibly improving your sleep over time, but also as by combining the sleep aid content and sleep analysis within the one app, it allows Sleepiest's content to be developed and refined based on the measurable real-world improvement it's having to your sleep.",[51,515],{"caption":516,"image":517},"Sleepiest versus Calm, which is better?","sleepiest-vs-calm.png",[15,519,58],{"id":57},[11,521,522],{},"In terms of price, Calm's plans start at $69.99 per year or $14.99 per month. A 7 day free trial is available and the majority of the content requires you to be in a free trial or to have an active subscription in order to access it.",[11,524,525,526,529,530,533],{},"Sleepiest costs $69.99 per year, or $9.99 per month; so it is a little more affordable. A ",[23,527,528],{"href":70},"3 day free trial"," is available to trial the full premium library, however we also put out a large amount of content ",[23,531,532],{"href":236},"entirely for free every week",", so it requires a lesser commitment to get started and you can easily use Sleepiest entirely for free to help you sleep.",[15,535,76],{"id":75},[11,537,538],{},"Both Calm and Sleepiest both have millions of happy users with the vast majority of users rating both apps 5 stars. Both apps have a great UI, are well designed and feel great to use.",[81,540,84],{"id":83},[86,542,543,554],{},[89,544,545],{},[92,546,547,549,551],{},[95,548],{},[95,550,99],{},[95,552,553],{},"Calm",[104,555,556,565,573,581,589,598,606,615,624,633,641,649],{},[92,557,558,560,562],{},[109,559,111],{},[109,561,114],{},[109,563,564],{},"$69.99\u002Fyr or $14.99\u002Fmo",[92,566,567,569,571],{},[109,568,122],{},[109,570,125],{},[109,572,125],{},[92,574,575,577,579],{},[109,576,132],{},[109,578,125],{},[109,580,125],{},[92,582,583,585,587],{},[109,584,141],{},[109,586,125],{},[109,588,125],{},[92,590,591,593,595],{},[109,592,150],{},[109,594,153],{},[109,596,597],{},"~7",[92,599,600,602,604],{},[109,601,161],{},[109,603,125],{},[109,605,125],{},[92,607,608,611,613],{},[109,609,610],{},"Includes sleep tracking",[109,612,125],{},[109,614,175],{},[92,616,617,620,622],{},[109,618,619],{},"Broad mental health support",[109,621,175],{},[109,623,125],{},[92,625,626,629,631],{},[109,627,628],{},"Core focus on improving sleep",[109,630,125],{},[109,632,175],{},[92,634,635,637,639],{},[109,636,189],{},[109,638,125],{},[109,640,175],{},[92,642,643,645,647],{},[109,644,198],{},[109,646,201],{},[109,648,204],{},[92,650,651,654,657],{},[109,652,653],{},"100% Free content",[109,655,656],{},"Over 100+ bits of free content",[109,658,659],{},"\u003C 5 free bits of content",[81,661,663],{"id":662},"comments-from-sleepiest-users-who-have-moved-from-calm","Comments From Sleepiest Users Who Have Moved From Calm",[665,666],"reviews",{":reviews":667},"[{\"initials\":\"RR\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Oct 5, 2022\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"I cannot stress how much I love falling asleep to the stories on this app. I love fiction stories and this app absolutely has the best night time stories compared to Calm.\",\"person\":\"RoRioLuz\"},{\"initials\":\"SQ\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Mar 7, 2021\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"This is the best it works better than the app calm ive been using it for 3 days and have already seen a difference pretty soon my sleep schedule will be on track and I will be able to sleep without the app!\",\"person\":\"SweetsAmmarie\"},{\"initials\":\"KL\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Aug 9, 2022\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"Unlike other sleep apps I've tried like Calm and Headspace this has soo many more options that are free!\",\"person\":\"KenzieLovesThisGame\"},{\"initials\":\"NN\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Jun 27, 2022\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"I have used Calm (another App) for a significant time and was finding that I had to pay a significant amount of money. I came across Sleepiest. I haven't looked back since.\",\"person\":\"NurseyNicola\"}]",[81,669,219],{"id":218},[11,671,672],{},"Overall, if you're looking for a broad mental health support app to help with a wide range of mental health issues then Calm could be a good fit for you.",[11,674,675],{},"If you're looking for an app that's specifically focused on helping to get you sleeping better then Sleepiest is more affordable, releases more sleep aid content, has a wider range of sleep features and requires less of an initial financial commitment.",[11,677,678],{},[23,679,680],{"href":243},"Why not try Sleepiest and let us help you fall asleep quicker tonight?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":682},[683,684,685],{"id":486,"depth":247,"text":487},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"A comparison of the Sleepiest app versus The Calm app. Is Sleepiest a good alternative to Calm?",{"image":517,"author":256,"questions":688},[689,692],{"question":690,"answer":691},"Which is better Sleepiest or Calm?","Sleepiest and Calm both include content to help you sleep; which is better very much depends on what you're aiming to get out of these their offerings. Calm offers content for a wide range of mental health issues, of which sleep is only a small part. If you're after a broad mental health tool, then Calm might be a good option. Sleepiest on the other hand is focused entierly on sleep and is therefore likely the better option if you're specifically struggling with sleep.",{"question":693,"answer":694},"What is an alternative to Calm?","If you're looking for an alternative to Calm for sleep, then Sleepiest is a great option. Unlike Calm, Sleepiest is entierly focused on helping get you sleeping better, and falling asleep faster so it's likely a better fit if your specifically looking for a tool to help aid your sleep.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-calm",{"title":478,"description":686},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-calm","LwmWlTHlwl2S9AYXXe8iFHVDT84crGtVofl7X8BrhY0",{"id":700,"title":701,"body":702,"description":885,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":886,"navigation":264,"path":894,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":895,"stem":896,"__hash__":897},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-endel.md","Endel vs Sleepiest: A Comparison of Sleep App Soundscapes",{"type":8,"value":703,"toc":880},[704,707,711,714,717,720,723,726,733,736,739,743,745,748,751,754,756,759,761,867,869,872,875],[11,705,706],{},"Are you tired of tossing and turning at night, unable to get a good night's sleep? If so, you're not alone. Millions of people struggle with sleep issues, and often turn to sleep apps for help. Two popular options are Endel and Sleepiest, but which one is right for you? In this article, we'll compare the two apps and provide an in-depth analysis to help you make an informed decision.",[15,708,710],{"id":709},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-endel","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Endel",[11,712,713],{},"Sleepiest and Endel are very different apps, with fairly different approaches.",[11,715,716],{},"Endel is focused around using AI generated soundscapes to help it's users with a wide range of issues; with everything from helping you sleep, helping you study, relax, achieve more focusing during work to name just a few.",[11,718,719],{},"Endel deal only in soundscapes (no bedtime stories, or meditations) and they focus on a small number of high quality sound tracks made for each purpose which are dynamically adapted based on it's AI... The quality of the soundscapes is high, and as an app it does a good job with it's soundscapes addressing a range of issues.",[11,721,722],{},"Sleepiest in comparison is laser focused on getting you to sleep and offers not only high quality soundscapes, but also expertly crafted bedtime stories, sleep meditations and sleep guidance through it's sleep courses.",[11,724,725],{},"Sleepiest also offers a sleep sound creation tool allowing you to craft the perfect soundscape for yourself; a feature not provided by Endel.",[11,727,728,729,732],{},"Finally, Sleepiest offers ",[23,730,731],{"href":225},"passive sleep tracking support",". A feature not supported by Endel. So if these features are important, or if you're primary focus is on helping you get to sleep then Sleepiest is likely the better choice.",[11,734,735],{},"Endel offers one free soundscape for each issue it attempts to address; so you can get a limited sense as to the quality of the offering without needing to subscribe or start a free trial.",[11,737,738],{},"Sleepiest offers offers 100 completely free bits of content without subscribing, alongside a free trial to access it's broader premium library of content; so there's more to explore without requiring any commitment.",[51,740],{"caption":741,"image":742},"Sleepiest a good alternative to Endel?","sleepiest-vs-endel.png",[15,744,58],{"id":57},[11,746,747],{},"Endel costs $59.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo. Sleepiest costs $69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo. So a slight saving with Endel if you go yearly, but no difference if you're going monthly. Both apps offer a free trial in order to explore their premium offerings.",[11,749,750],{},"Endel offers a small number of it's soundscapes outside of it's free trial allowing you to experience it's app without committing to a trial or subscription.",[11,752,753],{},"Sleepiest offers over 100+ bits of free content outside of requiring you to start a trial or subscription and therefore it's easy to use Sleepiest for free indefinitely, or explore the offering extensively before considering a free trial or subscribing.",[15,755,76],{"id":75},[11,757,758],{},"Both Sleepiest and Endel have had millions of downloads and the majority of both apps ratings are 5 stars. Both have fantastic user interfaces, are easy to use and feel great to use.",[81,760,84],{"id":83},[86,762,763,774],{},[89,764,765],{},[92,766,767,769,771],{},[95,768],{},[95,770,99],{},[95,772,773],{},"Endel",[104,775,776,784,792,800,808,817,825,834,842,850,858],{},[92,777,778,780,782],{},[109,779,111],{},[109,781,114],{},[109,783,117],{},[92,785,786,788,790],{},[109,787,122],{},[109,789,125],{},[109,791,175],{},[92,793,794,796,798],{},[109,795,132],{},[109,797,125],{},[109,799,125],{},[92,801,802,804,806],{},[109,803,141],{},[109,805,125],{},[109,807,175],{},[92,809,810,812,814],{},[109,811,150],{},[109,813,153],{},[109,815,816],{},"0-2",[92,818,819,821,823],{},[109,820,161],{},[109,822,125],{},[109,824,175],{},[92,826,827,830,832],{},[109,828,829],{},"Carefully curated content",[109,831,125],{},[109,833,175],{},[92,835,836,838,840],{},[109,837,170],{},[109,839,125],{},[109,841,175],{},[92,843,844,846,848],{},[109,845,189],{},[109,847,125],{},[109,849,175],{},[92,851,852,854,856],{},[109,853,198],{},[109,855,201],{},[109,857,204],{},[92,859,860,862,864],{},[109,861,209],{},[109,863,212],{},[109,865,866],{},"~10 bits of free content",[81,868,219],{"id":218},[11,870,871],{},"Which app is best for you really comes down to the issues personal to you that you're trying to solve. If you're a big fan of background soundscapes, and are after a solution to not only help you sleep, but also to help you focus at work, study, or relax; then Endel might be the better option.",[11,873,874],{},"On the other hand, if you're looking for an app focused on helping you sleep better, then Sleepiest has a wider feature set to help you sleep, significantly more high quality content to help get you drifting quickly and easily tonight.",[11,876,877],{},[23,878,879],{"href":243},"Why not try Sleepiest for free tonight and see if we can help get you sleeping better?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":881},[882,883,884],{"id":709,"depth":247,"text":710},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Which app is the best for helping you drift off to sleep? Is Sleepiest a good alternative to Endel?",{"image":742,"author":256,"questions":887},[888,891],{"question":889,"answer":890},"Which is better Sleepiest or Endel?","Which app is best for you really comes down to the issues personal to you that you're trying to solve. If you're a big fan of background soundscapes, and are after a solution to not only help you sleep, but also to help you focus at work, study, or relax; then Endel might be the better option. On the other hand, if you're looking for an app focused on helping you sleep better, then Sleepiest has a wider feature set to help you sleep, significantly more high quality content to help get you drifting quickly and easily tonight.",{"question":892,"answer":893},"What is an alternative to Endel?","Sleepiest could be a great alternative to Endel; particularly if you're looking for an app to help you sleep. Unlike Endel Sleepiest offers not only sleep sounds, but also bedtime stories, sleep meditations, sleep courses and sleep tracking.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-endel",{"title":701,"description":885},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-endel","f-u9cMOF2mNh2eM1Fz82dMc6mpfbtPN4I7wVngY0lHg",{"id":899,"title":900,"body":901,"description":1093,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":1094,"navigation":264,"path":1102,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":1103,"stem":1104,"__hash__":1105},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-headspace.md","Getting a Good Night's Sleep: Comparing Sleepiest To Headspace",{"type":8,"value":902,"toc":1088},[903,906,910,913,916,919,922,925,934,938,940,943,949,951,954,956,1068,1072,1075,1077,1080,1083],[11,904,905],{},"If you're struggling to get a good night's sleep, you're not alone. Millions of people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, and many are turning to sleep aid apps for help. Two of the most popular sleep aid apps for the iPhone are Sleepiest and Headspace, but how do they compare? In this article, we'll take a closer look at the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide which one is right for you.",[15,907,909],{"id":908},"sleepiest-and-headspace-compared","Sleepiest and Headspace compared",[11,911,912],{},"Sleepiest and Headspace both contain content designed to help you fall asleep more quickly.",[11,914,915],{},"Headspace launched way back in January 2012 as a mental health \u002F meditation app and has grown to become a market leader. Headspace's offering is broader, with content available for a range of mental health issues including anxiety, depression and more. If you're looking for a broad mental health app, Headspace could be a good fit!",[11,917,918],{},"Headspace's library is almost entirely premium with only a few introductory meditations available to try for free without starting a subscription. There is however a 7 day free trial available which lapses into a paid subscription to allow you to explore their premium library for a limited time.",[11,920,921],{},"Sleepiest on the other hand is an app entirely focused on getting you falling asleep quicker, and sleeping better. All the content in Sleepiest is centered on getting you to sleep. It also has a range of sleep specific tools you won't find in Headspace including a tool to help you mix your own sleep soundscape, alongside passive sleep tracking support.",[11,923,924],{},"The passive sleep tracking support is important, as Sleepiest's sleep tracking functionality not only lets you see how Sleepiest is tangibly improving your sleep over time, but also as by combining the sleep aid content and sleep analysis within the one app, it allows Sleepiest's content to be developed and refined based on the measurable real-world improvement it's having to your sleep.",[11,926,927,928,502,930,506,932,510],{},"At the time of writing Headspace releases 3-4 new bits of content per week. Sleepiest releases 10 bits of content each week, many of which are available for free (no subscription or trial required). There's also a ",[23,929,71],{"href":70},[23,931,505],{"href":70},[23,933,509],{"href":243},[51,935],{"caption":936,"image":937},"Sleepiest versus Headspace, could Sleepiest be a good alternative?","sleepiest-vs-headspace.png",[15,939,58],{"id":57},[11,941,942],{},"In terms of price, Headspace's plans start at $69.99 per year or $12.99 per month. A 7 day free trial is available and the majority of the content requires you to be in a free trial or to have an active subscription in order to access it.",[11,944,525,945,529,947,533],{},[23,946,528],{"href":70},[23,948,532],{"href":236},[15,950,76],{"id":75},[11,952,953],{},"Both Headspace and Sleepiest both have millions of happy users with the vast majority of users rating both apps 5 stars. Both apps have well designed user interfaces and are easy and fun to use.",[81,955,84],{"id":83},[86,957,958,969],{},[89,959,960],{},[92,961,962,964,966],{},[95,963],{},[95,965,99],{},[95,967,968],{},"Headspace",[104,970,971,980,988,996,1004,1012,1020,1028,1036,1044,1052,1060],{},[92,972,973,975,977],{},[109,974,111],{},[109,976,114],{},[109,978,979],{},"$69.99\u002Fyr or $12.99\u002Fmo",[92,981,982,984,986],{},[109,983,122],{},[109,985,125],{},[109,987,125],{},[92,989,990,992,994],{},[109,991,132],{},[109,993,125],{},[109,995,125],{},[92,997,998,1000,1002],{},[109,999,141],{},[109,1001,125],{},[109,1003,125],{},[92,1005,1006,1008,1010],{},[109,1007,150],{},[109,1009,153],{},[109,1011,156],{},[92,1013,1014,1016,1018],{},[109,1015,161],{},[109,1017,125],{},[109,1019,125],{},[92,1021,1022,1024,1026],{},[109,1023,610],{},[109,1025,125],{},[109,1027,175],{},[92,1029,1030,1032,1034],{},[109,1031,619],{},[109,1033,175],{},[109,1035,125],{},[92,1037,1038,1040,1042],{},[109,1039,628],{},[109,1041,125],{},[109,1043,175],{},[92,1045,1046,1048,1050],{},[109,1047,189],{},[109,1049,125],{},[109,1051,175],{},[92,1053,1054,1056,1058],{},[109,1055,198],{},[109,1057,201],{},[109,1059,204],{},[92,1061,1062,1064,1066],{},[109,1063,209],{},[109,1065,656],{},[109,1067,659],{},[81,1069,1071],{"id":1070},"comments-from-sleepiest-users-who-have-moved-from-headspace","Comments From Sleepiest Users Who Have Moved From Headspace",[665,1073],{":reviews":1074},"[{\"initials\":\"KL\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Aug 9, 2022\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"Unlike other sleep apps I've tried like Calm and Headspace this has soo many more options that are free!\",\"person\":\"KenzieLovesThisGame\"},{\"initials\":\"HC\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"May 8, 2022\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"Been using instead of Calm or Headspace and it's been nice.\",\"person\":\"HugeCabbages\"},{\"initials\":\"PP\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Nov 3, 2019\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"A much better alternative for those who do not want to pay the extortionate prices of headspace and similar apps. On this app you do have to pay to unlock every sleep soundscape but there are still several options available for free.\",\"person\":\"PadfootnProngs\"},{\"initials\":\"CNB\",\"source\":\"apple\",\"date\":\"Mar 6, 2021\",\"rating\":5,\"review\":\"I was using Headspace until they changed their pay model, upped the price and hid more free stuff again. Sleepiest is better and it's mostly just about sleep and since that's mostly what I use, this app is going well.\",\"person\":\"Mar 6, 2021\"}]",[81,1076,219],{"id":218},[11,1078,1079],{},"Overall, Headspace offers a good solution if you're looking for an app that's able to provide quite broad support for your mental health needs, while Sleepiest is likely the better option if you're looking for an app that's specifically focused on helping to get you sleeping better.",[11,1081,1082],{},"For sleep; Sleepiest is more affordable, releases more sleep aid content, has a wider range of sleep features and doesn't require you to start a free trial in order to try it out.",[11,1084,1085],{},[23,1086,1087],{"href":243},"So; why not give us a go tonight? Lets get you falling asleep quicker!",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":1089},[1090,1091,1092],{"id":908,"depth":247,"text":909},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Sleepiest versus Headspace. Is Sleepiest be a good alternative to Headspace?",{"image":937,"author":256,"questions":1095},[1096,1099],{"question":1097,"answer":1098},"Which is better Sleepiest or Headspace?","Both Sleepiest and Headspace contain some content designed to aid sleep. Headspace is a very broad mental health app offering help on everything from Anxiety to Depression with sleep being only a small part of their offering. Sleepiest is more focused with it's offering centered on helping get you sleeping better and falling asleep fast. Sleepiest therefore likely the better option if you're specifically struggling with sleep.",{"question":1100,"answer":1101},"What is an alternative to Headspace?","If you're looking for an alternative to Headspace then Sleepiest could be just what you're looking for. While Headspace focuses on mental health as a whole, Sleepiest is purely focused on getting you sleeping better, and falling asleep faster making it the prefect companion for sleep.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-headspace",{"title":900,"description":1093},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-headspace","bSBfMQcyYzFz7OpsL--WE5oTQ1aJDRvVmlQYV80zwsk",{"id":1107,"title":1108,"body":1109,"description":1309,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":1310,"navigation":264,"path":1318,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":1319,"stem":1320,"__hash__":1321},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-insight-timer.md","Comparing Sleep Aid Apps: Sleepiest vs Insight Timer",{"type":8,"value":1110,"toc":1304},[1111,1114,1118,1121,1124,1127,1130,1133,1136,1142,1145,1149,1151,1157,1160,1162,1165,1167,1272,1274,1277,1280,1283,1286,1289,1292,1295,1298],[11,1112,1113],{},"When it comes to getting a good night's sleep, there are countless apps on the market that claim to help. Two of the most popular are Sleepiest and Insight Timer, both of which offer a wide range of sounds and meditations to help users relax and fall asleep. But which app is the better choice?",[15,1115,1117],{"id":1116},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-insight-timer","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Insight Timer",[11,1119,1120],{},"Sleepiest and Insight timer both offer bedtime stories and sleep meditations to help you sleep, although Insight Timer's focus is far broader in that it tries to address mental health very broadly, addressing everything from anxiety to depression, while Sleepiest focuses purely on sleep aid content.",[11,1122,1123],{},"One of the biggest differences between Sleepiest and Insight Timer is the approach. Insight Timer acts as a market place for meditation providers - with a wide range of creators able to upload content to the Insight Timer platform. Insight Timer boasts that is has \"over 100k guided meditations\". This is as much to Insight Timers downfall as it is to it's benefit...",[11,1125,1126],{},"The amount of content in Insight Timer is very broad, and very extensive, however there is limited quality control to make sure the content it's offering is fit for purpose, or of a high quality. By comparison, Sleepiest is a curated experience, with their content team writing original scripts and hand picking narrators best suited for each and every bedtime story and sleep meditation. This means the experience you get from Sleepiest is arguably more refined, with content consistently of a high quality, as opposed to Insight Timer where you may need to dig around within the app to uncover the higher quality content from the vast quantity of user submissions on the Insight Timer platform.",[11,1128,1129],{},"Insight Timer's broad focus also makes it less ideal if you're specifically looking for content to help you sleep. The focus is on mental health as a whole, with the creator-submitted sleep offerings making up only a small portion of the content available.",[11,1131,1132],{},"Insight Timer principally focuses on meditation content. Bedtime stories and sleep sounds are sparse on the platform, and therefore it's unlikely to be as good a fit if this is what you're looking for.",[11,1134,1135],{},"Sleepiest also offers a sleep sound creation tool, allowing you to layer sounds to build the ideal soundscape for you to sleep to; a functionality Insight Timer doesn't provide.",[11,1137,1138,1139,1141],{},"Finally, unlike Insight Timer; Sleepiest offers ",[23,1140,299],{"href":225},"; this allows you to analyze your sleep data both for the week before you installed Sleepiest, as well as after you start using Sleepiest. This level of transparency provides confidence that the Sleepiest offering is tangibly improving your sleep; in-fact sleep tracking data shows our customers on average get 29 minutes more sleep each night when using Sleepiest compared to the week before they joined!",[11,1143,1144],{},"Additionally by combining sleep content with sleep tracking; the team here at Sleepiest are able to refine content based on the tangible impact it's having on improving the sleep of our customers.",[51,1146],{"caption":1147,"image":1148},"Sleepiest vs Insight Timer - Quantity over Quality?","sleepiest-vs-insight-timer.png",[15,1150,58],{"id":57},[11,1152,525,1153,529,1155,533],{},[23,1154,528],{"href":70},[23,1156,532],{"href":236},[11,1158,1159],{},"Insight Timer costs $59.99\u002Fyr and $9.99\u002Fmo.",[15,1161,76],{"id":75},[11,1163,1164],{},"Both Sleepiest and Insight Timer have millions of downloads. Both also have a high user ratings with the vast majority of ratings being 5*. The interface of both apps is of a high quality, providing simple navigation and ease of use.",[81,1166,84],{"id":83},[86,1168,1169,1180],{},[89,1170,1171],{},[92,1172,1173,1175,1177],{},[95,1174],{},[95,1176,99],{},[95,1178,1179],{},"Insight Timer",[104,1181,1182,1190,1198,1206,1214,1223,1231,1239,1247,1255,1263],{},[92,1183,1184,1186,1188],{},[109,1185,111],{},[109,1187,114],{},[109,1189,117],{},[92,1191,1192,1194,1196],{},[109,1193,122],{},[109,1195,125],{},[109,1197,125],{},[92,1199,1200,1202,1204],{},[109,1201,132],{},[109,1203,125],{},[109,1205,175],{},[92,1207,1208,1210,1212],{},[109,1209,141],{},[109,1211,125],{},[109,1213,125],{},[92,1215,1216,1218,1220],{},[109,1217,150],{},[109,1219,153],{},[109,1221,1222],{},"500+",[92,1224,1225,1227,1229],{},[109,1226,161],{},[109,1228,125],{},[109,1230,125],{},[92,1232,1233,1235,1237],{},[109,1234,829],{},[109,1236,125],{},[109,1238,175],{},[92,1240,1241,1243,1245],{},[109,1242,170],{},[109,1244,125],{},[109,1246,175],{},[92,1248,1249,1251,1253],{},[109,1250,189],{},[109,1252,125],{},[109,1254,175],{},[92,1256,1257,1259,1261],{},[109,1258,198],{},[109,1260,201],{},[109,1262,204],{},[92,1264,1265,1267,1269],{},[109,1266,209],{},[109,1268,212],{},[109,1270,1271],{},"5000+ bits of free content",[81,1273,219],{"id":218},[11,1275,1276],{},"Insight Timer has significantly more content available than any other app in the mental health or sleep space; but this high quantity comes at a cost. By acting as a very broad marketplace for meditation content, the quality of content suffers.",[11,1278,1279],{},"Insight timer accepts over 80 new bits of content onto it's platform each-and-every-day, this level of release cadence comes at the expense of quality control, with Insight Timer being bloated with a large amount of of content that's not of as high a quality when compared to many other apps in the market.",[11,1281,1282],{},"By comparison Sleepiest releases 10 new bits of content every week; however each bit of content has been vetted by our internal team. With script writers producing each bit of content internally, us hand selecting the best voice actors in the world to narrate each script. Each recording is then professionally mastered by our sound engineers... The result? A higher quality and more refined experience when listening to content within Sleepiest where you can be ensures of a high quality experience no matter what story, sound or meditation you pick.",[11,1284,1285],{},"When using Sleepiest, you can be guaranteed a high quality listening experience.",[11,1287,1288],{},"Sleepiest has a laser focus on sleep; it's in our DNA. All our content is specifically geared towards getting you to sleep quicker, while Insight Timer takes a broader approach as a meditation app, offering help for a range of topics from screen-time to anxiety and depression. If you're looking for a broader offering to help your mental health as a whole then Insight Timer could be worth trying.",[11,1290,1291],{},"Sleep tracking is available within Sleepiest, a feature not available within Insight Timer. The fact we measure sleep data and the effect our content has on your sleep allows us to refine and focus our content offering to center on content proven to provide a tangible benefit to sleep health.",[11,1293,1294],{},"Our sleep sound creation tool is another feature not offered by Insight timer, which allows you to craft the prefect soundscape to drift off to as you fall asleep tonight.",[11,1296,1297],{},"Overall; if you're looking for a high quality app specifically to help you sleep then Sleepiest is likely the better option. If you're looking for a broader offering to help with a range of mental health issues, and if you like meditations; Insight Timer could be worth trying... But be prepared to dig through a lot of content to find the creator that works for you.",[11,1299,1300,1301],{},"Both apps offer ample free content without requiring you to start a free trial. ",[23,1302,1303],{"href":243},"So why not try Sleepiest tonight and see if it can help you get the great night's sleep you've only dreamed of?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":1305},[1306,1307,1308],{"id":1116,"depth":247,"text":1117},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Comparing sleep aid apps: a look at the features and benefits of Sleepiest and Insight Timer.",{"image":1148,"author":256,"questions":1311},[1312,1315],{"question":1313,"answer":1314},"Which is better Sleepiest or Insight Timer?","Insight timer offers an open marketplace for broad meditation based content. In comparison Sleepiest is a curated platform where every piece of content is created by the Sleepiest team, with high quality standards strictly enforced. If you're looking for a app to help you sleep; Sleepiest is the clear winner. If you're after a broader metal health app and are happy to dig around to find content you like from their extensive user submissions the Insight Timer could be worth trying",{"question":1316,"answer":1317},"What is an alternative to Insight Timer?","Sleepiest is a great alternative to Insight Timer if you're looking for an app to help you sleep. Insight timer is a marketplace that allows any creator to submit meditation content to them. While this means Insight Timer hosts a large and broad range of content, it comes at the expense of quality. Sleepiest by comparison focuses just on Sleep content and offers a curated experience where their team internally produces all scripts, hand picks narrators and professionally masters all recordings; making the quality of Sleepiest's content significantly higher; it's the clear winner if you're looking for sleep aid specific content.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-insight-timer",{"title":1108,"description":1309},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-insight-timer","QSr4MWvBF009WAqmHj1HnAFiyQPL1myEaVUyxq2yU9Y",{"id":1323,"title":1324,"body":1325,"description":1538,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":1539,"navigation":264,"path":1546,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":1547,"stem":1548,"__hash__":1549},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-loona.md","Are Loóna's Sleepscape Episodes Genius Or Madness? Lets Compare Sleepiest vs Loóna",{"type":8,"value":1326,"toc":1533},[1327,1330,1334,1337,1347,1350,1353,1356,1359,1362,1378,1384,1391,1395,1397,1404,1407,1409,1412,1414,1510,1512,1515,1518,1521,1524,1527],[11,1328,1329],{},"Sleepiest and Loóna are both apps designed to help you get to sleep. Sleepiest does this with bedtime stories, sleep sounds, sleep meditations and sleep tracking, while Loóna uses \"interactive with calming activities\" to try help you wind down before sleep. But which is the better approach?",[15,1331,1333],{"id":1332},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-loóna","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Loóna",[11,1335,1336],{},"Unfortunately our view is that Loóna's core experience of having you complete interactive activities on your phone right before bed is, to put it bluntly, a terrible idea at it's core...",[11,1338,1339,1340,1346],{},"There is considerable scientific research on the impact of staring at your phone right before sleep. Put simply; it's bad and has a really negative impact on sleep with the ",[23,1341,1345],{"href":1342,"target":1343,"rel":1344},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sleepfoundation.org\u002Fhow-sleep-works\u002Fhow-electronics-affect-sleep","_blank",[455],"sleep foundation"," stating \"We recommend avoiding computers, smartphones, and other blue light-emitting devices in the hours leading up to bedtime\".",[11,1348,1349],{},"Now; to an extent looking at your phone when picking out content to fall asleep to via a sleep app is unavoidable (though here at Sleepiest we do our best to try - Sleepiest works great with Siri to make it possible to launch your favorite sleep aid content without needing to touch your phone)!",[11,1351,1352],{},"However far from trying limit the time you're looking at your phone by getting you to the best content quickly (like we do here at Sleepiest), Loóna actively encourages you to stare at your phone in order to interact with their 15 minute \"interactive sleep-scape episodes\". This is flies in the face of all scientific advice; and is likely to have the opposite effect in terms of getting you to sleep quickly, instead only serving to keep you awake longer.",[11,1354,1355],{},"While Loóna's core experience is their scientifically flawed sleep-scape episodes, they thankfully do also have tabs available in the app for more conventional bedtime stories and sleep music, so lets move onto comparing the bedtime story and sleep music offerings of Loóna when compared to Sleepiest.",[11,1357,1358],{},"In terms of stories; Loóna has little under 100 stories available, while Sleepiest has over 300. The quality of the content in Loóna isn't terrible, but also isn't great. There's also only 3 stories available in Loóna without requiring you to start a free trial, while Sleepiest offers over 100 bits of content entirely free without requiring any commitment.",[11,1360,1361],{},"Loóna's sleep music section is a bit better with over 100 tracks to help you drift off to sleep (and the majority are free for everyone). Sleepiest also contains hundreds of sleep soundscapes to help you drift off, but we'll admit; not quite as many of our sleep sounds are entirely free when compared to Loóna (don't get me wrong - we still offer a lot of sleep sounds for free, but almost all of Loóna's are available without starting a free trial or subscription; making this section of their app quite compelling).",[11,1363,1364,1365,1368,1369,1372,1373,1377],{},"Sleepiest offers a ",[23,1366,1367],{"href":30},"sleep sound creation tool"," in addition to our expertly crafted sleep sounds; which you can ",[23,1370,1371],{"href":30},"try out for yourself free here",", or in our ",[23,1374,1376],{"href":453,"rel":1375},[455],"free to download mobile app",". While Loóna doesn't include any offering for crafting a soundscape tailor made to you.",[11,1379,1380,1381,1383],{},"Sleepiest also offer ",[23,1382,299],{"href":225},", which allows us (with your permission) to analyze the historical movement data of your device; another feature Loóna doesn't provide, but an important one... By allowing you to passively track your sleep, and displaying this data in an accessible way; you can see how Sleepiest is tangible improving your sleep! In fact users of Sleepiest who enable our passive sleep tracking on average sleep 29 minutes more each night after having downloaded Sleepiest compared to the week before they used it.",[11,1385,1386,1387,1390],{},"In terms of content update frequency; here at Sleepiest we release 10 new bits of sleep inducing content every single week, many of which ware available for free including our ",[23,1388,1389],{"href":236},"award winning podcasts",", while Loóna's update frequency seems to be 1-2 tracks a week.",[51,1392],{"caption":1393,"image":1394},"Sleepiest vs Loona - which is the best sleep app?","sleepiest-vs-loona.png",[15,1396,58],{"id":57},[11,1398,1399,1400,529,1402,533],{},"In terms of price; Loóna is $39.99\u002Fyr or $12.99\u002Fmo, while Sleepiest costs $69.99 per year, or $9.99 per month; so it is a little more affordable. A ",[23,1401,528],{"href":70},[23,1403,532],{"href":236},[11,1405,1406],{},"Both Sleepiest and Loóna also offer free content without having to start a free trial. Overall the free offering of Sleepiest is larger with over 100+ free bedtime stories, soundscapes, podcast episodes and meditation. However Loóna does offer the majority of it's sleep music section for free.",[15,1408,76],{"id":75},[11,1410,1411],{},"Both Sleepiest and Loóna have has millions of downloads from people all over the world. Both apps are very highly rated by customers with the majority of people rating both apps 5 stars. Both apps have very well designed user interfaces and are a delight to use.",[81,1413,84],{"id":83},[86,1415,1416,1427],{},[89,1417,1418],{},[92,1419,1420,1422,1424],{},[95,1421],{},[95,1423,99],{},[95,1425,1426],{},"Loóna",[104,1428,1429,1438,1446,1454,1462,1470,1478,1486,1494,1502],{},[92,1430,1431,1433,1435],{},[109,1432,111],{},[109,1434,114],{},[109,1436,1437],{},"$39.99\u002Fyr or $12.99\u002Fmo",[92,1439,1440,1442,1444],{},[109,1441,122],{},[109,1443,125],{},[109,1445,125],{},[92,1447,1448,1450,1452],{},[109,1449,132],{},[109,1451,125],{},[109,1453,125],{},[92,1455,1456,1458,1460],{},[109,1457,141],{},[109,1459,125],{},[109,1461,175],{},[92,1463,1464,1466,1468],{},[109,1465,150],{},[109,1467,153],{},[109,1469,816],{},[92,1471,1472,1474,1476],{},[109,1473,161],{},[109,1475,125],{},[109,1477,175],{},[92,1479,1480,1482,1484],{},[109,1481,170],{},[109,1483,125],{},[109,1485,175],{},[92,1487,1488,1490,1492],{},[109,1489,189],{},[109,1491,125],{},[109,1493,175],{},[92,1495,1496,1498,1500],{},[109,1497,198],{},[109,1499,201],{},[109,1501,204],{},[92,1503,1504,1506,1508],{},[109,1505,209],{},[109,1507,212],{},[109,1509,212],{},[81,1511,219],{"id":218},[11,1513,1514],{},"Loóna's core offering is it's interactive sleep-scape episodes. These encourage you to stare at your phone right before bed; flying in the face of scientific advice to limit your exposure to screens omitting blue light before bed. For this reason, it makes it a hard app to recommend over Sleepiest (or most other sleep apps) as the most likely effect it will have it to make your sleep worse, not better.",[11,1516,1517],{},"Sleepiest by comparison has a larger selection of sleep content available, releases high quality, expertly crafted content far more frequently, and most importantly is designed to try get you off your phone and listening to a bedtime story, sleep sound of meditation as quickly as possible in order to keep you away from that blue light!",[11,1519,1520],{},"Here at Sleepiest we even built in support for Apple's Siri specifically to allow you to launch content without having to stare at a screen... As much as possible we follow the data from sleep studies and sleep scientists to get you falling asleep, and staying asleep as quickly as we can.",[11,1522,1523],{},"The only section of Loóna worth considering in our view is their sleep music; they have a decent amount of free sleep music content available, and the quality of it is comparable to the soundscapes we offer here at Sleepiest.",[11,1525,1526],{},"Overall we think the offering provided by Sleepiest is far superior... We offer more content, have a more extensive catalogue of free bedtime stories, sounds and meditations which you can explore without committing to starting a free trial or subscription. Most importantly; we follow scientific advice on getting you to sleep as quickly as possible.",[11,1528,1529,1530],{},"But why take our word for it? ",[23,1531,1532],{"href":243},"With so much of our sleep sounds, meditations and stories available for free you can try it for yourself without any commitment. Hopefully we can get you falling asleep effortlessly tonight?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":1534},[1535,1536,1537],{"id":1332,"depth":247,"text":1333},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Could Sleepiest be a good alternative to Loóna? We explore the science between the two offerings.",{"image":1394,"author":256,"questions":1540},[1541,1543],{"question":1542,"answer":1514},"Which is better Sleepiest or Loóna?",{"question":1544,"answer":1545},"What is an alternative to Loóna?","Sleepiest could be a great alternative to Loóna. Loóna's interactive sleep-scape episodes encourage you to stare at your phone right before bed, flying in the face of scientific evidence with regards to blue light exposure before bed. Sleepiest by comparison has hundreds of bedtime stories, sounds and sleep meditations; and it is designed to get you to the right sleep inducing content for you as quickly as possible; so you can get off your phone and focus on getting to sleep right away.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-loona",{"title":1324,"description":1538},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-loona","5J_gFFXWZ_I1MnZCW1vcS-TMuBGxBI9G6s7aB7clfhE",{"id":1551,"title":1552,"body":1553,"description":1761,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":1762,"navigation":264,"path":1770,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":1771,"stem":1772,"__hash__":1773},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-moshi-kids.md","Helping Kids Get a Good Night's Sleep: Moshi Sleep vs Sleepiest",{"type":8,"value":1554,"toc":1756},[1555,1558,1561,1565,1568,1571,1574,1577,1580,1588,1591,1594,1602,1605,1609,1611,1618,1620,1623,1625,1740,1742,1745,1748,1751],[11,1556,1557],{},"If your child is having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, a sleep aid app can be a useful tool to help them relax and drift off into dreamland.",[11,1559,1560],{},"Two of the most popular sleep aid apps designed for kids are Moshi Sleep and Sleepiest, but how do they compare? In this article, we'll take a closer look at the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide which one is right for your child.",[15,1562,1564],{"id":1563},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-moshi-sleep","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Moshi Sleep",[11,1566,1567],{},"Moshi Sleep was released in 2017 based off the popular Moshi children's brand, with Sleepiest released a year later in 2018.",[11,1569,1570],{},"Both apps contain ample bedtime stories to help your kids get to sleep. Moshi contains stories for both daytime and night time which might be more useful if you're looking to keep your kids busy while awake during the day, Sleepiest in comparison principally focuses only on bedtime stories to help get your kids to sleep.",[11,1572,1573],{},"Moshi Sleep utilizes celebrity voice actors (such as the amazing Patrick Stewart) for a number of it's stories which could make it appealing if your child has an affinity for certain voice actors.",[11,1575,1576],{},"In terms of amount of content, Sleepiest puts out far more content than Moshi Sleep, with Moshi sleep's FAQ stating they \"publish at least one new original track on a weekly basis\". Sleepiest on the other hand put out 10 new bits of content ever week, of which at least 2 are child focused. So you're getting at least double the amount of children's sleep aid content each week from Sleepiest, in addition to a lot of other sleep aid content not specifically made for children.",[11,1578,1579],{},"Both Moshi Sleep and Sleepiest sleep sounds. Moshi Sleep's sound library is significantly smaller than Sleepiest's (which has hundreds of sleep sounds available), so if you're looking for Sleep sounds then Sleepiest is likely to be the better choice, with lullabies and relaxing jingles available to help your child drift into sleep. Sleepiest also offers a sleep sound creation tool, allowing you to build the perfect soundscape for your child.",[11,1581,1582,1583,1587],{},"Sleepiest doesn't focus exclusively on children, so there's also loads of sleepy content available for you as parents. That said; Sleepiest still contains ton of content produced specifically for kids, including the ",[23,1584,1586],{"href":1585},"\u002Fpodcast\u002Fkoala-moon","award winning podcast Koko Sleep"," (available in Sleepiest). Much of the children's content available in Sleepiest can be access entirely for free (without even starting a trial); including over 100 episodes of koko sleep and a number of stories from the Koko bedtime story series. So it's a great low-committal option to try before considering more premium options.",[11,1589,1590],{},"Given the focus exclusively on children's content; Moshi sleep does have a more child friendly user interface, designed to be used by young children, while Sleepiest is likely best started by you as the parent. Conversely - Sleepiest is more adaptable as your child grows however, with increasingly more content available as they grow.",[11,1592,1593],{},"Sleepiest also offers Sleep Tracking support which could be useful for you as parents or as your child grows up.",[11,1595,1596,1597,1601],{},"Moshi Sleep locks the majority of it's content behind a pay wall, however both Moshi Sleep and Sleepiest offer 7 day free trials to experience the full premium library. Sleepiest however also offers 100's of entirely free bits of content than can be listened to without needing to start a free trial, including our award winning ",[23,1598,1600],{"href":1599},"\u002Fpodcasts\u002Fkoala-moon","Koko Sleep podcast",", so it's well worth a try with your child before considering any premium options.",[11,1603,1604],{},"Both Sleepiest and Moshi allow family sharing via account sharing, so both you and your children can use either app without buying multiple subscriptions.",[51,1606],{"caption":1607,"image":1608},"Which is best for my kid Moshi Sleep or Sleepiest?","sleepiest-vs-moshi-sleep.png",[15,1610,58],{"id":57},[11,1612,1613,1614,529,1616,533],{},"Moshi Sleep costs $59.99\u002Fyr and $9.99\u002Fmo, while Sleepiest costs $69.99 per year, or $9.99 per month; so it is a little more affordable. A ",[23,1615,528],{"href":70},[23,1617,532],{"href":236},[15,1619,76],{"id":75},[11,1621,1622],{},"Sleepiest and Moshi Sleep both have millions of downloads. Both have high ratings with the vast majority of ratings 5*.",[81,1624,84],{"id":83},[86,1626,1627,1638],{},[89,1628,1629],{},[92,1630,1631,1633,1635],{},[95,1632],{},[95,1634,99],{},[95,1636,1637],{},"Moshi Sleep",[104,1639,1640,1648,1656,1664,1672,1681,1689,1697,1706,1715,1723,1731],{},[92,1641,1642,1644,1646],{},[109,1643,111],{},[109,1645,114],{},[109,1647,117],{},[92,1649,1650,1652,1654],{},[109,1651,122],{},[109,1653,125],{},[109,1655,125],{},[92,1657,1658,1660,1662],{},[109,1659,132],{},[109,1661,125],{},[109,1663,125],{},[92,1665,1666,1668,1670],{},[109,1667,141],{},[109,1669,125],{},[109,1671,125],{},[92,1673,1674,1676,1678],{},[109,1675,150],{},[109,1677,153],{},[109,1679,1680],{},"1-2",[92,1682,1683,1685,1687],{},[109,1684,161],{},[109,1686,125],{},[109,1688,175],{},[92,1690,1691,1693,1695],{},[109,1692,170],{},[109,1694,125],{},[109,1696,175],{},[92,1698,1699,1702,1704],{},[109,1700,1701],{},"Offers content for kids",[109,1703,125],{},[109,1705,125],{},[92,1707,1708,1711,1713],{},[109,1709,1710],{},"Offers content for adults",[109,1712,125],{},[109,1714,175],{},[92,1716,1717,1719,1721],{},[109,1718,189],{},[109,1720,125],{},[109,1722,175],{},[92,1724,1725,1727,1729],{},[109,1726,198],{},[109,1728,201],{},[109,1730,204],{},[92,1732,1733,1735,1737],{},[109,1734,209],{},[109,1736,212],{},[109,1738,1739],{},"\u003C 5 bits of free content",[81,1741,219],{"id":218},[11,1743,1744],{},"Both Moshi Sleep and Sleepiest contain a decent size library of sleep aid content to help your kids sleep.",[11,1746,1747],{},"Sleepiest puts out a greater quantity of content, and is a little cheaper if you go yearly than Moshi. Account sharing and the fact Sleepiest also works for adults means with Sleepiest both you and your children can benefit from the single app, while Moshi Sleep is made exclusively for kids.",[11,1749,1750],{},"Moshi Sleep does do a great job of appealing specifically for kids, so if you're looking for a app for a child to use themselves then it might be a good option, while Sleepiest contains kids content, but is better operated by a parent.",[11,1752,1753],{},[23,1754,1755],{"href":243},"Given the amount of free content available in Sleepiest without requiring any free trial or commitment, why not try it tonight? Lets see if we can get you and your kids sleeping better!",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":1757},[1758,1759,1760],{"id":1563,"depth":247,"text":1564},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Looking for a sleep aid app for your child? We compare the features and effectiveness of Moshi Sleep and Sleepiest, two popular apps to help kids relax and fall asleep. Is Sleepiest an alternative to Moshi Sleep?",{"image":1608,"author":256,"questions":1763},[1764,1767],{"question":1765,"answer":1766},"Which is better Sleepiest or Moshi Sleep?","Sleepiest is designed for both kids and adults, it's therefore more adaptable for children as they grow. Despite this Sleepiest still has a large amount of content made specifically for children including our award winning Koko Sleep series. Moshi Sleep however offers a user interface ideally suited to being used by young children so may be a better fit if you plan to let your child operate the app themselves, while Sleepiest is perfect if you plan to select and play stories for your child.",{"question":1768,"answer":1769},"What is an alternative to Moshi Sleep?","Sleepiest is a great alternative to Moshi Sleep. It contains ample content for kids including bedtime stories, sleep sounds and meditations and including the awarding winning Koko Sleep podcast.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-moshi-kids",{"title":1552,"description":1761},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-moshi-kids","ced9IPilk1lPBrr0JC8RP3oyLKqISRf36vBBVTaBres",{"id":1775,"title":1776,"body":1777,"description":1954,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":1955,"navigation":264,"path":1963,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":1964,"stem":1965,"__hash__":1966},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-portal.md","Comparing Portal and Sleepiest: Which App is the Best for Relaxation and Better Sleep?",{"type":8,"value":1778,"toc":1949},[1779,1782,1786,1789,1792,1795,1799,1802,1805,1808,1811,1813,1816,1819,1821,1824,1826,1923,1925,1928,1931,1934,1937,1944],[11,1780,1781],{},"Portal and Sleepiest are both excellent apps, having each been awarded Apple's \"Editors Choice\" award, making them both among the top apps available on iPhone and beyond. But which is better? It's really going to come down to what you're looking for. This article will explore the features and benefits of both apps to help you decide which app is best for your needs.",[15,1783,1785],{"id":1784},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-portal","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Portal",[11,1787,1788],{},"Portal sells itself as an app to \"relax and unwind in the worlds greatest locations\". It's not strictly sold as purely a sleep aid app; instead selling itself as for everything from focusing, relaxing, helping you sleep and more. That said; many of the sounds available in Portal do lend themselves to aiding sleep.",[11,1790,1791],{},"If you're not looking for sounds to help you sleep and prefer going to sleep to bedtime stories, or sleep meditations then the choice is simple and you can stop here - only Sleepiest offers bedtime stories and sleep meditations to help you sleep.",[11,1793,1794],{},"Sleepiest also offers sleep tracking (transparently letting you see how the app is tangible helping you improve your sleep) and sleep courses to help you ensure your putting yourself in the best position for getting a good nights sleep. Again; if these bits of functionally are also important to you, Sleepiest is the clear choice.",[51,1796],{"caption":1797,"image":1798},"How does the Sleepiest app compare to the Portal app for sleep sounds?","sleepiest-vs-portal.png",[11,1800,1801],{},"Where Portal really shines is when it comes to it's soundscapes. Portal is all about soundscapes; each is recorded professionally using binaural \u002F 3D audio, and it accompanies each with stunning visuals in the app that truly are relaxing to watch.",[11,1803,1804],{},"Staring at a phone for ages is about the worst thing you can do right before bed, so the amazing visuals within Portal aren't going to be much use if your aim is to get to sleep, but they could be fantastic if you want something to help you relax for 5 minutes in the middle of a busy day.",[11,1806,1807],{},"In terms of the amount of content - Sleepiest outperforms here, with over 500+ professionally mastered, amazing sounds specifically crafted to help you sleep, many of which also have been recorded using binaural 3D audio. Over 100 of these are also available completely free, without even requiring you to start a free trial or subscription, so it's easy to give Sleepiest a go and see if it's right for you.",[11,1809,1810],{},"By comparison, Portal offers only a small number of soundscapes available to try without subscribing or starting a free trial, so you're going to have to make more of a commitment to try out their wider catalogue.",[15,1812,58],{"id":57},[11,1814,1815],{},"Sleepiest is $69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo, and both offer a free trial to explore their wider premium libraries.",[11,1817,1818],{},"Sleepiest has over 100 bits of content available entirely free, without requiring you to start a free trial, while Portal's free offering is far more limited with only a handful of soundscapes available without committing to a free trial or subscription.",[15,1820,76],{"id":75},[11,1822,1823],{},"Both Portal and Sleepiest have been downloaded by millions of users, are rated 5 starts by the majority of their users, and have both been awarded Apple's \"Editors Choice\" award; so you can be sure of a high quality experience from both apps.",[81,1825,84],{"id":83},[86,1827,1828,1839],{},[89,1829,1830],{},[92,1831,1832,1834,1836],{},[95,1833],{},[95,1835,99],{},[95,1837,1838],{},"Portal",[104,1840,1841,1850,1858,1866,1874,1882,1890,1898,1906,1914],{},[92,1842,1843,1845,1847],{},[109,1844,111],{},[109,1846,114],{},[109,1848,1849],{},"$49.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo",[92,1851,1852,1854,1856],{},[109,1853,122],{},[109,1855,125],{},[109,1857,175],{},[92,1859,1860,1862,1864],{},[109,1861,132],{},[109,1863,125],{},[109,1865,125],{},[92,1867,1868,1870,1872],{},[109,1869,141],{},[109,1871,125],{},[109,1873,175],{},[92,1875,1876,1878,1880],{},[109,1877,150],{},[109,1879,153],{},[109,1881,816],{},[92,1883,1884,1886,1888],{},[109,1885,161],{},[109,1887,125],{},[109,1889,175],{},[92,1891,1892,1894,1896],{},[109,1893,170],{},[109,1895,125],{},[109,1897,175],{},[92,1899,1900,1902,1904],{},[109,1901,189],{},[109,1903,125],{},[109,1905,175],{},[92,1907,1908,1910,1912],{},[109,1909,198],{},[109,1911,201],{},[109,1913,204],{},[92,1915,1916,1918,1920],{},[109,1917,209],{},[109,1919,212],{},[109,1921,1922],{},"~6 bits of free content",[81,1924,219],{"id":218},[11,1926,1927],{},"Both Portal and Sleepiest are excellent at what they aim to do; but both aim to do slightly different things.",[11,1929,1930],{},"Portal is more of an all-round sound relaxation tool, with a smaller catalogue of soundscapes of a high quality, of which only a subset will be suitable for sleep. It lacks bedtime stories and meditations, because it's not trying to offer that; they focus on relaxing soundscapes for any time of day, and they do it well.",[11,1932,1933],{},"Sleepiest is focused on sleep; is has a greater quantity of meticulously crafted content made specifically for sleep. It has important sleep specific features like sleep tracking (so you can see how the app is tangibly improving your sleep), sleep courses (to help make sure your environment is setup for optimal sleep) and a sleep sound creation tool (allowing you to craft your own soundscape to exactly match your tastes).",[11,1935,1936],{},"If you're after a general relaxation tool to tackle anxiety or stress regardless of the time of day, and sounds are your preferred way to relax then Portal could well be worth trying.",[11,1938,1939,1940,1943],{},"Alternatively; if you're looking for a tool specifically to help get you sleeping better, Sleepiest offers a wider selection of top quality ",[23,1941,1942],{"href":25},"sleep content"," made specifically for this purpose, and a wider set of features to help get you sleeping better and is the clear choice for helping you sleep better.",[11,1945,1946],{},[23,1947,1948],{"href":243},"If you're struggling to sleep; try Sleepiest for free tonight and lets see if we can't get you sleeping better?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":1950},[1951,1952,1953],{"id":1784,"depth":247,"text":1785},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"An in-depth look at the features and benefits of Portal and Sleepiest, two popular apps for relaxation and sleep aid. Could Sleepiest be a good alternative to Portal?",{"image":1798,"author":256,"questions":1956},[1957,1960],{"question":1958,"answer":1959},"Which is better Sleepiest or Portal?","Both Portal and Sleepiest are excellent at what they aim to do; but both aim to do slightly different things. Portal is an all-round sound relaxation tool while Sleepiest is an app aimed specifically at helping you get to sleep, with a wider offering of content and tools to help you sleep including bedtime stories, sleep meditations, sleep sounds, sleep courses and sleep tracking. If you're looking for an app to help you sleep; Sleepiest is the obvious choice.",{"question":1961,"answer":1962},"What is an alternative to Portal?","Sleepiest is a great alternative to Portal if you're looking for relaxing bedtime stories, sleep sounds and sleep meditations specifically to help you sleep.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-portal",{"title":1776,"description":1954},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-portal","ASfn9kMuIagNUumzIPfwek0aL35kIU6QERzWRQSmPxo",{"id":1968,"title":1969,"body":1970,"description":2155,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":2156,"navigation":264,"path":2164,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":2165,"stem":2166,"__hash__":2167},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-shut-eye.md","Getting a Better Night's Sleep with Apps: Shut Eye vs Sleepiest",{"type":8,"value":1971,"toc":2150},[1972,1975,1978,1982,1985,1988,1991,1998,2001,2004,2008,2010,2019,2021,2024,2026,2131,2133,2136,2139,2142,2145],[11,1973,1974],{},"If you're having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, a sleep app can be a useful tool to help you relax and drift off into a peaceful slumber.",[11,1976,1977],{},"Two of the most popular sleep aid apps for the iPhone are Shut Eye and Sleepiest, but which one is the best choice for you? In this article, we'll compare the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide.",[15,1979,1981],{"id":1980},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-shuteye","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs ShutEye",[11,1983,1984],{},"Both Sleepiest and ShutEye offer similar functionality. Both include bedtime stories, sleep sounds and meditations. Both also offer sleep courses, and both offer tools to create your own sleep sounds.",[11,1986,1987],{},"Both also offer sleep tracking functionality, however take different approaches to how they track sleep.",[11,1989,1990],{},"ShutEye uses \"active sleep tracking\", which requires users to press a button in the app before going to bed to begin tracking their sleep. While this allows the app to access more sensors, such as the microphone or small movements of the device, it can be frustrating for some people as forgetting to press the button can result in incorrect sleep tracking data.",[11,1992,1993,1994,1997],{},"In contrast, Sleepiest uses passive sleep tracking. This involves measuring the more general movement of the phone (even when the app isn't open, once enabled in the app). The movement data is then passed through an algorithm to determine when users were likely to be awake or asleep during a given time frame. Once enabled, this allows Sleepiest to immediately and accurately show users the times they went to bed and woke up on a daily basis without any manual intervention. This makes it easier to keep track of sleep health compared to ShutEye's approach. ",[23,1995,1996],{"href":225},"You can read more on the differences on active versus passive sleep tracking here",".",[11,1999,2000],{},"The fact both Sleepiest and ShutEye support tracking means both apps can optimize their content offerings towards actually improving your sleep outcomes, though the ease of use of passive sleep tracking in Sleepiest means it's likely that there is more actionable data available within Sleepiest.",[11,2002,2003],{},"In terms of content; Sleepiest releases 10 original pieces of content every single week, while ShutEye release 6 new pieces of content a week. Both put out more content that most other sleep apps available, though Sleepiest still puts out near double the amount each week when compared to ShutEye.",[51,2005],{"caption":2006,"image":2007},"Battle of the sleep apps. Is Sleepiest of ShutEye best?","sleepiest-vs-shut-eye.png",[15,2009,58],{"id":57},[11,2011,2012,2013,2015,2016,2018],{},"ShutEye costs $59.99\u002Fyr and $9.99\u002Fmo, while Sleepiest costs $69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo. So Sleepiest is a little more expensive on a yearly basis, but they're the same price if you go monthly. A ",[23,2014,528],{"href":70}," is available to trial the full premium library, and we also put out a large amount of content ",[23,2017,532],{"href":236},", so you can easily use Sleepiest entirely for free to help you sleep.",[15,2020,76],{"id":75},[11,2022,2023],{},"Sleepiest and ShutEye both have millions of downloads. Both have high ratings with the vast majority of ratings 5*. Both also have great user interfaces which are easy to navigate.",[81,2025,84],{"id":83},[86,2027,2028,2039],{},[89,2029,2030],{},[92,2031,2032,2034,2036],{},[95,2033],{},[95,2035,99],{},[95,2037,2038],{},"ShutEye",[104,2040,2041,2049,2057,2065,2073,2082,2090,2098,2106,2114,2122],{},[92,2042,2043,2045,2047],{},[109,2044,111],{},[109,2046,114],{},[109,2048,117],{},[92,2050,2051,2053,2055],{},[109,2052,122],{},[109,2054,125],{},[109,2056,125],{},[92,2058,2059,2061,2063],{},[109,2060,132],{},[109,2062,125],{},[109,2064,125],{},[92,2066,2067,2069,2071],{},[109,2068,141],{},[109,2070,125],{},[109,2072,125],{},[92,2074,2075,2077,2079],{},[109,2076,150],{},[109,2078,153],{},[109,2080,2081],{},"6",[92,2083,2084,2086,2088],{},[109,2085,161],{},[109,2087,125],{},[109,2089,125],{},[92,2091,2092,2094,2096],{},[109,2093,180],{},[109,2095,175],{},[109,2097,125],{},[92,2099,2100,2102,2104],{},[109,2101,170],{},[109,2103,125],{},[109,2105,175],{},[92,2107,2108,2110,2112],{},[109,2109,189],{},[109,2111,125],{},[109,2113,125],{},[92,2115,2116,2118,2120],{},[109,2117,198],{},[109,2119,201],{},[109,2121,204],{},[92,2123,2124,2126,2128],{},[109,2125,209],{},[109,2127,212],{},[109,2129,2130],{},"20+ bits off free content",[81,2132,219],{"id":218},[11,2134,2135],{},"Overall Sleepiest and ShutEye are both great sleep apps.",[11,2137,2138],{},"Sleepiest puts out nearly double the amount of content each week compared to ShutEye, however this is still more than most other sleep apps available. Both also offer considerable free content outside of requiring to start a trial or subscription.",[11,2140,2141],{},"In terms of tracking sleep; Sleepiest uses passive sleep tracking, which offers more immediate actionable sleep data, and makes it far more easy to keep track of your sleep health when compared to the manual tracking requirements of ShutEye.",[11,2143,2144],{},"If sleep tracking is important, Sleepiest is therefore likely to be the better option for you. If you're more about the sleep aid content then Sleepiest has more content on offer and a larger library of sleep aid content; however given both apps offer ample free content outside of requiring you to start a free trials \u002F subscribe, the simple option it to just try both.",[11,2146,2147],{},[23,2148,2149],{"href":243},"Why not try Sleepiest for free tonight by clicking here?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":2151},[2152,2153,2154],{"id":1980,"depth":247,"text":1981},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Looking for a sleep aid app for your phone? We compare the features and effectiveness of Shut Eye and Sleepiest, two popular options, to help you decide which one is the best fit for your sleep needs.",{"image":2007,"author":256,"questions":2157},[2158,2161],{"question":2159,"answer":2160},"Which is better Sleepiest or ShutEye?","Overall Sleepiest and ShutEye are both great sleep apps. Sleepiest puts out nearly double the amount of content each week compared to ShutEye. In terms of tracking sleep; Sleepiest uses passive sleep tracking, which offers more immediate actionable sleep data, and makes it far more easy to keep track of your sleep health when compared to the manual tracking requirements of ShutEye. If sleep tracking is important, Sleepiest is therefore likely to be the better option for you. If you're more about the sleep aid content then Sleepiest has more content on offer and a larger library of sleep aid content; however given both apps offer ample free content outside of requiring you to start a free trials \u002F subscribe, the simple option it to just try both.",{"question":2162,"answer":2163},"What is an alternative to ShutEye?","Sleepiest is a great alternative to ShutEye, putting out nearly double the amount of new content each week. Sleepiest also offers a larger library of sleep aid content and superior sleep tracking by using passive sleep tracking, which automatically tracks your sleep using device motion data rather than the manual sleep tracking approach of ShutEye which required you to press a button when you go to sleep and wake up every day.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-shut-eye",{"title":1969,"description":2155},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-shut-eye","kAmnSVRfCrnjdn4cOydssKUBQbZzFlwyc4Y1lPO5LPs",{"id":2169,"title":2170,"body":2171,"description":2410,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":2411,"navigation":264,"path":2418,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":2419,"stem":2420,"__hash__":2421},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-sleep-cycle.md","Comparing Sleep Tracking Apps: Sleepiest vs Sleep Cycle",{"type":8,"value":2172,"toc":2405},[2173,2176,2180,2183,2188,2191,2194,2198,2201,2204,2207,2210,2219,2222,2225,2228,2237,2240,2243,2250,2253,2257,2259,2266,2268,2271,2273,2378,2380,2383,2386,2389,2396,2399],[11,2174,2175],{},"If you're looking to improve the quality of your sleep, a sleep tracking app can be a useful tool to help you monitor and understand your sleep patterns. Two of the most popular sleep tracking apps for the iPhone are Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle, but which one is the best choice for you? In this article, we'll compare the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide.",[15,2177,2179],{"id":2178},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-sleep-cycle","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs Sleep Cycle",[11,2181,2182],{},"Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle both offer sleep tracking functionality, however they each adopt very different approaches to tracking your sleep.",[11,2184,2185,2187],{},[23,2186,170],{"href":225}," is the sleep tracking method we use here at Sleepiest. Passive sleep tracking, (once enabled by you) allows us to track your sleep automatically. No need to open the app every day or press a \"I'm going to sleep\" button!",[11,2189,2190],{},"Instead it works quietly in the background and uses historical movement data of your device (provided by Apple or Google), passes it through our fancy sleep tracking algorithm and shows you how you slept (including in the week before even installing Sleepiest), as well as how your sleep improves after using Sleepiest.",[11,2192,2193],{},"This ability to view your sleep stats using both data from before you started using us, as well as while using Sleepiest we feel provides the transparency to you that Sleepiest is actually helping to improve your sleep... In fact we know from the passive sleep data of our current customers that on average you'll likely get 29 minutes extra sleep each night after starting to use Sleepiest.",[51,2195],{"caption":2196,"image":2197},"Surrounded by clocks when trying to sleep","man-surrounded-by-clocks.png",[11,2199,2200],{},"Sleep Cycle on the other hand uses active sleep tracking. This form of sleep tracking uses the real-time motion data of your device and recordings from your microphone to try and determine if you are asleep or not. This is more intrusive given it needs listen to you all night using the microphone (if you choose to use the microphone rather than accelerometer). It's also far more taxing on your phones battery.",[11,2202,2203],{},"Active sleep tracking can however provide a few potential benefits - the fact it's collecting more data on a second-to-second basis means it can try and evaluate things like your depth of sleep \u002F if you're in a \"light\" or \"deep\" sleep state. Because it has access to the microphone it can also potentially spot things like if you were kept awake due to noise outside.",[11,2205,2206],{},"One benefit active tracking offers with Sleep Cycles implementation is their offering of a \"Smart Alarm\", this is an alarm that will try wake up up when you're in \"light sleep\", with the aim of trying to wake you up when most comfortable. This is a feature Sleepiest doesn't offer as it isn't possible using passive sleep tracking.",[11,2208,2209],{},"This active tracking approach can lead to inaccuracy - noises from outside, or movements of your partner in bed can easily make the tracker think you're awake when you're not.",[11,2211,2212,2213,2218],{},"Scientists from the Mayo Clinic go as far as to explicitly warn against relying on ",[23,2214,2217],{"href":2215,"target":1343,"rel":2216},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mayoclinic.org\u002Fhealthy-lifestyle\u002Fadult-health\u002Fin-depth\u002Fsleep-tracking-devices-dos-donts\u002Fart-20481371",[455],"sleep depth data from sleep tracking apps"," stating \"Consumer sleep trackers are pretty accurate at tracking total sleep time\" but stating \"the only way to accurately identify what stage of sleep you are in is to measure brain activity during a clinical sleep study. None of the consumer devices on the market capture this kind of data\".",[11,2220,2221],{},"Here at Sleepiest, this is why we chose to adopt the passive sleep tracking approach. If we don't have the data required to show you your sleep stages with any reasonable accuracy, we won't make it up and say that we do, and we won't try wake you up based on data that we know not to be accurate.",[11,2223,2224],{},"In reality no apps have the required data to show you accurate sleep stages without a peripheral capable of measuring your brain activity.",[11,2226,2227],{},"What we we do have (once authorized) is the movement data of your phone which we can use to accurately identify when you went to bed, and when you woke up, and we can display it to you in a nice way - so that's what we do.",[11,2229,2230,2231,2236],{},"If you're really looking to track the stages of your sleep in a very in-depth way \u002F with a high degree of accuracy; the best option is likely from our friends over at ",[23,2232,2235],{"href":2233,"target":1343,"rel":2234},"https:\u002F\u002Fdreem.com\u002F",[455],"dreem"," who offer a consumer headset and app capable of doing polysomnography.",[11,2238,2239],{},"Alternatively, Apple recently added support for tracking sleep states to their latest Apple Watch lineup. This doesn't measure brain activity and therefore won't be 100% accurate, but likely will be more accurate than apps using motion or microphone data given the access to heart rate and ecg data (and it's also likely more comfortable than wearing the EEG headset from dreem every time you go to bed 😅).",[11,2241,2242],{},"In terms of content - both Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle also offer sleep sounds, stories and meditations to help you sleep. Most of Sleep Cycle's content is locked behind a paywall, with only 2-3 bits of content available without subscribing. Comparatively Sleepiest has 100's of bits of content available for free without needing to commit to a free trial.",[11,2244,2245,2246,2249],{},"In terms of content offering; Sleepiest has over 500 original bits of content designed to help you get to sleep quicker, with 10 new bits of content every single week, ",[23,2247,2248],{"href":236},"many of which are also entirely free",". Comparatively Sleep Cycle offers a far smaller selection of content, with much less frequent releases.",[11,2251,2252],{},"Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle both allow basic sleep tracking for free, with access to historical \u002F long term data requiring a free trial or a subscription. Both Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle offer a 7 day free trial to explore the premium aspects of their services.",[51,2254],{"caption":2255,"image":2256},"Comparing Sleep Tracking Apps - Sleepiest vs Sleep Cycle","sleepiest-vs-sleep-cycle.png",[15,2258,58],{"id":57},[11,2260,2261,2262,2015,2264,2018],{},"Sleep Cycle costs $39.99\u002Fyr and offers no monthly subscription options. Sleepiest costs $69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo. So Sleepiest is more expensive on a yearly basis, but offers a more affordable monthly option. A ",[23,2263,528],{"href":70},[23,2265,532],{"href":236},[15,2267,76],{"id":75},[11,2269,2270],{},"Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle both have millions of downloads. Both have high ratings with the vast majority of ratings 5*. Both also have great user interfaces which are easy to navigate.",[81,2272,84],{"id":83},[86,2274,2275,2286],{},[89,2276,2277],{},[92,2278,2279,2281,2283],{},[95,2280],{},[95,2282,99],{},[95,2284,2285],{},"Sleep Cycle",[104,2287,2288,2297,2305,2313,2321,2329,2337,2345,2353,2361,2369],{},[92,2289,2290,2292,2294],{},[109,2291,111],{},[109,2293,114],{},[109,2295,2296],{},"$39.99\u002Fyr",[92,2298,2299,2301,2303],{},[109,2300,122],{},[109,2302,125],{},[109,2304,125],{},[92,2306,2307,2309,2311],{},[109,2308,132],{},[109,2310,125],{},[109,2312,125],{},[92,2314,2315,2317,2319],{},[109,2316,141],{},[109,2318,125],{},[109,2320,125],{},[92,2322,2323,2325,2327],{},[109,2324,150],{},[109,2326,153],{},[109,2328,816],{},[92,2330,2331,2333,2335],{},[109,2332,161],{},[109,2334,125],{},[109,2336,175],{},[92,2338,2339,2341,2343],{},[109,2340,180],{},[109,2342,175],{},[109,2344,125],{},[92,2346,2347,2349,2351],{},[109,2348,170],{},[109,2350,125],{},[109,2352,175],{},[92,2354,2355,2357,2359],{},[109,2356,189],{},[109,2358,125],{},[109,2360,175],{},[92,2362,2363,2365,2367],{},[109,2364,198],{},[109,2366,201],{},[109,2368,204],{},[92,2370,2371,2373,2375],{},[109,2372,209],{},[109,2374,212],{},[109,2376,2377],{},"2-3 bits of free content",[81,2379,219],{"id":218},[11,2381,2382],{},"In terms of audio content to help you sleep; Sleepiest has a vastly larger library of content, and is putting out content on a much quicker basis than Sleep Cycle.",[11,2384,2385],{},"In terms of sleep tracking; Sleep Cycle uses active tracking to try detect the depth of your sleep. This requires you to press a button when you go to sleep each night, and when you wake up in the morning which can be frustrating. It also requires real-time access to your microphone and accelerometer which is rather more invasive. Worst of all however is that apps trying to measure sleep depth have been broadly criticized by sleep scientists as not being accurate and not something that's possible to do without capturing brain activity data; which would require peripheral such as a EEG headset.",[11,2387,2388],{},"Comparatively Sleepiest uses passive sleep tracking to estimate when you went to bed and woken up, something sleep scientists broadly agree consumer tracking apps are much more accurate at detecting.",[11,2390,2391,2392,2395],{},"Overall; if accurate tracking of sleep state \u002F depth data is your aim; neither Sleepiest or Sleep Cycle are good fits and you should likely explore the options of getting a consumer eeg headset from ",[23,2393,2235],{"href":2233,"target":1343,"rel":2394},[455]," or grab yourself one of the newer Apple watch's.",[11,2397,2398],{},"If you're after an app to more broadly track when you went to sleep, wake up, and to help you get to sleep, then Sleepiest's passive sleep tracking makes collecting your sleep data trivial compared to Sleep Cycle and Sleepiest's vastly larger content library makes it the obvious choice.",[11,2400,2401],{},[23,2402,2404],{"href":453,"rel":2403},[455],"Download the Sleepiest app here, and try our our passive sleep tracking tonight!",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":2406},[2407,2408,2409],{"id":2178,"depth":247,"text":2179},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Looking for a better way to track your sleep? We compare the features and effectiveness of Sleepiest and Sleep Cycle, two popular sleep tracking apps to help you decide which one is the best choice for your sleep needs.",{"image":2256,"author":256,"questions":2412},[2413,2416],{"question":2414,"answer":2415},"Which is better Sleepiest or Sleep Cycle?","In terms of audio content to help you sleep; Sleepiest has a vastly larger library of content, and is putting out content on a much quicker basis than Sleep Cycle. In terms of sleep tracking; Sleep Cycle uses active tracking to try detect the depth of your sleep. This requires you to press a button when you go to sleep each night, and when you wake up in the morning which can be frustrating. It also requires real-time access to your microphone and accelerometer which is rather more invasive. Worst of all however is that apps trying to measure sleep depth have been broadly criticized by sleep scientists as not being accurate and not something that's possible to do without capturing brain activity data; which would require peripheral such as a EEG headset. Comparatively Sleepiest uses passive sleep tracking to estimate when you went to bed and woken up, something sleep scientists broadly agree consumer tracking apps are much more accurate at detecting.",{"question":2417,"answer":2398},"What is an alternative to Sleep Cycle?","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-sleep-cycle",{"title":2170,"description":2410},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-sleep-cycle","AMvMrdX3IJjLwzvnK7nDNMyAVa3euTW0-H7vfsk0sVw",{"id":2423,"title":2424,"body":2425,"description":2641,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":2642,"navigation":264,"path":2650,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":2651,"stem":2652,"__hash__":2653},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-sleepwave.md","Sleepiest vs SleepWave: A Comprehensive Comparison of Sleep Tracking and Sleep Aid Apps",{"type":8,"value":2426,"toc":2636},[2427,2430,2434,2437,2440,2443,2450,2453,2456,2463,2466,2469,2472,2475,2479,2481,2484,2487,2489,2492,2494,2600,2602,2610,2616,2619,2622,2625,2628,2631],[11,2428,2429],{},"Both Sleepiest and SleepWave are sleep tracking and sleep aid apps designed to help evaluate your sleep patterns, and provide content to help you sleep. But which is better? In this article we'll evaluate the features of the two apps and the scientific evidence on the quality of their sleep tracking to help you pick the right app for you.",[15,2431,2433],{"id":2432},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-sleepwave","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs SleepWave",[11,2435,2436],{},"Both Sleepiest and SleepWave offer sleep tracking, but they take very different approaches in terms of how they approach tracking your sleep.",[11,2438,2439],{},"Here at Sleepiest we utilize passive sleep tracking, which allows you to automatically track your sleep (once enabled) without requiring any manual intervention each night (so no need to press an \"I'm going to bed\" button like other apps!). SleepWave on the other hand uses active sleep tracking using some sonar-like technology they've built internally. This active sleep tracking requires you to start tracking your sleep each night, and to press a button when you wake up, so it's a little more frustrating to use and you have to remember to use it every night.",[11,2441,2442],{},"But which type of tracking is better? Here at Sleepiest we're firmly on the side of passive sleep tracking, and we're not alone... One of the main benefits claimed by apps doing active sleep tracking is that by tracking the finite movement of your phone and using the microphone to record the noise of your environment, they can try an identify the \"depth of your sleep\". This is usually paired (as is the case with SleepWave) with a smart alarm that attempts to wake you up when you're in a \"light sleep state\".",[11,2444,2445,2446,2218],{},"Unfortunately this has been broadly rubbished by experts and sleep scientists, with ",[23,2447,2449],{"href":2215,"target":1343,"rel":2448},[455],"scientists at the mayo clinic",[11,2451,2452],{},"This is the reason, here at Sleepiest we focus on passive sleep tracking whereby we use the broad motion of your phone simply to identify when you went to bed and when you woke up. We don't try guess what sleep state you were in using data we know not to be accurate, and we won't claim to wake you up at the \"perfect time\" based on flawed data. Instead; we'll just be transparent about when we think you went to bed and woke up, and we'll display this data in a beautiful user interface to make it as accessible as possible for you.",[11,2454,2455],{},"In reality no stand-alone apps have the required data to show you accurate sleep stages without a peripheral capable of measuring your brain activity.",[11,2457,2458,2459,2462],{},"If accurate tracking of your sleep state is very important to you; then the best options currently available for consumers outside of a dedicated sleep lab is offered by our friends over at ",[23,2460,2235],{"href":2233,"target":1343,"rel":2461},[455]," who have a consumer EEG headset and accompanying app which can accurately measure your sleep state based on your brain activity using sleep-lab like equipment.",[11,2464,2465],{},"Apple also announced sleep state support in their latest lineup of Apple watches. These new watches do not have access to EEG brain activity data, and therefore won't be 100% accurate compared to an EEG headset, however they do have access to ECG and heart rate data which will allow for a far greater degree of accuracy than is even remotely possible via an standalone app.",[11,2467,2468],{},"If you're after more general sleep tracking where you're more interested in the broad headline information on how long you were asleep for; Sleepiest's passive sleep tracking is likely preferable over most active sleep tracking applications such as SleepWave. Passive sleeping only needs enabling once, then you're good to go and it'll work quietly in the background tracking your sleep without any manual intervention required.",[11,2470,2471],{},"Outside of sleep tracking, both Sleepiest and SleepWave also offer audio to help get you to sleep. SleepWave focuses just on sleep sounds; with a small selection of 7 sounds available in total, 3 of which can be accessed for free outside of a free trial or subscription.",[11,2473,2474],{},"In comparison Sleepiest offers over 500 sleep soundscapes, bedtime stories & sleep meditations, with 10 new bits of content released each and every week. Over 100 bits of content are also available from Sleepiest entirely for free without requiring you to start a free trial or subscribe, so it allows you to explore the Sleepiest offering far more extensively before considering subscribing or starting a free trial; in fact the majority of our users just make use of the free content and tools available in the Sleepiest app without ever subscribing or starting a free trial!",[51,2476],{"caption":2477,"image":2478},"Sleepiest a good alternative to SleepWave?","sleepiest-vs-sleep-wave.png",[15,2480,58],{"id":57},[11,2482,2483],{},"SleepWave is comparatively very cheap offering a yearly subscription for only $23.99. Sleepiest on the other hand costs $69.99\u002Fyr or $9.99\u002Fmo. Both apps offer a free trial allowing you to explore their premium options before subscribing.",[11,2485,2486],{},"The content offering of Sleepiest is however significantly higher, with an extensive catalogue of over 100+ bits of sleep content available entirely for free (without requiring you to commit to a free trial or subscription at all)!",[15,2488,76],{"id":75},[11,2490,2491],{},"Both Sleepiest and SleepWave have been downloaded by millions of users and have high user ratings, with the vast majority rating their experience as 5 stars. Both also have great user experiences and well designed interfaces making them easy to use.",[81,2493,84],{"id":83},[86,2495,2496,2507],{},[89,2497,2498],{},[92,2499,2500,2502,2504],{},[95,2501],{},[95,2503,99],{},[95,2505,2506],{},"SleepWave",[104,2508,2509,2518,2526,2534,2542,2551,2559,2567,2575,2583,2591],{},[92,2510,2511,2513,2515],{},[109,2512,111],{},[109,2514,114],{},[109,2516,2517],{},"$23.99\u002Fyr",[92,2519,2520,2522,2524],{},[109,2521,122],{},[109,2523,125],{},[109,2525,175],{},[92,2527,2528,2530,2532],{},[109,2529,132],{},[109,2531,125],{},[109,2533,125],{},[92,2535,2536,2538,2540],{},[109,2537,141],{},[109,2539,125],{},[109,2541,175],{},[92,2543,2544,2546,2548],{},[109,2545,150],{},[109,2547,153],{},[109,2549,2550],{},"0-1",[92,2552,2553,2555,2557],{},[109,2554,161],{},[109,2556,125],{},[109,2558,175],{},[92,2560,2561,2563,2565],{},[109,2562,180],{},[109,2564,175],{},[109,2566,125],{},[92,2568,2569,2571,2573],{},[109,2570,170],{},[109,2572,125],{},[109,2574,175],{},[92,2576,2577,2579,2581],{},[109,2578,189],{},[109,2580,125],{},[109,2582,175],{},[92,2584,2585,2587,2589],{},[109,2586,198],{},[109,2588,201],{},[109,2590,204],{},[92,2592,2593,2595,2597],{},[109,2594,209],{},[109,2596,212],{},[109,2598,2599],{},"2 bits of free content",[81,2601,219],{"id":218},[11,2603,2604,2605,2609],{},"SleepWave's primary feature is sleep tracking. Unfortunately it uses active tracking to try and detect your sleep state, and this has been broadly rubbished as something that's not possible to do in an accurate way by expert sleep scientists over at the ",[23,2606,2608],{"href":2215,"target":1343,"rel":2607},[455],"mayo clinic",". It's therefore hard to recommend the app for this purpose.",[11,2611,2612,2613,1997],{},"If tracking your sleep state is the most important thing for you; the reality is that neither SleepWave or Sleepiest have the data required for this, and you're better off checking out the consumer EEG headset offered by our friends over at ",[23,2614,2235],{"href":2233,"target":1343,"rel":2615},[455],[11,2617,2618],{},"Alternatively Apple's latest lineup of Apple Watches also introduced sleep state support. These don't collect EEG data, and therefore won't be 100% accurate, however the fact they can measure ECG data and heart rate data will make them significantly more accurate at tracking sleep states than what can be offered by any standalone app.",[11,2620,2621],{},"For basic sleep tracking where you just want to know things like; how long you slept for, how many times you woke up, when you went to bed, and when you got up - Sleepiest passive sleep tracking offers a great solution which once enabled, works quietly in the background and crunches the numbers using it's propriety sleep algorithm, without requiring you to manually log when you went to bed and woke up as is the case with SleepWave and other active sleep tracking apps.",[11,2623,2624],{},"Sleepiest offers the basic version of it's passive sleep tracking for free; with a subscription only required when storing your historical sleep data on a long term basis.",[11,2626,2627],{},"Outside of Sleep Tracking - the content offering of Sleepiest is far superior, with it offering not only significantly more sleep sounds to try when compared to SleepWave, but also offering bedtime stories, sleep meditation, a sleep sound creation tool, sleep courses and more.",[11,2629,2630],{},"We also have a very extensive library of entirely free content here at Sleepiest, letting you use and explore Sleepiest without needing to commit to a free trial or subscription.",[11,2632,2633],{},[23,2634,2635],{"href":243},"So what are you waiting for, why not try Sleepiest for free today?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":2637},[2638,2639,2640],{"id":2432,"depth":247,"text":2433},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"We evaluate Sleepiest versus SleepWave, and look at if Sleepiest could be a better alternative to SleepWave.",{"image":2478,"questions":2643},[2644,2647],{"question":2645,"answer":2646},"Which is better Sleepiest or SleepWave?","Sleepiest offers superior sleep tracking functionality to SleepWave. Unlike SleepWave which uses active sleep tracking to try and detect sleep states (something broadly rubbished as impossible without an EEG headset by sleep scientists at the Mayo clinic), Sleepiest instead uses passive sleep tracking, displaying just the broad headline sleep data using the motion of your phone. This passive sleep tracking approach means once enabled, no manual intervention is required, while the active sleep tracking offered by SleepWave is not only likely less accurate, but also required you to manually press a button identifying when you go to sleep or wake up. Outside of sleep tracking, Sleepiest also features a significantly larger catalogue of sleep aid content to help get you to sleep quickly and easily.",{"question":2648,"answer":2649},"What is an alternative to SleepWave?","Sleepiest is a vastly better alternative to SleepWave. Unlike SleepWave which uses active sleep tracking to try and detect sleep states (something broadly rubbished as impossible without an EEG headset by sleep scientists at the Mayo clinic), Sleepiest instead uses passive sleep tracking, displaying just the broad headline sleep data using the motion of your phone. This passive sleep tracking approach means once enabled, no manual intervention is required, while the active sleep tracking offered by SleepWave is not only likely less accurate, but also required you to manually press a button identifying when you go to sleep or wake up. Outside of sleep tracking, Sleepiest also features a significantly larger catalogue of sleep aid content to help get you to sleep quickly and easily.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-sleepwave",{"title":2424,"description":2641},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-sleepwave","qepgSoVjRZoL3dUgQU1e9VRqVIo9l8uAmkQgS1kvOxY",{"id":2655,"title":2656,"body":2657,"description":2841,"extension":253,"head":254,"meta":2842,"navigation":264,"path":2850,"publishedAt":266,"schemaOrg":254,"seo":2851,"stem":2852,"__hash__":2853},"content\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-white-noise.md","The Best Sleep Sounds: White Noise vs Sleepiest",{"type":8,"value":2658,"toc":2836},[2659,2662,2665,2669,2676,2679,2682,2689,2693,2695,2698,2705,2711,2713,2716,2718,2823,2825,2828,2831],[11,2660,2661],{},"If you're struggling to get a good night's sleep, sleep sounds can be a great solution. Two of the most popular apps for playing sleep sounds are the White Noise and Sleepiest, but how do they compare?",[11,2663,2664],{},"In this article, we'll take a closer look at the features and effectiveness of these two apps to help you decide which one is the best choice for you and your sleep needs.",[15,2666,2668],{"id":2667},"the-offerings-of-sleepiest-vs-white-noise","The Offerings of Sleepiest vs White Noise",[11,2670,2671,2672,2675],{},"White Noise is purely a sleep sound app. It allows you to mix sounds together in much the same way as ",[23,2673,2674],{"href":30},"Sleepiest's create tool",", however the user interface for crafting soundscapes leaves much to be desired, with Sleepiest's soundscape creation tool offering a vastly better user experience.",[11,2677,2678],{},"In terms of number of sounds, both White Noise and Sleepiest both provide ample sleep sounds which you can mix together. Though White Noise keeps most of these are behind a pay-wall with only 5 free sounds available (and none of the 5 are white noise). In comparison Sleepiest offers hundreds of free sleep sounds, stories and meditations (even without starting a free trial or subscription), alongside access to a wider premium library if you start a trial or subscription.",[11,2680,2681],{},"White Noise does not offer any bedtime stories, or sleep meditations. So if you're looking for these, Sleepiest is going to be the better option.",[11,2683,2684,2685,2688],{},"Likewise White noise does not contain any sleep tracking support, while ",[23,2686,2687],{"href":225},"Sleepiest's passive tracking"," makes tracking your sleep simple.",[51,2690],{"caption":2691,"image":2692},"Should I get White Noise or Sleepiest?","sleepiest-vs-white-noise.png",[15,2694,58],{"id":57},[11,2696,2697],{},"In terms of price; both White Noise and Sleepiest offer standard pricing of $69.99\u002Fyr and $9.99\u002Fmo.. WhiteNoise also offer a \"family plan\" for $69.99, while Sleepiest allows you to share your account with family members as part of it's regular subscription.",[11,2699,2700,2701,2704],{},"WhiteNoise offers only 5 free sounds; with the vast majority of their sleep sounds locked behind a free trial or subscription. Sleepiest on the other hand offers over 100+ bits of ",[23,2702,2703],{"href":236},"entirely free content",", accessibly without committing to a free trial and is therefore simpler to try out in a non-committal way.",[11,2706,2707,2708,2710],{},"Both White Noise and Sleepiest offer a ",[23,2709,71],{"href":70}," allowing you to explore their premium libraries free for a period.",[15,2712,76],{"id":75},[11,2714,2715],{},"Sleepiest and White Noise both have millions of downloads. Both have high ratings with the vast majority of ratings 5*.",[81,2717,84],{"id":83},[86,2719,2720,2731],{},[89,2721,2722],{},[92,2723,2724,2726,2728],{},[95,2725],{},[95,2727,99],{},[95,2729,2730],{},"White Noise",[104,2732,2733,2741,2749,2757,2765,2774,2782,2790,2798,2806,2814],{},[92,2734,2735,2737,2739],{},[109,2736,111],{},[109,2738,114],{},[109,2740,1849],{},[92,2742,2743,2745,2747],{},[109,2744,122],{},[109,2746,125],{},[109,2748,175],{},[92,2750,2751,2753,2755],{},[109,2752,132],{},[109,2754,125],{},[109,2756,125],{},[92,2758,2759,2761,2763],{},[109,2760,141],{},[109,2762,125],{},[109,2764,175],{},[92,2766,2767,2769,2771],{},[109,2768,150],{},[109,2770,153],{},[109,2772,2773],{},"None",[92,2775,2776,2778,2780],{},[109,2777,161],{},[109,2779,125],{},[109,2781,175],{},[92,2783,2784,2786,2788],{},[109,2785,170],{},[109,2787,125],{},[109,2789,175],{},[92,2791,2792,2794,2796],{},[109,2793,180],{},[109,2795,175],{},[109,2797,175],{},[92,2799,2800,2802,2804],{},[109,2801,189],{},[109,2803,125],{},[109,2805,125],{},[92,2807,2808,2810,2812],{},[109,2809,198],{},[109,2811,201],{},[109,2813,204],{},[92,2815,2816,2818,2820],{},[109,2817,209],{},[109,2819,212],{},[109,2821,2822],{},"5 free sounds",[81,2824,219],{"id":218},[11,2826,2827],{},"While both are a similar price. Sleepiest offers vastly more content choice than White Noise.",[11,2829,2830],{},"Sleepiest also has a much more generous free offering - with hundreds of sleep sounds, bedtime stories & meditations available without even needing to start a free trial, while White Noise offers only 5 free sounds to try without committing to a free trial.",[11,2832,2833],{},[23,2834,2835],{"href":243},"Given the amount of content available for free in Sleepiest; why not try it tonight and see if it can help you sleep better?",{"title":246,"searchDepth":247,"depth":247,"links":2837},[2838,2839,2840],{"id":2667,"depth":247,"text":2668},{"id":57,"depth":247,"text":58},{"id":75,"depth":247,"text":76},"Trouble falling asleep? We compare the features and effectiveness of the app White Noise and Sleepiest. Could Sleepiest be a better alternative to White Noise?",{"image":2692,"author":256,"questions":2843},[2844,2847],{"question":2845,"answer":2846},"Which is better Sleepiest or White Noise?","White Noise offers basic sleep sounds such as white noise and rain, the user interface and features are fairly basis. Sleepiest however has a wide range of content available including sleep sounds like white noise and rain, but also bedtime stories, sleep meditations, sleep tracking and more.",{"question":2848,"answer":2849},"What is an alternative to White Noise?","Sleepiest is a great alternative to the White Noise app. It offers hundreds of sleep sounds to help you sleep, many available completely free. On top of this is also had hundreds of bedtime stories, sleep meditations, sleep tracking and other features to improve your sleep health.","\u002Fmagazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-white-noise",{"title":2656,"description":2841},"magazine\u002Fcompare-alternatives\u002Fsleepiest-vs-white-noise","eg8Gsb1L0S8DkZu0fC6i4t9TIp3D7LYdlxK-vIJwS4I"]