Comparison

Scroll to Sleep vs Mesmerize

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scroll to Sleep

This app helps you relax and fall asleep by providing a calming visual and auditory experience. Watch a sheep sail into a sunset with a counter and soothing sounds to help you drift off.

Highlights
  • Adorable sheep in a boat animation
  • Endless sunset scrolling
  • Counting feature
  • In-app screen dimmer
  • Soothing sailing sounds
  • Customizable timer
Features
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Want to fall asleep? Me too! That's why I made Scroll to Sleep, because I kept doing the thing I think a lot of us do: getting into bed, opening my phone for “just a minute,” and then accidentally feeding my brain a full buffet of noise right before trying to sleep. This didn't feel great (especially in the morning). That's why I designed Scroll to Sleep to be the coziest sleep app ever created to help you relax, wind down, and replace late-night doomscrolling with something softer, slower, and sleepier. So instead of another bright, stressful feed, Scroll to Sleep gives you a calmer bedtime scroll filled with sleepy sheep, relaxing scenes, soothing sounds like ambient ASMR audio and white noise, and peaceful little nighttime moments. Swipe through a gentle sheep social feed, sail across quiet waters, relax under the stars, and give your thumb something soft to do while your mind gets ready for sleep. It’s a simple bedtime app for anyone who wants a calmer night routine, a relaxing screen experience, or a cozy alternative to social media scrolling before bed. FEATURES: • The original relaxing sleepy sailing scene, still free just like it was when it launched • Five personally designed sleep scenes. • No ads, not a single ad. Not a one. • Soothing sleep sounds, ambient ASMR audio, and calming white noise for each scene. • Extra screen dimmer tools for a darker nighttime experience • Auto dimmer and app slowdown time to help conserve battery if you doze off • Custom sleep timer to remind you it's time to scroll to sleep • A calm alternative to doomscrolling before bed • Peaceful visuals for your night routine • Designed for relaxing in bed, on the couch, while traveling, or anytime you want to slow down Scroll to Sleep is not another meditation course, a complicated sleep tracker, or a noisy social feed. It's just a cozy little place to scroll when you want to relax. It worked for me and so many others, I hope it works for you :) Nite nite, Kurtiswow ------------------------ Privacy Policy https://www.kurtiswow.com/privacy-policy-scroll-to-sleep Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mesmerize

Experience a unique audio-visual meditation to calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and improve sleep. Engage with hypnotic visuals, soothing music, and guided sessions for deeper relaxation and enhanced self-awareness.

Highlights
  • Engaging hypnotic visuals
  • Psycho-acoustic music
  • Guided meditations and hypnosis
  • Nature sounds and white noise
  • Sleepy stories
  • Visual breathing patterns
  • Offline compatibility
Features
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Clear your mind and relax with a unique audio-visual meditation experience. Mesmerize combines engaging visuals with relaxing music and expertly crafted guided meditations to give you an all encompassing meditation experience. BENEFITS • Relieve Stress • Lower Anxiety • Better Sleep • Overcome Depression • Enhance Self-Awareness • Deeper Relaxation • Reduce Pain • Overcome Addiction • Increase Focus • In fact, there are many more proven benefits to meditation. The impact of a consistent meditation practice can have a profound impact on the overall quality of your life. FEATURES • Engaging Visuals; uniquely hypnotic visuals designed to mesmerize you. Control their speed with a pinch gesture. • Soothing Psycho-Acoustic Music; designed based on clinically validated principles to ease your body into a state of relaxation. • Guided Meditations & Hypnosis; expertly crafted to help you on a range of topics. • Nature Sounds and White Noise; including rain, ocean, thunder, train, fan and much more • Sleepy Stories; doze off quickly with drowsy tales. • Focus Music; music designed to help you beat distractions and concentrate. • Visual Breathing; the speed of visuals will automatically adjust to your selected breathing pattern. • 3D Voice • Narration speed control • Audio Fusion; mix outside audio with Mesmerize playback. • Sleep Timer; set Mesmerize to automatically stop after a period of time. • Variable Volumes; control the voice and music volumes separately to get your perfect balance between the two. • Offline Compatible; download your favorite content to listen later in airplane mode. • Random Modes; don't like choosing? Automatically chose a random from your favorites or a particular content category. • Healthkit; track your "Mindful Minutes" when using Mesmerize • Privacy Focused; no ads, no marketing emails, no logins or passwords, no accounts, no crazy permissions. In the age of information intrusion, Mesmerize is specifically designed to leave you alone. MEDITATION & HYPNOSIS TOPICS • Mindfulness • Anxiety • Gratitude • Loving Kindness • Emotional Wellbeing • Forgiveness • Self Care • Affirmations • Ease Pain • Compassion • Healing • Sleep • Chronic Pain • Depression • Addiction • ADD & ADHD • Focus & Study • Sports Performance • Quit Smoking & Vaping • Breaking bad habits • Erectile Dysfunction • Dating Confidence • Breathwork • and more! SCIENCE Interested in learning the science behind Visual Meditation? You can learn more at www.MesmerizeApp.com/Science SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS When you download Mesmerize you can opt into a 7-day free trial. Mesmerize offers auto-renewing monthly/yearly/weekly subscription options for access to the app's features and content. Your Mesmerize subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and payment will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. To avoid renewal, you must cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription or trial ends. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. As with all of our apps, if you would like to use Mesmerize but have trouble affording it please email us at support@mesmerizeapp.com so we can help you with our financial assistance program. While we can't keep bringing great experiences to the world without making money, we know not everyone that needs access to our content can afford it, and we're happy to help. Read more about our terms, conditions and privacy here: https://mesmerizeapp.com/terms Safety Warning: we present content that may not be appropriate for people with a history of seizures or epilepsy. Additionally do not use while driving, operating heavy machinery, or any settings where your full attention is required. Viewer discretion is advised.

Screenshots

Scroll to Sleep3 screens
Mesmerize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scroll to Sleep at 85% against Mesmerize's 34%. Scroll to Sleep also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Mesmerize's advantage is ratings volume (57K vs 138) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scroll to Sleep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mesmerize sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mesmerize holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mesmerize has 57K ratings behind it against 138, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Scroll to Sleep's written reviews are positive against 34% of Mesmerize's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scroll to Sleep ships an update every 2 weeks, Mesmerize every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scroll to Sleep versus Mesmerize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScroll to SleepMesmerize
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (138 ratings)4.7 (57K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews — better34.4% of reviews
Number of ratings13857K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB259 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLCRockwell Ventures

Customer experience

Scroll to Sleep

All ratings125 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative5.7%

Mesmerize

All ratings56,933 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews637 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative61.4%

User reviews

Scroll to Sleep

From 138 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😌 Very relaxing and calming
  • 😴 Helps users fall asleep quickly
  • ✨ Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎧 Nice sound effects and options
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Boat speed is too slow for some
  • 🔄 Can become repetitive
  • 🤔 Some users don't understand how to play
  • 😴 Not effective for everyone
  • 🤏 Thumb can get tired from scrolling

Mesmerize

From 57K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💤 Helps with sleep and relaxation
  • 🧘‍♀️ Calms anxiety and stress
  • 🎨 Beautiful, mesmerizing visuals
  • 🎧 High-quality audio and narrations
  • ⏱️ Customizable experiences

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Limited free access
  • 🤒 Can cause motion sickness
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes

Bugs and requests

Scroll to Sleep

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Phone turns off unexpectedly with timer
  • Sound doesn't work when phone is on silent
  • Sound not playing at all

Requested features

11 requests
  • Option to adjust boat speed
  • Tap/hold instead of swipe option
  • Tracker for swipe count
  • Option to turn numbers on/off
  • Make screen even dimmer
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  • More scenery options (mountains, sea, sky, etc.)
  • More ambient soundscapes (wind, rain, birds, etc.)
  • Add music options
  • Allow movement left and right
  • Make it a widget
  • Create similar app with different themes/motions

Mesmerize

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and account restoration problems
  • Visuals getting stuck or not playing continuously

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more nature-based visuals
  • Allow filtering by narrator
  • Implement a queue feature
  • Expand to VR support

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scroll to Sleep

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Premium Access$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium Access$19.991 Year
11 purchases

Mesmerize

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Scroll to Sleep free?
Scroll to Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mesmerize free?
Mesmerize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scroll to Sleep or Mesmerize?
Mesmerize is rated higher. Scroll to Sleep averages 4.4 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Mesmerize averages 4.7 from 57K ratings.
Do Scroll to Sleep or Mesmerize have ads?
Neither Scroll to Sleep nor Mesmerize shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scroll to Sleep or Mesmerize?
Scroll to Sleep ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mesmerize every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scroll to Sleep was updated on October 22, 2026 and Mesmerize on October 28, 2026.

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