Scroll to Sleep vs Scrollaby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Adorable sheep in a boat animation
- Endless sunset scrolling
- Counting feature
- In-app screen dimmer
- Soothing sailing sounds
- Customizable timer
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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/
Scrollaby
This app uses a familiar scrolling interface to deliver relaxing content like sounds, stories, and meditations designed to improve sleep quality. It incorporates scientifically proven techniques to help users unwind and prepare for rest, offering a fresh, randomized feed of new material weekly.
- 1000+ sleep sounds, stories, music, meditations, and visuals
- Relaxing scrolling mechanic
- HRV Breathing, CBT-I, Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniques
- Randomized daily content feed
- Favorite content saving
- Sleep timer with automatic fadeout
- HealthKit integration
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Scroll yourself to sleep... 1000+ sounds, stories, music, meditations, and visuals designed to give you great sleep. It's so easy to scroll through your social media feeds and feel terrible. "Doom scrolling" is a real phenomenon that causes a lot of harm to our wellbeing. But it doesn't have to be this way. We've designed Scrollaby to use that same familiar, comfortable scrolling mechanic to present specially created content that relaxes your body and mind to help you prepare for slumber. Instead of counting likes, you'll be counting sheep (not literally, don't be silly). Using the latest clinical and academic research, we've incorporated dozens of different techniques proven to help you rest. Things like HRV Breathing, CBT-I, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Meditation, Autogenic Training, Pscyho-acoutic music, and much more! Each time you open Scrollaby you'll be presented with a randomized feed of content, keeping things fresh (we add new material to your library every week). You can "heart" content to save it as a favorite. Set a sleep timer for automatic fadeout. Enable Reminders or Healthkit to help build good habits. It's time to trade screen time for sleep time. Happy Scrolling, Happy Sleeping. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS When you download Scrollaby you can opt into a 3-day free trial. Scrollaby offers auto-renewing monthly and yearly subscription options for access to the app's features and content. Your Scrollaby 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 Scrollaby but have trouble affording it please email us at support@scrollaby.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://scrollaby.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scroll to Sleep at 85% against Scrollaby's 42%. Scroll to Sleep also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Scrollaby's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Scroll to Sleep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scrollaby sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scroll to Sleep holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scroll to Sleep has 130 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Scroll to Sleep's written reviews are positive against 42% of Scrollaby's.
Scroll to Sleep ships an update every 2 weeks, Scrollaby every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scroll to Sleep | Scrollaby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (130 ratings) — better | 3.6 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simple Machine, LLC | Rockwell Ventures |
Customer experience
Scroll to Sleep
Scrollaby
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
Scrollaby
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scroll to Sleep
- 1 Month Premium Access$1.991 Month
- 1 Year Premium Access$19.991 Year
Scrollaby
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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- Monthly$12.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly$49.991 Year
Questions
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