Fall Asleep vs Sleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fall Asleep
This app helps you relax and reduce stress with personalized soundscapes designed to promote better sleep. Create custom mixes of ambient sounds to calm your mind and achieve a more restful night's sleep or effective nap.
- Personalized sound mixing
- Customizable volume control
- Stress relief sounds
- Effective napping aid
- Unlock premium soundscapes
- Set sound timers
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Fall asleep to rain on the window, distant thunder, a crackling fire or waves rolling onto the beach. Pick a room and mix its sounds. Every sound has its own volume, so you can build the blend that helps you drift off. Set the sleep timer and the sound fades out gently, then stops on its own. Choose a 30-second, 1-minute or 2-minute fade in Settings. 5 ROOMS, 30 SOUNDS - Rain: rain on the roof, rain on the window, distant thunder, heavy rain, wind, crickets - Beach: waves, foam on the sand, sea breeze, seagulls, palm leaves, bell buoy - Forest: night woods, stream, leaves in the wind, rain on leaves, owls, distant birds - Fire: crackling fire, embers, wind in the chimney, wood pops, crickets outside, creaking wood - Underwater: deep water, whale song, bubbles, current, muffled waves, sonar FREE - Rain and Beach rooms, 3 sounds each - Hear the other sounds for 10 seconds - 15-minute sleep timer - Preview Forest, Fire or Underwater for 60 seconds, once a day per room - Try the Hearth or Candle skin for 60 seconds, once a day each - The free version shows ads PLUS - Every room with all 6 sounds - Sleep timer: 15, 30 or 45 minutes, or 1, 2 or 3 hours - Keeps playing when your phone is locked - No ads - Hearth and Candle skins - Save up to 5 named mixes Choose Plus Yearly (with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers) or Plus Lifetime, a one-time purchase. JUST ONE ROOM Buy Forest, Fire or Underwater on its own. The room and all 6 of its sounds are yours for good, ad breaks disappear across the whole app, and that room keeps playing when your phone is locked. BOUGHT SOMETHING BEFORE? Everything you unlocked in earlier versions is still yours. Previous buyers also keep every timer length, play when locked and all 6 sounds in every room. Unlock All owners can pick one skin, Hearth or Candle, to keep for free. Restore Purchases is in Settings and on the Plus screen. The room scene moves gently while the screen is on and stops when the screen goes dark. Works on iPhone and iPad. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Plus Yearly is an auto-renewing subscription billed once a year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Plus Lifetime and single rooms are one-time purchases. Terms of Use: https://app26ground.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://app26ground.vercel.app/privacy
Sleep
Drift off to sleep with a variety of soothing content, including narrated stories, guided meditations, and ambient sounds. Manage stress and anxiety to improve sleep quality and establish a consistent bedtime routine.
- Bedtime stories
- Sleep meditations
- Extensive sound library
- Fade out timer
- Bedtime reminder
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Having trouble sleeping? It’s time to say goodbye to sleepless nights and stop missing out on sweet dreams! Sleep will be your favorite lullaby and will help you fall asleep thanks to soothing stories, meditations, white noise, tons of sounds from different environments and much more. You are not the only one to face issues at night. It is not uncommon to find it hard to fall asleep or to wake up various times during the night: Sleep feels you and we're here to help! Learn how to manage stress and anxiety so they don’t ruin your doze anymore, and bring peacefulness into your life. This app provides you with many features that answer to your own needs, from the fight against insomnia to making the morning wake up easier, from improving sleep quality to the management of tinnitus. *FEATURES* - Bedtime stories: listen to narrated bedtime stories designed to lull you to sleep that will help you turn off your mind. Let these peaceful, soft narrations calm your nerves. We found out the best narrators for you: choose among 10 soothing voices the ones you prefer. - Sleep meditations: improve your mindfulness and relieve stress and anxiety in just a few minutes a day. Disconnect your mind, take deep breaths and dive into slumberland. - Sleep sounds: discover a broad library of carefully selected sounds, choose your favorite mix or create your own combination. Fireplace, cat purring, hairdryer, gong, thunder, airplane, urban rain: more than 80 sounds are waiting for you. - Fade out timer: decide the time you want sounds gently dissolve to avoid disturbing your blissful dream. This way you can relax without thinking about switching off your phone. - Bedtime reminder: having a consistent bedtime is key to better sleep, so set up a reminder to go to bed and be sure to awake refreshed. Go on a dreamy adventure into “The Valley of a Hundred Waterfalls” or lose yourself in the “City of many canals". Establish a relaxing bedtime schedule to get your mind and body ready for slumber with Sleep! ---------- SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=1447478883 Privacy policy: https://bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=1447478883 Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at sleep@bendingspoons.com Website: sleepapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Fall Asleep at free with in-app purchases against Sleep's subscription. Sleep's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (60% vs 40%). On price, 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. Fall Asleep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sleep sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fall Asleep ships an update every 5 weeks, Sleep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fall Asleep | Sleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (9.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 59.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nattapon Kittisuphat | Mosaic S.r.l. |
Customer experience
Fall Asleep
Sleep
Bugs and requests
Fall Asleep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sleep
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound playback stops when screen is locked
- Frequent app crashes on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More free sound options
- Ability to save custom sound mixes
- Integration with smart home devices
- Offline mode for sound playback
- Personalized sleep tracking and analysis
In-app purchases
Fall Asleep
- Forest sounds$1.99
- Fire sounds$1.99
- Underwater Sounds$1.99
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- com.nature.sounds.unlockall$4.99
Sleep
- Weekly Pro$2.997 Days
- Weekly Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly Premium with Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
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- Weekly Bundle - Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Weekly Bundle - No Free Trial$3.997 Days
- Help fall asleep7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly Premium with Free Trial7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly Bundle7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly Bundle with Free Trial7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bundle - Weekly - Free Trial7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Bundle - Weekly$6.997 Days
- Monthly Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Questions
Is Fall Asleep free?
Is Sleep free?
Do Fall Asleep or Sleep have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fall Asleep or Sleep?
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