Comparison

Sleep vs Sleep Nest

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bedtime stories
  • Sleep meditations
  • Extensive sound library
  • Fade out timer
  • Bedtime reminder
Features
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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

About

Sleep Nest

This app offers a variety of tools to help you relax and fall asleep peacefully. Choose from sleep stories, guided meditations, or create custom soundscapes to combat insomnia and improve your sleep quality.

Highlights
  • Sleep stories
  • Meditation courses
  • Custom soundscape composer
  • Soothing sounds
  • Unlimited content access with subscription
Features
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We know that falling asleep can be really hard sometimes: you don't feel relaxed enough, your mind is like a busy highway, and counting sheep won't help. As a result, you wake up still feeling tired, and it affects not only your energy level but also your mood, health, work performance and quality of life. That's why we created Sleep. Whether you want to fight insomnia or just unwind before going to bed, we have something for you. - Allow your mind to relax and wander listening to our beautiful sleep stories - Take back control of your sleep with our meditations courses crafted by experts - Create the perfect soundscape using our composer - Or just press play, close your eyes, and fall asleep peacefully thanks to our soothing sounds SUBSCRIPTIONS - You can subscribe for this app to get access unlimited content, 150+ audios and sleep stories - Subscription options are: 1-month with 3-day trial Privacy policy : https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/38687662 EULA : https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/44220384

Screenshots

Sleep4 screens
Sleep Nest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sleep Nest at free with in-app purchases against Sleep's subscription. Sleep Nest also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (69% vs 60%). Sleep's advantage is ratings volume (9.8K vs 52). On price, rating, 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. Sleep sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Sleep Nest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Sleep against 4.2 for Sleep Nest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sleep has 9.8K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Sleep's written reviews are positive against 69% of Sleep Nest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep ships an update every 3 weeks, Sleep Nest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sleep versus Sleep Nest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleepSleep Nest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9.8K ratings) — better4.2 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.8K — better52
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Luni

Customer experience

Sleep

All ratings9,788 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews1,067 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative33.3%

Sleep Nest

All ratings52 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%

Bugs and 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

Sleep Nest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sleep

Subscriptions12
  • 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
1 purchases

Sleep Nest

Subscriptions1
  • Sleep Better3 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Sleep free?
Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleep Nest free?
Sleep Nest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sleep or Sleep Nest?
Sleep is rated higher. Sleep averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while Sleep Nest averages 4.2 from 52 ratings.
Do Sleep or Sleep Nest have ads?
Neither Sleep nor Sleep Nest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep or Sleep Nest?
Sleep ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sleep Nest every 3 days. Most recently, Sleep was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sleep Nest on October 21, 2026.

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