Comparison

Sleep vs Scroll Stopper

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
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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

Scroll Stopper

This app helps you regain control over your phone usage by setting time limits for individual applications. It allows you to define how long you need to wait before resuming use of a restricted app, promoting better digital well-being.

Highlights
  • Set time limits for apps
  • Define app usage pause durations
  • Reduce overall phone screen time
  • Improve digital well-being
  • Manage app usage individually
Features
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Scroll Stopper helps you stop endlessly scrolling and lets you manage how much time you spend using different apps on your phone. You can set a time limit for each app and decide how long to pause before you can use the app again. The goal is to help you reduce the time spent on your phone and improve your digital well being.

Screenshots

Sleep4 screens
Scroll Stopper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scroll Stopper at 100% against Sleep's 60%. Scroll Stopper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). Sleep's advantage is ratings volume (9.6K vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Scroll Stopper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scroll Stopper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sleep has 9.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Sleep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scroll Stopper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep ships an update every 3 weeks, Scroll Stopper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sleep versus Scroll Stopper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleepScroll Stopper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9.6K ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.6K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Donate To Play Inc.

Customer experience

Sleep

All ratings9,644 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews1,061 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative33.3%

Scroll Stopper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Scroll Stopper

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
None

Scroll Stopper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep free?
Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scroll Stopper free?
Scroll Stopper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sleep or Scroll Stopper?
Scroll Stopper is rated higher. Sleep averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while Scroll Stopper averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Sleep or Scroll Stopper have ads?
Sleep shows ads; Scroll Stopper does not.
Which is updated more often, Sleep or Scroll Stopper?
Sleep ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scroll Stopper monthly. Most recently, Sleep was updated on October 13, 2026 and Scroll Stopper on October 8, 2026.

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