Comparison

Before Sleep vs SpeakUp Ai

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

Head to head
About

Before Sleep

This app uses a combination of ambient sounds and projected light patterns to help users fall asleep faster. It offers customizable light themes like rain and fireplace, along with white noise options to mask distractions. The app can also function as a dimmer and automatically closes after a set time.

Highlights
  • Light projection on ceiling
  • Ambient relaxing sounds
  • Customizable light themes
  • White noise generator
  • Adjustable timer
  • Dimmer function
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Do you spend more than five minutes to fall asleep? Does your newborn baby wake up in the middle of the night? A simple combination of lights and sounds that help you fall asleep! Use your device to reflect lights on the ceiling that simulate rain, fireplace, and more! In addition you will enjoy amazing relaxing sounds. You can use the app as a dimmer too, with a variety of different colors. Just place just device on the night stand and enjoy the app. The application will close after the time is over. You can set the time as well. With the white noise option, you can select a variety of different frequencies. This option is useful to cancel unwanted noises like police sirens. A simple but effective solution to improve your sleep time!

About

SpeakUp Ai

Practice difficult conversations in a safe, AI-powered environment. Build confidence for job interviews, presentations, and social interactions with personalized feedback and various scenarios. Reduce anxiety and improve communication skills for real-life situations.

Highlights
  • AI-driven conversation simulations
  • Practice job interviews
  • Rehearse difficult discussions
  • Personalized feedback
  • Progress tracking
  • Various social scenarios
Features
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SpeakUp.ai is designed to help individuals overcome speech and social anxiety by providing a safe space to practice challenging conversations before they occur. Using AI-driven conversation simulations, users can rehearse job interviews, difficult discussions, presentations, and everyday social interactions. The app offers personalized feedback, progress tracking, and various scenarios to help build confidence and improve communication skills. SpeakUp.ai aims to reduce anxiety and empower users to speak up in real-life situations. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Before Sleep4 screens
SpeakUp Ai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpeakUp Ai at none against Before Sleep's shown. SpeakUp Ai also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Before Sleep sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and SpeakUp Ai sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per 7 days. 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 — 5.0 for Before Sleep against 5.0 for SpeakUp Ai. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Before Sleep ships an update every 2 weeks, SpeakUp Ai every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Before Sleep versus SpeakUp Ai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBefore SleepSpeakUp Ai
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdison LargoRobert Leggs

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Before Sleep

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Unlock Timer$3.99
  • Unlock Timer and Remove Ads.$4.99
3 purchases

SpeakUp Ai

Subscriptions2
  • Essentials$5.007 Days
  • SpeakUp AI Pro (Monthly$12.991 Month
One-time1
  • Life time$89.00

Questions

Is Before Sleep free?
Before Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeakUp Ai free?
SpeakUp Ai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Before Sleep or SpeakUp Ai?
Before Sleep and SpeakUp Ai are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Before Sleep or SpeakUp Ai have ads?
Before Sleep shows ads; SpeakUp Ai does not.
Which is updated more often, Before Sleep or SpeakUp Ai?
Before Sleep ships an update every 2 weeks, and SpeakUp Ai every 3 days. Most recently, Before Sleep was updated on October 15, 2026 and SpeakUp Ai on October 28, 2026.

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