Comparison

Sleep Maestro vs ShiftNight

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Maestro

This app uses hypnotic audio sessions to help users relax and achieve deeper, more restful sleep. It offers a variety of content, including inductions, soundscapes, and mindset resets, designed to address common sleep issues like insomnia and racing thoughts.

Highlights
  • Hypnotic inductions for relaxation
  • Calming soundscapes (beach, river, forest)
  • Mindset resets for long-term sleep improvement
  • Clinically designed audio sessions
  • Subscription for full library access
Features
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Can’t sleep? Struggling with insomnia or to get good quality sleep? Based on the power of hypnosis, Sleep Maestro provides a library of carefully curated audios to help you sleep. If you want deep relaxation and a better night’s sleep, then get sleeping, maestro! Sleep Maestro helps you relax, sleep better, and deal with the stresses that often interfere with high quality sleep. Choose from a wide variety of audio content to help you get the restful sleep you need, including inductions, sleep assisting soundscapes and mindset resets, to deeply change your relationship with sleep. Simple to use and based on years of clinical experience, these gentle and supportive audio sessions are ideal for people who: - Have trouble getting to sleep - Wake and have trouble getting back to sleep - Are so busy in their minds that sleep seems so far away. - Want to relax more deeply - Want to change the way they think about sleep, re-accessing their natural sleeping capabilities A highly affordable solution to sleep using the power of hypnosis, with the opportunity to unlock the whole library for a small monthly or yearly subscription. Designed to be your bedside companion: Whenever you find yourself struggling to sleep, simply open the app and relax, letting the gentle audio carry you towards your goal of restful sleep. Features: # inductions: A series of powerful hypnotic inductions that provide a deeply relaxing experience, calming the mind, developing peace, and leading you towards sleep. #soundscapes: A series of calming and soothing soundscapes and extended soundscape meditations based sounds of the beach, the forest, a gently flowing river or the hum of white noise. Integrating hypnotic spoken word inductions with the soothing sounds, these soundscapes are comforting night time friends. # mindset resets: Slightly longer than inductions, these hypnotic sessions are designed to not only help you deeply relax and get to sleep now but the messaging is specifically designed to change your relationship with sleep – reawakening your natural sleeping abilities. Created and recorded by Philip Owens (B.Sc., Grad Dip Psych, AICH, GAICD). All audios have been clinically designed and professionally recorded to provide you with the perfect companion to your sleeping process. Cut through the noise and become the Maestro of your own sleep. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShiftNight

This app creates personalized sleep plans for individuals with irregular schedules. It provides recommendations for sleep, caffeine intake, and naps based on your unique daily routine, helping you optimize rest and recovery.

Highlights
  • Personalized sleep plans
  • Schedule-aware recommendations
  • Caffeine timing guidance
  • Nap planning
  • Sleep tracking
  • Recovery day transitions
Features
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Fall asleep faster, sleep longer and track your sleep sounds. ShiftNight designs the best sleep possible for your busy schedule. Optionally pairs with Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and any Apple Health enabled wearable. Keep notes about your nights, dreams, and medications in your sleep journal. Personalize by adding your schedule: shifts, life events, school. See when to sleep, when to stop caffeine, and when a quick rest fits. No generic bedtime reminders. No advice built for someone who sleeps at 10pm. What ShiftNight does: - Sleep tracking: See sleep quality and stages improve over time! Log and record your sleep with one tap. - Schedule-aware: Personalize your schedule! Recommendations shift when your schedule shifts - Visual timeline: See your shift, sleep zones, caffeine cutoff, and rest windows on one screen - Caffeine timing: Know exactly when to stop so it does not wreck your post-shift sleep Who it is for: Inconsistent sleep schedules. Night shift workers on 12-hour rotations (7pm to 7am, 6pm to 6am, and similar patterns). Nurses in ICU, ER, Med-Surg, and telemetry. Security, warehouse, factory, and EMS workers. Travel nurses and new grads adjusting to nights for the first time. Multiple full time or part time jobs Entrepreneurs Subscription pricing & terms: A Paid Subscription is required to access the content of the app. Subscriptions automatically renew at the chosen plan price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shiftnight.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://shiftnight.com/terms

Screenshots

Sleep Maestro4 screens
ShiftNight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sleep Maestro at free with in-app purchases against ShiftNight's subscription. Sleep Maestro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, review sentiment, 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 Maestro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ShiftNight sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sleep Maestro versus ShiftNight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep MaestroShiftNight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—59 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip OwensHAVEN VU

Customer experience

Sleep Maestro

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShiftNight

All ratings54 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sleep Maestro

Subscriptions2
  • Month$3.991 Month
  • Year$35.991 Year
10 purchases

ShiftNight

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Annual$29.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual$49.991 Year
  • Annual$59.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Sleep Maestro free?
Sleep Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftNight free?
ShiftNight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sleep Maestro or ShiftNight have ads?
Neither Sleep Maestro nor ShiftNight shows ads.

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