Sleep Jar vs Meandering Sleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Jar
This app offers a vast library of sleep sounds, stories, guided meditations, and ambient noise to promote relaxation and better sleep. It aims to be a mental health tool, helping users focus, de-stress, or simply block out distractions with professionally recorded audio content.
- Extensive sound library
- Narrated sleep stories
- Guided meditation journeys
- Ambient noise options
- Professionally recorded audio
- Focus and relaxation tools
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Sleep Jar plays a large selection of sleep sounds, stories, journeys, meditations, ambient noise, nature sounds, and white noise to help promote better sleep, relaxation, meditation, focus, or to drown out distracting noises. Sleep Jar is trusted by millions of customers and is now available on iPhone! Turn your phone into a mental health powerhouse with our top-rated sleep sounds and narrated content. SOUNDS Our sounds are professionally recorded and carefully reviewed to ensure they are free from distractions. Supported sounds include: - Thunderstorm - Rain - Ocean - Babbling Brook - Fireplace - Airplane - Fan - Oscillating Fan - City - Rainforest - Train - Crickets - Frogs - Bird - Clock - Cat - Vacuum - Pink Noise - Brown Noise - White Noise - Wind - Windy Leaves - Windy Trees - Rain on a Tin Roof - Rain on a Tent - Light Rain - Rain on a Window - Distant Thunderstorm - Shower - Space Deck - Hair Dryer - Clothes Dryer - Dishwasher - Wind Chimes - Whale - Windy Meadow - Heavy Rain - Dripping Water - Fountain - Waterfall - Forest Night - Washing Machine - Heartbeat - Café - Dream - Blizzard - Owl - Underwater - Air Conditioner - Cicadas - Ice Machine - Lake - Office - Seagulls - Womb - Crinkling Plastic - Boat Ride - Highway - Coqui Frogs - Loons - Spa - Tibetan Bowls - Binaural - Distant Train - Snoring - Native American Flute - Indian Flute - Gregorian Chant - Keyboard - Car Ride - Creaking Ship - Row Boat - Wolves - Music Box - Lullaby - Electric Shaver - Bathtub - Draining Water - Buzzing Light - Peaceful - Piano - India - Sailing - Harp - Pipe Organ - Medieval - Guitar - Duduk - Wind Tunnel - Flute - Ukulele - Didgeridoo - Cavern - Farm - Truck Engine - Electric Heater - Lawn Mower - Radiator - Panting Dog - Summer Day - Thunder STORIES Our stories are recorded by our professional storytellers and designed to help ease your mind. Some of our exclusive stories include: - A Visit to Cozy Cove - Tanya and the Three Wishes - The Tale of Harmony and Discord - The Heavenly Artist - Anna and the Very Small Giant - Life on the Narrowboat - The Lighthouse That Watched the Sea - The Wise Man and the Magic Box - The Amazing Silver Birch Tree - Message in a Bottle - The Weight of the World - The Muddy Road - The Magic Money Tree - The Critic Who Learned to be Nice - Healing Hut - Return to Earth - Shipwreck Shack - Elixir of St. Augustine - The Secret Sauce - Dragon Breath ... and more added regularly! JOURNEYS Experience a relaxing, visually-descriptive adventure as told by our professional narrators. Some of our exclusive journeys include: - Hike to a Forest Cabin - Traveling on an Alaska Snow Train - Exploring an Australian Rainforest - Driving on Route 66 - Autumn on the Concord River - Amazing Niagara Falls - Hike in the Grand Canyon - Nova Scotia Lighthouses - Key Largo to Key West - Tour an Ancient Castle ... and more added regularly! MEDITATIONS Prepare your mind to tackle life's everyday challenges with our guided meditations. Some of our exclusive meditations include: - Slowing Down - Boosting Motivation - Building Confidence - Relieving Stress and Pain - Making Decisions - Letting Go of Perfectionism - Nurturing Creativity - Finding Calmness - Changing Your Perspective - Prioritizing Yourself ... and more added regularly! LINK TO ALEXA Enjoy our content and features across iOS and Amazon Alexa! If you're a Premium member on either platform, linking your account unlocks Premium access across devices! Just open Sleep Jar for iOS, go to the settings view, and tap "Link to Alexa" to get started. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT We hope you love Sleep Jar and will consider showing your support by writing a review! If there is anything we can improve, please let us know by emailing support@sleepjar.com. Privacy Policy: https://sleepjar.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://sleepjar.com/terms Copyright © Invoked Apps LLC dba Sleep Jar
Meandering Sleep
This app offers AI-generated long-form stories and lectures designed to be boring, helping users unwind and fall asleep. Content includes rambling tales and dull lectures to disengage the mind.
- AI-generated meandering stories
- Boring lecture content
- Designed to induce sleep
- Unhooks the brain
- Long-form audio content
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Long-form AI stories that bore you to sleep. - Meandering Stories: Unwind with rambling tales that unhook your brain. - Boring Lectures: Engage with lectures so dull, they'll make you nod off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sleep Jar at none against Meandering Sleep's shown. Sleep Jar also leads on ratings volume (902 vs 6). Meandering Sleep's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sleep Jar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Meandering Sleep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Meandering Sleep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sleep Jar has 902 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Sleep Jar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Meandering Sleep's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sleep Jar | Meandering Sleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (902 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 902 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INVOKED APPS LLC DBA SLEEP JAR | Coventry Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Sleep Jar
- Sleep Jar Premium$3.991 Month
- Sleep Jar Premium14 Days trial$19.991 Year
Meandering Sleep
- Full Audio Library 1 Month$4.991 Month
- Full Audio Library 1 Year$49.991 Year
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