# Sleep Jar vs Meandering Sleep

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Sleep Jar | Meandering Sleep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (902 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-jar/id1587218079/reviews) | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meandering-sleep/id6502964632/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **902** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 70 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.4** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [INVOKED APPS LLC DBA SLEEP JAR](https://appshunter.io/developer/1587218081) | [Coventry Labs, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1747617129) |

## What reviewers say

### Sleep Jar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-jar/id1587218079)

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.

**Highlights:** Extensive sound library, Narrated sleep stories, Guided meditation journeys, Ambient noise options, Professionally recorded audio, Focus and relaxation tools

**Features:** Siri integration, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sleep Jar Premium | $3.99 | per month |
| Sleep Jar Premium | $19.99 | per year |


### Meandering Sleep

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meandering-sleep/id6502964632)

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.

**Highlights:** AI-generated meandering stories, Boring lecture content, Designed to induce sleep, Unhooks the brain, Long-form audio content

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Audio Library 1 Month | $4.99 | per month |
| Full Audio Library 1 Year | $49.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Sleep Jar free?

Sleep Jar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Meandering Sleep free?

Meandering Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Sleep Jar or Meandering Sleep?

Meandering Sleep is rated higher. Sleep Jar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 902 ratings, while Meandering Sleep averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.

### Do Sleep Jar or Meandering Sleep have ads?

Meandering Sleep shows ads; Sleep Jar does not.

### Which is updated more often, Sleep Jar or Meandering Sleep?

Sleep Jar ships an update fortnightly, and Meandering Sleep fortnightly. Most recently, Sleep Jar was updated on November 3, 2026 and Meandering Sleep on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*