Stellar Sleep vs MyBytes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stellar Sleep
This app offers a science-backed approach to permanently improve sleep using psychology. It provides personalized programs and tools to help users understand their minds and build better sleep habits, leading to more restful mornings. Over 80% of users see significant improvement in under 4 weeks.
- Personalized sleep improvement program
- Cognitive restructuring
- Sleep restriction therapy
- Stimulus control techniques
- Relaxation exercises and nature sounds
- Sleep diary and progress tracking
- Gratitude and worry journaling
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Learn how to sleep again with the award-winning mobile app for insomnia started as a venture at Harvard Innovation Labs, and developed in collaboration with sleep psychologists, therapists, and researchers. Looking to improve your sleep permanently? Any program can tell you to cut coffee, use blue-light filters or meditate. But the truth is much of the generic advice on the internet doesn’t work for people with insomnia. Stellar Sleep is different. Stellar Sleep uses the #1 science-backed approach for improving sleep that is personalized to your needs and simply works. We empower you to live a healthier and happier life by better understanding yourself and your brain, so you can wake up every morning feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the challenges of the day. Our results speak for itself. We have helped over a thousand patients fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer using psychology. Over 80% of our users see a dramatic improvement in their sleep in less than 4 weeks. Our evidence-based program takes only 5 to 10 minutes a day, and includes topics around: * Stimulus control * Cognitive restructuring * Undergoing sleep restriction therapy * Building strong sleep habits * Calming down a racing mind * Relaxation techniques * And much, much more In addition to our core sleep curriculum, you’ll have access to the following features: * A comprehensive library of nature sounds, breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation exercises, bedtime stories, sleep music and guided meditations to help you relax and unwind. * Track your progress, better understand your sleep and stay on top of trends with our sleep diary. * Connect with wearables through the Health App. * Gratitude and worry journaling. * 30 night challenge for those who have reached their sleep goal and want to maintain it. * A deeper dive into other mental health challenges. * Strategies for creating lasting behavioral changes in other aspects of your life.
MyBytes
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Food Journal is the low-friction way to notice how what you eat connects to how you feel. No calorie counting. No barcode scanning. No judgment. Just three quick questions: • What did you eat? • How did you feel? • Anything else you want to add? That’s it. Each entry takes seconds, so you’ll actually keep doing it. Every day you log lights up on a clean monthly calendar, so your habits and patterns become easy to see at a glance. Tap any day to revisit your meals, moods, and notes. Built for consistency over perfection — because the goal isn’t a perfect record, it’s a little more awareness, one meal at a time. Start your journal today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Stellar Sleep at 15.0 against MyBytes's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Stellar Sleep | MyBytes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Merlin Collective, LLC | GARCEY ZBIGNIEW BERNARDIN |
Bugs and requests
Stellar Sleep
Reported bugs
2 issues- The program will not download despite multiple attempts
- The app freezes when trying to access the sleep log
Requested features
3 requests- More CBT-I or whatever the newer Type of Sleep therapy that they offer, which is the more Mindfulness-based Insomnia help
- A search feature to easily find previously viewed videos
- Sync across devices
MyBytes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stellar Sleep
No in-app purchases
MyBytes
No in-app purchases









