Comparison

Insight Timer vs Sleep Phase Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Insight Timer

This app offers a vast library of guided meditations, breathwork exercises, sleep stories, and movement practices from leading wellness experts. It helps users reduce stress, improve sleep, and build healthier routines with daily new content and community features.

Highlights
  • Thousands of guided meditations
  • Breathwork and breathing exercises
  • Sleep meditations and sounds
  • Yoga, Pilates, and movement practices
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Community groups and features
  • Progress tracking and stats
Features
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The world’s most popular wellness app. * Apps of the Year Winner - TIME magazine and Women's Health * * More time is spent on Insight Timer than on all other wellbeing apps combined * * Happiest App in the World - Tristan Harris * Explore meditation, breathwork, sleep, yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, music, and more, with guidance from the world’s leading wellness teachers, meditation experts, neuroscientists, psychologists, and instructors. Join millions using Insight Timer to sleep better, reduce stress and anxiety, find focus, build healthy routines, move, stretch, and make more time for everyday wellbeing. With 100+ new free guided practices added daily, Insight Timer offers something for every part of your wellness journey. Whether you’re new to meditation or building a broader self-care routine, discover practices for mind and body that fit your day. FREE FEATURES: Thousands of guided meditations and mindfulness practices Breathwork and breathing exercises for relaxation, focus, and stress relief Yoga, Pilates, stretching, and movement practices Sleep meditations, sleep music, white noise, and ambient sounds Short meditation practices for mornings, evenings, and moments throughout your day The world’s most popular meditation Timer Follow your favorite teachers Community groups and features Stats and milestones for tracking your progress Integration with Apple Health Mindful Minutes Browse popular wellness topics, including: Sleep and deep rest Insomnia and better sleep Anxiety and stress relief Recovery & Addiction Support Trauma support ADHD and focus Mornings and daily routines Self-care and relaxation Mindfulness and meditation Breathwork Yoga Pilates Movement and stretching Manifesting and personal growth Self-love and compassion And much more. Explore content for every part of your day and life, including dedicated experiences for women and parents, as well as challenges and courses to support your routine. Learn from leading teachers, experts, and musicians, including: Tara Brach, Ph.D, founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor at Oxford University Jack Kornfield, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein Gil Fronsdal, Ph.D., at Stanford University Sadhguru Mooji Moby Sarah Blondin, Mary Maddux, Ajahn Achalo, Melissa Ambrosini, Bodhipaksa, Jonathan Lehmann, Jennifer Piercy, Bethany Auriel-Hagan, Kate James and many more. Explore practices and techniques, including: Secular Mindfulness Buddhist Mindfulness Zen Insight Meditation Vipassana MBSR Walking Meditation Breathing Meditation Kundalini Yoga Breathwork and breathing exercises Pilates Movement and exercise And many more. Join community groups for: Beginners Poetry Atheism Christianity Hinduism Transcendental Meditation And many more. PAID FEATURE - INSIGHT PREMIUM MEDITATION We have one optional in-app subscription. * Insight Courses * Listen offline (download guided meditations to your device) * Advanced Player (Repeat mode, Fast forward and Rewind, Pick-up where you left off) * High-Quality audio The subscription is available annually for US$59.99/year, or monthly for US$9.99/month. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation and will automatically renew at the end of each term unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for unused portions of the term. Prices and currency will vary by location. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. If you have questions, visit: https://help.insighttimer.com Privacy Policy - https://insighttimer.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions - https://insighttimer.com/legal/terms-of-service

About

Sleep Phase Tracker

This app guides users through a doctor-prescribed protocol to gradually shift their body clock earlier. It provides nightly reminders for bedtime, wake time, melatonin, and light therapy, while allowing users to log their sleep and track progress.

Highlights
  • Personalized protocol setup
  • Nightly bedtime and wake time guidance
  • Melatonin and light therapy reminders
  • Daily sleep logging
  • Streak tracking for progress
  • Customizable protocol adjustments
Features
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SleepPT helps you follow your doctor's delayed sleep phase protocol — the gradual, week-by-week process of shifting your body clock earlier. Set up your personalized protocol once, then let the app guide you every night with your current bedtime, wake time, melatonin reminder, and light therapy cues. Log each morning, track your streak, and advance through your schedule at your own pace. FEATURES - Tonight's plan — bedtime, wake time, melatonin, and dim-lights times at a glance - Daily sleep log — track actual times, medications, sleep quality, and notes - Streak tracking — 7 consecutive on-time mornings earns a week advance - Progress view — see your full protocol at a glance, week by week - Missed night support — gentle, non-judgmental flow for nights you miss - Customizable protocol — adjust start/goal times and advance step if your doctor prescribed different values - Dark mode support - No account required — all data stays on your device Built for people managing Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) with a doctor-prescribed chronotherapy protocol.

Screenshots

Insight Timer4 screens
Sleep Phase Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Insight Timer at Free against Sleep Phase Tracker's $4.99. Insight Timer also leads on ratings volume (449K vs 1) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). Sleep Phase Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On rating, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Insight Timer is free to download; Sleep Phase Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Insight Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Sleep Phase Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Insight Timer against 5.0 for Sleep Phase Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insight Timer has 449K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insight Timer ships an update weekly, Sleep Phase Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Insight Timer versus Sleep Phase Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsight TimerSleep Phase Tracker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (449K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings449K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB31 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperInsight Network IncMAXWELL JEREMIAH DROWN

Customer experience

Insight Timer

All ratings448,580 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews2,929 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.9%

Sleep Phase Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Insight Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timer frequently pausing or shutting down during use
  • Inconsistent tracking of meditation streaks and progress
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to leave reviews for meditations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort/filter bookmarked meditations
  • Option to disable opening quotes and mood check-ins
  • Improved offline functionality and caching
  • More customization options for the timer
  • Better community features and social integration

Sleep Phase Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Insight Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Insight Premium Meditation$9.991 Month
  • Insight Premium Meditation7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Insight Premium Meditation1 Month trial$59.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • MemberPlus Family7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time5
  • Teacher Donation (XS)$1.99
  • Live Event Ticket$3.49
  • Teacher Donation (S)$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Teacher Donation (M)$19.99
  • Teacher Donation (L)$49.99
None

Sleep Phase Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Insight Timer free?
Insight Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleep Phase Tracker free?
Sleep Phase Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Insight Timer or Sleep Phase Tracker?
Sleep Phase Tracker is rated higher. Insight Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 449K ratings, while Sleep Phase Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Insight Timer or Sleep Phase Tracker have ads?
Neither Insight Timer nor Sleep Phase Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insight Timer or Sleep Phase Tracker?
Insight Timer ships an update weekly, and Sleep Phase Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Insight Timer was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sleep Phase Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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