Comparison

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep vs Release

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

Head to head
About

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep

Utilize self-hypnosis and meditation to cultivate calmness, confidence, and better sleep. This app offers personalized programs and unique audio features like Dual Vocal Delivery and Brainwave Entrainment to guide you into a relaxed state.

Highlights
  • Personalized self-hypnosis programs
  • Reduce anxiety, tension, and stress
  • Enhance relaxation and sleep quality
  • Build inner strength and confidence
  • Dual Vocal Delivery audio
  • Brainwave Entrainment technology
  • Integrates with health apps
Features
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Harmony is a self hypnosis & hypnotherapy app that combines guided meditation, sleep hypnosis, and personalized hypnosis sessions to help you relax, reduce stress, build self confidence, improve self esteem, and create positive changes in your life through guided self hypnosis programs designed around your personal goals. PERSONALIZED SELF HYPNOSIS FOR YOUR GOALS Discover guided self hypnosis sessions created around your wellness goals. Choose programs focused on: • Sleep hypnosis and relaxation • Self hypnosis for sleep • Stress relief and stress management • Meditation for stress and anxiety support • Self confidence & self esteem Create a consistent daily practice with simple sessions you can use anytime. SLEEP HYPNOSIS AND GUIDED MEDITATION A busy mind can make it difficult to relax or fall asleep. Harmony combines hypnosis and sleep meditation techniques to support: • A calming bedtime routine • Better sleep habits • Reduced everyday stress Explore guided meditation sessions to help you relax & prepare your mind for rest. HYPNOTHERAPY FOR CONFIDENCE AND PERSONAL GROWTH Harmony combines self hypnosis & hypnotherapy-inspired techniques to support positive change. Use sessions focused on: • Improving self esteem • Developing inner strength • Positive thinking • Motivation & focus Explore self hypnosis for confidence and hypnotherapy for confidence through consistent practice. MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS Whether you are new to meditation or looking for a personalized meditation app, Harmony provides guided sessions for relaxation, mindfulness, & personal development. Access: • Personalized Guided meditation • Mindfulness meditation • Guided self hypnosis • Relaxation exercises for sleep ADVANCED AUDIO EXPERIENCES When the brain is exposed to rhythm, the rhythm is recreated in the brain in the form of electrical impulses. On most hypnotherapy recordings, you will hear small pulses of sound alongside vocals, music, & other sound effects. These are designed to help you quickly access a deeply relaxed hypnotic state. Harmony also monitors your heart rate if you connect via your Apple Watch, allowing you to observe the calming effect that Harmony can have on a physiological level. Harmony's audio experience includes: • Brainwave Entrainment • Dual Vocal Double Inductions • Guided self hypnosis sessions • Sleep hypnosis & sleep meditation • Guided meditation & relaxation sessions • Hypnotherapy recordings • Apple Health integration TRUSTED BY MILLIONS Harmony has helped millions of people explore self hypnosis, meditation, relaxation, and personal growth. Our apps have received recognition from: • The Dot Comm Awards • Best App Ever Awards • Best Mobile App Awards • IMA Awards Harmony has also been featured by The Wall Street Journal and Yoga Magazine, and recommended by US doctors via HealthTap. CREATE YOUR DAILY CALMING PRACTICE With Harmony Premium, unlock additional hypnosis and meditation programs covering different wellness goals. Whether you are looking for sleep hypnosis, stress relief, guided meditation, confidence building, or personal growth, Harmony gives you tools to support your journey. Start exploring self hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and meditation today. Help: info@hypnosisappstore.com Terms: http://hypnosisappstore.com/terms/ Privacy: http://hypnosisappstore.com/privacy-policy/ Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, the cost of renewal depends on which subscription you have. You will not be able to cancel an already purchased subscription during the active period, however you may turn off auto-renewal at any time. Subscriptions may be managed & auto-renewal turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase.

About

Release

This app combines mindfulness and tapping exercises to reduce stress and improve mental well-being. It offers guided sessions for various needs, including focus, emotional regulation, and overcoming limiting beliefs. Tailored content is available for kids, athletes, students, and professionals.

Highlights
  • Guided mindfulness exercises
  • Tapping (EFT) sessions
  • Stress and emotion reduction
  • Focus and attention building
  • Exercises for kids and athletes
  • Classroom and workplace sessions
Features
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The Release App is a unique app incorporating both Mindfulness and Tapping exercises to promote positive mental health and relaxation. Used by parents, classroom teachers, athletes, coaches and even in the workplace, the Release app’s guided Mindfulness and Tapping exercises can help you reduce stress, difficult emotions and limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from living your best life.   Release incorporates two wellness tools, Mindfulness and Tapping, to bring more peace and ease into your life.  When practiced regularly, Mindfulness has been proven to increase focus and attention, while releasing stress, directly affecting performance at work, school and in other extra-curricular activities. Mindfulness can improve your social and emotional intelligence. The guided focus exercises can help you train your brain to gain awareness of your thought patterns and feelings, resulting in more positive actions. Instead of reacting automatically, you learn to pause and assess the situation choosing a less reactive, more positive response.  Self-regulation is enhanced with a mindfulness practice, so you may live with more peace and ease. Mindfulness exercises include: awareness of your breath, a body relaxation, working with difficult emotions, building a positive mindset, a daily focus and relaxation exercise to begin the day in the space of the precious, present moment and more. Tapping is a simple tool to help you feel better fast. Related to acupuncture, and used in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Tapping can help to release stress and decrease the intensity of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Choose from the many guided tapping exercises that corresponds with your most pressing issue or stressor. Tapping topics include “Releasing Fears From What-If Thinking”, “Releasing Stress From Conflict with a Co-Worker”, “Releasing Financial Stress” and many others. Although fairly unknown to most people, millions have already discovered this new resilience tool, yielding promising results for wellness. There are 5 categories in the Release App including exercises for kids, athletes, teens, adults and even specific sessions for classroom use. The Release for Kids category includes exercises for focus and relaxation. It allows you to relax and tap along with your child to empower them with tools for their own wellness, helping to decrease the intensity of stress, anxiety, fears and other difficult emotions.   The Release in Education category promotes attention building and focus in the classroom, helping students to settle their thoughts and relax their bodies. The tapping sessions can help to decrease anxiety around tests, conflict with peers and even limiting beliefs that cause stress. Release for Athletes helps athletes to perform presently “in the zone” and helps to decrease limiting beliefs that get in the way of their peak performance. The exercises are a great addition to any mental strength training program.  Release for Teens and Release for Adults addresses specific issues that many people face at work, school and in their personal and social lives. The guided exercises promote stress reduction and relaxation, and can help to decrease limiting beliefs.  New content will be added regularly, including more Mindfulness and Tapping exercises to build resilience. The Release app is an effective wellness tool to help promote focus and calm for ourselves and those we care about. Terms & Conditions - www.thereleaseapp.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy - www.thereleaseapp.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep4 screens
Release4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Release at free with in-app purchases against Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep's subscription. Release also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.2). Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Release sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Release holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep has 4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Release's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep ships an update monthly, Release every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep versus Release: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmony Self Hypnosis & SleepRelease
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.213.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB118 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHarmony Hypnosis LtdPresent Moment Living

Customer experience

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep

All ratings4,027 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

Release

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sessions not loading or playing properly
  • Subscription issues (unable to cancel, charges not stopping)
  • Syncing issues across devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free content to try before subscribing
  • Ability to customize background music
  • Option to download sessions for offline use
  • Personalized recommendations based on user progress
  • Support for multiple user profiles
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  • Improved session scheduling and playlist features

Release

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep

Subscriptions9
  • Harmony Premium$7.991 Month
  • Harmony Hypnosis Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Harmony Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • Harmony Premium Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Harmony Premium$26.996 Months
  • Harmony Premium$49.991 Year
  • Harmony Hypnosis Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Harmony Hypnosis Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Harmony Hypnosis Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Harmony Premium Forever$199.99
2 purchases

Release

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$8.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$71.991 Year

Questions

Is Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep free?
Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Release free?
Release is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep or Release?
Release is rated higher. Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Release averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep or Release have ads?
Neither Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep nor Release shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep or Release?
Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep ships an update monthly, and Release every 2 months. Most recently, Harmony Self Hypnosis & Sleep was updated on October 29, 2026 and Release on October 21, 2026.

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