Comparison

SleepStream 2 vs SleepSpace

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

Head to head
About

SleepStream 2

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools to help users relax, sleep better, and manage stress. It combines calming sounds, soothing melodies, brainwave programs, and visualizations to create a deeply relaxing experience.

Highlights
  • Calming sounds and melodies
  • Effective brainwave programs
  • Beautiful visualizations
  • Guided voice sessions
  • Professionally mastered audio
  • Downloadable content
Features
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NEWS: SLEEPSTREAM 2 PRO IS NOW ON SALE FOR $2.99 SleepStream 2 is an advanced sleep inducer and relaxation aid. It helps you leave your busy day behind with a rich selection of calming sounds, soothing melodies, effective brainwave programs, and beautiful visualizations. “If you’re looking for a new way to combat insomnia, or even looking to relax more at the end of a busy day, SleepStream 2 is a viable, unique option.” 148Apps.com “A good sleep is one of my very favorite things to do, and when I’m denied it for whatever reason, I’m not a happy man. On those occasions recently, SleepStream 2 has been there to help me out, and it has done so admirably.” iPhoneFreak.com “SleepStream 2 is the best meditative app out there because it includes guided voice sessions, music, background sounds, binaural beats and visualizations, all in one app. While the configuration procedures of similar applications can leave you frustrated and wide awake, Sleepstream’s intuitive interface allows you to drift off in a moment without a care...” App Store reviewer Do you feel that the stress of everyday life deprives you of your ability to focus, relax, sleep - in short, affects your overall well being? With little time for true relaxation, quality of sleep can be adversely affected which is why SleepStream 2 is such a useful aid for those with stress in their lives. Developed in conjunction with sleep and relaxation experts, hypnotherapists and audio professionals, SleepStream 2 plays the most soothing sounds from nature, gentle audio atmospheres, binaural beats, music and guided voice tracks. SleepStream 2 is perfect for: • Sleep induction • Relaxation • Power naps • Meditation • Noise masking • Concentration • Enjoyment • Tinnitus relief SleepStream 2 Includes: • 50+ stunning background sounds • Calming melodies • 28 effective brainwave programs for sleep, meditation and learning • Breathtaking visualizations • Download section with additional sounds, music, guided voice sessions and visualizations Main features: • Stunning Sound Quality All the sounds in SleepStream 2 are professionally mastered. Sounds of deep, rich drones, calming ocean waves, gentle forest rain and distant seagulls - to name a few - will be your first class journey into a deeply relaxed state. • Overlays and Guided Voice Sessions New in SleepStream 2 is the ability to mix background sounds with overlays - for example, guided meditations or music. SleepStream 2 comes with two superb music collections: 'Soft piano pieces' and 'Deepspace Ambient'. Additional material is available for purchase from the download section! • Breathtaking Visualizations SleepStream 2 gives you the complete getaway with scenic pictures and video loops to view while listening to the audio programs; drift into a world of relaxation. • Brainwave Programs SleepStream 2 offers specially designed binaural beats that can be integrated into the sound experience. Binaural beats stimulate the brain’s activity associated with states such as relaxation, sleep and focus. • Unique Audio Engine and Sound Generators Our audio engine randomly combines hundreds of sounds, giving you a new experience every time! Mix background sounds, overlays and binaural beats in any combination! • Designed for Power Naps! SleepStream's timer function makes it easy to enjoy power naps! Just engage the timer and alarm, and SleepStream will gently wake you after your session has ended. • In-app Download Section Want more? Get audio, visualizations, binaural beats and guided voice sessions from the download section. New material is constantly being added! • Full Multitasking & Retina Support

About

SleepSpace

This app helps you fall asleep faster, sleep more deeply, and wake up refreshed with adaptive sounds, smart alarms, and personalized sleep tracking. It functions as a complete sleep system, integrating with your phone, wearables, or smart bedroom devices to strengthen natural sleep rhythms.

Highlights
  • Adaptive sounds for falling asleep
  • Smart alarm for refreshed waking
  • Personalized sleep tracking
  • Integration with wearables and smart devices
  • AI-powered sleep assistant
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Sleep tracking tells you what happened. SleepSpace helps you change what happens tonight. Fall asleep with adaptive sound, support deeper sleep through the night, wake during a lighter sleep phase, and understand your recovery with personalized sleep insights. Designed by sleep scientist Dr. Dan Gartenberg, SleepSpace brings together your phone, wearables, and guided sleep programs into one complete sleep system. Built on peer-reviewed research and more than $4M in NIH-funded sleep science. Featured by TED, NPR, CNN, The NYTimes, TIME, Reuters, Human Upgrade, Ben Greenfield Life, Sleep Review, & more. FALL ASLEEP FASTER Wind down with relaxing sounds, guided breathing, meditations, and gentle biofeedback. SleepSpace helps your body transition into sleep with calming bedtime routines. SLEEP DEEPER Use adaptive sound masking and overnight sleep support to reduce disruptions and promote a more stable night. Track sleep stages, snoring, awakenings, recovery, and sleep quality with clear insights. Choose sounds for your goals, including meditations, white noise, nature sounds, dream support, and sound patterns designed to support deeper, more restorative sleep. WAKE UP REFRESHED Wake during a lighter sleep phase with a smart alarm designed to reduce morning brain fog. Use smart sound or Apple Watch vibration to wake gently without disturbing your partner. Start the day with a clearer view of your recovery, alertness, and next best steps. TRACK SLEEP YOUR WAY SleepSpace works with: • Your phone on the nightstand or mattress • Apple Watch sleep tracking informed by peer-reviewed research • Popular wearables such as Oura and WHOOP • SleepSpace Charger and connected sleep devices • A clinically inspired sleep diary based on the consensus sleep diary Your data is unified into one clear sleep, recovery, and alertness view. PERSONALIZED SLEEP PROGRAMS Build a nightly Sleep Journey with sounds, wake windows, and routines tailored to your goals. Follow structured sleep programs inspired by evidence-based behavioral sleep techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. DAILY ALERTNESS AND GUIDANCE See how your sleep affects daytime energy, focus, and recovery. Get simple daily tasks to support better sleep habits over time. AI-POWERED SLEEP SUPPORT Dr. Snooze™ is your built-in AI sleep assistant, offering tips based on your sleep patterns. When you need extra support, you can also connect with a human coach. PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN SleepSpace works offline and in airplane mode. Sound is analyzed as decibel levels and is not recorded unless you explicitly enable recording. Your sleep data stays private and secure. SleepSpace is built on HIPAA-compliant backend infrastructure with safeguards for health data, including encryption, access controls, audit logging, and secure data handling practices. IMPORTANT INFORMATION SleepSpace is designed for general wellness and sleep support. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns. SleepSpace syncs with Apple Health to measure sleep and sleep-related health data. Support messages are voluntarily shared through Intercom. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS SleepSpace includes a 7-day free trial. After the free trial, a subscription is required to continue using premium features. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Terms: https://sleepspace.com/sleepspace-terms-of-use/ Privacy: https://sleepspace.com/privacy-policies/

Screenshots

SleepStream 24 screens
SleepSpace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SleepSpace at weekly against SleepStream 2's every 2 months. SleepSpace also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (859 vs 33). SleepStream 2's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SleepStream 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SleepSpace sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SleepSpace holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SleepSpace has 859 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of SleepStream 2's written reviews are positive against 57% of SleepSpace's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SleepStream 2 ships an update every 2 months, SleepSpace weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SleepStream 2 versus SleepSpace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleepStream 2SleepSpace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (33 ratings)4.2 (859 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings33859 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB168 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperExplosive AppsProactive Life Inc

Customer experience

SleepStream 2

All ratings33 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative18.3%

SleepSpace

All ratings859 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative35.4%

User reviews

SleepStream 2

From 33 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Relaxing sounds
  • 👍 Helps with sleep and focus
  • 👍 Useful for meditation
  • 👍 Customizable options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Deleted purchased content
  • 🔋 Drains battery
  • 👎 Confusing interface changes
  • 👎 Aggressive ads and upsells

SleepSpace

From 859 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Deeper sleep
  • 👍 Easy to use sleep diary
  • 🔒 Integrates with wearables
  • 👍 Helpful sleep coaching
  • 🚀 Improved sleep quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes
  • 🔋 Battery drain
  • 👎 Requires full access to health data
  • 👎 Obnoxious free trial pop-ups
  • 👎 Inaccurate sleep tracking

Bugs and requests

SleepStream 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Purchased content disappears
  • Binaural beats not functioning properly
  • Timer issues causing sounds to stop prematurely

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sound options
  • Improve binaural beats quality
  • Allow layering of sounds
  • Add timer to start sounds at a specific time
  • Improve syncing of purchased content

SleepSpace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Unreliable sleep data
  • Connectivity issues with Apple Watch
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fade in/out for sounds
  • Offline mode support
  • More customization options
  • Better integration with other wearables
  • Improved sleep analysis and reporting

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SleepStream 2

One-time10
  • Binaural Beats Pack$0.99
  • Sound Pack$0.99
  • Music Spa$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Guided Relaxation$0.99
  • Instant Energy$0.99
  • Pre-sleep Meditation$0.99
  • Thunderstorm HD$0.99
  • Lucid Dreaming Binaural Beat$1.99
  • Anxiety Reducing Binaural Beats$1.99
  • Sleep Phase Follower$1.99
13 purchases

SleepSpace

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Legacy Dave Asprey Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Subscription1 Year trial$12.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Subscription1 Year trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Legacy Dave Asprey Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.001 Year
  • Premium Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$79.001 Year
  • Premium Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$79.001 Year
One-time3
  • Sage Rader Inceptions$19.99
  • Lifetime SleepSpace Premium$199.99
  • Dave Asprey Lifetime$199.99

Questions

Is SleepStream 2 free?
SleepStream 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SleepSpace free?
SleepSpace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SleepStream 2 or SleepSpace?
SleepSpace is rated higher. SleepStream 2 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while SleepSpace averages 4.2 from 859 ratings.
Do SleepStream 2 or SleepSpace have ads?
Neither SleepStream 2 nor SleepSpace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SleepStream 2 or SleepSpace?
SleepStream 2 ships an update every 2 months, and SleepSpace weekly. Most recently, SleepStream 2 was updated on October 7, 2026 and SleepSpace on October 15, 2026.

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