Comparison

Take a Break! Meditations vs Sleep Bug

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

Head to head
About

Take a Break! Meditations

Find immediate stress relief and deep relaxation with guided meditations. Choose from two distinct audio sessions, with options to include or exclude calming music and nature sounds. Enhance your practice with clear instructions and support.

Highlights
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Stress relief audio
  • Relaxation music
  • Nature sounds
  • Adjustable audio options
  • Step-by-step voice guidance
Features
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Take a break now and let your stress melt away! You can enjoy the deep relaxation, stress relief and benefits of meditation now with this app by Meditation Oasis™. Featuring two popular meditations from the the Meditation Oasis podcast, the app gives you the option to listen with or without music or nature sounds. You can also listen to the relaxing music and nature sounds alone. ***************************** WITH THIS APP YOU CAN: RELAX EASILY and quickly as you are voice-guided step by step CHOOSE from two relaxing audios: Work Break Relaxation (7 min.) Stress Relief Meditation (13 min.) LISTEN with or without MUSIC or NATURE SOUNDS READ instructions to support and enhance your experience Get support on the Meditation Oasis website ***************************** Created by Mary Maddux, MS, HTP and Richard Maddux, best known for their popular Meditation Oasis podcast, CDs and smartphone apps. Mary and Richard bring over 30 years of meditation practice and teaching to the creation of their guided meditations and music. In addition to teaching meditation, Mary has worked in both conventional and alternative settings as a counselor, stress management consultant and healing arts practitioner. Richard has played and composed music all of his life. His music is composed especially for meditation, relaxation and healing.

About

Sleep Bug

This ambient sound mixer creates a variety of calming soundscapes and music with random sound effects. It helps to calm a busy mind, improve concentration, and mask distracting noises, making it ideal for sleep, work, or study.

Highlights
  • 24 high-quality scenes with multiple sound effects
  • Background playback
  • Sleep timer
  • Individual volume adjustment
  • No ads
  • Clock and date display
Features
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One of the best rated white noise machines on the market. Superior in sound contents: 24 scenes, 83 different sound effects and more than 300 different sounds ensure that everyone will find an ambience matching their needs. Sleep Bug is an ambient sound mixer that produces a variety of scenes and music with random sound effects. The built-in sound generator creates a realistic listening experience to help calm a busy mind and is perfect for adults, children, and babies who are having trouble sleeping. You can also use sleep bug in the office to mask out distracting noises, improve concentration, and increase privacy. So don’t delay, try Sleep Bug today. Improve your mind and improve your life, through sound! More than 3.500.000 users worldwide! With a rating average of 4.75/5.00 Sleep Bug is one of the best rated white noise machines in the App Store. Try it out today! -------------------------- -- FEATURES -- - 24 High quality scenes each with multiple sound effects. - Play scenes in the background while using other apps. - High quality retina graphics. - Clock and date display. - Sleep timer. - Individual volume adjustment for each sound effect. - Accessibility support. - No ads! - GREAT USER SUPPORT! -------------------------- -- 24 SCENES -- Available for both iPhone, iPod and iPad. Sleep Bug includes the following scenes: Beach – With birds, ship horn, chimes and waves Music Box – With bells, birds, guitar and piano Zen – With hok, bamboo, drum, strings and chants (zen scape without voices) Zen Garden – With hok, bamboo, drum and strings River – With birds, insects, frogs, lightning and wind Forest – With birds, wolves, eagles, bird wings and music beats Jungle – With tigers, parrots, drums, monkeys and frogs Classical – With violins, cello, drums and solo violin Fire – With birds, burning wood, crickets, lightning, wind and owls Waterfall – With streams, trees and birds Weather – With lightning, rain and wind Lullaby - With birds, chimes, wind and waves Want to expand your Sleep Bug experience even further? You can also purchase the full version with 12 extra scenes: Horror – With ghosts, screams, chains, doors and owls City – With bicycles, birds, motorbikes and cars Clock - With chimes, mechanical and pound Dreams – With bass, bells, pad loop, pads and organ Train – With carriages, horns and passing trains Sci-fi – With static noises, voices, flares, U.F.O’s and space wind Airport – With planes taking off, music and announcements Outback – With snakes, didgeridoo and chimes Winter – With ice cracking, walking in the snow, bells, music and pads White Noise – With pads, 528Hz noise, wind and waves Underwater – With sonar, whales and bubbles Dark Drone – With storms, aggressive additions & mellow additions -------------------------- -- CUSTOMER REVIEWS -- This app is amazing. My son falls asleep to the music box scene every night! The best ambiance app I've downloaded yet! Use it every single night. Love it! - I use this every night & it has been wonderful! This is great! -------------------------- To learn more, check out our webpage at: http://www.sleepbug.com

Screenshots

Take a Break! Meditations2 screens
Sleep Bug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Take a Break! Meditations at 12.0 against Sleep Bug's 16.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Take a Break! Meditations sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sleep Bug sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sleep Bug holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 236 and 405 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Take a Break! Meditations's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sleep Bug's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take a Break! Meditations ships an update monthly, Sleep Bug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Take a Break! Meditations versus Sleep Bug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake a Break! MeditationsSleep Bug
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (236 ratings)4.7 (405 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings236405 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeditation OasisArnt-Henning Moberg

Customer experience

Take a Break! Meditations

All ratings236 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative9.5%

Sleep Bug

All ratings405 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%

User reviews

Take a Break! Meditations

From 236 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌊 Relaxing background sounds
  • 🎙️ Soothing voice
  • ⏱️ Effective short meditations
  • 🧘‍♀️ Helps with anxiety and stress relief
  • 💤 Aids in falling asleep

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Lack of customization options for voice and sounds
  • 🔀 Repetitive meditations
  • 🙄 Dislike of the voice or narration style
  • 💸 Paid features that were previously free

Sleep Bug

From 405 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💤 Helps with sleep
  • 🔊 Good sound quality
  • 🌊 Realistic nature sounds
  • 🕰️ Useful timer feature
  • 🎨 Customizable sound options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with sound looping
  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns
  • 💰 Paid features required
  • 🔍 Limited sound options in free version
  • 🔄 App reverts to free version on device change

Bugs and requests

Take a Break! Meditations

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads interrupting the meditation
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More variety of background sounds and music
  • Longer meditation options
  • Ability to use own music/sounds
  • Additional guided meditations

Sleep Bug

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer option causes app to close completely
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more nature sounds (e.g. crickets, wind chimes, starry night)
  • Allow users to create and save custom sound mixes
  • Implement a fade-out option for the timer
  • Sync paid version across devices

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Take a Break! Meditations

One-time1
  • Ad Free Take a Break$0.99
1 purchases

Sleep Bug

One-time1
  • full version$1.99

Questions

Is Take a Break! Meditations free?
Take a Break! Meditations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleep Bug free?
Sleep Bug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Take a Break! Meditations or Sleep Bug?
Sleep Bug is rated higher. Take a Break! Meditations averages 4.5 out of 5 from 236 ratings, while Sleep Bug averages 4.7 from 405 ratings.
Do Take a Break! Meditations or Sleep Bug have ads?
Neither Take a Break! Meditations nor Sleep Bug shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Take a Break! Meditations or Sleep Bug?
Take a Break! Meditations ships an update monthly, and Sleep Bug every 2 months. Most recently, Take a Break! Meditations was updated on October 10, 2026 and Sleep Bug on October 16, 2026.

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