Comparison

Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help vs Ascend.Ai

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

Head to head
About

Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help

Utilize the power of hypnosis during sleep to address various challenges like weight loss, anxiety, and addiction. Train your brain to break negative habits and achieve deep, restful sleep, waking up feeling rejuvenated and energized.

Highlights
  • Hypnotherapy tracks for sleep
  • Guided meditation
  • Stress relief
  • Fall asleep faster
  • Customizable playlists
  • Background sound options
Features
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Sleep hypnosis by Rachael Meddows, hypnotherapist: the 30-Night Deep Sleep Plan and a library of 102 guided hypnosis programs for bedtime. THE 30-NIGHT DEEP SLEEP PLAN One program and one Subliminal Affirmations track each week, a little deeper each time, so you are not choosing from a hundred programs at bedtime. A This Week card on Home counts your nights, and a missed night never resets the plan. - Start Here: Getting Ready for Bed, a short talk from Joel Thielke about the hour before bed: lights, screens, a simple ritual and a quiet mind - Week 1, settle the mind: Calming Meditation, then Sleep Wind-Down Subliminal Affirmations - Week 2, let the body go: Relaxation, then Restful Sleep Subliminal Affirmations - Week 3, go deeper: Deep Sleep, with Deep Sleep Subliminal Affirmations repeating all night - Week 4, stay settled through the night: Peace & Pure Meditation, with REM Sleep Subliminal Affirmations all night - Nights 29 and 30 are yours: play the program and music that suited you best Each week plays as a playlist called This Week. Edit it, or make your own. With Repeat on, only the music repeats; the spoken program plays once. SUBLIMINAL AFFIRMATIONS Music only, with no spoken words: 30 minutes of slow ambient music made as a seamless loop, with no beat. Play it once after a program, or repeat it all night. BUILD TONIGHT'S SESSION - Choose your way in: six inductions. Short, Long and Sleep are gentle and bedtime-paced; under Classic you'll find the original Beach, Speed and Staircase - Choose the program, then the ending: Sleep (no wake-up), Wake, Delay or None - Repeat all night, build playlists, and set a sleep timer that fades the audio out softly - Tap the screen and the controls melt away into the night sky BACKGROUND SOUNDS Rain, ocean waves, a babbling brook, crickets, a crackling campfire, green noise, binaural beats, a 528 Hz tone and more. One sound is included and plays on its own or under any program; the Sound Mixer lets you layer up to six, set each level and save your mixes. THE LIBRARY Sleep & Calm comes first: Deep Sleep, Sweet Dreams Tonight, Relaxation, Calming Meditation, Create Inner Peace, Peace & Pure Meditation, Live in the Now and Be in the Moment. Then Anxiety & Stress, Confidence, Love & Relationships, Health & Healing, Success & Money, Weight & Body, Mind & Focus, Spiritual and more. FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE THE APP Deep Sleep is still yours, and everything you bought is still yours: tap Restore Purchases. If you used the app before, you start on Speed, the induction the original app opened with. Once a program has played it is saved on your device, so it plays offline. HOW PURCHASES WORK Start Here, Calming Meditation and Week 1's music are included. Every other program and track is a one-time purchase. The 30-Night Deep Sleep Plan unlocks Weeks 2 to 4 together, and Unlock All unlocks the whole library, plan and Sound Mixer included, available through Family Sharing. The Sound Mixer is also sold on its own. No subscription, no ads, no account. ABOUT HYPNOSIS Hypnosis is a state of focused, relaxed attention. You stay aware and in charge the whole time; you are simply relaxed enough to be open to positive suggestions. If you drift off to sleep, that's fine. ABOUT RACHAEL MEDDOWS AND JOEL THIELKE Rachael Meddows is the hypnotherapist and voice behind every program in this app. The app is published by Hypnosis & Subliminal, the company of Joel Thielke, certified clinical hypnotherapist, certified instructor, NLP coach and trainer, who also gives the Start Here talk. Hypnosis is a relaxation practice, not medical treatment. If you have a sleep disorder or a medical condition, talk to your doctor. Do not listen while driving or operating machinery. Questions? support@motivationalhypnotherapy.com

About

Ascend.Ai

Features
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Ascend is an all-in-one fitness and discipline app built to help you look better, train harder, and stay consistent. Track your meals, workouts, progress, and daily habits in one place with a clean system designed to keep you accountable. Use AI-powered food logging, barcode and photo scanning, smart workout planning, progress tracking, and your personal AI coach, David, to stay locked in every day. Ascend goes beyond basic fitness tracking by combining nutrition, training, body progress, and habit consistency into one experience. Whether your goal is building muscle, losing fat, improving your physique, or simply becoming more disciplined, Ascend is built to help you stay on track. Features include: * AI meal logging and food analysis * Barcode and photo food scanning * Personalized workout splits and exercise tracking * Discipline score and progress dashboard * Weight, habit, and consistency tracking * Face and physique analysis * AI fitness coach support * Apple Health step integration Ascend is built for people who want more than a generic fitness tracker. It is for people who want structure, accountability, and a system that pushes them to improve.

Screenshots

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Ascend.Ai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help at none against Ascend.Ai's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

Both are free to download. Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and Ascend.Ai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help versus Ascend.Ai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep Sleep, Insomnia HelpAscend.Ai
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (420 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings420 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHypnosis & SubliminalRAYMOND CHEN

Bugs and requests

Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased content not working
  • Audio stops playing when screen locks
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

4 requests
  • More variety in audio options
  • Ability to loop multiple tracks
  • Separate volume control from system volume
  • Customizable settings

Ascend.Ai

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help

One-time20
  • Relaxation App$3.99
  • WeightLoss App$3.99
  • Sweet Dream Tonight$3.99
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  • MoveOn App$3.99
  • Seduction App$3.99
  • Create Inner Peace$3.99
  • Pain Relief Hypnosis$3.99
  • Sleep Confidence$3.99
  • Overcome Depression$3.99
  • Exercise Motivation$3.99
  • Peace & Pure Meditation$3.99
  • Super Fast Learning$3.99
  • Positive Thinking$3.99
  • Stress Relief & Anxiety Help$3.99
  • Unlimited Financial Success$3.99
  • Learn to Love Yourself$3.99
  • Rapid Weight Loss$3.99
  • Social App$3.99
  • Optimism App$3.99
  • Get Out of Toxic Relationships$3.99
2 purchases

Ascend.Ai

Subscriptions2
  • Ascend Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Ascend Pro Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help free?
Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ascend.Ai free?
Ascend.Ai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help or Ascend.Ai have ads?
Ascend.Ai shows ads; Deep Sleep, Insomnia Help does not.

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