Comparison

SleepStream 2 Ultimate vs How We Feel

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

Head to head
About

SleepStream 2 Ultimate

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools to enhance sleep and relaxation. It offers a variety of calming sounds, guided meditations, and visual experiences designed to help users unwind and achieve restful sleep.

Highlights
  • Quality audio with calming sounds
  • Guided meditations and music
  • Breathtaking visualizations and moodlights
  • Binaural & Isochronic brainwave programs
  • Unique audio engine for sound mixing
  • AirPlay support
Features
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Whether you sleep to dream, rest to recharge, or simply nap just to get by, the hours you spend in bed are probably the most important hours of the day. Recognized as the premier sleep and relaxation aid, SleepStream 2 has been recommended by 148Apps, Dr. Oz, iPhonefreak, Health Magazine, TVN, The Daily App Show, Appolicious and thousands of satisfied customers. Think about the difficulties you’ve had trying to sleep. Maybe you were battling a wired mind, racing through a million different thoughts; or perhaps trying to drown out the sound of an unsettled baby, crying from a nearby airplane seat. In a life full of distractions like these, all you’d like is a window of peace and quiet – or at least a few hours of undisturbed rest and relaxation. Thankfully, SleepStream 2 not only assists in capturing a full night’s slumber, but it does so in a way that results in an absolute bodily recharge everytime you close your eyes. Main features: - 8 Hours of Quality Audio Each of SleepStream’s calming sounds or piece of music has been handpicked and carefully crafted to remove irritating frequencies and volume inconsistencies. - Guided Meditations & Music Sometimes you need just a little bit more to shake the stress of a long, hard day. So, SleepStream 2 now has the ability to mix background sounds with guided meditations and music. Including four guided meditations for sleep, relaxation, motivation and energy, and hours of calming, soul-soothing music. - Breathtaking Visualizations, Wallpapers & Moodlights, SleepStream 2 gives you a complete visual getaway, thanks to the scenic pictures and video loops that can be viewed while listening to the app’s audio programs. Visualizations now include a new moodlight feature, where randomly generated plasma images flow across the screen in a harmony of colors and textures. You’ll have no choice but to drift into a world of relaxation. - 140 Binaural & Isochronic Brainwave Programs – 15 Categories To stimulate the brain’s activity associated with relaxation, sleep and focused states of being, SleepStream 2 also offers 140 specially designed brainwave programs for a full and complete, integrated sound experience. SleepStream’s 15 brainwave categories include sleep, relaxation, energy, focus, meditation, hypnosis, learning, mood, motivation, creativity, lucid dreaming & more. - Unique Audio Engine & Sound Generators Sleepstream’s audio engine randomly combines hundreds of different sounds, giving you a new experience everytime the app is used. Mix background sounds, music, guided meditations and brainwave programs in any combination for maximum relaxation, night after night. - AirPlay Support Play SleepStream audio on AirPlay enabled speakers and receivers. - Best of All: All Present and Future Premium Downloads are Free! Our loyal Sleepstream users tell us that they don´t want to pay for downloads! We listened! Sleepstream 2 Ultimate buys you the latest version of SleepStream 2 for both iPhone and iPad, and all present and future premium downloads are free – a saving of $23 compared to obtaining the downloads through in-app purchases in the other SleepStream 2 versions. - Many Uses – Even When You’re Awake! Equipped with functional timer, SleepStream makes it easy to enjoy power naps. Just engage the timer and alarm, and SleepStream will gently wake you after your session has ended. But don’t stop there – the app is also perfect for relaxation, meditation, noise masking, yoga, and pure enjoyment. SleepStream 2 was developed in conjunction with recognized sleep and relaxation experts, certified hypnotherapists and trained audio professionals to ensure a soothing sleep experience that is difficult to attain through traditional means. Don’t let the stress of everyday life get the best of you, depriving you of your ability to focus, relax, and most importantly rest - get Sleepstream 2 Ultimate today and be refreshed and ready for tomorrow.

About

How We Feel

This app helps users understand and manage their emotions with science-based strategies. It tracks sleep, exercise, and health trends to identify patterns and offers guided exercises for stress, anxiety, and relationship building. Share your feelings with trusted friends to strengthen connections.

Highlights
  • Emotion identification and tracking
  • Sleep, exercise, and health trend monitoring
  • Science-based emotional regulation strategies
  • Guided video exercises (mindfulness, movement, cognitive)
  • Real-time emotion sharing with trusted friends
  • Pattern identification for emotional wellbeing
Features
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How We Feel is a free app created by scientists, designers, engineers, and therapists to help people better understand their emotions and find strategies to help them navigate their emotions in the moment. Conceived in conjunction with Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence and based on the work of Dr Marc Brackett, How We Feel helps people find the right word to describe how they feel while tracking their sleep, exercise, and health trends using HealthKit in order to spot patterns over time. Founded as a science-based nonprofit, How We Feel is made possible by donations from people who are passionate about bringing mental wellbeing to the widest possible audience. Our data privacy terms are clear and easy-to-understand: all of your data is kept on your device unless you opt-in to send an anonymized version of your check-ins to be used in research to help more people. Whether you are downloading this app in order to build better relationships, make your emotions to work for you, not against you, improve how you handle stress and anxiety or simply to feel better, How We Feel will help you identify patterns through daily HealthKit tracking and find emotional regulation strategies that will work for you. The How We Feel friends feature allows you to share how you feel with the people you trust most in real time, strengthening your most important relationships. Filled with step-by-step video strategies you can do in as little as one minute on themes like "Change Your Thinking" to help you address negative thought patterns with cognitive strategies; "Move Your Body" to express and release emotions through movement strategies;"Be Mindful" to gain perspective and minimize the negative impact of misunderstood emotions with mindfulness strategies; "Reach Out" to build intimacy and trust, two important tools for emotional wellbeing, with social strategies.

Screenshots

SleepStream 2 Ultimate4 screens
How We Feel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: How We Feel at Free against SleepStream 2 Ultimate's $9.99. How We Feel also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (30K vs 188). SleepStream 2 Ultimate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

How We Feel is free to download; SleepStream 2 Ultimate costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

How We Feel holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: How We Feel has 30K ratings behind it against 188, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of SleepStream 2 Ultimate's written reviews are positive against 91% of How We Feel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SleepStream 2 Ultimate ships an update every 2 months, How We Feel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
SleepStream 2 Ultimate versus How We Feel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleepStream 2 UltimateHow We Feel
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (188 ratings)4.9 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews91.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18830K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#166 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB199 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperExplosive AppsThe How We Feel Project, Inc.

Customer experience

SleepStream 2 Ultimate

All ratings188 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.4%

How We Feel

All ratings30,090 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,569 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

SleepStream 2 Ultimate

From 188 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps with sleep, relaxation, and focus
  • 🚀 Customizable sound options
  • 💡 Variety of binaural beats and overlays
  • 👍 Useful for meditation and anxiety reduction
  • 👍 Helps with tinnitus and headaches

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when trying to download additional content
  • 🔍 App not updated in years, feels outdated
  • 💰 Expensive for an app that hasn't been updated
  • 🔍 Scaling issues on iPad Pro
  • 🔍 Difficulty navigating and selecting options

How We Feel

From 30K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🤗 Helps with emotional awareness and regulation
  • 💎 Comprehensive range of emotions to choose from
  • 🎨 Visually appealing and aesthetically pleasing
  • 🆓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited ability to add custom emotions
  • 🔀 Difficulty expressing mixed or complex emotions
  • 🕰️ Inability to log past emotions or edit timestamps
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes or bugs
  • 🔒 Lack of password protection or app lock feature

Bugs and requests

SleepStream 2 Ultimate

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to download additional content
  • Scaling issues on iPad Pro
  • Difficulty navigating and selecting options

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer timer options (up to 8 hours)
  • Sleep analysis and tracking features
  • More guided meditations and new sound content
  • Ability to import custom music/sounds
  • Airplay and Bluetooth speaker support

How We Feel

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when accessing the 'Tools' section
  • Exercise and sleep data incorrectly applied to past entries
  • Editing past entries leads to a blank screen
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding friends

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to log multiple emotions at once
  • Implement a body map to identify physical sensations
  • Allow users to customize emotion categories
  • Provide an option to export data or sync across devices
  • Add a widget for quick mood check-ins
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  • Integrate with health/fitness tracking apps

In-app purchases

None

SleepStream 2 Ultimate

No in-app purchases

None

How We Feel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SleepStream 2 Ultimate free?
SleepStream 2 Ultimate costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is How We Feel free?
How We Feel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SleepStream 2 Ultimate or How We Feel?
How We Feel is rated higher. SleepStream 2 Ultimate averages 4.5 out of 5 from 188 ratings, while How We Feel averages 4.9 from 30K ratings.
Do SleepStream 2 Ultimate or How We Feel have ads?
Neither SleepStream 2 Ultimate nor How We Feel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SleepStream 2 Ultimate or How We Feel?
SleepStream 2 Ultimate ships an update every 2 months, and How We Feel fortnightly. Most recently, SleepStream 2 Ultimate was updated on November 6, 2026 and How We Feel on November 9, 2026.

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