GoodShleep vs NeuroSounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
GoodShleep
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GoodShleep is a self-help, story-based psychological intervention for insomnia. It can be paired with FitBit smartwatches to capture usersβ real-time sleep and activity data to provide personalised sleep advice at relevant moments. It aims to improve usersβ sleep quality through different evidence-based techniques.
NeuroSounds
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NeuroSounds unlocks your mind's potential by using Binaural Beats - an auditory phenomenon where slightly different frequencies played in each ear create a perceived third, rhythmic beat. Your brain naturally aligns its electrical activity to this frequency - a process called βNeural Entrainmentβ. This gently encourages your brainwaves to shift towards desired states, supporting your cognitive and emotional well-being without conscious effort. -- -- -- -- Mental States NeuroSounds allows you to choose between the following specific Mental States, for your desired outcome: β’ Deep Sleep & Recovery (Delta) Use these frequencies when you need deep physical healing, total recovery from exhaustion, and restorative rest. β’ Deep Relax & Meditate (Theta) Use these frequencies to cultivate inner calm, deepen a mindfulness practice, or access quiet creative insight. β’ Relax & Unwind (Alpha) Use these frequencies to clear your head, enjoy light reading, or comfortably absorb new concepts. β’ Calm Focus & Study (Low Beta) Use these frequencies for technical learning, long reading sessions, and steady, uninterrupted study. β’ Alert & Active (Mid Beta) Use these frequencies when tackling demanding workloads, writing code, analyzing data, or managing complex active tasks. β’ Focus & Insight (Gamma) Use these frequencies for high-level problem solving, advanced pattern recognition, and breakthrough creative insights. -- -- -- -- Mental Presets NeuroSounds also offers the following selection of Presets for those who conveniently need to access a journey for a desired outcome: β’ Drift To Sleep Ideal for bedtime routines, late-night restlessness, or recovering from sleep disruption, this preset is designed to ease overactive night-time thoughts toward physical heaviness and deep sleep. Place your device nearby, close your eyes, and let the acoustic progression guide you into undisturbed, high-quality rest. β’ Meditative Cycle Ideal for midday resets, stress relief, and mindfulness practice, this cycle helps ease mental tension, restore emotional equilibrium, and enhance intrinsic self-awareness. You exit the session with a centered, resilient mind, recharged with calm focus and ready to re-engage with your day. β’ Cognitive Cycle Designed for long study sessions, complex problem solving, and intensive project execution, this cycle helps manage mental fatigue by matching your bodyβs natural BRAC physiological rhythm. It supports focused output while building in structured cognitive recovery, keeping you sharp, productive, and mentally sustainable throughout the day. β’ Calm Down From The Stress Ideal for high-stress work moments, post-confrontation resets, or easing intense overthinking, this preset helps bring you back to a state of calm productivity. It works to clear the mental static and physical tightness caused by high stress, supporting emotional control, objective decision-making, and composed focus so you can navigate the rest of your day with ease. β’ Push Through The Stress Ideal for high-pressure deadlines, emergency troubleshooting, or critical rapid-response scenarios, this preset helps channel nervous energy into high-throughput execution. It supports redirecting overwhelming stress into hyper-focused insight, rapid pattern recognition, and decisive action, helping you power through critical bottlenecks when failure is not an option. β’ Hyper Focus Cycle Designed for long-form deep work, complex architecture, and intensive project execution, this cycle structures a multi-hour focus session into a self-sustaining loop. Because it supports sustained productivity across both its ascent and descent phases while demanding heavy metabolic energy during the Gamma peak, Hyper Focus Cycle should be used strategically, no more than once or twice a day, to deliver maximum output while safeguarding long-term stamina. Apple Terms Of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoodShleep at none against NeuroSounds's 2. GoodShleep also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). NeuroSounds's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 10 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. NeuroSounds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GoodShleep asks for nothing beyond the download.
GoodShleep ships an update every 10 months, NeuroSounds every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | GoodShleep | NeuroSounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 11 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Damien Devillian |
In-app purchases
GoodShleep
No in-app purchases
NeuroSounds
- One Month$1.991 Month
- Upgrade$9.991 Year
Questions
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Do GoodShleep or NeuroSounds have ads?
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