Wind Down vs Nuro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Down
This app helps you establish a relaxing evening routine with sleep sounds, a sleep diary, and detailed charts. Log your sleep, set goals, and explore patterns in your recorded sleep data. It also offers general sleep education and an optional connection to Apple Health.
- Calming sounds and custom mixes
- Manual sleep logs and quality ratings
- Sleep history and duration charts
- Private sleep diary
- Optional bedtime reminders
- Sleep education content
- Apple Health integration
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Wind Down - Sleep by Slumber brings sleep sounds, a sleep diary, and clear charts together for your evening routine. Log your sleep, set a goal, and explore patterns in the records you choose to save. Features: • Calming sounds, favorites, and custom sound mixes • Manual sleep logs, goals, and sleep-quality ratings • Sleep history and charts for recorded duration, timing, and available stages • A private diary and optional bedtime reminders • General sleep education and a supplement guide with safety information • Optional premium content through auto-renewable subscriptions Optional Apple Health connection: Choose which sleep data to share through Apple Health. Wind Down reads permitted sleep records to show history and trends, including available sleep stages. Imported records and derived metrics are saved to your Firebase-backed app account. You can revoke access in Apple Health and delete imported records in the app. Stage availability depends on the records your device or other apps provide; wearable estimates are not a diagnosis. Privacy and purchases: Apple Health data and private sleep content are not used to target advertising. You can continue as a guest, purchase eligible premium content, and restore purchases without registering a personal account. Subscription prices, billing periods, and eligible offers are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your Apple account settings. Medical disclaimer: Wind Down provides general wellness education, not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare professional about persistent sleep problems, medications, or supplements. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nuro
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You pick up your phone for a minute. Twenty minutes later, you're still scrolling. Nuro gives you a small pause before the next scroll: a quick game, a little challenge, and a break you've chosen on purpose. Choose the apps that pull you in. Play short brain games to earn coins. Spend those coins on timed access to your selected apps. When your break ends, the blocks return. A LITTLE PLAY BEFORE YOU SCROLL Match patterns, test your reactions, remember what you saw, or untangle a word. With nine quick games, there's more than one way to earn your next break. BREAKS WITH A BEGINNING AND AN END Keep your favourite apps in your life with a little more intention. Choose what to block, earn time through play, and enjoy a timed break before returning to what you were doing. SMALL WINS WORTH COMING BACK FOR Follow your Journey, build a streak, and collect outfits and achievements along the way. A few moments of play become part of a routine you can see taking shape. MAKE IT FIT YOUR DAY Set a focus schedule for the hours you want to protect. Check your progress and make room for the things you meant to do before you reached for your phone. YOUR PHONE. YOUR CHOICES. You choose which apps to block through Apple's Screen Time picker. Those selections stay on your device. Account and gameplay progress are stored online, and you can export your account data or request deletion from inside Nuro. Start with one app. One quick game. One intentional break. Screen Time features require permission and a supported Apple device. Internet access is required for account services, purchases, rewards and timed-break authorisation. Nuro is for habit building and entertainment, not medical treatment. Nuro is free to download. A paid Nuro Pro subscription is required to access brain games, world progress and earned timed breaks. An eligible free trial provides access during the trial. Privacy Policy: https://rushabtated.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3e25f3a9d70f80a5bb5ed3af7f526855 Terms of Use: https://rushabtated.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-3e25f3a9d70f80719768e3a58f5a5a9d Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://rushabtated.notion.site/Support-3e25f3a9d70f80f4933ee64f22257104
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Verdict
Wind Down and Nuro are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Wind Down sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nuro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Wind Down | Nuro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PeelePicks LLC | Rushab Tated |
In-app purchases
Wind Down
- Premium Sleep Tools7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Sleep Tools7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Nuro
- Nuro Pro$24.991 Year
- Nuro3 Days trial$39.991 Year









