Comparison

SleepCoach vs Wind Down

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

Head to head
About

SleepCoach

Features
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Can't sleep? You're not alone, and you're not broken. SleepCoach is a clinically-backed 8-week program based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the #1 treatment recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. No pills. No gimmicks. Just proven techniques that work for 70-80% of people. STRUCTURED CBT-I PROGRAM • 24 guided lessons across 8 weeks • Interactive exercises: thought records, sleep hygiene audits, stimulus control checklists • Personalized sleep restriction therapy with weekly window adjustments • Quizzes to reinforce your learning • Day-by-day coaching during the hardest weeks • Mid-program progress assessment SMART SLEEP DIARY • Quick morning check-in, log in 30 seconds • Auto-calculated sleep efficiency, onset latency, and total sleep time • Calendar heat map to spot patterns SLEEP SOUNDS & MIXING • 18 layered sounds: rain, ocean, white noise, forest, fireplace & more • Mix multiple sounds with individual volume control • Sleep timer with gentle fade-out • Background audio, keeps playing when you lock your phone BREATHING EXERCISES • 4-7-8 Breathing, Box Breathing, Diaphragmatic Breathing • Progressive Muscle Relaxation with guided muscle groups • Body Scan with 16-region progression • Visual breathing animation with haptic feedback WORRY TIME SCHEDULER • Park nighttime worries for tomorrow • Break the cycle of bedtime rumination PROGRESS TRACKING • Sleep score (0-100) composite metric • Sleep efficiency trend charts • Before/after comparison BUILT FOR iOS • Lock Screen & Home Screen widgets • Siri Shortcuts • Focus Mode integration • Apple Health sync • Dark mode designed for bedtime use Free with ads. Premium removes ads and unlocks all sounds, breathing patterns, and data export. SleepCoach is not a substitute for medical advice. If you have a sleep disorder, please consult a healthcare provider. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.norvalabs.io/apps/Sleep-coach/privacy

About

Wind Down

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Your body needs a runway before sleep. Wind Down gives you one: a guided 10-minute bedtime ritual that carries you from a wired, racing mind to genuinely ready for bed. Most sleep apps hand you a playlist and hope for the best. Wind Down hands you a sequence. Gentle stretches to release the day, 4-7-8 breathing paced by a glowing orb, a dim-the-lights stretch of stillness, and one quiet moment to reflect - every step timed for you, so you never have to decide what comes next. Want shorter or longer? Run the 5-minute reset, the 15-minute deep descent, or open the builder and set each step to the length that fits tonight. WHAT YOU GET - A guided wind-down that paces every step for you, so all you do is follow along - 4-7-8 and box breathing led by a visual orb you can breathe with in the dark - Eight ambient night sounds - rain, ocean, fireplace, distant thunder, fan, night meadow and more - synthesized live on your phone, nothing to download - A sleep timer plus a gentle fade-out, so the sound stops after you do - A bedtime reminder that nudges you 15 minutes before the bedtime you set - A nightly streak, month calendar and 4-week chart that show the habit taking hold PERFECT FOR - Anyone who lies down and immediately starts replaying the entire day - People who scroll until midnight and want a better last fifteen minutes - Shift workers and light sleepers who need the same ritual at any hour - Anyone trying to build a bedtime habit that actually sticks past week one WHY NOT JUST PLAY A SLEEP PLAYLIST? A playlist works on the room. Wind Down works on you - it slows your breath, loosens your shoulders and closes the day out before the lights go off. And when sound is all you want, the timer fades it away on its own instead of playing until morning. Wind Down is a relaxation and sleep-hygiene helper, not a medical treatment. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking. Nothing you do here leaves your phone. FULL ACCESS One purchase unlocks all of it: the three guided routines plus the custom routine builder, the breathing orb, all eight ambient sounds with sleep timer and fade-out, bedtime reminders, and the full streak, calendar, achievements and progress history. Choose weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Yearly costs far less than paying weekly across a year, and lifetime is a single payment that includes every future update. Tonight, start the ritual ten minutes before you plan to sleep. That is the whole ask. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

SleepCoach4 screens
Wind Down4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wind Down at none against SleepCoach'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. SleepCoach sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Wind Down sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SleepCoach versus Wind Down: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleepCoachWind Down
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperALEXANDER ANDREW LYNCHPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SleepCoach

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
3 purchases

Wind Down

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is SleepCoach free?
SleepCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wind Down free?
Wind Down is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SleepCoach or Wind Down have ads?
SleepCoach shows ads; Wind Down does not.

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