Comparison

Wind Down vs WindDown Bedtime Ritual

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

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About

Wind Down

Features
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Wind Down now does the one thing other sleep apps won't: it shields the apps keeping you up. Pick the apps that steal your evenings โ€” social, news, games, whatever pulls you in. At your wind-down time, App Shield quietly puts them to rest. Reach for them in bed and you get a calm "time to wind down" screen instead of an endless feed. In the morning they unlock automatically. No willpower required. 86% of us scroll in bed every night โ€” an average of 38 lost minutes. Reminders don't fix that. A shield does. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข App Shield โ€” block the apps stealing your sleep on your schedule; lifts automatically each morning โ€ข A 5-minute wind-down ritual that actually sticks โ€ข Sleep Impact Score โ€” see how your nights change, with real data โ€ข Streaks + morning check-ins that keep you consistent โ€ข Private by design โ€” Apple's Screen Time keeps which apps you pick on your device; Wind Down never sees them WHY IT WORKS Friction beats tracking. Another dashboard won't move your bedtime โ€” a gentle barrier between you and the feed will. Built on the same Screen Time technology behind the top focus apps, designed for one job: helping you put the phone down. Start free. 7-day trial, no card required. Terms of Use: https://digital-wind-down-tracker-0420.vertostudios.com/terms

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WindDown Bedtime Ritual

Features
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WindDown is a bedtime routine you actually follow. Build a wind-down checklist with real times, get gentle screens-off and lights-down nudges, rate your sleep in the morning, and watch WindDown tie the two together: the nights you follow your routine against the nights you skip it. A ROUTINE WITH TIMES, NOT JUST A LIST Start from a built-in routine (Wind-down basics, Screen-free evening, Deep rest) or build your own from a library of 18 real steps, each with a reason and a suggested time. WindDown clocks every step off your bedtime, so screens off at 10:15, lights down at 10:20, a few pages at 10:40. Reorder, edit, or write your own. SCREENS-OFF AND LIGHTS-DOWN REMINDERS Flag any step as a reminder and WindDown nudges you at its time, every evening. The screens-off and lights-down steps come ready to remind, because those are the two that decide the night. A MORNING CHECK-IN THAT ADDS UP Rate how you slept, log the hours, add a note. It takes ten seconds and it is the other half of the story. SEE HOW YOUR ROUTINE SHAPES YOUR SLEEP This is the part a notes app cannot do. WindDown compares the nights you followed your routine against the nights you did not, and tells you the difference: "Follow the routine and you rate sleep 3.8, versus 2.8 on off nights." It reads the link between routine adherence and sleep quality from your own nights, and charts both over the last three weeks. STREAKS WITH GRACE NIGHTS Keep a streak going for following your wind-down, with room to breathe: a couple of off nights spend a grace night before the streak resets, so one late evening does not undo a month. A WEEKLY SLEEP REPORT Every week rolls up into a report: nights logged, average quality, average adherence, time asleep, your best night, and a night-by-night breakdown. Export it as a clean PDF whenever you want it, or keep it in your archive. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN WindDown syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. No account, no tracking. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud. FREE VS PRO Free includes one routine and 14 nights of history with every tool: the timed checklist, reminders, the morning check-in, the adherence-vs-quality insight, and streaks. WindDown Pro unlocks unlimited night history, extra routines, and the weekly PDF report. WindDown is a wellness and routine tool for your own records, not medical advice. If sleep problems last, talk to a healthcare professional. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS WindDown Pro is available as a monthly subscription ($2.99 USD per month) or a yearly subscription ($19.99 USD per year); a one-time Lifetime unlock ($49.99 USD) is also offered. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ino50-forms.admin-cloudflare-fa0.workers.dev/a/winddown/privacy

Screenshots

Wind Down4 screens
WindDown Bedtime Ritual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Wind Down at 16.0 against WindDown Bedtime Ritual's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Wind Down sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and WindDown Bedtime Ritual sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wind Down ships an update every 2 weeks, WindDown Bedtime Ritual fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Wind Down versus WindDown Bedtime Ritual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWind DownWindDown Bedtime Ritual
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMads Borg HundahlInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wind Down

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
3 purchases

WindDown Bedtime Ritual

Subscriptions2
  • WindDown Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • WindDown Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • WindDown Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Wind Down free?
Wind Down is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WindDown Bedtime Ritual free?
WindDown Bedtime Ritual is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wind Down or WindDown Bedtime Ritual have ads?
Neither Wind Down nor WindDown Bedtime Ritual shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wind Down or WindDown Bedtime Ritual?
Wind Down ships an update every 2 weeks, and WindDown Bedtime Ritual fortnightly. Most recently, Wind Down was updated on October 7, 2026 and WindDown Bedtime Ritual on October 14, 2026.

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