Wind Down vs Bye Bye Stress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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
Bye Bye Stress
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Some days are just a lot. Bye Bye Stress is for exactly those days โ feeling stressed? One tap, one short exercise, about two minutes. That's the whole deal. No meditation experience needed. No 40-minute sessions. No pressure to "clear your mind." Just short, guided exercises broken into simple steps โ you're never left wondering what to do next. WHAT'S INSIDE โข Quick help for real moments: when thoughts won't slow down, when the day was too much, before something important, or when you can't stop scrolling โข A library of short techniques across different approaches โ breathing, calming mental images, sound, body awareness, observation, and more. Each one tells you what it helps with, so you always know what to reach for โข 7-day journeys: gentle themed programs like After a Hard Day, Less Overthinking, Softer Evenings or Digital Break โ one short session a day, no catching up, no guilt โข Favorites: keep the techniques that work for you one tap away โข Together mode: filter for exercises that work side by side with your child โ same calm, twice the company โข Soft reminders that nudge, never nag HOW IT WORKS Feel the stress rising. Open the app, tap once. Follow a few simple steps for about two minutes. Feel a little calmer. Repeat whenever you need โ no streaks to protect, no levels to lose. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT Relaxing shouldn't be another task on your list. That's why everything here is small on purpose: small steps, small sessions, small wins. They quietly add up โ and one day you notice the loud days got a little quieter. And the whole way through, there's a friendly face around โ a soft little character who's been through a lot too. It won't talk your ear off or ask anything of you. It's just... there. Somehow that helps. Download Bye Bye Stress โ calm is now two minutes away. Some features require an auto-renewing subscription charged to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wind Down at none against Bye Bye Stress's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Wind Down sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Bye Bye Stress sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wind Down ships an update monthly, Bye Bye Stress every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Down | Bye Bye Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly โ better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phuc Pham | Olena Gotsulyak |
In-app purchases
Wind Down
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$39.99
Bye Bye Stress
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Annual plan$7.991 Year
- Lifetime access$9.99









