Red Light for Sleeping vs Carafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Light for Sleeping
This app uses your device's OLED display to emit deep red light, promoting better sleep by reducing harsh nighttime brightness. Customize brightness, red tone, and set a sleep timer for a calming experience. It also offers white noise and relaxing sounds.
- Deep red OLED light emission
- Customizable brightness and red tone
- Sleep timer
- White noise and relaxing sounds
- No user tracking
- No account required
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Sleep better with deep red OLED light designed for nighttime comfort. • No user-tracking - no ads. • No account required. Using your iPhone’s built-in OLED display, the app produces red light in the ~620nm–670nm range to help reduce harsh nighttime brightness before sleep. Customise brightness, choose your preferred red tone, and set a sleep timer for a calmer nighttime experience. Play white noise and relaxing sounds in background to relax or focus. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Carafe
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See how much water you’ve had today and how much is left. Carafe puts both in one calm view. Tap to log a drink. The carafe’s waterline falls as your total rises, so your progress makes sense at a glance. Set your own daily target. Keep your usual glass or bottle ready for quick logging, look back through a simple daily history, and add the free Home Screen widget or gentle reminders if you want them. Water tracking, history, reminders, and the widget are free. Carafe Studio is an optional one-time purchase for different scenes, materials, and carafe designs. Your water log stays on your iPhone. No account, ads, or subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carafe at none against Red Light for Sleeping's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Red Light for Sleeping sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Carafe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Light for Sleeping | Carafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faris Abaza | Jeromy Seth Mobley |
In-app purchases
Red Light for Sleeping
- Premium Access$1.991 Month
- Premium Access7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Carafe
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Red Light for Sleeping free?
Is Carafe free?
Do Red Light for Sleeping or Carafe have ads?
Which is updated more often, Red Light for Sleeping or Carafe?
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