mySleepButton vs Dawn DTx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySleepButton
This app uses a "cognitive shuffle" technique to help users fall asleep by distracting their minds with imagery. It offers guided meditations and can be used with audio devices for a screen-free experience.
- Cognitive shuffle technique
- Guided imagery for sleep
- Affective body scan meditation
- Configurable meditation pack
- Audio playback on external devices
- Siri shortcuts
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mySleepButton® is a CogSci Apps® invention. Its purpose is to help you fall asleep with the "cognitive shuffle", as featured in the The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes Magazine, Canadian Government’s Institute of Health Research, The BC Medical Journal online, Popular Science Magazine, Forbes Magazine ("disrupt all patterns and rest in blissful chaos"), LifeHacker ("surprisingly effective"), etc. It’s so easy: Just lie in bed, touch the “Put Me to Sleep” button, imagine the various descriptions it reads to you, and let yourself fall asleep… pleasantly. That is the Cognitive Shuffle! O, The Oprah magazine, calls mySleepButton “An easy little game to trick yourself to sleep.” The Guardian wrote: "My top recommendation remains the visualisation method known as the “cognitive shuffle”: download the MySleepButton app". Quartz says mySleepButton is “a drug-free sleep trick for your restless mind”. International Business Times of London says “mySleepButton App Hijacks Thoughts to Help Sleep”. Into mindfulness meditation? mySleepButton also contains a configurable "affective body scan" meditation pack. It taps into the brain's body maps. Still awake after the meditation? Instantly proceed to guided shuffled imagery. You can try mySleepButton for FREE! There's no subscription fee. Buy the pack(s) that you like, and shuffle your thoughts to sleep. The goal of mySleepButton is to keep your mind off your concerns while putting it in an imagery rich state conducive to sleep. mySleepButton can also be triggered with Air Pods and played on Apple's Home Pod (or other devices) if you don't want an iPhone or iPad in your bed room. It even has Siri shortcuts. So, why not enjoy a dreamy transition to sleep? “Shuffle Your Thoughts to Sleep” with mySleepButton.
Dawn DTx
Strengthen your mental foundation against stress with tools to boost resilience, elevate mood, and sharpen focus. Measure and visualize your stress in real-time to identify impactful content and receive personalized suggestions from an extensive library of wellness experiences.
- Quantify stress and mood with visual data
- Personalized meditation and practice suggestions
- Extensive library of 1,000+ wellness experiences
- Streamlined interface for routine building
- Real-time stress measurement
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Dawn provides the tools to strengthen your mental foundation against life’s increasing stressors. The experience is designed to help you boost stress resilience, elevate your mood, sharpen focus, and establish a sense of lasting discipline. Dawn allows you to measure and visualise your stress in real-time. By understanding these metrics, you can identify the most impactful content for your needs at any given moment. The Dawn Experience: ● Quantify Your Stress & Mood: Use our unique tools to turn your internal state into clear, visual data. By tracking these metrics, you can see your progress and better understand how you respond to different situations. ● Targeted Personalisation: Move past the guesswork. Dawn offers tailored suggestions to help you find the right meditation or practice based on your objective needs. ● An Extensive Library: Access a collection of over 1,000 meditations and wellness experiences designed to help you maintain your composure and mental clarity. ● Streamlined for Consistency: Our redesigned interface and onboarding make it simpler to navigate the app and build a routine that supports your long-term goals. Dawn is the you, you love. Download Dawn today and take the next step in your journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dawn DTx at weekly against mySleepButton's every 5 months. Dawn DTx also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (95% vs 73%). mySleepButton's advantage is ratings volume (214 vs 22). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. mySleepButton sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dawn DTx sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dawn DTx holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySleepButton has 214 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of mySleepButton's written reviews are positive against 95% of Dawn DTx's.
mySleepButton ships an update every 5 months, Dawn DTx weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySleepButton | Dawn DTx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (214 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 401 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CogSci Apps Corp. | Mobio Interactive Inc. |
Customer experience
mySleepButton
Dawn DTx
Bugs and requests
mySleepButton
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes after iOS updates
- Purchased content not restoring properly
Requested features
4 requests- More diverse content and voices
- Randomized word/scene order
- Support for additional languages
- Apple Watch app
Dawn DTx
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mySleepButton
- Give thanks & support our R&D$9.99
Dawn DTx
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$76.991 Year
- Restful Nights$19.99
- Ray of Hope$19.99
- Atmung funktioniert!$29.99
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