mySleepButton vs Kokoon
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.
Kokoon
This app offers a personalized sleep audio experience tailored to your needs and habits. It features a library of original audio content, including soundscapes and spoken word, and allows you to integrate audio from other apps. Track your sleep data to understand how your habits impact your rest.
- Personalized sleep audio
- Original audio content library
- Configurable audio for sleep stages
- Integrates with other audio apps
- Sleep data tracking and insights
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Delivers a personalised sleep audio experience, tending to your specific needs and sleep habits. Original content library - includes different types of audio tracks for sleep: coloured noise, soundscapes and music as well as a variety of spoken word audio to deepen your understanding of your sleep or practise different relaxation techniques. Configure audio - adapt to your sleeping stage: pause your sounds or fade audio out into coloured noise to protect your sleep from disturbance. Use audio from any audio app - e.g. Audible, Spotify, Podcasts etc. It works with whatever you like to listen to when relaxing. Data tracking and insights - build an understanding of your sleep, and see how your audio usage and behaviours affect your sleep over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mySleepButton at 73% against Kokoon's 15%. mySleepButton also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Kokoon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. mySleepButton sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Kokoon asks for nothing beyond the download.
mySleepButton holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 210 and 140 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of mySleepButton's written reviews are positive against 15% of Kokoon's.
mySleepButton ships an update every 5 months, Kokoon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySleepButton | Kokoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (210 ratings) — better | 3.8 (140 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews — better | 14.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 210 — better | 140 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CogSci Apps Corp. | Kokoon Technology Ltd |
Customer experience
mySleepButton
Kokoon
User reviews
mySleepButton
From 210 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No fuss, just works
- 👍 Effective for insomnia
- 👍 Puts me to sleep quickly
- 👍 Helps shut down racing thoughts
- 👍 Better than sleeping pills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio quality issues (crackling, clicking)
- 🔧 Requires in-app purchases to unlock full functionality
- 🔧 Repetitive content in free version
Kokoon
From 140 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comfortable to wear
- 🚀 Good sound quality
- 👍 Helpful for sleep
- 🚀 Useful data and tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
- 🔋 Poor battery life
- 🐛 Unreliable sleep tracking
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 👎 Limited functionality
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
Kokoon
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Sync and login issues
- Inconsistent audio playback
- Inaccurate sleep data
- Firmware update problems
Requested features
6 requests- Offline audio playback
- Integration with Apple Health
- More customization options
- Improved sleep tracking and data visualization
- Better audio library and content
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- Automatic fade out and noise masking
In-app purchases
mySleepButton
- Disable iAd$0.99
- Album d'items simples$3.99
- 単語パック$3.99
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- 简单事物专辑$4.99
- Simple-Things Pack$5.99
- Drawing Pack2 variants$5.99
- Scenes Pack$5.99
- Album d'items à dessiner$5.99
- Simple-Things Pack$6.99
- Album d'items simples$6.99
- Scenes Pack$8.99
- Body Scan Pack$8.99
- Kids Pack (4+)$8.99
Kokoon
No in-app purchases









