Comparison

mySleepButton vs Scrollaby

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Cognitive shuffle technique
  • Guided imagery for sleep
  • Affective body scan meditation
  • Configurable meditation pack
  • Audio playback on external devices
  • Siri shortcuts
Features
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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.

About

Scrollaby

This app uses a familiar scrolling interface to deliver relaxing content like sounds, stories, and meditations designed to improve sleep quality. It incorporates scientifically proven techniques to help users unwind and prepare for rest, offering a fresh, randomized feed of new material weekly.

Highlights
  • 1000+ sleep sounds, stories, music, meditations, and visuals
  • Relaxing scrolling mechanic
  • HRV Breathing, CBT-I, Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniques
  • Randomized daily content feed
  • Favorite content saving
  • Sleep timer with automatic fadeout
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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Scroll yourself to sleep... 1000+ sounds, stories, music, meditations, and visuals designed to give you great sleep. It's so easy to scroll through your social media feeds and feel terrible. "Doom scrolling" is a real phenomenon that causes a lot of harm to our wellbeing. But it doesn't have to be this way. We've designed Scrollaby to use that same familiar, comfortable scrolling mechanic to present specially created content that relaxes your body and mind to help you prepare for slumber. Instead of counting likes, you'll be counting sheep (not literally, don't be silly). Using the latest clinical and academic research, we've incorporated dozens of different techniques proven to help you rest. Things like HRV Breathing, CBT-I, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Meditation, Autogenic Training, Pscyho-acoutic music, and much more! Each time you open Scrollaby you'll be presented with a randomized feed of content, keeping things fresh (we add new material to your library every week). You can "heart" content to save it as a favorite. Set a sleep timer for automatic fadeout. Enable Reminders or Healthkit to help build good habits. It's time to trade screen time for sleep time. Happy Scrolling, Happy Sleeping. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS When you download Scrollaby you can opt into a 3-day free trial. Scrollaby offers auto-renewing monthly and yearly subscription options for access to the app's features and content. Your Scrollaby subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and payment will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. To avoid renewal, you must cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription or trial ends. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. As with all of our apps, if you would like to use Scrollaby but have trouble affording it please email us at support@scrollaby.com so we can help you with our financial assistance program. While we can't keep bringing great experiences to the world without making money, we know not everyone that needs access to our content can afford it, and we're happy to help. Read more about our terms, conditions and privacy here: https://scrollaby.com/terms

Screenshots

mySleepButton2 screens
Scrollaby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: mySleepButton at 4.5 against Scrollaby's 3.6. mySleepButton also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 42%) and ratings volume (210 vs 23). Scrollaby's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. mySleepButton sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Scrollaby sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mySleepButton holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySleepButton has 210 ratings behind it against 23, 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 42% of Scrollaby's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mySleepButton ships an update every 5 months, Scrollaby every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
mySleepButton versus Scrollaby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySleepButtonScrollaby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (210 ratings) — better3.6 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogSci Apps Corp.Rockwell Ventures

Customer experience

mySleepButton

All ratings210 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative20.9%

Scrollaby

All ratings23 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

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

Scrollaby

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

mySleepButton

One-time13
  • 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
6 purchases

Scrollaby

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is mySleepButton free?
mySleepButton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrollaby free?
Scrollaby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mySleepButton or Scrollaby?
mySleepButton is rated higher. mySleepButton averages 4.5 out of 5 from 210 ratings, while Scrollaby averages 3.6 from 23 ratings.
Do mySleepButton or Scrollaby have ads?
Neither mySleepButton nor Scrollaby shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mySleepButton or Scrollaby?
mySleepButton ships an update every 5 months, and Scrollaby every 3 months. Most recently, mySleepButton was updated on October 11, 2026 and Scrollaby on October 12, 2026.

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