mySleepButton vs Swifty Step
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.
Swifty Step
This app guides beginners from couch to 5K with a structured 9-week training plan. It offers voice prompts for intervals and provides live weather updates to prepare you for each run. Track your progress, distance, and environmental conditions automatically.
- C25K Training Plan
- Voice Guidance
- Live Weather Updates
- Run Logs
- Beginner-focused
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Go from your Couch to a 5K with guided runs and built-in weather tracking. Your beginner running companion! FEATURES • C25K Training Plan — Gradually build endurance with a 9-week program. • Voice Guidance — Spoken prompts for each run, walk, cool-down, and warmup interval. • Live Weather Updates — Check real-time temperature, wind, humidity, and UV conditions before every run. • Run Logs — Track distance, step count, weather, and completed plans automatically. • Clean & Focused — No clutter, no distractions — just run. Stay motivated, track your progress, and make running a habit that sticks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swifty Step at none against mySleepButton's 14. Swifty Step also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). mySleepButton's advantage is ratings volume (209 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Swifty Step asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swifty Step holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySleepButton has 209 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
mySleepButton ships an update every 4 months, Swifty Step every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySleepButton | Swifty Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (209 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 209 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — 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 | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CogSci Apps Corp. | Landon Austill |
Customer experience
mySleepButton
Swifty Step
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
Swifty Step
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Swifty Step
No in-app purchases









