Comparison

mySleepButton vs Worry O'Clock

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
Read full description

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

Worry O'Clock

Features
Read full description

Schedule your worries. Most won't show up. Worry O'Clock is the first app built around worry postponement — the simple, decades-old behavioral technique for an overactive mind. All day long, worries interrupt you. Instead of arguing with them, you give each one a single line and drop it into a sealed box. The box opens once a day, at your Worry O'Clock, for fifteen minutes. Then the surprising part: when the box opens, most worries are already gone. The app counts them. That number — your Fade Rate — is your own evidence that most alarms were false. "It's in the box. Not now." becomes a reflex. THE DAILY LOOP (everything free) ・Capture in 5 seconds, in the app or via a Siri shortcut ・A sealed box: counts only, no rereading, no rumination door ・One 15-minute session a day: three questions per worry ・Faded / one smallest next step / let it be ・Settlement card with your Fade Rate, insights and science flashcards ・Patterns: fade curve, worry heat map, repeat-worry board ・Full history and search, custom weekdays, 25-minute sessions ・JSON backup export & import, daily Markdown export, streaks ・Face ID app lock A banner ad appears at the bottom of the screen. If you'd rather not see it, an optional one-time "Remove Ads" purchase hides it permanently. You pay only once; there is no recurring charge. The banner is the only advertising in the app — nothing takes over the full screen. No feature is ever locked: Remove Ads changes nothing except whether the banner is drawn. 100% OFFLINE No account. No cloud. No analytics. Your worries never leave this device, and notifications and share cards never contain worry text. Everything except the purchase works without a connection. Worry O'Clock is a self-help practice tool, not medical care, and it does not diagnose or address any condition. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself, please contact local emergency services or a crisis line in your country.

Screenshots

mySleepButton2 screens
Worry O'Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: mySleepButton at none against Worry O'Clock's shown. mySleepButton also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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 Worry O'Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mySleepButton versus Worry O'Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySleepButtonWorry O'Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (210 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings210 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogSci Apps Corp.丽佳 施

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

Worry O'Clock

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
Show 10 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Worry O'Clock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is mySleepButton free?
mySleepButton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Worry O'Clock free?
Worry O'Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do mySleepButton or Worry O'Clock have ads?
Worry O'Clock shows ads; mySleepButton does not.

Other comparisons