Comparison

mySleepButton vs Bodhi Timer

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

Bodhi Timer

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Bodhi Timer is a countdown timer for meditation and other timed activities. Set one duration or a sequence of consecutive timers, then pause, resume, or start the session again. Make a timer that suits your session: • Save four duration presets. • Build a list of intervals with a separate sound for each one. • Choose from bells, gongs, singing bowls, bird song, the system tone, or an audio file. • Add preparation time before the session starts. • Use an animated Enso circle, a fading Bodhi leaf, or your own image. • Choose a light, dark, black, or system theme. • Hide the remaining time or keep the screen awake. • Set a duration by typing or with optional English speech input. Settings, presets, timer lists, and running or paused timers are saved on your iPhone. There are no accounts, advertising, or analytics SDKs. The timer works without an internet connection. Optional speech recognition may use Apple's Speech service when on-device recognition is unavailable. Background alerts require notification permission and follow your iPhone's sound, silent-mode, and Focus settings. Long or repeated sequences can exceed the queue of upcoming alerts while the app remains closed. Reopen the app to refresh that queue. Imported audio uses its first 29 seconds. Requires iOS 26 or later. The interface and speech commands are in English. This is an independent iPhone fork and SwiftUI port of Bodhi Timer by yuttadhammo and the BodhiTimer developers. It is maintained separately and does not imply endorsement by its original authors. The software is available under GPL-3.0-or-later. iPhone source: https://github.com/wgj/BodhiTimer Original project: https://github.com/yuttadhammo/BodhiTimer Original software and artwork: Copyright (C) 2014-2022 BodhiTimer developers. Additional asset credits and license texts are included in About.

Screenshots

mySleepButton2 screens
Bodhi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bodhi Timer at none against mySleepButton's 14. mySleepButton's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. mySleepButton sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Bodhi Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mySleepButton versus Bodhi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySleepButtonBodhi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (212 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogSci Apps Corp.Weston Johnson

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

Bodhi Timer

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
None

Bodhi Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mySleepButton free?
mySleepButton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bodhi Timer free?
Bodhi Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mySleepButton or Bodhi Timer have ads?
Neither mySleepButton nor Bodhi Timer shows ads.

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