Sleep Music Timer vs Nightstand ※
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sleep Music Timer
Drift off to sleep with your favorite tunes. This utility app stops music playback after a set duration, conserving your device's battery. Enjoy uninterrupted rest with a simple, ad-free experience.
- Set custom sleep timer
- Automatic music stop
- Device battery saving
- Ad-free experience
- Minimal brightness display
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This app allows you to fall asleep with favorite music. It stops music after selected time for device battery saving. How it works: 1. Open music player and start music. For example, default iPhone player. 2. Return to this app, select time and press 'START' button. 3. Don't quit from app! Display will work on minimum brightness. 4. Music will be stopped and display will be turned off soon when timer fires. No ads! Enjoy!
Nightstand ※
This app provides a stylish digital clock and a customizable alarm system. Wake up to your favorite music or white noise, and fall asleep to soothing sounds. It offers background alarm support and a sleep timer for a peaceful night's rest.
- Stylish designer clock themes
- Background alarm support
- Wake up to favorite music
- Sleep to white noise or songs
- Sleep timer
- Customizable alarm options
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CLOCK • Large digital clock; screen stays awake; fills the screen on iPad • Choose your font, including a Dot Matrix LED look • Custom colours and date style • 12 or 24-hour time, optional AM/PM, optional seconds • Show or hide the date, day and battery level • Swipe up or down to dim, with the brightness level shown ALARMS AND SLEEP • Alarms with your choice of sounds • Calm sunrise wake-up screen • Sleep timer with soft white noise • Clear warning if notifications are off IPHONE DUO • Clock and date centred on the outer screen • Fold Mode: half-fold and the clock moves to one side; tap to switch sides EXTRAS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Weather under the clock: temperature, icon and your area • Time Announcement: hear the time on an interval or by double tap, in your language • All backgrounds and styles • Multiple alarms • Every future update included • No subscription GOOD TO KNOW • Weather information is provided by Apple Weather • Location is used only to show your local weather and is never shared • Questions or ideas? Visit the support page from the About screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sleep Music Timer at 90% against Nightstand ※'s 40%. Sleep Music Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (7.4K vs 1.7K). Nightstand ※'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sleep Music Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nightstand ※ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sleep Music Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.4K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Sleep Music Timer's written reviews are positive against 40% of Nightstand ※'s.
Sleep Music Timer ships an update every 8 months, Nightstand ※ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sleep Music Timer | Nightstand ※ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 39.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | 1.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksim Tolstov | iReka Soft |
Customer experience
Sleep Music Timer
Nightstand ※
Bugs and requests
Sleep Music Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer doesn't always work as expected
- Music sometimes continues playing after timer ends
Requested features
3 requests- Longer timer options (90 minutes, 2 hours)
- Fade out music instead of abrupt stop
- Automatically turn off phone after timer ends
Nightstand ※
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sleep Music Timer
- Coffee cup$1.99
Nightstand ※
- Extras Awesomeness$2.99
Questions
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