Best Bedtime Sleep Stories Apps

232+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated May 2026

Looking for free bedtime sleep stories apps? 20 of our 232+ tracked titles are free to download β€” no subscription, no trial. The rest are premium picks worth paying for.

Top Picks for Bedtime Sleep Stories

Sleep Sounds White Noise, Rain#1

Sleep Sounds White Noise, Rain by Healive Limited

Fall Asleep: Sounds & Stories
Editor's Choice
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
4.8😊(34K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app offers a variety of relaxing sounds, guided meditations, and bedtime stories to help users fall asleep, reduce stress, and improve mindfulness. It features a noise-mixer for custom soundscapes and daily content updates.

What We Love

  • πŸ’€ Helps with sleep
  • 🌊 Soothing nature sounds
  • πŸ•°οΈ Customizable timers
  • πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Relaxing meditations

Room to Improve

  • πŸ’° Expensive subscription
  • πŸ”’ Limited free content
  • πŸ” Looping sound issues
Sleep: Sounds & Meditation#2

Sleep: Sounds & Meditation by GUIDED MEDITATION & CALM SLEEP SRL

Bedtime Stories, Fall Asleep
Strong Contender
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
4.6😊(9.6K ratings)
Free
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This app helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer with soothing sounds, music, and guided meditations. Create a calming atmosphere to unwind and achieve relaxation goals like reducing anxiety.

What We Love

  • πŸ’€ Helps with sleep
  • 🎢 Variety of soothing sounds
  • πŸ†“ Completely free to use
  • πŸŒ™ Aids in relaxation and meditation

Room to Improve

  • πŸ› Occasional technical issues like buffering or crashing
  • πŸ”‡ Limited selection of sounds and stories
  • πŸ•°οΈ Lack of timer or auto-off feature
WikiSleep: Sleep Stories#3

WikiSleep: Sleep Stories by ADRIEN SALA WRITING & MEDIA LTD.

Deep Sleep, Calm & Meditation
Worth Considering
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
4.3(9 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app offers unique bedtime stories designed to calm a busy mind and promote restful sleep. It features a diverse library of audio content, including biographies, histories, meditations, and classic tales, all narrated soothingly. Customizable listening options and multiple languages enhance the sleep experience.

More Bedtime Sleep Stories apps to explore

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Bedtime Stories for Kids Audio
Bedtime Stories for Kids Audio
Bedtime Stories for Kids Audio
Help your child fall asleep!
Free

This audio storybook app offers short audiobooks, gentle bedtime stories, and soothing lullaby music for children. Designed with child psychologists, it helps little ones reduce anxiety and fall asleep peacefully through expert storytelling and calming melodies.

Short audiobooksGentle bedtime storiesMoral fairy tales
πŸ“š Books
(303)
free with in-app purchases
5
Slumber-Calm Stories for Sleep
Slumber-Calm Stories for Sleep
Slumber-Calm Stories for Sleep
Fall Asleep in 5 Minutes
Free

This app offers a collection of calming stories and meditations designed to help users fall asleep quickly and beat insomnia. It features customizable soundscapes and guided sessions to promote deep relaxation and a peaceful night's rest.

Large library of sleep meditations and storiesGuided mindfulness and hypnosis techniquesCustomizable nature sounds with volume control
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(26K)
freemium
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Bedtime Stories For Sleep Kids
Bedtime Stories For Sleep Kids
Bedtime Stories For Sleep Kids
New Toddlers Sleep Fairy Tales
Free

This app offers a library of sleep stories, meditations, and ambient sounds designed to help children and babies fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. It aims to reduce bedtime anxiety and promote healthy sleep patterns with soothing audio content and customizable soundscapes.

Large library of sleep meditations and storiesCustomizable nature sounds with volume controlDelayed ending for background ambiance
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(642)
free with in-app purchases
7
Avrora Sleep Sounds & Stories
Avrora Sleep Sounds & Stories
Avrora Sleep Sounds & Stories
Mindfulness music, track snore
Free

This app helps you fall asleep easily and wake up refreshed with guided breathing, mindfulness sessions, and calming sounds. It also tracks your sleep and snores to help you understand and improve your sleep habits.

Guided breathing techniquesMindfulness and meditation sessionsCalming sleep sounds (white noise, nature)
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(18K)
free with in-app purchases
8
Sleepiest: Sleep Meditation
Sleepiest: Sleep Meditation
Sleepiest: Sleep Meditation
Sleep Sounds & Bedtime Stories
Free

This app helps users fall asleep faster and improve sleep quality with a vast library of bedtime stories, guided meditations, and ambient sounds. It also features smart sleep tracking and a gentle alarm to enhance your rest and well-being.

Extensive library of bedtime storiesSoothing sleep meditationsAmbient sleep sound mixer
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(31K)
free with in-app purchases
9
Tap to Sleep: Bedtime Stories
Tap to Sleep: Bedtime Stories
Tap to Sleep: Bedtime Stories
Sleep Stories to Calm Kids
Free

This app offers interactive, ad-free bedtime stories designed to calm children and support healthy sleep routines. It features gentle visuals, soothing narration, and customizable play modes, making bedtime a peaceful learning experience for young children, including those with special needs.

Interactive bedtime storiesAd-free experienceMelatonin-friendly glow
πŸ“š Books
(4)
subscription
10
Bedtime stories-StellaSleep
Bedtime stories-StellaSleep
Bedtime stories-StellaSleep
Magic bedtime for the children
Free

This app offers interactive bedtime stories and sleep aids for children aged 0-10. Parents can participate by recording their own stories or co-creating AI-generated tales. It combines sleep science, meditation, and music for a calming experience.

Interactive bedtime storiesAI-powered story creationParental voice recording
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(396)
subscription
11
LoΓ³na: Sleep, reduce anxiety
LoΓ³na: Sleep, reduce anxiety
LoΓ³na: Sleep, reduce anxiety
Bedtime Games, Relaxing Sounds
Free

This app helps you disconnect from a stressful day and cultivate a positive mood for sleep. It offers immersive guided sessions combining relaxation, storytelling, and sounds to reset your mind and prepare you emotionally for rest.

Disconnect from stressImprove bedtime moodGuided escape sessions
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(25K)
subscription
12
Bedtime Stories for Sleep
Bedtime Stories for Sleep
Bedtime Stories for Sleep
Adult Sleep Story for Bed Time
Free

Drift into restful sleep with a vast library of captivating stories designed for adults. Enjoy soothing narration, customizable soundscapes, and offline listening for uninterrupted relaxation.

Expansive library of adult-focused bedtime storiesProfessional narrators with calming voicesCustomizable sleep sounds mixer
🎡 Music
(52)
free with in-app purchases
13
Calm
Calm
Calm
Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation
Free

This app offers guided meditations, sleep stories, music, and breathing exercises to help users reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. It caters to all experience levels, integrating mindfulness into daily routines for enhanced mental well-being.

Guided meditationsSleep StoriesBreathwork exercises
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(2M)
free with in-app purchases
14
Bedtime stories: Sleep books
Bedtime stories: Sleep books
Bedtime stories: Sleep books
Reading Audio Story & Book
Free

Discover a collection of free audio stories and books for children and toddlers designed to aid sleep. This app offers a continuously updated library of fairy tales perfect for bedtime listening alone or with family. Once downloaded, stories can be enjoyed offline.

Free audio stories for childrenLarge library of fairy talesOffline playback
πŸ“š Education
(5)
free with in-app purchases
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Calm Sleep - Rest & Relax
Calm Sleep - Rest & Relax
Calm Sleep - Rest & Relax
Stories, Sounds & Tracking
Free

This app offers a comprehensive sleep support system with over 300 hours of content, including narrated stories, music, and soundscapes. It helps users develop better sleep habits through guided routines, breathwork, and sleep plans, with features for tracking and analyzing sleep patterns.

Sleep StoriesMusic & SoundscapesBreathwork Exercises
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(3.1K)
subscription
16
Little Stories: Bedtime Books
Little Stories: Bedtime Books
Little Stories: Bedtime Books
Fairy Tales & Audio for Kids
Free

Create personalized storybooks where your child is the star, with custom illustrations and soundtracks. Record your own voice to make unique audiobooks for bedtime. A collection of enchanting tales designed to foster a love of reading.

Personalized stories starring your childCustom illustrations matching child's genderOriginal soundtracks for each story
πŸ“š Books
(45K)
free with in-app purchases
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Rest: Fix Your Sleep For Good
Rest: Fix Your Sleep For Good
Rest: Fix Your Sleep For Good
Science Backed Program
Free

Improve your sleep with an AI-powered coach developed with sleep experts. Get a personalized plan, daily tasks, and habit-forming tools to achieve better sleep that lasts. Access expert advice and stay accountable with this science-backed program.

AI-powered sleep coachingPersonalized sleep plansScience-backed techniques
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(2.5K)
subscription
18
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Relaxing sounds and stories
Free

Drift off to sleep with a variety of soothing content, including narrated stories, guided meditations, and ambient sounds. Manage stress and anxiety to improve sleep quality and establish a consistent bedtime routine.

Bedtime storiesSleep meditationsExtensive sound library
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(9.6K)
subscription
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Sound AiSleep: Cozy bedtimes
Sound AiSleep: Cozy bedtimes
Sound AiSleep: Cozy bedtimes
test
Free

Record your voice once to create personalized bedtime stories for children, narrated by familiar characters. This screen-free app uses sleep science to help kids fall asleep faster by hearing a calming, parental voice. Try it free with a limited number of stories.

Record your voice for narrationPersonalized bedtime storiesScreen-free experience
🎬 Entertainment
(1)
free with in-app purchases
20
New Horizon: Sleep Meditations
New Horizon: Sleep Meditations
New Horizon: Sleep Meditations
Family Bedtime Stories
Free

This app offers a collection of sleep stories, guided meditations, and sleep meditations designed for children and families. It aims to improve sleep, reduce stress, and foster a calm inner life with new content added weekly.

Sleep stories for bedtimeGuided meditations for mindfulnessOver 100 original audio pieces
πŸ’ͺ Health & Fitness
(1.7K)
subscription