Ranked & Reviewed · 2026
Best Sleep Apps
Sleep apps range from relaxing audio libraries to structured cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). We separate the two clearly, because a soundscape app and a clinical insomnia program solve very different problems.
Sleepio
4.6Not a relaxation app, a clinically validated CBT-for-insomnia program in digital form.
Often free via employer or health plan · Free tier: No
Sleep Cycle
4.3The veteran sleep tracker and smart alarm that wakes you in your lightest sleep phase.
Free, then ~$39.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
BetterSleep
4.3The soundscape-first sleep app, formerly Relax Melodies, with a generous free tier.
Free, then ~$59.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Endel
4.2The adaptive soundscape engine, AI-generated audio that reshapes itself to your time, weather, and heart rate.
Free trial, then ~$99.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
Pzizz
4.1The sleep app that generates a different "dreamscape" every night, audio engineered, not just recorded.
Free, then ~$69.99/yr · Free tier: Yes
ShutEye
4.8A sleep app from Enerjoy Pte. Ltd., rated 4.8 stars by 347,918 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
SleepWatch
4.7A sleep app from Bodymatter, Inc., rated 4.7 stars by 328,515 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Lite
4.8A sleep app from TMSOFT, rated 4.8 stars by 268,510 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Deep Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC, rated 4.8 stars by 203,097 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Bedtime Fan
4.8A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC, rated 4.8 stars by 196,126 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain Rain Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Tim Gostony, rated 4.8 stars by 135,243 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds by Sleep Pillow
4.9A sleep app from Ipnos Software Inc., rated 4.9 stars by 89,125 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Hatch Sleep
4.6A sleep app from Hatch Baby, Inc., rated 4.6 stars by 61,163 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Moongate
4.7A sleep app from Moongate Studios, Inc., rated 4.7 stars by 55,672 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.8A sleep app from TMSOFT, rated 4.8 stars by 45,124 App Store users.
$0.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Sleep Fan
4.8A sleep app from Tattlebee, rated 4.8 stars by 35,412 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds White Noise, Rain
4.8A sleep app from Healive Ltd., rated 4.8 stars by 35,170 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Soothing Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile, rated 4.8 stars by 34,172 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleepiest
4.6A sleep app from Happiest LTD, rated 4.6 stars by 30,723 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain Sounds HQ
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile, rated 4.8 stars by 27,236 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Slumber－Calm Stories for Sleep
4.7A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 26,351 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Fan Noise Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Slumber Studios, LLC, rated 4.8 stars by 23,339 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Avrora Sleep Sounds & Stories
4.5A sleep app from ONE ELEVEN HOLDINGS, LLC, rated 4.5 stars by 17,914 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
ColorSleep
4.8A sleep app from EaseHere Limited, rated 4.8 stars by 16,686 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relaxing Sounds, Sleep Easy
4.7A sleep app from Ringtones LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 16,161 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Sleep Sounds- Guva
4.8A sleep app from Ertan Eksi, rated 4.8 stars by 13,516 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise HQ
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile, rated 4.8 stars by 11,790 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Alexander Bichurin, rated 4.8 stars by 9,968 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.7A sleep app from SocialLoop LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 8,187 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Tracker
4.8A sleep app from Leap Health, rated 4.8 stars by 7,577 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Ocean Wave Sounds for Sleep
4.7A sleep app from Ultabit, LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 6,528 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relax Melodies P
4.8A sleep app from Ipnos Software Inc., rated 4.8 stars by 6,429 App Store users.
$99.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Alarm Clock Sleep Sounds Plus
4.5A sleep app from Ipnos Software Inc., rated 4.5 stars by 6,218 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Monitor
4.6A sleep app from Xi'an Monster Software Technology Co., Ltd, rated 4.6 stars by 5,097 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
TaoMix 2
4.6A sleep app from MWM, rated 4.6 stars by 4,641 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Deep Relax Sleep Music
4.6A sleep app from Ringtones LLC, rated 4.6 stars by 4,384 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Noise Machine
4.6A sleep app from ZipoApps, rated 4.6 stars by 4,284 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Dark Noise
4.8A sleep app from Dark Noise LLC, rated 4.8 stars by 3,549 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Orbit
4.7A sleep app from SMB Studio LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 3,426 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Ambience Lite
4.7A sleep app from logicworks, rated 4.7 stars by 3,364 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from 鋆 张, rated 4.8 stars by 3,303 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds HQ
4.8A sleep app from Phase4 Mobile, rated 4.8 stars by 3,030 App Store users.
$59.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Sleep Machine
4.7A sleep app from SleepSoft LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 2,969 App Store users.
$3.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Tap Fan Noise for Sleep
4.9A sleep app from Better Sleep Rise Elite, rated 4.9 stars by 2,819 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Relaxed
4.7A sleep app from Zephyrmobile LTD, rated 4.7 stars by 2,470 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds ..
4.8A sleep app from UniCom Technology, rated 4.8 stars by 2,303 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sound Sleeper Baby White Noise
4.8A sleep app from Michael Feigenson, rated 4.8 stars by 2,197 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Healing Frequency Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Deep Space Limited, rated 4.8 stars by 2,093 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from ZipoApps, rated 4.7 stars by 1,944 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Anna Koynova, rated 4.7 stars by 1,940 App Store users.
$2.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Night Light
4.5A sleep app from Astrologic Games LTDA, rated 4.5 stars by 1,477 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Baby Sleep Sounds
4.6A sleep app from CM MentalGrowth Ltd, rated 4.6 stars by 1,211 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Tracker & Snore Monitor
4.6A sleep app from AirShape, rated 4.6 stars by 1,168 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
myNoise
4.7A sleep app from myNoise BVBA, rated 4.7 stars by 850 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
TaoZen
4.6A sleep app from MWM, rated 4.6 stars by 814 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Meditative Mind
4.9A sleep app from MEDITATIVE MIND PTY LTD, rated 4.9 stars by 730 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Lull
4.7A sleep app from 冬魁 岳, rated 4.7 stars by 723 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Baby White Noise Sounds
4.6A sleep app from Eduardo Oriz, rated 4.6 stars by 626 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds
4.6A sleep app from Atom Apps LLC, rated 4.6 stars by 568 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
ADHD Sound for Sleep
4.3A sleep app from HC MAKER - PHOTO LOGO BACKGROUND EDITOR APPS FOR FREE, rated 4.3 stars by 544 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sunny Sea Ocean Sleep Sounds
4.8A sleep app from Franz Bruckhoff, rated 4.8 stars by 535 App Store users.
$7.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Thunderstorm Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Vivi Well Calm Limited, rated 4.7 stars by 415 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
1000 Nature Sleep Relax Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Kepler47 Software Inc., rated 4.7 stars by 383 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
SleepMo-Tracker&Sound&Relax
4.7A sleep app from ZERO2NINE PTE. LTD., rated 4.7 stars by 354 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.6A sleep app from Piotr Kaluzynski, rated 4.6 stars by 313 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds & White Noise
4.5A sleep app from ZipoApps, rated 4.5 stars by 280 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Deep Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Hanva,LLC, rated 4.7 stars by 273 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Fan+
4.4A sleep app from Ryuichi Tanaka, rated 4.4 stars by 224 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Rain sleep
4.7A sleep app from Youfang Network Technology Co., Ltd., rated 4.7 stars by 192 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
iHome Zen Sleep Sounds
4.6A sleep app from SDI Technologies, rated 4.6 stars by 184 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Baby Sleep Sounds by Hobiyo
4.7A sleep app from Hobiyo Ltd, rated 4.7 stars by 179 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Away ~ Nature Sounds to Sleep
4.7A sleep app from Franz Bruckhoff, rated 4.7 stars by 176 App Store users.
$7.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Rain Sleep Sounds & Meditation
4.6A sleep app from SUMIT KATARIA, rated 4.6 stars by 175 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.2A sleep app from Three Green Wedges, rated 4.2 stars by 171 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
WaveMix Sleep Sound Soundscape
4.5A sleep app from Onat Cipli, rated 4.5 stars by 163 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Yawn
4.5A sleep app from Michael Ayton, rated 4.5 stars by 148 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Flowing 2 ~ Sleep Sounds Relax
4.7A sleep app from Franz Bruckhoff, rated 4.7 stars by 142 App Store users.
$9.99 (one-time download) · Free tier: No
Soothing Sleep Sounds Timer
4.7A sleep app from Ellisapps Inc., rated 4.7 stars by 139 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Sleep Sounds
4.7A sleep app from Fast Builder Limited, rated 4.7 stars by 134 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise Baby
4.7A sleep app from Cihan Ilter, rated 4.7 stars by 129 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Nature Sounds
4.6A sleep app from Rory Buckley, rated 4.6 stars by 108 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
White Noise
4.7A sleep app from An Banh, rated 4.7 stars by 101 App Store users.
Free (in-app purchases vary) · Free tier: Yes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best sleep app right now?+
Sleepio earns our highest rating in this category (4.6/5). Sleepio is in a different category from every other app on this list: a structured digital CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) program with randomized controlled trials behind it. It treats insomnia rather than soothing it. Access is mostly through employers and health systems, if yours offers it, take it before buying any soundscape subscription.
Is there a good free option?+
Yes, Sleep Cycle offers a usable free tier. The veteran sleep tracker and smart alarm that wakes you in your lightest sleep phase.
Are these apps a replacement for therapy?+
No. These are wellness and support tools. They can help with everyday stress, sleep, and mood, but they are not a substitute for professional care. If you are struggling, a licensed professional can help; in a crisis, contact your local emergency number or, in the US, call or text 988.