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
Sleepy Sounds
4.7A sleep app from OwenTech — rated 4.7 stars by 3,936 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.