BetterSleep: Relax and Sleep Reviews

by Keka90

Upon downloading BetterSleep I was rather excited more so after reading a couple reviews on how BetterSleep really helped soothe, calm the mind and maintain the body at a peaceful state. But Im disappointed that BetterSleep doesn't even allow the user to listen to some of the program boxes within the Meditations section for a trial run. How am I going to pay for something I cant even have a glimpse of? On some Im really interested in listening to like the Kids, Deep Sleep, Insomnia and Napping, for example, they're all locked. One should be available for each of the sections, at least. I don’t understand this concept.
Something else I have noticed is that it doesn’t save my favorites ever. I have made sound mixes and it doesn't save them . BetterSleep doesn’t even let me trial run that to see how it works!
Also, if it was a one time payment for BetterSleep in order to have full access for life that would be better. Whatever the price they decided was decent for their company to sell it for on BetterSleep Store would be more reasonable than what theyre asking you to commit to paying to have full access forever.
I was hoping for a better experience with BetterSleep but nothing convinces me to get it. And it’s seriously such a great idea for those who have trouble sleeping and relaxing or who need a pick me up, seems to me like it would work but how am I even supposed to confirm this? Gonna consider just deleting soon.

by 😘😘😘12😘😘😘

Sooooo. I used to really like BetterSleep but I need talking to fall asleep so BetterSleep doesn’t work read this review to find out about that. This review talks about goods and( mostly) bads so first is good there is a lot of sounds and you can make your own! Bad so there is like 2 stories that are free and like 4 meditations that are free so if your looking for free meditations then this is not BetterSleep for you. Also if you want all of the stuff unlocked then you will need to buy premium for like $60 a year. My parents will not let me buy anything on any app so this is me and my moms suggestion: what if, you did like you could unlock one storie/meditation/sound by itself for like $8-$10 dollars a year to unlock one at least take this in mind And also you guys always are like,” oh we understand your concern and we will try to fix it 😊💤💤” NO. You always do this! I have requested this for MONTHS and updated it every time! I’m so fed up with them sending me notifications that,” oh, a new story came out listen to it now😊💤” I just turned them off! Every now and then I check in and see if they UNLOCKED any thing but NO! I’m not using BetterSleep anymore! I’ll keep it just so that if they do take care of my request I can rate it but I’m not using this anymore I’ve found a new app. Thanks for reading this. Just take in mind that if you don’t want to pay... find a new app.

by KAPTn_Murica

There is a lot to love about BetterSleep it’s crammed with so much, but still easy to navigate and it’s beautiful from start to finish. The reason I love BetterSleep is its beautiful sounds you can mix for a pleasing background noise while you sleep. That said I can’t justify another yearly subscription in my life especially because it’s not a cheap one either… there’s tons of free alternatives that aren’t as nice but get the job done. My ideal view on BetterSleep is a version that I can pay once for even if it’s somewhat costly or significantly less on the subscription say $20 a year? Strip out majority of the stuff that I don’t need or use if that’s what it takes. I want BetterSleep for its ability to mix and match beautiful varied sounds along with its beautifully easy to navigate design. I could totally do without the weekly in app content updates, the articles, meditations, stories, sleepmoves, breathe functionality etc. Basically, my ideal use for BetterSleep is how it was when it first released all those years ago but in its current modernized state. A beautiful easy to navigate app that has loads of sounds that are beautiful/varied and mixable. Remove anything else that causes the subscription to exist or be so high and I’d pay for that app or that cheaper subscription and give 5 stars in a heartbeat! Please consider it devs :)

by Niqchu

I really like BetterSleep. I use it a lot since I need noise to fall asleep. I've thought about going pro multiple times but I haven't because you cannot preview the sounds and I think that is not only ridiculous but bad marketing! I would give 5 stars if you could but you cannot so 3 it is. March 2021 update: Not sure when I left my first update but I’ve been using BetterSleep for two years now and I know that because I’m super creative at titles here’s looking at you June 2019. Anyways I’ve always really been cautious about noise machines because.... OK I’m clearly paranoid. Like who’s putting what secret things in them or subliminal messages or you know what I don’t listen to the water ones because I don’t wanna have to get up to pee at night. Anyways March 2021 it has been discovered that my paranoia is justified because I have now discovered an extra sound in one of the options. In the monk chant there is the sound of what I believe is a keytar. I don't know if this is a glitch or what but again paranoid. This is actually the first time I used I guess somebody else’s mix and I have used the monk chant before and never noticed it maybe it’s because of the different volumes I put it at but as I write this it's the only sound playing and it's clear as day. Now instead of sleeping I'm scrolling through reviews to see if anyone else noticed it 😖😖😖

by KermitKing0405

When I saw BetterSleep in BetterSleep Store I was excited, I have trouble sleeping and have stress and anxiety so when I saw this I was excited to see what it had to offer so I downloaded it and then when I went in they started to ask me some questions so I answer. Then right after they ask for my email did that THEN after they ask for my email that immediately show me a yearly subscription. It said I got a “ Payment” and at this point I just wanted to check BetterSleep out but I found out what the payment was and canceled it. When I was finally able to check out the apps content I was dumbstruck to find out.......YOU NEED TO BUY THE SUBSCRIPTION TO GET MOST OF THE CONTENT. And why is it $40 year isn’t that kinda extreme? for an app you use just for sleep? But nonetheless BetterSleep has helped me get a better sleep and a better morning and has helped my parents as well. Also despite all the locked content the sounds and music are Crispy sounding and sound like they weren’t recorded on a $15 microphone

So if you have the money buy BetterSleep but if you can’t afford just be careful so that you don’t fall into some trap and get charged for $40 dollars.

Thanks for reading my comment!✌️👍😃

by 0ceanStarz

BetterSleep has been the greatest gift to help me SLEEP! I can create happy sounds of the nighttime environment experienced when I was a child, taking me far away from the pressures and responsibilities of the days responsibilities to joyful happiness and peace. My breathing slows down, my body succumbs to a relaxed state and often a slight restful happy smile comes to my lips as my mind travels through space and time, enjoying imaginations created by gentle sounds, time and space. 3 years ago someone ran a red light and changed my physical world forever. I will never know the absence of sound or still quiet again because of the constant buzzing sound of tinnitus created in my head by the crash impact to my head. My form of tinnitus is the ability to hear the normal sounds of the brain functioning, which normally we can't hear. Relaxed Melodies has given so much to strengthen my life, rest better and feel positive. My brain may never experience quiet again, but the creators of Relaxed Melodies has given me something far better and more valuable to my life than experiencing 'quiet'. They've given me the ability to experience beautiful dreams and imaginations in waking and sleep states of mind. I will be forever grateful to their work and share it with as many people as possible.

by Skydog007

I love BetterSleep!! It’s kind of like an escape from that state where you’re waiting to go to sleep- and thoughts and problems may keep you awake-this occupied your mind peacefully until sleep just kind of creeps up on you. I’ve always had trouble sleeping and dreaded lying awake at night. Now I look forward to a peaceful transition. Thanks Relax Melodies!!

I’ve now had BetterSleep for a couple of months. In addicted!! I’ve had trouble sleeping all of my life. As soon as I start to get tired, instead of lying for hours in the dark, I put on a story—a new one or one of my very favorites—and sometimes before I’ve even listened for five minutes, I’m already out! I cannot believe it.

Also, great meditation guides. I am not one to sit still long enough for any type of “meditation”. But at times when I am so stressed, and I can’t relax, I’ve gone to my room, turned out the lights and listened to a meditation. It has put me in a completely relaxed state and brought down my blood pressure and heart rate. Wow! I coughed up the bucks for the full version, which goes on sale fairly often, and it is well worth it. Anyway, a glowing report all around.

by Dreamlandia

we have been using BetterSleep for a while- years ago to help with sleep- and when we had our first child last year we used it to calm him down (vacuum and hair dryer is great lol) and for white noise. I loved being able to mix the brown noise with ocean waves or rain. I really think this apps sounds contributed to his better sleep! now that he’s a toddler he likes to dance to music and likes lullabies so when he’s fussy we put on something soothing for him. I love the versatility of the sounds in BetterSleep and the ability to make mixes.

recently I had uninstalled it thinking I didn’t need it anymore- then of course I did. but when I reinstalled it all of my mixes were gone and half the sounds were locked. so I messaged the developers and someone emailed me back promptly and helped me with my issues and helped restore my purchase through our apple ID so all of our old sounds were back. I was impressed by their attentiveness and glad they were able to help me and honor our previous app purchase even though we weren’t subscribers.

by Fire Fairie

It’s so hard for me to find sounds soothing enough to fall asleep to. I can’t stand the sounds of rain, crackling fire, crickets, or waves on the sleep apps. The hair dryer and vacuum are so high pitched. The oscillating fan noise drives me nuts, it’s pinpoint (narrow opening between the bars of the fan), high pitched, and inconsistent volume with the movement of the fan is so irritating. I get distracted by noises easily while trying to sleep because it’s already hard for me to fall asleep as it is without noises. I like lower frequencies or tones with wider opening sounds. I have found the underwater sound on louder volume with the Jupiter sound on low volume very soothing enough. I also like the thunder mixed with a couple other ones too. I like that you can change the volume of each sound individually. I found BetterSleep looking for sounds more like a clothes dryer (full of towels 😉) sound or air vent when the heater is on full blast. I found this and decided to try it. I’m still going to try to find an air vent sound or a clothes dryer sound (without the clanking of zippers or large items in it!), but until then, I’ll use BetterSleep.

by Rose74927483

I recently saw an app called “Calm.” It described something similar to how BetterSleep runs but you couldn’t customize your choices. The only difference is there is bed time stories. Also... Everything is locked. You have to pay $80 to actually get most things in that app. Plus it’s a membership... I could get most of that and more in RelaxMelody’s and still get the membership. In my opinion $5 a month is reasonable. $50 a year is so much better than the other. We have choices to keep our subscriptions and to buy the monthly membership or yearly. Either way we still have an easier time paying. With “Calm”, the membership is only the option for a year. That’s asinine... I was introduced RelaxMelody’s by my old therapist and I’ve never stopped loving it. I have zero complaints what so ever. Though I do have a suggestion... In an app I’ve used in the past, I got the option to watch a video and get that button/function for free (for a span of 24 hours)... You’d still get ad revenue but you’d also get people to be more interested in not wasting time on ads & just buy the membership. -Just an idea I liked. Thank you for making BetterSleep, I’ve honestly benefited from this way more than anyone could imagine. I love all the new updates, too...

by Vegbian

Edit: after doing some research I found BetterSleep developer’s website and emailed Ipnos. They got back to me so quickly with easy instructions for restoring my premium features. I am very satisfied with their customer service! I hope everyone who had this problem realizes that they can restore their lost functions, perhaps Ipnos should send out some kind of notice that this is happening. But anyway I am so glad for the help and that I can once again use all the sleep aids I paid for!!

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Like another reviewer said, I had purchased the pro version of BetterSleep for $9.99. I believed that to be a permanent part of BetterSleep that I owned. The purchase included access to a huge variety of additional sleep sounds and meditations that I used regularly to help get to sleep on restless nights. But suddenly, those are no longer available to me at all and BetterSleep wants me to pay a whopping $99 to have these things accessible again?! And for how long this time? This is a really nasty way to treat the people who supported your app when there are many similar free services out there. Do not recommend.

by Thesmokinfox

For sleeping, have you ever wished that you could find the right sound or mix of sounds and at the right mixed levels for each of the various sounds and select variations of those sounds and also not sound like a loop?! Have you wished that you could have a large list of sounds to pull from that are all over the place, like from trains, to cave water dripping, windy trees, birds, highway and street sounds, monks chanting, crickets, Tibetan bowls, ocean waves, camp fire, on and on?! Have you wished that that you could do all this and save numerous labeled mixes? And, have you wished that you could have complete control over when it stops? Have it play for say 30 min, 2 hrs, or never stop? Well, BetterSleep has all of this and more for free and without any signups, or asking for personal information, right after loading / installing BetterSleep ! And, you could even go way beyond that by buying great extras that is has to offer! — Which pays for their various ways of working on this fantastic and appreciated app! I’ve loved it for years! It’s the best! Straight out perfect! Download it now! _Fox

by Vishwarupa

Given the disharmonious discord of those challenging personalities or situations (that actually help us grow in ways unimaginable), the demands of competitive productivity, overwork, worsening traffic commutes, oppressive sufferings and ill-health in cultures, tribes and peoples in lands across the planet, even in communities immediately surrounding us, and driven by high velocity 21st century speeds and supersonic technology--with just a fingertip selection of one or combination of natural, vibratory elixir of sounds--a moment's respite may occur inviting taking a few minutes to breath slowly, deeply; creating a calming prelude to meditation or entering yoga practice may be invoked; or enjoy a companionable enrichment to a soothing cup of tea. All is easily invoked when listening to the variety of natural sounds offered on BetterSleep. It seems one is not at risk of insomnia, affects of blue light, radiation or other hazards of long hours and exposure using electronic equipment caused because a user is not required to look at BetterSleep long periods once sound features are selected. Just listen and enjoy the stillness in the moment, and comforting succor the natural and harmonious sounds of the earth can create within.

by PoolHead126

I must say I’ve gone from being very disappointed with the developer of BetterSleep to extremely satisfied. I purchased BetterSleep years ago and recently changed my Apple ID. When I downloaded BetterSleep I found the developer changed to a subscription based service. I HAVE NEVER appreciated renting software and I stated that in my first review. I’ve dumped most of my Adobe products for started this ridiculous policy. Anyway, the developer read my review and reached out to me to restore my first purchase. WOW, we still have ethical people in this world. Way to go guys! As far as BetterSleep goes it’s one of the best I’ve used for sleep. Nothing else has done anything to help me sleep and I’ve tried everything from medical marijuana, CBD, and ambien pills. BetterSleep and a nice pair of headphones has helped immensely. I particularly like the way Tracks can be layered. If you desire you can created different track for every night for the rest of your life and never have a repeat. That could be a suggestion for a future release. Have the program randomly chose tracks and mix them. Thanks Again for restoring my previous purchase. Your the BEST.

by Xaviaraaa

BetterSleep is truly my favorite app-store purchase ever. I use it almost daily, and have for around 3 years now. I never really write app reviews but this one is truly worthy of it. One of my favorite aspects of this particular app is that it’s always growing, always evolving and always seems better than before. There are so many different things to explore in it; from making your own mixes of soothing sounds (there’s a ton of elements to choose from and they’re always being added to) meditations, bedtime stories, analysis of your sleep style, and even movements to do before bed. The interface is very polished and beautiful, organized, and allows you to save your favorite sounds, mixes, meditations, etc. Or if you’re not into that, you can choose from pre-made ones as well. Pretty much everything it offers will guarantee you a great night of rest no matter what soothes you. Big shout out and much gratitude to Aster - Your voice in particular has knocked me right out on many sleepless nights, as well as led me through some wonderful meditations that have greatly improved my quality of life. 😊

by Avid Policy Protector

The best app that I could find. Number 1 option for me is that it stays working when it doesn’t have focus. I use it on my family vacations. So even if I do wake up early in the hotel room, I can check the weather or read the news and the sound keeps playing. That way the family can still sleep. Believe it or not, many other sleep apps can’t do that.

Awesome feature... You can mix and match different sounds AND individual volumes for each sound. Ever get a sleep app with a pattern? Where the white noise or fan app is starting to chant at you? Like “there’s an open jar of kosher dill pickles in the fridge.... There’s an open jar of kosher dill pickles in the fridge.... There’s an open jar of kosher dill pickles in the fridge....” Being able to mix and match eliminates all that. You can mix rain with rain on roof, rainy day, heavy rain, and even throw in some ocean waves. Who doesn’t like to take a nap on a rainy day near the ocean?

You can save your mixes. There’s a shut off timer and wake up alarm. I’ve never tried the alarm feature. I just use the IOS alarm on my phone, which completely overrides the sleep app. I sleep to my rainy day mix and wake to Walking on Sunshine.

by Socksneakagal

immediate restless relief, it makes me go to sleep as soon as i press play. the sounds are great, and personalized- YOU pick the sounds YOU want! the downfall is some sounds you have to pay for which absolutely disappointing. i would have given it a 5 star review if there was no premium package that costs anything plus. the meditations are great- again, they are also personalized. the timers work wonderful- if you don’t want to drain your battery you set a timer for, per say, maybe 30 minutes and after you are sound asleep it will shut off and not drain your phone battery. BetterSleep also lets you set alarms that i can always get up too, i never have once heard it go off at any other time or not go off at all. if you don’t have an alarm clock or any clock where you need one, there’s an option where it says alarm clock and you can chose a style, and there’s a clock that stays open on your phone while you sleep. so if you have to get up to use the restroom or grab a drink, you can easily see the phones alarm clock on your nightstand. Love BetterSleep , just wish it was all free. This is the best sound/relaxing app on the markets right now! Would definitely recommend!

by Judiemk

Update: After using it a few days, I like BetterSleep so much that I decided to pay for the lifetime subscription! There's lots of customization available: there are many sound options (both ambient and musical), you can control the volume of each added element and you can even add binaural beats or isochronic tones to enhance your experience (e.g. deep meditation, relaxation, concentration). I've been looking for a good sound machine app and BetterSleep is a perfect fit. I use it mainly to concentrate & focus at work. But I used one of the meditations before bed the other night & fell right to sleep. So it's great for concentration AND relaxation.

The only thing I'm missing is the ability to add some of my own recorded sound bites. I thought I could because it allows you to use your own music, but I have some clips of my dog barking, my phone ringing, background office chatter, etc, that I wanted to mix in with the included sounds and I don't see any way to do that. Other than that, it meets all my expectations plus there are some nice guided meditations. :)

Previous review: I've played around with it a little and it seems great. You can mix custom ambient sounds and listen to them along with guided meditations. I'm looking forward to using it on a regular basis.

by Sherylc6

I downloaded all the Ipnos apps ages ago, and they were some of my favorites. But, they became out of date. I recently rediscovered the fully reworked Relax Melodies, and it seems they’ve wisely decided to concentrate their attention on a single app with a subscription service. But, my old purchase with access to sounds was retained (before subscribing), giving me confidence that they are a good company.

The strength of BetterSleep is the design / visuals. It is quite beautiful and relaxing to look at before you even use it. But, as a person who has long suffered with insomnia, it’s clear that the developers are actually dedicated to the function of BetterSleep . I love the random feature - choosing sounds added a bit of anxiety for me (as a perfectionist, I wanted to try them all and create unique combos). Luckily, I can pay ppl to do that for me, and it makes my life a little easier.

But, the new expanded app is not just a noise machine. It has breathing exercises, meditations, and stories which make up most of the content. What started as a simple concept is now a one stop sleep app. I’ve also tried Insight Timer and Calm, plus various music apps, but this one seems like it might be my favorite for bedtime. Thanks!

by Mandy10625

I am a self-diagnosed night owl. So when I graduated college and got into my first big girl corporate job that starts every weekday at 7am sharp, I quickly realized I was in serious trouble. I had to be up by 5am to be on the freeway by 6:15am to be at work by 7am, but I could NEVER fall asleep before 12am. I usually have Netflix on in the background while I try to fall asleep, but Criminal Minds infiltrating my dreams wasn't helping me and I was not sleeping well until a friend recommended that I meditate before sleeping. Naturally, I googled meditation/sleeping apps because there is an app for everything and I stumbled upon BetterSleep. I absolutely LOVE it. Granted, you have to pay for the nicer things, like life coach and dreaming meditations, but what is available for free is more than enough for me. My favorite sound mix is called "Afternoon on the Porch." It has wind chimes and soft rain and gentle thunder in the background. It's a perfect mix to help me fall asleep. What's also nice is the timer, which exits BetterSleep after 30 minutes (or however many minutes you choose). I usually play the sound effects on my iPad and stand it on my bedside table. Perfect replacement for background Netflix—so glad I found it!

by RedneckSweetheart

I’ve had BetterSleep for a few years and paid to have full access. I am legally blind and use BetterSleep to help me sleep, which it used to be great until they started doing some of the updates they’ve been doing. I’m not sure when the design changed, but when the design changed they left out the accessibility and also took some of the meditations. Now, because I am not able to see by phone it is very difficult and almost impossible for me to use BetterSleep because the voiceover on the iPhone no longer works on BetterSleep. They have also removed a lot of the meditations so now there is only half or less of the meditations available that used to be available when I first started using BetterSleep. BetterSleep used to be absolutely amazing and I wish the developer would put it back to the way it was and just leave things alone as far as the design and the meditations that are available. If the developer wants to add meditations and sounds that is perfectly OK, but stop making changes to the design. If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. All of the updates you are currently doing, are making BetterSleep worthless. This last update has even made it to where when I click on meditations, there are no meditations available anymore.

by Ksjsjsjshsbjzn

Update: they resolved my problem very quickly. Great customer service and awesome app!

I’ve been using BetterSleep for over a year and sleeping soundly because of it since then. I enjoyed the free version so much, that I decided to pay more than I had ever paid for an iphone app before: $20 dollars. I paid that, however, because I would finally get the Premium features of BetterSleep . For the most part, I was happy with my purchase. However, after one of the recent updates, I have had my premium benefits taken from me completely and am now being told to pay a subscription fee in order to get my premium features back. This is ridiculous. I will not pay more than the ridiculous amount I already spent. At the time I paid the $20, I was told I was making a one-time purchase...now it appears I was only being loaned the premium features. I want the premium features I paid for back, or I demand a full refund and will find some other app to help me sleep at night.

by Ynffhkcf

I love BetterSleep so much it’s so helpful it helps me go to bed really easily and I suggested anyone that has problems sleeping and needs to relax and it’s just not for sleeping it’s also for meditation and focus it’s free but include in app purchase it’s wonderful and I suggested I love BetterSleep it’s wonderful are use it every day it even has timers to tell you when it’s time to go to bed or like the timeout it cuts off when you sleep is it cuts off for certain amount of time it’s awesome because it’s really helpful hint relaxing are use it every night because you give me a reminder that it’s time to go to bed and use BetterSleep I love it so so so so so much and I suggested anybody not even if you have problems sleeping if you’ll be just for you to have relaxations to go to sleep and stuff my brother uses it and I think he loves it just like I do and I’m pretty sure he will suggest it to you can pick a different melodies like rain thunder and those might sound bad but they really relax and you can add a Millatti stupid I suggested really mad I love BetterSleep

by Sir KittyKitty

BetterSleep is just so wonderful! Especially for being a free app! The price they ask for the “all inclusive pro” package isn’t too bad for all the sounds you get, either.
All around, BetterSleep is a wonderful god send. Ambient sound machines are great, but the fact that this one lets you create your own pattern and “melodies”, even save ones to return to, is just mesmerizing. You can spend hours creating perfect soundscapes! And it works with the screen locked, or even runs as a background app when you have others open!
The best part is, it’s not great just for sleeping or meditating. It’s perfect for writers! Now instead of just simply envisioning your characters in certain areas, or scenes happening in specific locations, you can create all the sounds to fully emerge you in the thought process! Take you that much closer to your creations!
You can even decide the volume of each individual sound in your “melody” so there are endless combinations!
For a free app, BetterSleep is just fabulous and I’d highly recommend it to absolutely everyone!

by RMRMonty

I am a clinical psychologist who often works with those who are in both physical and emotional pain, such as PTSD, as well as those who are grieving terrible losses such as the death of a child. Pain is often too severe even to focus on reading, watching films, or even listening to “regular” music which all too often brings back painful memories. Soothing sounds without words are incredibly useful both during therapy as well as when those who are suffering try to sleep. You have done an excellent job of providing many options for those who are truly in need to find sounds good for themselves and often quite unique. And for people who simply don’t fall asleep easily or struggle to relax, the mixes that are possible have something for everyone. My tiny therapy dogs are sleeping now as they listen to the sounds, whereas other music often alerts them. Try adding some more animal sounds—horses, for example, make soothing sounds called nickering when they recognize a friend in the pasture.

by MaggieM0716

When I was pregnant I read that relaxing music would actually help your baby with its growth and soothe your baby while it is in the womb. Well I started to play BetterSleep with its default music and sure enough my baby would actually relax and actually seem like she was listening to it while she in was in my womb. I gave birth to a healthy beautiful baby girl who actually is developing faster than her age, she is three months now and almost crawling already. She does have trouble falling asleep though, she’s a feisty one when it comes to her naps. EVERY SINGLE TIME she fights me I just open this marvelous app, set the timer for 30 mins to exit BetterSleep (which by the way is genius, being that I end up falling asleep with her sometimes and don’t want to wake up to a dead phone) and WALLA she is sleeping in no less than five minutes. This is the best app ever created when it comes to parenting and I have been telling all the other new moms I come across to get BetterSleep. Thank you so much for such a beautiful and great app.