Alternatives to BetterSleep
A sleep and meditation app with mixable sleep sounds, sleep stories and sleep tracking. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
BetterSleep
A sleep and meditation app with mixable sleep sounds, sleep stories and sleep tracking.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as BetterSleep.
Calm
A mobile app for guided meditation, sleep stories, soundscapes and relaxation exercises.
Calm covers guided meditations, sleep stories and soundscapes on Android and iOS, but does not list mixable sounds or built-in sleep tracking and recording.
Headspace
Mental health app with guided meditations, sleep content and mindfulness tools, plus online therapy.
Headspace offers guided meditations and sleep content plus content for families and optional online therapy, requires a paid subscription after the trial, and does not list sleep tracking.
Pillow
A sleep tracker for Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad with sleep analysis and a smart alarm.
Pillow focuses on sleep tracking with a smart alarm and snoring recordings, includes relaxing sounds and meditations, and runs only on Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad.
Insight Timer
Meditation app with a large free library of guided sessions and a meditation timer.
Insight Timer has a large free library of guided sessions covering sleep and relaxation and a meditation timer, but lacks sound mixing and sleep tracking.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Sleep Cycle
A sleep tracking app that uses sound analysis to score sleep and wake you gently.
SleepScore
A phone app that tracks sleep with sonar instead of a wearable and offers coaching.
Sleep as Android
An Android alarm clock and sleep cycle tracker with smart wake-up and snore detection.
Balance
Guided meditation app that assembles personalized daily sessions for sleep, stress, focus and mood.
SnoreLab
A phone app that records snoring overnight, scores it and tracks changes over time.
