Living in the digital age means we can do just about anything in our sleep – sleep included.
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Pillow
Description: Pillow is an advanced sleep tracking alarm clock that can effortlessly measure and track your sleep quality. Simply slip your phone under your pillow and hit the hay as per. During the night sensors in your phone track your movement (tossing and turning) and present your data come morning in a handy graph.
Wake up refreshed and learn more about the benefits of great sleep.
Cost: Free | Offers In-App Purchases
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
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f.lux
Description: It’s well known that the light emitted from our devices can wreak havoc on our body’s ability to regulate our sleeping and waking hormones. f.lux removes the bright blue colors from your phone to help you wind down at night and returns your screen to normal the next day. Users can customize f.lux to match their preferences, with separate user-definable presets for daytime, sunset, and bedtime scenarios.
Cost: Free
Available via: Google Play
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Sleep Cycle
Description: When your alarm goes off in the morning, is your first reaction to throw it against the wall? The problem isn’t with you—it’s with your alarm clock. Rather than yanking you from your slumber at a specific minute, the app analyses your sleep patterns and then picks the moment you’re sleeping lightest (within a half-hour window you define) to wake you gently. And it works effectively from your bedside table. No need to throw it under your pillow and risk not hearing your alarm (for those worry warts among us).
Cost: Free | Offers In-App Purchases
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
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Recolor
Description: Sometimes a good night’s rest comes down to how you clear your mind before you hop into bed. Recolor offers an opportunity to channel anxiety into a satisfying, creative accomplishment and is the perfect way to step back from the stress of everyday life.
Cost: Free | Offers In-App Purchases
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
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Pzizz
Description: Pzizz combines soothing sounds and voice cues helping you relax and de-stress, which ultimately promotes a better night’s sleep. It applies the science of psychonautics, which is a branch of physiological effects to help you fall asleep faster. Pzizz has developed sound sequences and dynamic dreamscapes that are tailor-made for each part of your sleep cycle. This app will never get repetitive as it creates a different soundtrack every time you play it.
Cost: Free | Offers In-App Purchases
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
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Calm
Description: Ever wanted to get into meditation but didn’t know where to start? Enter, Calm. It’s the #1 mindfulness app out there bringing clarity, joy and peace to users. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, Calm will walk you through stories, breathing programs and relaxing music to eliminate all your anxieties priming you for a deep and restful sleep.
Cost: Free | Offers In-App Purchases
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
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Sleep Genius
Description: Developed by experts in neuroscience, Sleep Genius is a scientifically designed sound program for sleep, health and wellbeing. Enjoy the physical, emotional and mental benefits of a good night’s sleep by letting Sleep Genius train your brain into its natural sleep rhythms. And FYI, it was developed using the science to ensure NASA astronauts got quality sleep. Does it get any better than that?
Cost: $7.49
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
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Sleepo
Description: If you enjoy falling asleep to the sounds of rain on the roof you’ve hit the sleeping app jackpot. Sleepo brings a collection of high definition sounds to create a perfect relaxing ambiance to put you into a deep slumber. From rain sounds to nature, city, white noise, instruments and everything in between.
Cost: Free
Available via: Google Play
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Rain Rain Sleep Sounds
Description: Rain Rain includes unlimited free access to 35 full-quality endless sounds, with more added all the time. Combine any sounds you like and control the volume of each. Want to hear a campfire in the rain? How about a washing machine and a dryer? It’s all possible with the Mixer. You can also save your favorite sound combinations for easy recall later.
Cost: Free | Offers In-App Purchases
Available via: IOS App Store; Google Play
