6 apps to get a better night’s sleep

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Best sleep apps

Sleep like a baby and wake up refreshed

Few things are as important to your health as a good night’s sleep, yet too many of us aren’t getting enough of it. Surprisingly, our iPads can help us solve the problem with a few carefully selected apps. From helping you drift off to tracking your sleep, these apps are a dream come true. And if you, or your partner, are disturbed by one of you snoring, there are apps that can help out there too.

Pzizz

> Free (IAPs) > FROM pzizz.com > NEEDS iPadOS 13 or later

There are various things that can help if you’re struggling to sleep, and one of the most effective is meditation. Pzizz goes one step further, crafting special ‘dreamscape’ meditations that send you to the land of Nod. These combine music, voiceovers and sound effects to create narrated stories and scenes backed by clinical research. They will help you get to sleep – and stay asleep. An unlimited access version of Pzizz costs £7.99/month, or £48.99/ year with free trials also available.

Loóna

> Free (IAPs) > FROM loona.app > NEEDS iPadOS 13 or later

Many of us lie in bed scrolling through our phones before bed, but this is disruptive for our sleep. A better idea is to do something peaceful that lets your mind slowly unwind – and that is where Loóna comes in. It gives you short guided tasks, like painting a cosy-looking garden as a narrator tells a story for you to listen to. By the time you’re done, your mind will be at peace. While the basic version is free, Loóna Plus (with full access to ‘Sleepscapes’ and other features) costs £121.98/year.

Image credits: Pzizz Ltd, Loona Inc, Maple Media LLC

Sleepa

> Free (IAPs) > FROM maplemedia.io > NEEDS iPadOS 14 or later

Soothing sounds can help shut out the noise of the day and let you drift off. Sleepa comes loaded with a huge library of natural and ambient sounds that are the perfect way to end the day, from forest creeks and gentle rain to crackling fires and gentle waterfalls. Everything can be mixed and matched into soundscapes that last as long as you need, and no two nights ever sound the same – in fact, there are over 120 million sound combinations available. The ad-free premium version costs £2.99/month.