Smart Sleep

The Best Free Sleep Apps to Try Tonight

Discover how AI and digital wellness tools are reshaping our nights. From gentle wake-up aids to intelligent sleep tracking, explore the apps that help you rest smarter — for free.

Top Free Sleep Apps

In an age where sleep science meets smart design, digital wellness apps offer personalised guidance to help you rest better. These AI-driven tools blend mindfulness, sound, and behavioural coaching to retrain your brain for healthier sleep — all from the comfort of your device.

An orange clock icon resembling an alarm clock with a check mark in the center.

Sleep Cycle

Tracks your sleep patterns and gently wakes you during your lightest phase for a more natural start to the day.

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Calm

Guided meditations, breathing exercises, and sleep stories voiced by professionals to relax body and mind.

Sleep Reset

Simple white line art of a sun over water waves against a dark blue background.

Developed with sleep scientists, offering sonar-based analysis and personalised improvement tips — no wearables needed.

Mindful Rest & Relaxation Apps

Head Space

The logo of Insight Timer with black text and a copper-colored meditation bowl to the right.

SleepScore

Colorful square logo with an orange background, the word 'headspace' in white lowercase letters, and a simple smiling face with closed eyes below the text.

Science-backed mindfulness and CBT techniques to improve sleep and reduce anxiety.

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Insight Timer

Free meditation and sleep app with thousands of guided tracks and calming soundscapes.

Pzizz

The word 'pizza' written in lowercase letters over a dark starry sky background.

Creates dream-like audio sessions to help you nap, sleep, or rest — powered by adaptive sound algorithms.

📲 All apps listed here are available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Most offer free trials or permanent free versions.

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Alarmy

 Known as the world’s most annoying alarm clock — and the most effective. Solve puzzles or take photos before it turns off!!

Sleep Reset logo with stylized closed eye and sun rays

AI-guided sleep coaching built around CBT-I principles to retrain your sleep patterns.

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