Sleep should be the most peaceful period in your day. However, if you struggle with insomnia it can make you frustrated, angry, and sluggish throughout the next day. When you need to turn your mind off, sometimes silence does the opposite. The BetterSleep (formerly Relax Melodies) app provides carefully selected sounds of serenity to help induce sleep. Featured in People, Mashable, and many other publications, BetterSleep lets you choose from over 50 sleep inducing sounds. If you can’t manage to find sounds that soothe you, BetterSleep also offers white noise as a steady streaming alternative.
If silence only turns up the volume of your thoughts, the BetterSleep app can give you the bliss of peaceful sounds to quiet your mind and relax your body. These aren’t just a few lullabies. The app offers a library of ‘Relaxation Sounds’ and ‘Binaural Beats’. If you’re more inclined towards relaxing instrumentation, you can choose from many ‘Melodies’ offered through the app. Sometimes the changes in tempo from sounds, beats, or melodies can still keep you awake. If this sounds like you, then you’ll love the ‘White Noise’ feature – a stream of consistent soft sound to silence your thoughts and carry you into slumber.
“If you can’t manage to find sounds that soothe you, BetterSleep also offers white noise as a steady streaming alternative.”
The list of relaxation sounds were carefully created with the goal of easing you into sleep as quickly as possible. However, everyone has different preferences in terms of what is relaxing to them. The BetterSleep app lets you take control of your playlist. You can combine sounds and change frequencies to craft the perfect tune for your personal peace.
You can choose to embrace modern developments of sounds for sleep promotion by utilizing the ‘Binaural Beats’ feature in BetterSleep. Binaural Beats are a new form of soundwave therapy where your right ear hears a frequency slightly different than the one that your left ear hears. Still, the different tones combine and are perceived as one. This approach has been proven to provide relaxation, dreamless sleep, and rapid eye movement (REM).
To be sure the music doesn’t disturb you after you drift off, you can use the timer system to automatically shut off after a period of time.
For light sleepers, BetterSleep offers ‘White Noise’ as a remedy to the double-edged sword problem of not being able to sleep in silence and waking at the change of any tempo. White noise blocks out the racing thoughts and won’t surprise you with rapid changes. The continuous frequencies are equally distributed to provide consistency to ease your delicate, restless mind. Once you know which features you like, you can save them and use them as much as you want.
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February 23, 8:43AM
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Relax melodies has been great for me. I have been struggling with insomnia but this app has just come right on time. It has soothing sounds which makes me feel calm and relaxed whenever I can't fall asleep... it also has bedtime stories which is a nice touch.
February 11, 9:31AM
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Pretty nice and relaxing app, great to wind down to if you struggle to fall asleep. My mind is usually whirling with a million sources of stress so I've been finding this an awesome way of helping me to switch off. I also love the sleep stories. Only downside is that you need to pay for the full version.
extremely helpful in terms of falling asleep!
You need to pay to unlock all of the sounds etc.
February 6, 12:13PM
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I LOVE that is also has a special area dedicated to help children sleep. It's a constant struggle in our house. The sounds on this app are super relaxing, and you can have 2 sounds playing on top of each other (such as "wind" and "rain"). The options are endless . The free version doesn't have as many options but you can for sure get some relaxation from it anyways.
I love how many options this app has. The sound quality is also very good, much better than others- it doesn't feel recorded but rather authentic.
There aren't as many free options. They really want people to pay so a lot of it is blocked unless you subscribe.
February 3, 9:44AM
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I suffer from insomnia and it gives me a rough few days. It makes it hard to concentrate and with the help of this app, I can get enough sleep at night.
Better nights and better days.
No cons
February 3, 9:24AM
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One of my favorite things about this application is I get to choose my own ambience – something not a lot of apps allow you to do. Since the app allows me to choose my own ambience – it has actually helped me sleep during the week, which is what I struggle with. In addition, the free version provides some really good features – again, another thing not a lot of apps do.
The art is really helpful and cool to look at.
Not many really... which is rare.
February 3, 8:42AM
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Relax Melodies is a fantastic app, and I would highly recommend it for anyone. The app offers sounds to accompany you while trying to fall asleep. It’s a meditative experience that has worked wonders for my own restful nights. The app even has guided meditations, a full library of sounds/music, and a story section. It’s a great app worth checking out for those who are anxious and have trouble falling asleep.
The library of sounds and music is incredible. There’s a sound for every mood or feeling. I also enjoyed the guided meditation section and stories.
There are no cons to this app. It’s perfect!
February 3, 8:41AM
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I struggle to fall asleep every night. I hate silence, but when I leave the TV for noise, I end up watching it and staying up even later. I decided to try Relax Melodies to see if the sounds would actually relax me and help me fall asleep. I was surprised by how well it worked. The sounds are calming and really help me drift off to sleep more easily. They help quiet my thoughts, so I feel less stressed at night. I like that the sounds and melodies offer just enough noise to help me focus and fall asleep. You can pick from different sounds such as nature sounds or water sounds. You can even combine sounds to create a relaxing soundtrack. It’s been very helpful and is possibly my most-used app.
Can choose from over 50 different sounds and melodies Can mix sounds Calming and relaxing Easy to use
January 30, 11:48AM
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This is an awesome app and I absolutely love the melodies it offers. The artwork in this app is also really enjoyable to look at which is an added bonus! You get to 'choose your ambiance' which is cool too... Personally I love the 'sleep deeply option' as that's usually exactly what I want to do!
The name of the app kind of says it all - the main pros are all of the relaxing melodies. I get very anxious and struggle to sleep so having calming sounds really helps me get in more of a zone to be able to fall asleep. The free version has a bunch of great sounds and melodies... For me, its a winner.
Without purchasing the premium model you don't get access to most of the melodies, so that's kind of a bummer. The ones you do get for free (including a bedtime story) are good though.
January 30, 9:08AM
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There are those moments when insomnia makes you become irritable, lack concentration, moody and sometimes dysfunctional. When this happens in a loop, I would trade anything for good, solid sleep. This is where the app became useful to me through its collection of sleep inducing melodies. Really enjoying using it.
January 26, 1:11PM
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Relax Melodies is the secret you need for a great sleep at night. The sounds are so relaxing I get to play them before I go to bed after a really stressful day. The sounds are soothing it's like a mom singing lullabies to their little baby. It's absolutely amazing.
It's easy to use
January 26, 1:00PM
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I love it! Very very helpful app. Sometimes we have rough days and all we need is a sweet voice or melody to relax our brains and calm our souls. This app has so many melodies to help with that. Once you listen to the melodies, you'll rest, sleep and relax your and the next day you'll wake up and have a great mood all day.
January 26, 11:36AM
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The app is amazing since it works as an inducer of positive living in human beings. If at all one struggles with falling asleep at night, the app has numerous sounds that mimic white noise, making it easier to fall asleep both during the day and particularly, at night. Any individuals suffering from stress, anxiety and depression have the luxury of listening to these melodies that inevitably soothe them to sleep.
1. Helps with sleeping disorders such as insomnia 2. Has sound that are useful for meditation and relaxation 3. Ensures that people suffering from stress, anxiety and depression remain calm at all times 4. It is quite easy and straightforward to operate 5. Users are capable of choosing different sounds
1. It is quite expensive and does not necessarily allow users to continue with the free trial 2. Customer service is a bit ineffective 3. Too many fixes and updates leading to bugs
January 26, 11:24AM
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It is easy to use, I was suffering from insomnia so i tried out on relaxation melodies and it worked wonders. I did not realize how I slept but in the morning i felt relaxed and active... Next time i will try to combine the sounds to see how it works for me.
easy to use and various melodies to choose from
January 23, 3:04PM
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This app is so cool! I love the different calming sounds they have - and you you can even mix sounds together to make more sounds. I also really like the different sleep moves they have to help you unwind and sleep better!
Good app for better sleep Easy to navigate Great features
January 23, 1:51PM
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This is a great motivational app that gives you different health activities to do to help keep track easier... it also lets you know what to do step by step.
Very useful
January 15, 7:37AM
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This app has such a serene feel about it. This might be weird but starting from the name of the app I could already feel this calmness and have this expectation of it that I really got into. The graphics that the developer used also really added to that mood and gave me a general sense of peace.
My favourite feature on this app is 'stories'. Bedtime stories have been used for many years to help people sleep. The app builds on that and delivers it efficiently. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories and would find myself listening to them even when I wasn't trying to sleep. The features of this app like meditations, sleepmoves, etc do more than just help you fall asleep. They are also really great for promoting relaxation and general wellness and guiding you to achieving that desired state.
In order to enjoy the full benefits of the app, you will have to become a premier member. In my humble opinion, it is worth it considering everything that the app gives. Also, it has ads. Why place ads and still ask users to pay in order to get full access?
January 15, 7:21AM
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This is a great app. As a mother I need some sound while I sleep otherwise I am always thinking I hear my kids during the night so this app is nice to have some sound going on in the background and it also helps me get into a better sleep.
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Used this app to try and fall asleep and it actually helped, to my surprise. Usually I have insomnia and I wake up multiple times during the night, but after 15 minutes of meditation I was able to drift off to sleep. I felt like my quality of sleep was better than usual. Need to experiment more with it.
Helped me fall asleep quickly
Not sure yet, need to keep using it for a few more days and see if it helps any more
Overall Comment
As an avid user of this app myself, I love the customization features which allow you to create your own unique soothing sound to help you fall asleep with ease. It is particularly helpful when traveling and you can continue your nighttime sleep hygiene regimen on the go. The bedtime stories are well done and make it a breeze to doze off with mindless chatter. The only negative is that many of the sounds require an extra payment but for what this app gives you for free it seems like a good investment if you are interested in expanding the services. The meditations are simple but provide a nice quick journey into a mindful space.
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