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The tech that wants to help you sleep

Therapy and medication are the gold standard of treatment for sleeplessness. But in recent years, there’s been an explosion of gadgets and apps promising better sleep through technology. Meditation apps, like the one I use, are just the tip of the consumer sleep-tech iceberg. Sleep-monitoring bracelets, brainwave-stimulating headbands, motion-sensing mattresses, and even huggable robots now make up a market that was worth $12.5 billion in 2020 and is expected to more than triple in value by 2027, according to Global Market Insights, thanks to an increasing prevalence in sleep disorders. Sleep scientists who talked to Quartz say that while some devices can help—if they’re used correctly—others...

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 New Wearable Devices Target the Brain to Bring Better Sleep

They promise to speed up the onset of slumber, improve its quality and even transition travelers to a different time zone before they land at their destination.

 Some Apps May Help Curb Insomnia, Others Just Put You To Sleep

After a year of trying sleep medication prescribed by her doctor, she turned to the internet for alternate solutions. About four months ago, she settled on a mobile phone meditation app called INSCAPE.

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The Best Sleep Apps, According to Sleep Experts

While it’s generally best to avoid your phone before bed, using it to download the best sleep apps could be the key to helping you catch those well-deserved z’s. All it takes is one download to ease anxiety with guided meditation, drown out street noise with soothing sounds, and lull children (and adults) to sleep with bedtime stories. Some apps even play brown and white noise, use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to train you to sleep better, and track your actual sleeping patterns. So no matter your preferences, you can prepare to count sheep: There is a sleep app for you.

Best Sleep Apps

According to the CDC, insufficient sleep is a public health epidemic. Not getting enough can lead to trouble concentrating, remembering and even operating a vehicle. Adults need 8 hours of sleep each night, but most Americans report an average of 6 hours. Luckily, technology can help. As Better Sleep Month rolls in this May, check out this collection of

The Sad Truth About Sleep-Tracking Devices and Apps

Our personal tech columnist tracked his sleep for two weeks with an Apple Watch and some software. Here’s why he concluded it was a pointless exercise.

Want Better Sleep? Let This iPhone App Listen to You Slumber

Sleep is one of the most important factors contributing to our health and happiness. And yet it’s often the most neglected — or at least the most elusive. Now there’s a tool outside of expensive sleep clinics that could help you improve your sleep quality: an app called Sleep Rate.

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5 Apps To Help You Beat Jet Lag

Media professionals fly all over the world for to get the story. Crossing timezones can be as exhausting as it can be exhilarating. To help you take full advantage of global travel but not get bogged down with jet lag, we’ve put together a list of five apps that can help beat the fatigue of travel.

7 mind-soothing apps that will help you sleep better

There's a lot going on in the world right now, too, enough that sleeping can feel pretty much impossible sometimes. Luckily, the technology that surrounds and distracts us also gives us plentiful tools to help ease ourselves into the land of z's. Here are a few apps that will hopefully help you finally get a good night's sleep.

8 Apps For Insomnia That Can Help You Go To Sleep

From tracking your sleep patterns, to helping you relax so you can fall asleep faster, sleep apps are ingenious devices for helping you achieve better rest. And while there are basically eleventy-million sleep apps out there for you to choose from, the following either feature the most cutting-edge application of sleep research, or tried and true traditional approaches like guided meditations and progressive relaxation. You'll definitely want to take a few for a spin, and see what works best for you.

Relax Melodies

Stress less. Sleep better. Rich soundscapes, bedtime stories, and meditations that really work.

Sleepio

Sleepio is designed to teach you how to overcome even long term poor sleep without pills or potions.

AutoSleep

Automatically track your sleep from your Apple Watch.

Beddit

With automatic and accurate tracking, Beddit gives you a full picture of your night so you have the information you need to better your sleep.

Inscape

Looking to reduce stress, work smarter, or sleep better? Choose a focus area and we’ll suggest the right sessions for you. Our app offers guided meditation and breathing tools to help you change your mind, and change your life.

Pzizz

The worlds most Advanced Sleep Technology!. Cure Insomnia. Feel Energised Life is better!, With pzizz.

Sleep Cycle

A bio-alarm clock that analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you are in the lightest sleep phase.

Sleep Genius

World's Most Scientifically Advanced Sleep App. Sleep Genius provides personalized sleep reporting measuring Sleep Quantity, Sleep Quality, Sleep Schedule and Sleep Efficiency. The data from these reports is designed to help you monitor progress and improve sleep habits over the long term.

Sleep Time

Sleep Time by Azumio is an alarm clock that monitors and analyzes your sleep cycles to wake you up in the lightest sleep phase, allowing you to wake feeling rested and relaxed. Utilizing the iPhones accelerometer, Sleep Time by Azumio, senses your subtle movements throughout the night and graphs your sleep cycles.

SnoreLab

SnoreLab is the No.1 iOS and Android app for recording and tracking snoring and discovering solutions.

Timeshifter

Jet lag is history. Developed by world-renowned scientists. Based on the latest sleep and circadian neuroscience. Used by astronauts and elite athletes. With Timeshifter, you can create your own personalized jet lag plans and arrive at your best.

Awoken

Do you want to learn Lucid Dreaming or understand your dreams better? Awoken is the tool to do that.

CARROT

Since the dawn of time, no human has ever looked forward to waking up. Until now. Meet CARROT, the talking alarm clock who makes waking up fun.

Deep Sleep with Andrew Johnson

This application is a guided meditation intended to help you overcome insomnia and get to sleep.

Dream:ON

Dream:ON allows you to select what you want to dream about before you go to bed, monitors your movement during the night, then plays a themed soundscape at the optimum moment in your sleep cycle.

Sleep Sounds and SPA Music for Insomnia Relief

If you are looking for an app just to make you relax while lying down on your bed or on the couch, then Sleep is the app for you. There are over one hundred different sounds and music ranging from white noise to peaceful music, lullabies, and binaural beats. Sleep is one of 10 Best Insomnia Apps Healthline editors included our Sleep app in the final list of their favourite Apps for Insomniacs.

White Noise

White Noise provides ambient sounds of the environment to help you relax or sleep. Includes high quality looping noises such as ocean waves, crickets chirping at night, and the soothing sound of rain fall. White Noise has been featured in Health Magazine, The Washington Post, New York Times, PC Magazine, and raved about by thousands of satisfied customers. Do you need better sleep? Or maybe just need help relaxing? Are you in a hotel and miss the familiar sound of your fan or air conditioner? Flying on a plane and just want to nap? Relax. Sleep better. Feel better.

Yoga for Insomnia

Yoga for Insomnia is based on traditional Hatha yoga practices and incorporates poses that stretch and relax the body. Mindfulness and breathing techniques are combined with soothing music and illustrations of poses to create a restful ambiance. Allow your body and mind to unwind and release the tensions of the day - Healthline