Struggling to catch enough zzz's? There's an app for that no surprise there! In fact, there are so many sleep apps that promise to help you fall and stay asleep that it can be hard to figure out which ones are worth a try.
That's where the experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute come in. We got feedback from real consumers to determine the best sleep apps out there. Plus, we had Rachel Rothman , our chief technologist and director of engineering, report back on some of the best sleep-focused apps she's tested. We also spoke with a clinical psychologist for recommendations.
If you're feeling extra restless lately, you're not alone: More than five million Americans have issues getting to sleep each night, according to a study from Iowa State University. Getting yourself into the right headspace to sink into your pillows and quiet your mind isn't an easy task, and different resources work for different people.
Some may enjoy guided meditation facilitated by experts — others might rely on audio activities designed to ease anxiety in the moment. The apps on this list have multiple features designed to calm right before you put your phone down for the evening. But there's one caveat: If you choose an app that also gives you insights into your sleep patterns, like how much time you spent in REM cycle , try not to obsess about it because that can turn into a whole new snooze-time problem.
Whether you want to drift off to sweet sounds of nature, white noise or a bedtime story, download one of these apps today to get the sleep you so desperately need. Sweet dreams! Slip on the Oura ring and drift off to dreamland.
Breus, Ph. Tiny sensors detect body signals via the highly sensitive arteries in your fingers, so you'll be able to learn about and track things like heart rate, temperature and sleep activity. If you wear it all day long which is encouraged , you'll learn what's going on inside during daylight hours. Though battling Metallica and Dr. Now very far away from its roots as a P2P file-sharing platform, Napster has been reborn as a subscription-based music service with 40 million songs in its database.
You can even tweak the tempo, key, time signature, and chords in the process. As an added bonus, BandLab contains a social media element that lets you share your creations — and collaborate on them — with friends. Groovepad brings a similar approach to music-making as other apps, but there are other features here to justify the download. The tutorial Beat School is high up on that list, and it walks you through the process of making a cool song, building it from the ground up.
Looking for a GarageBand alternative? FL Studio Mobile is an advanced audio-editing app that offers synthesizers, drum kits, loop beats, and more. It comes with a bunch of effects, and you can expect to find limiters, parametric equalizers, a chorus tool, and MIDI controller support.
It syncs your projects between devices as well, so you can start a track on the iPad at home, and make tweaks to it on your Galaxy smartphone while waiting for the bus.
Definitely one for the kids, Loopimal creates music loops by representing each individual part of the track as a different animal or shape. Turntables that fit in your pocket are difficult to come by. DJ Studio 5 provides two virtual turntables at your fingertips so you can remix, pitch, scratch, loop, and record a custom track.
Ultimate Guitar Tabs touts interactive lessons and a robust catalog of more than , ukulele and guitar tabs, which allow you to view chord diagrams and the placement of various notes on the fretboard at a glance. The basic app is free and is a great jumping-off point for learning the guitar.
Find music by viewing top lists and new releases, as well as by searching for playlists and your favorite artists and albums. Add your favorite songs to a Spotify music library and play those songs again later. One thing that makes playlists enjoyable with Spotify is that anyone can make one and share it with others so that they can play the same songs in their app. For example, this Spotify playlist is perfect for streaming Christmas music. The app allows several push notifications, alerting you to things like a new album being released from an artist you follow, or when a playlist is updated.
The basic version is free. If you want to remove ads, play any song at any time, download the music, and more, get Spotify Premium. Spotify also works well with an Apple Watch, even offering Premium users the ability to download playlists, podcasts, and albums directly to the Watch. Spotify also lets all users control playback from their Apple Watch on wireless speakers, TVs, or other devices. If you need a radio app for your mobile device, iHeartRadio has you covered.
It supports tons of devices, has awesome features, shows no commercials, and finds nearby radio stations with ease. You can also listen to podcasts and create music stations based on your favorite songs, search for stations, and look in categories like 80s and 90s hits, alternative, holiday, classical, rock, oldies, and more to find the music you like. Save your favorite stations as presets and set one as an alarm clock, complete with a daily schedule and snooze option.
Use the iHeartRadio music app to set a sleep timer to turn off a radio station after a certain number of minutes or hours. Upgrading to iHeartRadio Plus or All Access gives you more features beyond what the free edition allows, including unlimited skips and playlists, instant replays, and more.
LiveXLive previously called Slacker Radio has pre-programmed streaming radio stations for about every genre. While listening to a station, fine-tune it to play more of the songs that you like, or leave things a bit more open to find new kinds of music.
Create new stations and playlists, as well as keep track of your favorite songs and recently played songs. The free version includes ads, doesn't play music offline, has standard-quality audio, can't play music on-demand, and doesn't let you skip an unlimited number of songs. If you love radio but want the convenience of a mobile device, check out the free music app from TuneIn.
Listen to local radio stations wherever you are, which is perfect when traveling. Enter a song or artist, and you instantly have a list of all the radio stations around the country that play that song or artist.
With a push of a button, you can listen to that radio station from your phone. TuneIn also lets you access podcasts and sports radio. Most of the music is from new artists, so you might have trouble finding tracks you've already heard. SoundCloud contains tons of audio uploaded by other users, including homemade audio and music from up-and-coming artists. Search for music, artists, and audio, and follow other users to keep track of their new uploads.
A combined plus hours of audio is posted every minute from other users, which means you can find something interesting. Playlists can be built on the iPhone to create a customized stream of your favorite music and share the playlists with others. Every single foot square of the entire globe has been given a unique three-word name. Looking for a place to eat or visit?
You can book reservations or takeout directly from the app, find local contractors, or just check out the best stuff to do nearby. You can book from the app for certain places, and you can even pay using it.
Open Table is great for planning dinner on the fly. The free app allows you to search for new restaurants, explore menus, and even reserve a table. You can read and write reviews for businesses and restaurants, label your favorite places, see a timeline of your activity, and share your current trip and location with friends and family. While its meditation guides are excellent and contain a free guide to getting started, it also contains a Sleep Stories section, which has a number of voice actors and celebrities who read bedtime stories.
Love Bridgerton? Calm has a subscription cost for most of the features you might want to play with. If the Olympic Games have ignited a need to swim, check out MySwimPro as a great way to get back into swimming or improve on your existing skills.
But the free tier is also impressive, giving you access to less personal but still useful training plans for the water and dry land.
The app will sync up with Apple or Garmin devices, so you can track your swimming sessions down to the last meter. Playlists and immersive stories keep you entertained throughout the day, and when it comes to bedtime, the Sleepscapes will guide you into a deep slumber. Fitness can be hard to get into, as keeping up a regular schedule can be hard when life and dipping energy levels intervene.
However, setting yourself a short-term goal can be one of the best ways to make sure you stick to a manageable schedule. How long do you need to start getting fit? Well, it can be as much time as you want, really, but 7 minutes will do just fine. Seven — 7 Minute Workout aims to give you the most benefit possible in just 7 minutes through a series of quick exercises that target specific areas of your body.
GymBook is an excellent tool for weightlifters. It allows you to find different exercises based on muscle group, and has a series of guidance GIFs for 50 preset exercises. The default music app on iPhones and iPads is Apple Music , which has its own subscription service and plenty to recommend it. Spotify is changing the game for the entire music industry. You can listen to full albums and create playlists.
With 70 million songs available for subscribers, Amazon Music is one of the best alternatives to Spotify or Apple Music. SoundCloud is the audio player that has become a favorite of musicians, talk shows, and podcasts alike. The iOS app gives access to favorites, playlists, and trending audio, and lets you follow and listen with friends.
It has multiple tracks for recording, editing, and remixing music, and it lets you add a whole bunch of different effects, beats, loops, or otherwise.
There are options for every popular genre you can think of, and you can easily share your creations with friends. Drawing from news sources from around the world, Google News is one of the best ways to keep up to date with the matters you care about most. Bored of rigid editorial pieces from newspapers? Medium allows you to get a completely different spin on the latest news and events by opening the floor up to pretty much anyone.
It offers more than just the usual breaking news, and also includes morning briefings from New York Times journalists and the ability to save articles for offline access. It gives you breaking news alerts, market data, podcasts, live TV, and more. Tortoise specializes in slower, deep dives on news subjects that attempt to find all the facts and lay them in front of you. No more knee-jerk reactions; Tortoise is here to make sure you have a calm, considered view of the world.
Investing is one of the cheat codes of growing capital, but it used to be that you needed a big nest egg to get started. Rather than investing large sums of money, Acorn rounds up your purchases to the nearest dollar, investing the difference. While it may not seem like much, from tiny acorns do massive oak trees grow, and this passive saving method could be key to helping you to build up a significant nest egg.
You can even use it to set up an IRA pension fund as well. Use PayPal to check up on the transactions in your account, send or request money, and photograph checks or credit cards to add them to your account without messing with the details. Venmo is the payment app for the people. Connecting directly with your debit card, Venmo offers free person-to-person money transfers.
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