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Simple Habit Sleep alternatives

Users often seek alternatives to Simple Habit Sleep due to concerns about high pricing, customer support issues, and a lack of free content. While some find it very helpful for anxiety and sleep, others are frustrated by technical problems and billing practices.

Why users look for alternatives to Simple Habit Sleep

The alternatives

Calm
4.8★ · 1,965,008 ratings · Free

Calm's reviews are not provided, so its specific offerings cannot be detailed.

Better for: There is insufficient information from the provided reviews to determine who Calm suits better.

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Headspace
4.8★ · 973,944 ratings · Free

Headspace's reviews are not provided, so its specific offerings cannot be detailed.

Better for: There is insufficient information from the provided reviews to determine who Headspace suits better.

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Insight Timer
4.9★ · 442,582 ratings · Free

Insight Timer's reviews are not provided, so its specific offerings cannot be detailed.

Better for: There is insufficient information from the provided reviews to determine who Insight Timer suits better.

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Balance
4.9★ · 119,870 ratings · Free

Balance offers personalized guided meditations tailored to individual needs and goals, including specific types for breaking bad habits, improving sleep, and managing stress and anxiety R52R55. It provides foundational courses that are described as simple, practical, and effective for developing mindfulness skills R52. Users appreciate the flexibility to choose meditation lengths and the availability of sleep sounds .

Better for: Balance is better for individuals seeking a highly personalized meditation experience with tailored content for specific issues like anxiety, stress, or sleep, and those who appreciate foundational courses for learning mindfulness R52R55. It suits busy people who need flexibility in meditation length . However, some users report issues with paywalls and repetitive content, and some have experienced billing issues R53.

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Breethe
4.7★ · 71,493 ratings · Free

Breethe's reviews are not provided, so its specific offerings cannot be detailed.

Better for: There is insufficient information from the provided reviews to determine who Breethe suits better.

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Stick with Simple Habit Sleep if

You should stick with Simple Habit Sleep if you find its guided meditations relaxing and effective for managing anxiety, improving sleep, or starting your meditation journey, especially if you appreciate the variety of topics and teachers available R2R7. Some users find enough value in the free content or consider the premium content excellent value .

Evidence note: Reviews for Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, and Breethe were not provided, so their pitches and 'better for' sections are based on insufficient evidence.

Frequently asked

Is Simple Habit Sleep free?
Simple Habit Sleep offers some free content, but many meditations are locked behind a paywall after a few sessions or a short trial period, leading users to feel it is not truly free R8R20R24R26.
How much does Simple Habit Sleep cost?
Simple Habit Sleep's premium subscription is considered expensive by many users, with prices mentioned including £90 and £299 for a lifetime membership R3R8R12R16.
Does Simple Habit Sleep help with anxiety?
Yes, many users report that Simple Habit Sleep helps them with anxiety, providing relaxation and tools for managing stress and difficult times R2R7R11R13.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 64 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] Simple Habit Sleep 3/5 · GB Nice but too expensive: Maybe I prefere Simple Habit to Headspace but not a price… I would never pay that money for app like this.
  2. [R8] Simple Habit Sleep 2/5 · GB Cost?: It would be great to add more free sessions, there are a lot already, but for some of them you can only listen to the first two or three in the series which is really irritating. The expense of the premium is ridiculous and honestly not worth it, it is a good app, but not good enough to be charging that.
  3. [R12] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB £90: Lol u trippin?
  4. [R20] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Gutted: Loved the app at first; then it told me I had listened to my 3 free sessions! Cannot afford the shockingly expensive premium so deleted it.
  5. [R1] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Can’t access content after paid for lifetime membership and no customer support help: I paid for lifetime membership £299 for the simplehabit, and now they suddenly closed my account and I can no longer access to what I paid for. I emailed customer support three times and no response at all. It seems that once they took your money, they don’t care about you anymore and can do whatever they like to
  6. [R4] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Subscribed and can’t access anything. No one will get back to me: Previously used it and loved it. Renewed this year and can’t access anything. Asked for assistance 5 times and no one gets back to me.
  7. [R10] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Do not purchase this app: I purchased this sleep app two days ago and downloaded the app. The app does not recognise my email or password, so I cannot use or access in any way. I have emailed Simple Habit several times but have had no response. My anxiety and sleeping issues have multiplied on account of this situation. They have taken my money and I am now having to inform my bank that this is fr
  8. [R14] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB CUSTOMER SERVICE SO DISAPPOINTING: After months of trying to purchase premium with a discount code I was given, still I cannot access this. I have been told numerous times this would be solved soon but as I say, it’s been months and I have no premium. I thought this app was amazing but with so many things only being accessible with premium the experience is now pretty poor.
  9. [R24] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Very disappointed: I’ve been using this app for free for many years now, and now it has changed so that you need to pay to unlock all meditations. I am really disappointed as I can not afford to pay to continue to use this app, and it has been of great use to me over the years. Such a shame it’s owners are prioritising monetary gain over peoples well-being and access to meditations.
  10. [R26] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB No longer free content: I’ve been using this app for months. Just tonight got a notification to say I’d used 3 free trials and now I have to pay - deleting.
  11. [R6] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Doesn't fit on my screen: I have an 15 pro max and everything is zoomed in and in useable. Icons are squashed and everything, I have no idea how you got approved on the store.
  12. [R28] Simple Habit Sleep 2/5 · GB No network: When I open the app it says “there’s Network problem” my WiFi is working perfectly fine so please fix the app
  13. [R52] Balance 5/5 · US Begin your journey here!: The absolute best meditation app I have ever seen. It changed my life! The foundations courses are simple, practical, and effective skill based introductions to and development of mindfulness. The guided meditations are tailored to me based on my needs. They have really put together something meaningful here.
  14. [R53] Balance 3/5 · US it is not free: warning, it can't be used for free
  15. [R54] Balance 1/5 · US Lifetime Member and Can’t Advance Past Day 8 of Advanced Plan: App quits and prevents skipping defective meditation.
  16. [R55] Balance 5/5 · US This app is so helpful: This app helps me maintain a sense of calm when I experience anxiety and stress. There’s so many different meditations and sounds that truly are worth listening to. If you are someone feeling like you need help with your stress, sleep, routine, and mental health please try this app.
  17. [R16] Simple Habit Sleep 1/5 · GB Fraudulent, needs to be removed from App Store: I’ve just been billed £87.99. I signed up for the free week to try it out, I was expecting a reminder when the trial ran out. No reminder was sent and I was billed before I could cancel this myself. I feel this company are hoodwinking their customers. They need to be more up front wit the reminders for billing.
  18. [R2] Simple Habit Sleep 5/5 · GB Excellent: Really excellent app. Help through difficult times and more when you’re feeling ok.
  19. [R7] Simple Habit Sleep 5/5 · GB ): This app has helped me through dark times and is worth it
  20. [R11] Simple Habit Sleep 5/5 · GB Amazing: It is really good and useful for me to calm down
  21. [R13] Simple Habit Sleep 5/5 · GB Really calming: Highly recommend trying this if you find it difficult and boring to meditate for yourself and need a talk through to justify how you feel in the moment. Its great to take a pause in out busy life. The app has taught me a lot about how to stay present in the moment.

Synthesized from 64 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store