Healing Sounds vs BetterSleep: Sounds, Features and Pricing

CrazyBee

5 hours ago

3 min read

BetterSleep (formerly Relax Melodies) and Healing Sounds are both sound apps for sleep and relaxation, and both let you mix sounds. The biggest differences are BetterSleep's sleep tracker and stories, and Healing Sounds' deeper focus on frequencies and its free sounds. Here is a fair comparison.

Features and prices change. Everything below is based on each app's App Store description and official help pages in November 2026. Check the store for current prices in your country.

At a glance

Best for: BetterSleep is best for sleep tracking and stories. Healing Sounds is best for solfeggio frequencies, binaural beats and noise on a budget.
Sounds: BetterSleep lists 300+ sleep sounds and music tracks. Healing Sounds has 500+ sounds in five categories.
Frequencies: Both include solfeggio frequencies and binaural beats. Healing Sounds groups solfeggio by tone from 174 to 963 Hz and has a tone generator.
Spoken content: BetterSleep lists 250+ meditations and hypnosis sessions and 100+ stories. Healing Sounds has guided breathing and short courses.
Sleep tracking: BetterSleep has a sleep tracker and sleep recorder. Healing Sounds does not.
Pricing: BetterSleep moved to subscription-only in 2025, with a free trial. Healing Sounds has free sounds, plus Premium and a Lifetime option.
Platforms: Both are on iPhone and Android.

What BetterSleep does well

BetterSleep is a long-running sleep app. Its App Store page lists a sleep tracker, a sleep recorder that detects snoring and sleep talking, 300+ sounds and music tracks (including isochronic tones, solfeggio frequencies, binaural beats and 3D sounds), 250+ meditations and hypnosis sessions, 100+ SleepTales, bedtime reminders and a Smart Mix feature for seamless sound loops.

If you want to track your sleep and listen to stories in one app, BetterSleep covers a lot.

What Healing Sounds does well

Healing Sounds is focused on sound therapy, with each frequency and noise color easy to find:

Solfeggio frequencies: all ten common tones from 174 to 963 Hz, including 432 and 528 Hz, grouped by chakra, healing, Cosmic Octave and Angelic Scale.
Binaural beats: delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma.
Noise: white, pink, brown and blue noise, plus rain, ocean, forest and campfire.
Tone generator: set any frequency in Hz yourself.
Mixer and sleep timer: layer sounds and let them stop after you fall asleep.
Breathing and courses: guided breathing and short lessons on meditation and frequencies.

Not sure which noise to pick? See white vs pink vs brown noise.

Pricing

BetterSleep's help center says it moved from a freemium model to a premium subscription in 2025. New users get a free trial, and after that most content needs an active subscription. It offers monthly, annual and Lifetime plans.

Healing Sounds is free to download and keeps a set of free sounds you can use without paying. Premium unlocks the full library, with monthly, 6-month and yearly plans, or a one-time Lifetime purchase.

Which one should you choose?

Choose BetterSleep if you want a sleep tracker or recorder, or lots of narrated stories and hypnosis.
Choose Healing Sounds if you want solfeggio frequencies, binaural beats and colored noise, a tone generator, or free sounds without starting a subscription.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free alternative to BetterSleep?

Healing Sounds is free to download and includes free sounds such as noise and frequencies. Premium is optional and unlocks the full library.

Is BetterSleep still free?

According to BetterSleep's help center, it is no longer free. Since 2025 it offers a free trial, then needs a subscription or Lifetime purchase for most content.

Which app has more solfeggio frequencies?

Both include solfeggio frequencies. Healing Sounds lists each tone from 174 to 963 Hz separately and adds a tone generator for any other frequency.

Does Healing Sounds have a sleep tracker?

No. Healing Sounds focuses on sounds, frequencies, breathing and courses. If you need sleep tracking, BetterSleep or a dedicated tracker is a better fit.

Do I need headphones for binaural beats?

Yes, for binaural beats. Each ear needs to hear a slightly different tone. Solfeggio tones and noise work fine through a speaker.

Try Healing Sounds

Healing Sounds is free to download on iPhone and Android. Start with the free sounds and upgrade to Premium only if you want the full library. More about the app: cbeeapps.com/healing-sounds.