Help me find an app to calm, sleep

I use the Calm app and love it. Tons of different meditations in it plus music and sleep stories. I also struggle with insomnia which has only been worse this month, but when I meditate daily it helps a ton. I will listen to the music as I get ready for bed to calm my mind, then in bed I’ll do a gently to sleep meditation that usually puts me right to sleep.

I have found the $ worth it but you should see if they have a 7 day trial.

Are you looking for more than just noise? I have Relax Melodies and there are several free noises that you can mix. I think they have extras if you pay and I've noticed that there's a music section now. I do a mix of rain, thunderstorms, etc. I use my phone- puts me right out.

Try Headspace. There is a subscription option, but there is a free trial for 2 weeks, and they've also made additional resources available in the free section due to Covid-19 (as well as free access to the full version for healthcare staff and educators).

help.headspace.com/hc/en-us/articles/115008192928-What-s-included-for-free-
www.headspace.com/covid-19

I do have a paid sub, and I mostly use it to help me sleep. I rarely manage to stay awake to the end of a 15 minute meditation.

Do you have an Echo or Dot? You could try the sounds they have before you invest in an app. Just a thought.

I've been listening to the free parts of Calm and it has really helped me fall asleep. I think I will buy the subscription.

I use a sleep mask with little bluetooth buds, like this one.  It's really comfortable and as a bonus, it blocks out light as well.  I've also used it on planes (though not remotely noise cancelling).

I don't typically have a problem with insomnia, but on the rare occasion that I do, I use the mySleepButton app with the 'Scenes Pack'. It consist of a voice (you can choose male or female) narrating a series of very short scenes a certain number of seconds apart. Many of these are... strange. It might be something like, "Construction workers standing around............schoolchildren kicking a ball..............Batman driving home.........." The idea is that as you visualize these scenes, it's keeping your mind from doing the endless circling that keeps you awake. I set the intervals about 20 seconds apart, and I don't think I've ever made it through more than ten or so before falling asleep. It sounds really weird, but it works great for me.

I have used relax melodies in the past, but to be honest, the thing working best for me right now is to leave the tv on and turn the volume down enough that I can't understand what is being said. I can still hear it's people talking, just not what they're saying. I usually try to find a nature show narrated by Richard Attenborough, or another soothing voice. Obviously this won't work with tv shows with car chases, fighting, etc. haha! If the light bothers you, you could wear a sleep mask.

Hi, if theshyone doesn’t want the link for a free 30 trial I would love it. I need something to help with my insomnia it’s been really bad lately. I will at least try the one week free trial to see if it helps.

I do an audiobook on my libby app with the sleep timer. When starting it I bookmark it so that when I fall asleep it isn't hard to find it.

My ds uses rain but he said there are a ton of sounds. I think you can just Google it to get a list.