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Rain · 3 layers · until you stop it

Let the night go soft.

Rain under a slow, hazy light. It never stops, never loops, and never asks you anything.

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iPhone · Pay once · No subscription

Newsleep home screen: rain on a leaf under the blue Rain lamp, a pause ring in the middle, the word Rain, and pills reading 3 layers, Sleep and the timer
23:40

Your head is still going.

The day won't put itself down. And every sleep app you have tried finds a new way to wake you.

02:14

Nothing stops it.

No hour cap, no ad, no seam. Fall asleep at 23:40 and it is still there at six, exactly as you left it.

The Thunder lamp over a hazy storm cloud: the pause ring, the word Thunder, and the timer pill reading until you stop it
Your own mix

Make it yours.

Rain on the window, a gutter behind it, thunder far away. Up to four sounds, each set with a word, not a decibel. Saved for tomorrow night.

The Layers sheet: Rain on the window, Dripping gutter and Soft rain in the mix, each with a level from far to forward, and the rest of the rain bank below
Shape it to your ear

Warmer. Softer. Slower.

Bass, brightness, a slow swell that breathes with the light, and ringing relief for the pitch you hear at night. In plain words, not dB.

The Filter sheet: the Sleep preset with bass a little more, brightness very muffled, a swell every 12 seconds, and ringing relief off
A bedtime routine that takes three seconds

Tap the light. Put the phone down.

Open, tap, done. The same three seconds every night is the whole routine, and it never asks you a question at bedtime.

The Tropical lamp over blurred palm fronds in golden light, the pause ring, and the word Tropical
Until you stop it

All night is the default.

Or stop at your own sunrise, with a sixty-second fade so the silence never wakes you.

The How long sheet: 15 minutes to 2 hours, stop at sunrise, or until you stop it, with a fade length from 9 seconds to 5 minutes
The book of soundscapes

18 soundscapes. 161 recordings.

Real recordings, not synthesis. Each one under its own slow, hazy light.

The soundscape index: Rain, Thunder, Ocean, Tropical, Water, Wind, Forest, Night, Fire, Noise, Fan and Machines, Winter, Fields, City and Home, each with one line and how many sounds it holds

Rain · Thunder · Ocean · Tropical · Water · Wind · Forest · Night · Fire · Noise · Fan & Machines · Winter · Fields · City · Home · Soft · Drone · Tones

No trial. No renewal.

Pay once. No subscription.

$9.99once

Every night gives you 15 free minutes with everything. Then one payment, forever. Restore on any iPhone.

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02:40

The sound has stopped.

You know this moment. It hit the hour cap. A text came in and killed it. The loop clicked and started again from the top. An ad began playing into the dark. Now you are awake, reaching for the phone, three menus from where you were.

If it switches off, that in itself wakes you. Newsleep exists to refuse that one moment, and to be the softest thing on your phone while it does.

Sleep sounds that play all night

Most sleep sound apps stop at an hour, or eight, or whenever the free tier says so. In Newsleep, all night is the default. Nothing that keeps the sound playing is ever capped, and when you do want it to stop, it fades over a minute instead of cutting off. Rain on the window, rain on a tin roof, rain on a tent, a dripping gutter: ten rain recordings, and the one you fell asleep to is still there at six.

A sleep sound app that does not loop

The click at the end of a short loop is the second most common reason a sleep sound wakes you. Every recording in Newsleep is one to two and a half minutes long and crossfades into itself over ten to thirty seconds at equal power, so the level never dips and there is no join to hear. All 161 files were checked at the seam before they went in.

Mix your own sleep sounds

Some nights need rain alone. Some need rain with a fan under it and thunder far away. Newsleep lets you stack up to four sounds from anywhere in the bank and set each one with a word, from far to forward. Brown noise, pink noise, a box fan, an air conditioner, an airplane cabin, a night train: they are all here, and they all sit under the rain if you want them to. Your mix is saved per soundscape, so tomorrow night is one tap.

A bedtime routine that takes three seconds

A routine only survives if it costs nothing. Newsleep opens on the soundscape you used last night, with your mix and your timer already set. Tap the light and put the phone down. There is no survey, no streak, no notification and no question at bedtime, ever.

Relaxing sounds without ads or a subscription

Sixty dollars a year for rain is the most common one-star review in this category, and we agree with it. Newsleep is one payment. Every night gives you fifteen free minutes with every soundscape, every layer and every control first, so you hear the whole thing before you decide. No ads, no account, no email.

A calm screen, on purpose

Under every soundscape is a slow, hazy picture, moving at a quarter of its speed, with the soundscape's own colour laid over it and a little grain on top. Nothing sharp, nothing bright, nothing to read. At midnight the screen should be the least interesting thing in the room.

Sound for the ringing at night

If you live with tinnitus you already know the rule: set it just below the ringing, never over it. Rain, moving water and the noise colours sit where the ringing usually lives, and Ringing relief quietens one narrow pitch you choose yourself. Newsleep is sound enrichment, not treatment. A speaker is kinder than earbuds.

Why not a ten-hour video

Because at two in the morning the video plays an ad, the screen has to stay on and the data runs all night. Every recording in Newsleep ships inside the app. Nothing streams, nothing buffers, and it plays in flight mode, on the nightstand speaker, with the screen off.

Is sound all night safe

Loud sound for long periods can harm hearing, whatever the source. Keep it quiet: just below the ringing, or just over the room. Newsleep treats nothing, and it says so.

No ads · No account · No seam · No survey

Quick answers.

Will it stop after an hour?

No. All night is the default. If you want it to stop, set a timer of 15 minutes to 2 hours or stop at your own sunrise, and it fades out over a minute instead of cutting off.

Does the rain loop? Will I hear it start over?

Every recording is one to two and a half minutes long and crossfades into itself over ten to thirty seconds, at equal power, so the level never dips and there is no click, no gap and no restart to hear. Every one of the 161 files was checked at its seam.

Can I make my own mix?

Yes. Up to four sounds from anywhere in the bank at once, each set with a word, from far to forward. Every soundscape opens with a mix that already works, and your own mix is saved per soundscape for tomorrow night.

Why is the picture blurry?

On purpose. Under every soundscape is a slow, hazy picture moving at a quarter of its speed, with the soundscape's colour laid over it. Nothing sharp to look at at midnight, and nothing that asks for your attention.

What happens when a text or a call comes in?

The sound pauses for the call, then fades back in by itself when it ends. A small note says so and the night line keeps count.

Does it need the internet?

No. Every recording ships inside the app. Nothing streams, nothing buffers, and it plays in flight mode.

Does it keep playing with the screen locked?

Yes. Lock the phone and put it on the nightstand. Play, pause and the next soundscape are on the lock screen and in Control Centre.

Is it a subscription?

No. One payment of $9.99, forever. No trial that turns into a charge, no “per month”, no renewal. Restore it on any iPhone.

I have tinnitus. Will this help?

Newsleep is sound enrichment, not treatment. Rain, water and the noise colours sit where the ringing usually lives, and Ringing relief quietens one narrow pitch so you can slide it until your own tone feels covered. Keep the level just below the ringing. If the ringing is new or changing, see an audiologist.

Is sound all night safe for my hearing?

Loud sound for long periods can harm hearing, whatever the source. Keep Newsleep quiet, below your ringing or just over the room. A speaker on the nightstand is kinder than earbuds for eight hours.

Do I need an account?

No. No email, no login, no survey at bedtime. Your mixes and settings live on your phone. Delete the app and everything is gone.

Which phones does it run on?

iPhone with iOS 17 or later. It plays to whatever your iPhone can play to: the built-in speaker, a Bluetooth or AirPlay speaker, or earbuds. No iPad or Android version.

newsleep

Newsleep keeps the night soft and never surprises you.

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Pay once · $9.99 · 15 free minutes every night