Apps and online care
Sleep Reset vs Insight Timer
They differ on 8 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Sleep Reset
You take a sleep assessment, then follow short daily CBT-I lessons in the app, keep a sleep diary and message a human sleep coach for guidance.
Insight Timer
Insight Timer gives you thousands of free guided meditations, sleep tracks and talks, plus a simple timer for silent practice.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Sleep Reset: Peer support or coaching
- Insight Timer: An app I use on my own
- Good for
- Sleep Reset: Adults with ongoing trouble falling or staying asleep who want a drug-free CBT-I program; People who want a human coach to message rather than an app-only program
- Insight Timer: People who want a large free meditation and sleep library without paying; People who like choosing between many teachers and styles
- Probably not for
- Sleep Reset: People with possible untreated sleep apnea, until they have been tested
- Insight Timer: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Cost
- Sleep Reset: $19 first week, then $297 every 28 days (about $3,870/year)
- Insight Timer: Free version, or Free; MemberPlus $59.99/year or $9.99/month
- How you pay
- Sleep Reset: I'll pay myself
- Insight Timer: Free, I'll pay myself
- Research
- Sleep Reset: Limited research
- Insight Timer: Some research support
- Privacy
- Sleep Reset: Grade C
- Insight Timer: Grade B+
- HIPAA
- Sleep Reset: Yes
- Insight Timer: Not stated
The same for both: where (iphone, android, web), sells your data (no).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.