Guides
Sleep, explained plainly
Written for anyone lying awake at 2am wondering what would actually help. No miracle cures, no invented statistics — what the research supports, what's personal preference, and what to try tonight.
Tonight's problem
The reasons people search in the middle of the night — and what helps right now.
Waking up at 3am and can't get back to sleep
Why middle-of-the-night waking happens, and how to drift back off without reaching for the clock or the phone scroll.
Read the guide →How to block out snoring at night
Layer deep, steady sounds to raise the noise floor above the snore's peaks — no earplugs, no spare room.
Read the guide →Tinnitus masking sounds for sleep
Why ringing feels louder in a silent room, how low-volume masking softens the contrast, and when to see an audiologist.
Read the guide →Why is my sleep lighter as I get older?
Deep sleep declines with age — that's well documented. Here's how a steady sound bed smooths the noises that now wake you.
Read the guide →Choosing your sound
Noise colors, rain, fans — what the labels mean and which one to try first.
Brown noise vs white noise for sleep
The honest difference between the noise colors — which is deeper, which has more research, and how to pick yours.
Read the guide →Green noise for sleep
The gentler, nature-like noise color, explained plainly — and how it compares to surf, streams, and wind in pines.
Read the guide →Rain sounds for sleeping
Why rain helps so many people sleep, and how to keep it playing all night — no ads, no buffering, no lit-up room.
Read the guide →A fan noise app for sleeping
Box fan, ceiling fan, air conditioner — the exact familiar sound for winter, travel, or a partner who's cold.
Read the guide →Making it last all night
The engineering side: playback that doesn't stop, and endings that don't startle.
A white noise app that plays all night
Why sound apps and videos stop at 1am — and what screen-off, offline, all-night playback looks like.
Read the guide →A sleep timer that turns off sound automatically
All night or a timer? The tradeoff, honestly — and why a gentle fade over the final minutes beats a hard stop.
Read the guide →Reading about sleep at 2am?
Lull can be playing rain on the window in under a minute — offline, screen off, fading out gently. First 7 nights free.
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