Stellar Sleep - Insomnia CBT

Stellar Sleep

About this app

Learn how to sleep again with the award-winning mobile app for insomnia developed at Harvard, in collaboration with top sleep psychologists, therapists, and researchers.

Looking to improve your sleep permanently?

Any program can tell you to cut coffee, use blue-light filters or meditate. But the truth is much of the generic advice on the internet doesn’t work for people with insomnia.

Stellar Sleep is different. Stellar Sleep uses the #1 science-backed approach for improving sleep that is personalized to your needs and simply works. We empower you to live a healthier and happier life by better understanding yourself and your brain, so you can wake up every morning feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the challenges of the day.

Our results speak for itself. We have helped over a thousand patients fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer using psychology. Over 80% of our users see a dramatic improvement in their sleep in less than 4 weeks.

Our evidence-based program takes only 5 to 10 minutes a day, and includes topics around:

* Stimulus control
* Cognitive restructuring
* Undergoing sleep restriction therapy
* Building strong sleep habits
* Calming down a racing mind
* Relaxation techniques
* And much, much more

In addition to our core sleep curriculum, you’ll have access to the following features:

* A comprehensive library of nature sounds, breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation exercises, bedtime stories, sleep music and guided meditations to help you relax and unwind.
* Track your progress, better understand your sleep and stay on top of trends with our sleep diary.
* Connect with wearables through Google Fit.
* Gratitude and worry journaling.
* 30 night challenge for those who have reached their sleep goal and want to maintain it.
* A deeper dive into other mental health challenges.
* Strategies for creating lasting behavioral changes in other aspects of your life.

Ratings and reviews

App does not disclose that it has no free features or am actual free trial. Once you spend all the time entering your info, it then offers a "free one week trial" that you can pay what you want. But there's no option for not paying. I don't pay a penny for apps I can't try first, and I don't pay for apps that say they are free when they aren't.

If the price were more reasonable I would give five stars. However I think the price is too high for the product it delivers. It definitely helped me when my insomnia was at its worst. Sleep restriction was especially effective. One thing I would improve is the soundscapes or like meditation things would often turn off mid-listen so I'd have to break out of my attempt to sleep to restart them which was frustrating. Overall I liked the app and would renew if my insomnia returned.

The app repeats, "You only need 5.5 hours of sleep per night to function!" As encouragement during sleep restriction. First of all, most people who are experiencing insomnia aren't worried about getting less than 8 hours of sleep; they're worried about the nights when they get <4 hours of sleep. During all 3 weeks that I did sleep restriction, I averaged less than 5.3 hours of sleep per night, and my sleep became more unpredictable. This app's advice&program increased my sleep anxiety.

What’s new

Bug fixes and improvements