40 winks at the click of a button
You need not count sheep to fall
asleep. Get these quirky apps and you can experience the real deal and drift
away into sleep heaven
SLEEP CYCLE
Available on: iPhone & Android
Cost: Paid
This one is not `just another sleep
app'. It actually monitors your sleep patterns, also called sleep phases. As
you sleep, you go through light sleep, deep sleep and a dream state, referred
to as REM sleep. Each sleep cycle is about 90-minutes long and is repeated
several times depending on the duration of your sleep. What the sleep cycle
does is use the phone's accelerometer to identify different phases in your
sleep by tracking your movements in bed. Then, depending on your preset
settings, it will wake you during your lightest sleep phase, using a
pre-defined 30-minute alarm window. The results are available in the form of a
graphical chart, which shows you how long you were asleep and awake.
SLEEP GENIUS
Available on: iPhone & Android
Cost: Paid
Snoozing never felt this guilt-free!
Using specialised audio techniques, the Sleep Genius app uses
specially-composed music and sounds incorporating scientific techniques like
`binaural beats' and `pink noise'. Along with a combination of neurosensory algorithms
and pyschoacoustic music, these sounds are designed to lull you to sleep by
relaxing the brain. All you need to do after starting up the app is to download
the music you want, select the audio and then programme it to either play
continuously or set it with the timer. The best part about this app though, is
that there is an alarm option that gradually awakens users and the `power nap'
option for those who are looking to catch their 40 winks.
RELAX MELODIES
Available on: Android & iPhone
Cost: Free
Rated as Amazon's Best App of 2012,
Relax Melodies is still popular and one of the most highly-recommended sleep
apps. Developed by Ipnos Soft, the app boasts of a bank of over 52 sounds and
music. So, one can create a playlist of sorts by selecting the sounds and music
they like and slip naturally into a state of deep sleep and wake up feeling
refreshed and happier. The app includes eight read ily-available favourites.
What makes this app special is that it can be used not just during nap time,
but also while exercising, doing yoga, getting a massage or even as a lullaby
for your baby.
ASLEEP
Available on: iPhone
Cost: Paid
Created in July 2008, aSleep is
easily one among the oldest apps out there. Available exclusively on the iPhone
platform, its best feature is iPhone platform, its best feature is that it is
easy to use. Asleep has three simple settings All you need to do is pick a
sound, set the timer, set the alarm, start the clock and you are done!
Additionally, all the sounds come packed in the app, so there is no need to
make any in app purchases or downloads either. What's more? You can use this
app for meditation, yoga and generally to de-stress as well. The sounds
available include nature, life, noise (aliens, computer, old clock, keyboard
typing), instru ments and get this, even lullabies.
SLEEPMAKER RAIN
Available on: Android & iPhone
Cost: Free
The soothing sound of rain can lull
some people into a deep slumber. Sleepmaker Rain works on the same principle.
Safe on children and even infants, the app uses real rain recordings, not just
mere effects. These sounds are looped by a motion picture sound engineer and
recorded in digitally uncompressed formats. The app includes 17 tracks, which
features three different forces of rainfall -gentle, medium and heavy. One can
programme the app for any time period ranging from one minute to 23 hours and
59 minutes. Although the Sleepmaker Rain is one of the most popular apps, the
company also has a range of other sleep apps like Sleepmaker Storms, Sleepmaker
Nature and Sleepmaker Waves -all available on both iPhone and Android
platforms. Sleepmaker Nature and Sleepmaker Waves which are all available for
both iPhone and Android platforms.
Nandita
Ravi TL29MAR15
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