Sleep sounds · Smart alarm · Wind-down
Drift off easier. Wake up gently.
Nightjar is a calm little app for the hour before bed: soothing sounds, a guided wind-down and an alarm that rings in a lighter moment of your wake window. Free to start, no account needed.
4.8 on the App Store · 21,400 ratings
Wednesday evening
Good evening, IslaNow playing
As mentioned in
- The Quiet Review
- NORTHERN TECH
- Pillow Talk Weekly
- Wellbeing Today
- Small Apps, Big Ideas
Inside the app
Four gentle tools for the last hour of the day.
64 sounds · mix up to 3
Weekdays
07:00 Wake window · 30 minRings at a lighter moment between 06:30 and 07:00, or at 07:00 at the latest.
Sunrise glowSound: Dawn chorusSnooze · 9 minStarts 22:20 · lights out 22:45
This week · 7 h 26 min average
How do you feel this morning?
Your diary stays on this phone.
A sound for every kind of quiet.
Sixty-four sounds recorded and tuned for sleep, from rain on canvas to a Highland burn. Mix up to three, set a sleep timer and let them fade out on their own.
- Gentle fade-out when the timer ends
- Works offline, so you can keep your phone in flight mode
- Mix rain, noise and nature at their own volumes
Mornings that start softly.
Choose a latest wake time and a window of up to 30 minutes. Nightjar listens for movement and rings when you seem to be stirring, with a slow sunrise glow on screen.
- Never rings later than the time you set
- Dawn chorus, bells or a soft piano to wake to
- Works with your phone on the bedside table
The hour before bed, made easier.
Build a short routine of steps you actually enjoy: dim the lights, some breathing, a few pages of a book. Nightjar nudges you when it’s time to start and keeps you company through each step.
- Guided breathing with a slow, glowing pacer
- Gentle reminders, never a guilt trip
- Ready-made routines for busy evenings
Spot the habits that help.
Each morning, tap how you feel and add a note or two: a late coffee, an evening walk. After a few weeks you’ll see which evenings tend to lead to better mornings.
- Takes ten seconds each morning
- Your diary stays on your phone
- Export it if you want to share it with your GP
A night with Nightjar
From the first yawn to the first light.
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21:55
A nudge, not a nag
Your wind-down reminder arrives with the routine you chose.
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22:20
Wind down
Lights low, breathing, a few pages. Twenty-five calm minutes.
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22:45
Drift off
Your sounds play and fade out when the sleep timer ends.
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06:30
Wake gently
The alarm rings in a lighter moment before 07:00.
Bedtime calculator
Need to be up at 07:00?
Falling asleep around 21:45 or 23:15 lets you wake between sleep cycles, as a general guide.
Work out my bedtimeSound library
Preview the sounds right here.
Rain, tide, fans, brown noise and a deep space hum. Save your favourites and they’ll be waiting next time.
Listen to the soundsReviews
Quieter evenings, according to our listeners.
“I used to scroll until midnight. Now the wind-down nudge goes off, I put the phone on charge and listen to the rain sound instead.”
“The smart alarm is the best thing about it. Waking up at 06:40 instead of being dragged out of a dream at 07:00 makes the morning so much nicer.”
“Brown noise plus the fan sound blocks out the street. Simple, no ads, and it doesn’t try to sell me supplements.”
Gentle by design
No streaks to break. No ads at bedtime.
Sleep isn’t a contest. Nightjar keeps things calm, private and honest about what an app can and can’t do.
Private by default
Your diary and alarm data stay on your phone. No account needed for the free plan.
Dark all the way down
Every screen is dim and warm, with a red-tint night mode for 3am glances.
Works offline
Download sounds once and use them with Wi-Fi and data switched off.
Honest about health
Nightjar is a wellbeing app, not a medical device. Ongoing sleep trouble deserves a chat with a doctor.
Tonight could be a softer one.
Download Nightjar free on iPhone and Android. Premium is £5.99 a month, or £47.99 a year with a 7-day free trial.
Requires iOS 16 or Android 10 and later.