SLEEP by Max Richter
What is SLEEP by Max Richter?
A music app for sleep, meditation, focus and gentle waking, featuring Max Richter's SLEEP.
The app offers customizable selections from Max Richter's SLEEP, composed in consultation with sleep experts. It also includes a journal, music and animations for meditation, and Apple Watch features that can adjust music programming to approximate your heartbeat.
Pricing. SLEEP by Max Richter is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Listening to music while falling asleep
- Using music and animations to meditate
- Focusing with music to blend out everyday noise
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Why this app is in A tier
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SLEEP by Max Richter scores 87 out of 100: rating 93, rating count 80, App Store search rank 93, update recency 82. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Max Richter's award-winning composition re-imagined to help you sleep, meditate and focus.
SLEEP is renowned composer Max Richter's dedication to our daily ritual of sleep. Composed in consultation with sleep experts, SLEEP is a musical tour de force that enamored global audiences and saw more than half-billion digital streams.
For the first time ever, exclusive new sequences of SLEEP are now introduced via a fully customizable app experience. Curated musical selections from the SLEEP album will help you sleep, meditate and focus.
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“The way that the app allows listeners to make a unique and personal journey through the landscape of SLEEP is remarkable and conveys the spirit of the music in a completely new way.”
Max Richter
SLEEP is free. There are no in-app purchases and all you need is a premium account on Apple Music or Spotify.
FEATURES
- FALL ASLEEP: A groundbreaking composition written in consultation with sleep experts to help you sleep
- WAKE UP: Start your days gently with exclusive sounds from Max Richter that can only be found in this app
- MEDITATE: Dive into immersive music and animations to relax your mind, body and soul
- FOCUS: Blend out every day life’s noises and sharpen your focus
- YOUR OWN JOURNAL: Reflect, take notes and track your well-being
- EXPAND YOUR SPACE: Collect experience and progress to unlock further planets
- FREE FOR ALL: All features are completely free with either an Apple Music or a Spotify premium account
- APPLE WATCH: For Apple Watch, the SLEEP app measures your heartbeat and will adjust the music programming to approximate the rhythm of your heart
Let the music of SLEEP guide you into your best slumber, relax your mind and gently wake you up into each brand-new day.
Note on Apple Watch and HealthKit: an Apple Watch is required to use the HealthKit features of the SLEEP app. You can choose to grant or deny permission from the SLEEP Watch app to access your heartbeat. If granted permission, the app will try to sync the music programming to be close to your heart rate. Your data is stored locally on the device and is deleted when you delete the app. The SLEEP app uses HealthKit and integrates with the Health app in this manner.
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Questions about SLEEP by Max Richter
Do I need an Apple Music or Spotify account?
You need a premium account on Apple Music or Spotify.
Do I need an Apple Watch?
An Apple Watch is required to use the app's HealthKit features. It can measure your heartbeat and adjust music programming to approximate its rhythm.
What can I do in the app?
The listing describes music for sleep, waking, meditation and focus, plus a journal for notes and well-being tracking.
Is SLEEP by Max Richter free?
Yes. SLEEP by Max Richter is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
Is SLEEP by Max Richter right for me?
SLEEP by Max Richter is built for listening to music while falling asleep, using music and animations to meditate, focusing with music to blend out everyday noise. It sits in the sleep music list on AppTierList.
Is SLEEP by Max Richter worth it?
SLEEP by Max Richter is A tier, ranked #3 of 24 sleep music apps with a score of 87 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 9,887 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 2 apps rank above it.
How does SLEEP by Max Richter compare to Pzizz?
SLEEP by Max Richter is A tier at 87; Pzizz is S tier at 90. Pzizz ranks higher. SLEEP by Max Richter is free, with no in-app purchases, Pzizz is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is SLEEP by Max Richter updated?
SLEEP by Max Richter was last updated on 2026-05-28, 170 days ago.
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Ranking
- Lists
- Sleep Music (A tier, #3) · Relaxation Music (A tier, #4) · Meditation Music (A tier, #6) · Relaxation (B tier, #32) · Sleep Improvement (#44, beyond the tiered top)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 87 / 100
- Rank in list
- #3 of 25
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 9,887
App
- Price
- Free download
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Current version
- (170 days ago)
- Size
- 236 MB
- Requires
- iOS 13.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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