Sleep Worlds: Sounds & Stories

Perhaps my biggest complaint is simply that there is no rewind or fast-forward. If you swipe to a new story, you will have to re-hear all that you just heard of you return to the previous one. Same goes for if you change the narrator’s voice. It is absolutely brutal if you swipe away after already listening for 10+ minutes… As it currently stands, only 2 of the current “worlds” hold my interest through a combination of narrator and subject. I wish there were more to choose from, and in varying genres. The two that I listen to are the ones that feel the most like I am exploring another world. One is about a strange archive and has a very pleasant female narrator, and the other is about a tree-based city (albeit with a less enjoyable narrator selection). I want to enjoy the world about islands in fog, but I just can’t quite click with the narrators. All the other options feel a bit… mundane. I don’t feel like I am learning about a world, so much as merely listening to an intentionally boring story. The idea is great and I hope it continues and expands to include more actual worlds that are interesting, but as it currently stands I wouldn’t consider actually spending money on a subscription unfortunately.

This is one of the most enchanting apps and relaxing apps out there! I know that its main focus is storytelling, and it does that well, very well. But, for anyone who loves soundscapes and mesmerizing visuals, this app is wonderful! I like that the visuals and the soundscapes evolve. It’s not boring, and it keeps me hovering between engaged and relaxed. I find myself listening and watching the world on screen for quite a while before beginning the story, and well after the story finishes. The stories evolve as well, and there’s enough variety between worlds and even within each world that you’ll almost always have something new. That being said, I can’t wait for new worlds, and hope they continue to add! They are a small team, but I reached out to them, and they responded quickly and were passionate about ensuring their users have a good experience. I’m impressed and look forward to seeing how the app continues to evolve, like their wonderful worlds!

So i have only had this app for a few weeks. At first i loved it so I bought the year. However now- just a month in, I’m hearing the same stories over. I don’t even use it every night. And each time I open it - it seems to start the stories at the beginning and it’s hard to get the refresh to work. I want to love it but I need more for the 34 dollars paid so I hope they will be adding more stories and also an easier way to refresh so that I don’t always have to start at the beginning each night when I use it.