The short answer: only a handful of apps treat Christian sleep as their actual job. Still is built entirely around falling asleep with scripture; Abide has the deepest evangelical sleep library; Pray.com has the most cinematic bedtime stories; Hallow serves Catholics; Dwell reads you the Bible itself; and Calm — the app many start with — has no Christian content at all.
The NHS suggests keeping phones, tablets and computers out of the hour before bed, and lists “listening to a podcast” and “listening to calming music” among the things to try instead. Every app below is a way of doing that with scripture — they differ in how much of the library is built for the end of the day rather than the start of it.
Disclosure up front: we make Still, #1 on this list. We ranked on one question: is falling asleep with scripture the app’s actual purpose, or a section inside something else? Still is the only app here where the answer is the first one.
The quick picks
| Best for | App | Price (US, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Scripture-first sleep + daily rhythm | Still | Free tier; $59.99/yr or $12.99/mo |
| Biggest evangelical sleep library | Abide | $39.99/yr |
| Dramatized bedtime Bible stories | Pray.com | $99.99/yr or $19.99/mo (in-app, Aug 2026) |
| Catholic listeners | Hallow | $69.99/yr |
| Falling asleep to the Bible itself | Dwell | $59.99/yr (Solo) |
| Mood-based wind-down | Soultime | Freemium |
Prices last checked August 2026 and they change often — check each store listing.
The list
1. Still — best Christian sleep app overall
Free tier, then $59.99/yr or $12.99/mo · Ecumenical · English + native German · iOS only
Sleep isn’t a section of Still — it’s the point. Bible sleep stories, calming evening prayers, sleep sounds, and a gentle scripture alarm so you fall asleep and wake up in God’s word. Every day pairs a daily devotional with an evening prayer, and listening plans walk you through scripture over time — the Psalms in 30 days, for instance. It’s ecumenical — nothing assumes your denomination. What it doesn’t have: worship music or community features. Try Still free on the App Store.
2. Abide — biggest evangelical sleep library
Freemium, $39.99/yr · Evangelical · English
Abide’s App Store listing claims more than 2,000 meditations and over 365 bedtime sleep stories, a library built up since 2015. At $39.99/year it is the fairest price in this category. Because it’s been accumulating for a decade it’s less consistent than a smaller, newer catalog: some sessions are noticeably older recordings than others. It’s English-only. If you want maximum choice at bedtime, this is the strongest argument against us — full comparison in Still vs Abide.
3. Pray.com — most cinematic bedtime Bible stories
Freemium, $99.99/yr · Broadly Christian · English
Celebrity-narrated Bedtime Bible Stories and dramatized “Biblical Sagas” — impressive audio if you want production-heavy storytelling rather than quiet scripture. The highest price on the list and the pushiest upselling. (Still vs Pray.com.)
4. Hallow — best for Catholic listeners
Freemium, $69.99/yr · Catholic · English + partial German
Hallow’s sleep content (including narrators like Jonathan Roumie) is well made, but sleep is a wing of a thoroughly Catholic prayer app, not the foundation — and nearly all of it sits behind the paywall. Right choice if you’re Catholic and want the whole devotional library too. Still vs Hallow is the head-to-head; our Hallow review and Is Hallow Catholic? go deeper.
5. Dwell — best for falling asleep to the Bible itself
$59.99/yr (Solo) · Broadly Christian · English
No stories, no framing — scripture read beautifully, with voices, background music, and playlists you can drift off to. If what you want from a Bible sleep app is simply the text itself, Dwell does that one thing excellently, and its fourteen English translations are more than anything else here offers. Still’s Bible audio is free on every tier and covers the whole Bible in English, Old and New Testament, chapter by chapter, if you’d rather not pay for it. (Still vs Dwell.)
6. Soultime — best mood-based wind-down
Freemium · Broadly Christian · English
Check in with how you feel and get routed to a matching Christian meditation, including evening and sleep content. Smaller team, smaller library — a thoughtful budget-friendly pick. (Still vs Soultime.)
What about Calm and Headspace?
They’re excellent sleep apps with zero Christian content — no scripture, no prayer. If you came to this page, you’ve probably already felt that gap. Still is the closest Christian equivalent to Calm’s sleep experience; here’s the full comparison.
Free Christian sleep apps
None of these give you the whole library free. But several give you a real amount at $0, and two of them cover a full night without paying.
| App | What you get for $0 |
|---|---|
| Still (ours) | A persistent free tier, not a trial. The whole English Bible as chapter audio, Old and New Testament — tap a chapter and the rest of the book queues behind it. Plus the Genesis and Psalms 30-day plans, the first three Still Shorts, part of the Sleep to Scripture and Sleep Meditations shelves, three music beds, two nature sounds, and the scripture alarm with all seven spoken verses. |
| Abide | Freemium tier: a daily meditation and a limited set of sleep stories. |
| Soultime | Freemium tier: part of the mood-matched library. |
| Hallow | Large free tier, but the sleep content is nearly all paid. |
| Pray.com | Pray Radio and daily prayer free; Bedtime Bible Stories are not. |
| Dwell | No free tier — trial only. |
| Lectio 365 | Entirely free, no paywall. Night prayer rather than sleep stories. |
If you want to fall asleep to scripture without paying, the two routes are Still’s free Bible audio and alarm, or Lectio 365’s night prayer. More free picks in our best prayer apps guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Christian sleep app? Still, if you want sleep as the app’s core purpose — Bible sleep stories, evening prayers, and a scripture alarm. Abide, if you want the biggest evangelical library that includes strong sleep content.
Is there a Christian version of Calm for sleep? No official one. Still is the closest equivalent — Bible sleep stories and evening prayers instead of secular Sleep Stories. Comparison here.
Are there Christian sleep apps in German? Still is the only one producing German sleep content natively. Hallow translates a fraction of its library; the rest are English-only.
Do any Christian sleep apps work without a subscription? Yes, partly. Still has a persistent free tier rather than just a trial: the whole English Bible as chapter audio, some sleep meditations, the ambient music and nature beds, and the scripture alarm — enough to fall asleep and wake up in scripture without paying. Lectio 365 is completely free but offers night prayer rather than sleep stories. Abide and Soultime have freemium tiers; Dwell is trial-only.
All app names are trademarks of their respective owners. We make Still and have disclosed that throughout. Prices are US App Store figures, last checked August 2026. See the full side-by-side comparison or the best Christian apps overall.