SoftenGet the appFor 3 AM wake-ups and racing thoughts
Soften is a quiet iPhone rescue for the middle of the night: breathing you can follow with your eyes closed, a gentle word shuffle, and warm, true-black visuals that won't wake the person next to you.
Your first full rescue is free. Made for iPhone.
Back to rest, one breath at a time.
How a rescue works
Breathe in
Inside the app
Nothing bright, nothing busy. Warm threads on true black, large type, and only the controls you need at 3 AM.
One tap from a 3 AM wake-up to a rescue.
The threads breathe with you while your phone taps the rhythm.
Neutral words, one at a time, to loosen looping thoughts.
A slower wind-down for the evenings you need one.
Partner-safe
Soften is designed for the bed you share, so you can settle yourself without waking anyone else.
Do you share your bed?
Optional. Your answer stays on this device.
Pricing
Unlimited nighttime rescues.
Try one full rescue free, then choose a plan if you want Soften ready every night. Billing and any introductory offer are handled by Apple in the App Store.
$69.99 / year
Best value for year-round support.
$9.99 / month
Flexible, month to month.
$89.99 / year
Two sleepers, one household plan.
Available now on the App Store for iPhone.
Practical reads for 3 AM wake-ups, bedtime overthinking and the cognitive shuffle.
Soften Sleep is a wellness iPhone app for quiet 3 AM rescue, not a medical device.
Soften Sleep is an iPhone wellness app for occasional 3 AM wake-ups and racing thoughts. It guides you through slow breathing that your phone taps along with, then a cognitive shuffle of calm words, so you can settle and drift back to sleep.
Lower stimulation instead of adding it. Skip the clock and bright apps, breathe slowly with longer exhales for a few minutes, then picture calm, unrelated things to break the worry loop. Soften runs that sequence for you in one tap.
A technique from cognitive scientist Luc P. Beaudoin: you picture ordinary, unrelated objects one at a time, a few seconds each, without building a story. Soften shows calm, neutral words so you do not have to think them up yourself.
It is designed not to. Breathing is paced through gentle haptics, so you can keep the sound off and your eyes closed. The screen stays dim and warm, and audio plays only through headphones.
Your first full rescue is free. To keep Soften ready every night, you can choose a yearly, monthly or Duo plan in the App Store. Apple shows the price in your currency before you subscribe and handles billing.
No account is required, and there is no sleep tracking and no sleep score. Open Soften, follow the rescue and put the phone down.
No. Soften Sleep is a wellness tool for occasional sleeplessness, not a medical device. If you wake up most nights or sleep problems last for weeks, talk to a qualified healthcare provider.
Soften Sleep is on the Apple App Store for iPhone, listed as Soften: Sleep & Breathing. It needs iOS 17 or later.