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NSDR and Yoga Nidra App Directory

NSDR and yoga nidra style apps focus on guided rest, body awareness, breath, and non-sleep recovery practices.

Directory note

Because NSDR is often a content format inside broader apps, this category includes apps with strong deep-rest, yoga nidra, or body-scan libraries.

Last reviewed 2026-06-25

Editorial criteria

These criteria keep the category useful for users and credible as a citable directory page.

Deep rest or yoga nidra content depth
Body scan and non-sleep recovery support
Low-stimulation listening experience
Session lengths for daytime rest
Clear separation from medical sleep claims

NSDR app profiles

This is the source/profile layer for apps in this category. The reviewed and ranked buying guides remain on the dedicated best-of pages where they already exist.

Insight Timer

Large free meditation library and teacher marketplace

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Insight Timer offers a broad library of meditations, sleep tracks, music, courses, yoga nidra, and teacher-led practices.

Good fit for

  • Users who want many teachers and styles
  • Free meditation discovery
  • Yoga nidra, sleep, and deep rest searches

What stands out

Large free catalogMany independent teachersYoga nidra and deep rest discovery

Nidra

Yoga nidra, NSDR, and sleep meditation app

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Nidra focuses on yoga nidra, sleep meditation, and guided deep rest sessions.

Good fit for

  • Users searching directly for NSDR or yoga nidra
  • Deep rest and sleep preparation
  • People who want niche rest content

What stands out

NSDR and yoga nidra positioningSleep meditationDeep rest catalog

Yoga Nidra: Sacred Sleep

Yoga nidra and deep relaxation audio app

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Yoga Nidra: Sacred Sleep focuses on yoga nidra, deep relaxation, body awareness, and guided rest practices.

Good fit for

  • Users specifically searching for yoga nidra
  • Deep relaxation and guided rest
  • People who want a narrower alternative to broad meditation apps

What stands out

Yoga nidra focusDeep rest audioBody awareness practice

Medito

Free meditation app from the Medito Foundation

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Medito provides free meditation courses, sleep content, breathing exercises, and mindfulness tools.

Good fit for

  • Users who want a free meditation app
  • Beginners building basic mindfulness practice
  • Sleep, breathing, and meditation basics

What stands out

Free accessBeginner meditation coursesSleep and breathing content

BetterSleep

Sleep sounds, stories, meditations, and tracking

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BetterSleep focuses on sleep sounds, bedtime stories, guided meditations, breathing, and sleep tracking features.

Good fit for

  • Sleep sounds and bedtime routines
  • Users who want audio mixing and sleep tools
  • People focused primarily on sleep

What stands out

Sleep soundsStories and meditationsSleep tracking

Down Dog Meditation

Customizable meditation sessions from Down Dog

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Down Dog Meditation offers customizable guided meditations from the same ecosystem as the Down Dog yoga apps.

Good fit for

  • Users who like configurable sessions
  • Meditation paired with a yoga app ecosystem
  • People who prefer simple session controls

What stands out

Customizable meditation sessionsYoga app ecosystemSimple guided practice controls

Waking Up

Meditation, theory, and contemplative practice app

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Waking Up combines guided meditation practice with theory, conversations, and contemplative education.

Good fit for

  • Users who want meditation plus philosophical context
  • Serious contemplative practice
  • People who like structured courses and talks

What stands out

Meditation theoryStructured contemplative coursesTeacher and conversation library

Calm

Large meditation, sleep, story, and relaxation library

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Calm is a mainstream mental wellness app with sleep stories, guided meditations, breathing tools, music, and relaxation content.

Good fit for

  • People who want a polished all-purpose wellness library
  • Sleep stories and bedtime routines
  • Guided meditation, breathing, and relaxation

What stands out

Sleep storiesLarge meditation catalogBreathing and soundscape tools
Wellness scope

This directory covers consumer wellness and self-care apps. It is not medical advice, and listed apps should not replace qualified medical, mental health, or emergency care.

Related categories

Is NSDR the same as yoga nidra?

NSDR is a broad label for non-sleep deep rest practices. Yoga nidra is a specific deep-rest tradition that often uses body scanning and guided awareness.

Do NSDR apps help with sleep?

They may help users unwind or recover, but persistent insomnia or sleep disorders should be discussed with a qualified clinician.