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Sleep timer and fade-out: Balance vs Calm vs Manai vs Smiling Mind

Set an automatic stop time and fade the audio as the session ends.

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    Sleep timer and fade-out: details

    Balance

    Sleep Sound duration

    Sleep Sounds offer fixed playback durations up to ten hours. A separate configurable fade-out is not listed.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Calm

    Music and playlists

    Music and playlists have sleep timers; scene timers control background sound. Individual Sleep Stories do not have a sleep timer, and a configurable fade-out is not listed.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Smiling Mind

    No listed support

    Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. The assessment concerns this specific control, rather than general access to wellness content. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Sources and plan details

    Sources for 1 features across Balance, Calm, Manai, Smiling Mind. Annual prices show the full yearly charge in USD. “Limited” includes conditions. “No listed support” means the feature was not found in the reviewed official documentation.

    Balance 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: Sleep Sound duration

    Sleep Sounds offer fixed playback durations up to ten hours. A separate configurable fade-out is not listed.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Balance sources

    1. Using Balance and session history · Checked 2026-10-09
    Calm 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: Music and playlists

    Music and playlists have sleep timers; scene timers control background sound. Individual Sleep Stories do not have a sleep timer, and a configurable fade-out is not listed.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Calm sources

    1. Calm sleep timers and playlists · Checked 2026-10-09
    Manai 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: Yes

    Set a sleep timer and optionally enable the fade-out control as the timer ends.

    Platform: iOS

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Manai sources

    1. Manai Library and player controls (publisher reviewed) · Checked 2026-10-09
    Smiling Mind 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. The assessment concerns this specific control, rather than general access to wellness content. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2], [3]

    Smiling Mind sources

    1. Smiling Mind free consumer app · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Smiling Mind app and Routine guide · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Smiling Mind voice and music settings · Checked 2026-10-09