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Sleep timer and fade-out: Balance vs Calm vs Medito vs Meditopia vs Waking Up

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.

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    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.

    Medito

    No listed support

    Medito: Its free tools provide recorded courses, practice timers, downloads and local practice tracking. 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.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Meditopia

    Nature-sound timer

    The publisher lists nature sounds with a timer. A fade-out setting is not specified.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Waking Up

    No listed support

    Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. 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, Medito, Meditopia, Waking Up. 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
    Medito 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    Medito: Its free tools provide recorded courses, practice timers, downloads and local practice tracking. 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]

    Medito sources

    1. Medito free app · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Medito publisher listing and 2026 release notes · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Medito Help Center · Checked 2026-10-09
    Meditopia 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: Nature-sound timer

    The publisher lists nature sounds with a timer. A fade-out setting is not specified.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Meditopia sources

    1. Meditopia US publisher listing · Checked 2026-10-09
    Waking Up 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. 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]

    Waking Up sources

    1. Waking Up app organization · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Waking Up publisher listing and release notes · Checked 2026-10-09