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Sleep timer and fade-out: Balance vs Finch vs Insight Timer 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.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Insight Timer

    Sleep timer

    Sleep mode stops an individual track at the session end or selected time; it is not available for courses. A fade-out control is not documented.

    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.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Sources and plan details

    Sources for 1 features across Balance, Finch, Insight Timer, 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
    Finch 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    Finch's current self-care, goals, activity and device documentation do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

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

    Finch sources

    1. Finch free self-care and activities · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Finch new-user guide · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Finch current FAQ · Checked 2026-10-09
    Insight Timer 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: Sleep timer

    Sleep mode stops an individual track at the session end or selected time; it is not available for courses. A fade-out control is not documented.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Insight Timer sources

    1. Insight Timer Sleep Timer · 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