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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.

    Glo

    No listed support

    Glo's reviewed practice, playback, library and device documentation do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Headspace

    No listed support

    Headspace: The individual app combines an expert-recorded practice library with Ebb's reflective conversation and content recommendations. Separate clinical care subscriptions are excluded. No matching playback control was listed in the reviewed product and support documentation. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

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    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.

    The Tapping Solution

    No listed support

    The official sleep-settings instructions, which discuss device idle settings rather than an audio timer with fade-out, do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Sources and plan details

    Sources for 1 features across Balance, Glo, Headspace, Smiling Mind, The Tapping Solution. 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
    Glo 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    Glo's reviewed practice, playback, library 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]

    Glo sources

    1. Glo Practice library · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Glo music controls · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Glo Apple Watch features · Checked 2026-10-09
    Headspace 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    Headspace: The individual app combines an expert-recorded practice library with Ebb's reflective conversation and content recommendations. Separate clinical care subscriptions are excluded. No matching playback control was listed in the reviewed product and support documentation. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

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

    Headspace sources

    1. Headspace meditation library and plans · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Using Headspace · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Headspace AI scope and guardrails · 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
    The Tapping Solution 1 researched
    Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support

    The official sleep-settings instructions, which discuss device idle settings rather than an audio timer with fade-out, do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    The Tapping Solution sources

    1. The Tapping Solution sleep settings · Checked 2026-10-09