Playback · 5-app comparison
Set an automatic stop time and fade the audio as the session ends.
Calm 
Meditopia 
Mesmerize 
Smiling Mind 
The Tapping Solution Compare custom self-hypnosis creation and editing controls; existing recordings and clinical hypnotherapy are different offerings. Choosing a self-hypnosis app
Compare guided reflection, journaling and personalization tools for exploring how you see yourself. Self-concept journal prompts
Compare creating affirmation audio, cloning your voice, recording narration and replay controls. Own-voice app guide
Compare creating and revising original guided meditations, including scripts, voices, pauses and generation allowances. Create a custom meditation
Compare creating and editing personal tapping audio, rather than access to a library of recorded sessions. Choosing an EFT tapping app
Compare creating guided rehearsal audio around your goals, context and preferred pacing. What is mental rehearsal?
Compare custom yoga guidance, practice preferences and playback. See the guide for instructor-led class libraries. Choosing a yoga app
| Features1 selected | Calm Calm Premium | Meditopia Meditopia Premium | Mesmerize Mesmerize Premium | Smiling Mind Free | The Tapping Solution Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Nature-sound timer
The publisher lists nature sounds with a timer. A fade-out setting is not specified.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Sleep timer
Automatic stopping is documented; a fade-out setting is not established.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
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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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 for 1 features across Calm, Meditopia, Mesmerize, 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.
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]
The publisher lists nature sounds with a timer. A fade-out setting is not specified.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Automatic stopping is documented; a fade-out setting is not established.
Checked . Sources: [1]
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.
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]