I’m a bit of an insomniac and I often have some difficulty falling asleep.

That’s a lot of time spent rolling around, not doing anything.

I used to resort to acouple of Mac appsto help put me to sleep.

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Recently, I found something another tool to help me achieve blissful slumber – my iPhone.

Although, your personal results may differ.

Each one has its own distinctive motif.

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So here they are, 9 iPhone apps to help soothe you to sleep.

Each of the selected sounds loop so they can be played endlessly.

eSleep Lite comes with built-in alarm and timer that starts to fade out in the final minute.

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Ambiance Lite

Ambiance Liteis not your ordinary sound machine.

It is a full-fledge jukebox of awesome sounds.

The free app comes pre-installed with three: Large Wind Chimes, Loons and Rain and Thunder II.

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To imagine how Ambiance Lite works, think of it as an iPod.

you’re able to rate, favourite, loop and shuffle different sounds from the main playlist.

Not bad for a free app!

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These 3 apps dish out specific collections of sounds, all targeted at tranquility.

Unfortunately, this is also the apps' weakness.

Because they are separated into three distinct applications, there’s no mixing and matching.

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You are able to only play one sound at a time.

However, the sounds that they offer are pretty realistic.

Take a look at their descriptive titles.

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It also has the usual calming ocean and rain sounds.

So which is my favourite?

I can’t really say.

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They all have something different to offer.

But I don’t see why we have to choose – they all free!

Try them out and let me know how they work for you.

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Are you an insomniac?

Do you find it hard to fall asleep?

What do you usually do to get yourself some kip?

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