What is a news sleepcast?

A news sleepcast is a calming, audio-only version of the day's news made to help you fall asleep. SnooNews narrates the top headlines in a soothing voice over ambient sleep sounds, so you stay informed without doomscrolling at bedtime.

Is SnooNews like a sleep stories app?

Yes. SnooNews works like a sleep stories app, but instead of fictional bedtime stories it reads you the real news in a relaxing, sleep-friendly format with calming narrators, background sleep sounds, and a sleep timer.

How much does the SnooNews sleep app cost?

SnooNews is free during its beta and is available now on iOS and Android.

What is a news sleepcast?

A news sleepcast is a calming audio briefing that combines the day's real news with the soothing pacing of a sleep podcast. SnooNews rewrites the top stories in your chosen categories for calm — no outrage, no opinion — and narrates them over ambient sound, starting as a briefing and gently descending into sleep-paced audio.

Will I miss important news if I fall asleep before the end?

No — falling asleep before the end is the design. The most important stories come first, while you're still alert, and the briefing softens as it goes. You can also replay or bookmark any briefing in the morning.

Is it bad to fall asleep with audio playing?

Sleep researchers generally consider calm, fading audio fine for sleep — the problems come from screens, blue light, and emotionally activating content. SnooNews is audio-only with a sleep timer and gradual fade, so there's no light, no notifications, and nothing jolting you awake.

How is SnooNews different from a regular news podcast?

News podcasts are produced to keep you engaged; SnooNews is produced to let you go. Briefings are rewritten for calm, read by soothing narrators, paced progressively slower, and layered over ambient soundscapes.

How is SnooNews different from Calm or Headspace sleep stories?

Sleep stories are fiction; SnooNews is real news. SnooNews gives you tonight's actual headlines, delivered like a bedtime story — so you fall asleep informed.

Does the audio stop by itself?

Yes. A built-in sleep timer fades the audio out gently, so nothing plays all night and nothing wakes you up.

Which news topics can I choose?

World news, tech, business, finance, science, sports, culture, and more. You pick your categories and the nightly sleepcast is built only from topics you care about.

Yes — SnooNews is free to download on iOS and Android. SnooNews Pro unlocks all narrator voices, premium soundscapes, and unlimited categories, with a 7-day free trial.

Where does the news come from? Is it biased?

Briefings are built from verified reporting on the day's top stories and rewritten in neutral, calm language — facts only, no opinion, no outrage framing.

Can I listen during the day instead of at bedtime?

Yes. Playback speed control lets you take the same briefing at a normal pace on a commute — but the experience is designed for night.

FAQ — SnooNews

Frequently Asked Questions

A news sleepcast is a calming audio briefing that combines the day's real news with the soothing pacing of a sleep podcast. SnooNews rewrites the top stories in your chosen categories for calm — no outrage, no opinion — and narrates them over ambient sound, starting as a briefing and gently descending into sleep-paced audio.
No — falling asleep before the end is the design. The most important stories come first, while you're still alert, and the briefing softens as it goes. You hear what matters most at the start and drift off during the wind-down. You can also replay or bookmark any briefing in the morning.
Sleep researchers generally consider calm, fading audio fine for sleep — the problems come from screens, blue light, and emotionally activating content. SnooNews is audio-only with a sleep timer and gradual fade, so there's no light, no notifications, and nothing jolting you awake at 3 a.m.
Yes — SnooNews is free to download on iOS and Android. SnooNews Pro unlocks all narrator voices, premium soundscapes, and unlimited categories, with a 7-day free trial.
Briefings are built from verified reporting on the day's top stories and rewritten in neutral, calm language — facts only, no opinion, no outrage framing. The goal is to inform you, not activate you.

News podcasts are produced to keep you engaged; SnooNews is produced to let you go. Briefings are rewritten for calm, read by narrators chosen for their soothing delivery, paced progressively slower, and layered over ambient soundscapes. A daily news podcast fights your sleep; a news sleepcast works with it.
Sleep stories are fiction; SnooNews is real news. If you love falling asleep to audio but feel like fiction is a waste of that time — or you can't relax until you know what happened today — SnooNews gives you both: tonight's actual headlines, delivered like a bedtime story.
Yes. A built-in sleep timer fades the audio out gently, so nothing plays all night and nothing wakes you up.
World news, tech, business, finance, science, sports, culture, and more. You pick your categories and the nightly sleepcast is built only from topics you care about.
Yes. Playback speed control lets you take the same briefing at a normal pace on a commute — but the experience is designed for night, and that's where it shines.