Put your thoughts in the jar. Get back a story made for it.
Nightjar is a 30-second bedtime ritual for nights when your mind won't switch off. Write down what's keeping you up, seal it in the jar until morning, and listen as a calm, original sleep story begins, chosen for the way tonight feels.
HOW IT WORKS
- The Jar Ritual: Write down what is on your mind, or continue without a note. Choose the support that feels right and place it in your jar.
- Your note is sealed until your wake time. Not ignored or suppressed. Just put away for the night.
- A sleep story begins, matched to tonight's worry. It never mentions what you wrote. It gives your attention somewhere unhurried to go instead.
- Open it in the morning. See last night's note beside your sleep, and notice whether it feels a little smaller in daylight.
WHY A JAR?
Writing down what's on your mind before bed, and deciding to deal with it tomorrow, is a technique drawn from sleep research and from cognitive behavioral approaches to sleep. Nightjar turns it into a small, satisfying ritual you'll actually keep, and pairs it with a story instead of silence.
STORIES FOR A BUSY MIND
Every Nightjar story is original audio fiction for adults, written to be easy to follow and easy to stop following.
- Unhurried openings that ask nothing of you
- Gentle worlds: night trains in the rain, lamplit libraries, snowbound villages, slow rivers
- Pacing that softens as it goes, so you can drift off at any point without missing a thing
- No cliffhangers, suspense, sudden sounds or instructions
- Soothing narration
- Ambient sounds customisable to what brings you calm
YOUR JAR SHELF
Every night becomes a dated jar on your shelf: the worry you set down, the story you heard, and how you slept. Watch it fill a quiet record of the nights you got through.
MADE FOR THE BEDROOM
- Near-black, low-light design with under 30 seconds of screen before the story starts
- Control playback from the Lock Screen
- Optional Apple Health sleep data
- Listen to ambient sounds with your story
WHAT GOES IN THE JAR STAYS IN THE JAR
- Your jars sync privately across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account, encrypted
- Your notes are never stored on our servers, never used for advertising and never sold
- Delete a single jar, or everything, at any time
NIGHTJAR PREMIUM
- Full access to unlimited sleep stories with Premium
Nightjar is a wellness app for relaxation. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. If sleep problems persist or you're struggling with your mental health, please speak with a healthcare professional.
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