A Slumber alternative: 2hives, compared
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Slumber (Slumber Studios, LLC) is a sleep app of stories and meditations with adjustable background sounds, per its App Store listing. 2hives offers guided sessions written around the listener, free to listen to.
2hives is free for good: no trial, nothing to cancel, no payment card.
2hives sessions are spoken by synthetic (text-to-speech) voices, not human narrators.
2hives and Slumber side by side
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| 2hives and Slumber side by side | 2hives2BEE FARM PTY LTD | SlumberSlumber Studios, LLC |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Guided audio courses of 5 or 6 sessions each, spoken by a synthetic voice, in a web app. Live group sessions are scheduled weekly. | Sleep app of stories and meditations, with adjustable sleep music and nature sounds. |
| Personalisation | Script written from your words; the voice can say your name | Choose a story or meditation and adjust the background sounds and timer. The listing describes no script written from your own words. |
| Voice or teacher | Synthetic (text-to-speech) voices; you choose one. | Professionally written and recorded stories and meditations. |
| Languages | English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), French, Italian and Japanese. Hindi, Korean and Hungarian in beta. The site is also translated into Chinese (Simplified) and German; the voice is in progress. | English (App Store listing). |
| Platforms and offline | Web app that you can install to your home screen, and an Android app on Google Play; there is no iOS app. Sessions you own can be saved for offline use in the web app. | iPhone and iPad app (App Store listing); the listing mentions offline listening for tagged favourites. The Slumber site also lists an Android app. |
| Free tier or trial | 2hives is free to use. Some sessions are followed by a clearly labelled card from a local sponsor. | 20+ episodes free; a premium membership unlocks the full library (App Store listing). |
| Price | 2hives is free to use. Some sessions are followed by a clearly labelled card from a local sponsor. | Auto-renewing subscription; see their site for current pricing. |
| How you pay | 2hives is free to use. Some sessions are followed by a clearly labelled card from a local sponsor. | Auto-renewing subscription. |
Wem 2hives eher gefallen könnte
- A script written from your own words, with a voice that can say your name.
Wem Slumber eher gefallen könnte
- Stories and meditations professionally written and recorded, with five new tracks a week (per the listing).
- Native iPhone, iPad and Android apps, with offline favourites.
How 2hives differs
- Listening on 2hives is free for good: there is no subscription for listeners. Some sessions are followed by a clearly labelled card from a local sponsor.
- Sessions are written around the listener: you describe what you want in your own words, and the script is written for you. The voice can say your name.
- A sample plays in one tap without an account or an email address. A free account lets you play full sessions.
- Audio in the languages live on 2hives today: English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), French, Italian and Japanese. Hindi, Korean and Hungarian are in beta.
- Sessions you own can be saved for offline use in the web app, which you can install to your home screen.
2hives is a web app with a synthetic voice, a smaller catalogue and no iPhone app. Slumber is stronger wherever those matter most to you; the lists above say where.
Questions
Is 2hives free?
Listening on 2hives is free for good. There is no subscription for listeners. Some sessions are followed by a clearly labelled card from a local sponsor.
Is 2hives affiliated with Slumber?
No. 2hives is an independent product of 2BEE FARM PTY LTD and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Slumber or its makers.
What does Slumber do that 2hives does not?
See "Who each is better for" above. In short: Stories and meditations professionally written and recorded, with five new tracks a week (per the listing). Native iPhone, iPad and Android apps, with offline favourites.
Hear it before you decide. Hear a free 3-minute sample
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