Insomnia Coach

Name: Insomnia Coach
Rating: 3.7 (88 reviews)
Author: US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

By: US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) App

Help improve your sleep.

Overview

Version:

1.3.4

Last updated: 2025-06-11

Ranking

#154,330 ▼ 136

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Insomnia Coach is designed for Veterans, military Servicemembers, and others who are suffering from insomnia. The app is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and provides: a guided, weekly training plan to track and improve your sleep; a sleep coach with personal feedback and sleep tips; an interactive sleep diary to help you keep track of daily changes in your sleep; and 17 tools to help you get your sleep back on track.

Based on scientific research about how people can change their behaviors and thoughts to improve their sleep, this app does NOT replace professional care. Insomnia Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and is designed for daily use over a 5-week Training Plan, with continued support for maintaining healthy sleep habits afterward.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education

By:

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Rating:

3.70

(88)

Version:

1.3.4 Last updated: 2025-06-11

Version code:

873944711

Creation date:

2018-02-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

34.77MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-24

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Ranking

# 154,330 ▼ 136

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Developed by:

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/insomnia-coach/id1341944736

Website:

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/

User Reviews

Users praise Insomnia Coach for CBT-I guided sleep improvement and easy-to-understand explanations, often calling it life-changing and effective without meds. However, its handling of irregular schedules and its tendency to push bedtimes later, plus data-entry and progress-tracking bugs, are common complaints. Some users also report limited support and device/audio compatibility problems, as well as a bright UI that interferes with sleep.

Pros

CBT-I based exercises and routines that many users credit with real, long-term sleep improvements and reduced reliance on sleep meds.
User-friendly design with helpful explanations that clarify why following actions improves sleep.
Life-changing results for some users, including sleeping through the night and waking refreshed.
Structured, diary-driven program that provides a clear path for gradual behavioral change over weeks.
Credible backing and trust from users who view it as a solid, respected CBT-I resource (VA-related context).

Cons

Not suitable for irregular or shift workers; entering nonstandard sleep times often results in errors.
Bedtime guidance can push to later hours and penalize early bedtimes, reducing flexibility.
Diary/progress data can be inaccurate or yield errors when saving sleep times.
Limited or no customer support contact; some users feel unsupported.
Audio/visual limitations and device compatibility issues (bright screen, screen-on requirement, AirPods issues).

Recent reviews

I can not understand why this APP refuses to let me list the time I “try to goto bed” that is a few hours BEFORE I actually “got in bed.” It’s absolutely asinine! My goal is be in bed by midnight yet I finally get in bed at 2:30 and this APP gives a pop panel that says,”the time you indicated tried to sleep is earlier than the time you indicated as you got in bed.” I seriously do not think the language editing was done with honesty or actual thinking!

by Un*****, 2026-09-01

I'm a 64yrs old male and suddenly my sleep got in a terrible pattern. I was waking up many time a night and taking a long time to get back to sleep. I have never had this issue .. and I'm lucky that at my age I don't need to get up to go to the bathroom at all except rarely. The key of the approach is pretty simple. 1) Train your brain that bed is for 2 things (and one of them is sleep) 2) Figure out how many hrs you are sleeping in fragments. 3) Consolidate that sleep-time into a single chunk 4) Once that chunk is stable .. start growing the time. I'm now back to sleeping for >6-1/4 hrs a night reliably (which is just my old normal of 6-3/4). I'm hoping to slowly increase more over time. The app is free so costs nothing. It can be hard a first to stay awake to reset your clock... but stick with it.