# Nighty Night Circus

> The perfect go-to-bed ritual

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id931936670](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id931936670)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id931936670`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fox and Sheep GmbH
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (109 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2014-11-06
- **Size:** 270 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nighty-night-circus/id931936670)
- **Website:** [https://www.foxandsheep.com/](https://www.foxandsheep.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.foxandsheep.com/privacy-policy-apps/](https://www.foxandsheep.com/privacy-policy-apps/)

## Description

**Nighty Night Circus** is an interactive bedtime app for children ages 2–8, created by Fox & Sheep and Oscar-nominated artist Heidi Wittlinger. Kids explore a magical circus, watch 10 charming animals perform tricks, then help them fall asleep by switching off lights or blowing out candles.

With gentle lullaby music, soothing narration, beautiful 2D animation, autoplay mode, and support for 16 languages, the app creates a calming daily go-to-bed ritual. Seven circus animals are included, with three additional animals available through in-app purchase.

## Rankings

- #134,898 — Overall

## Review summary

Nighty Night Circus is praised for its calming, visually rich bedtime experience and toddler-friendly design, often becoming a comforting nightly ritual. Reviewers highlight soothing sounds, beautiful art, and easy playback as major positives. However, several users report recurring issues: content is gated behind additional purchases, platform bugs affect narration and autoplay (especially on Apple TV), and purchases or animals can disappear or be removed after updates. Overall, the visuals and atmosphere are strong, but maintenance and monetization concerns recur.

### Pros

- Soothing sound design and cozy atmosphere that helps calm kids and ease bedtime.
- Beautiful art style with high-quality visuals and gentle animations.
- Simple, toddler-friendly interface that’s easy to use as part of a bedtime routine.
- Can become a cherished family ritual and nostalgic memory for parents.

### Cons

- In-app purchases for additional animal packs; many reviews note content isn’t included and requires extra purchases, which feels costly.
- Narration/voiceover often not working on Apple TV and autoplay features buggy, and not fixed on several versions.
- Purchased content can disappear or become inaccessible after updates, undermining value.
- Some animals have been removed or are missing, with calls to reintroduce them or allow choosing which animals to use.

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