The Settle
An oil-painted white lighthouse on dark rocks beside a small cottage, its beam reaching toward a large full moon over a calm night sea.

Sleep stories for a mind that won't switch off.

Told twice, the second time slower. Most nights, you won't hear the end.

Press play to hear a sample
Night 1, The Keeper's Chair
0:00 / –:––

£0 today, then £39.99 a year until you cancel. Cancel any time in two taps. By starting, you agree to our Terms.

  • Two new stories a week, months early
  • All our sleep stories, unlocked tonight
  • No ads, ever
  • Plays in Apple Podcasts or Spotify

"I honestly think I only get 5 mins in before I'm asleep!"

Bobbie

or

Three small fishing boats coming in toward a white village on a rocky coast at dusk, a pink line left in the sky.

“I've listened to the same stories again and again, and I still don't know how they end. I'm always asleep first.”

Sandra

“If your mind is still racing when your head hits the pillow, I highly recommend [these] stories. They're warm, calming, and offer a gentle way to unwind…”

Michelle

Not another app

What happens when you press play

Your mind has somewhere to go

One slow story to follow, so you stop replaying the day.

You don't need to hear the end

The second telling is slower and softer. It fades out on its own.

Nothing sudden

One calm voice over sea waves, at one even volume, all the way through.

Every sleep story, unlocked tonight

Two new stories a week, months before the free feed, and every story we've made from night one. No ads, ever, in the podcast app you already use.

The Settle Premium
7 sleepy nights, free

Then £39.99/year (about $53), billed in GBP

  • Two new stories a week, months early
  • All our sleep stories, unlocked tonight
  • Plays in Apple Podcasts or Spotify
Start my 7-night free trial

£0 today. Easy to cancel during the trial. Refund if you forget.

Or £4.99/mo (about $6.64), same 7 free nights

Secure checkout by Supercast, our Premium partner.

The village at night from the lighthouse: white houses climbing a hill, small yellow windows, a curve of beach in the moonlight.

Where the stories happen

A small village on the Spanish coast.

Up on the headland, a lighthouse keeper lights the lamp and watches a small village settle for the night: the harbour, the bakery letting its bread cool, the warm old wall where a small dog in a flat crown likes to sleep. His name is Freddie. Every night is a story from here.

The Settle began life as Prince Freddie Sleep Stories.

The great brass lens of the lighthouse, lit and turning in a dark glass room.

The lamp comes on by itself

A small sound in the old mechanism, like a clock clearing its throat. Then the great lens turns, twelve seconds round, as it has every evening for longer than anyone remembers.

A chestnut seller's black iron cart beside the stone fountain in a white village square at dusk.

Chestnuts in the square

Charcoal smoke along the lane, a stool by the warm cart, paper cones to fold. Nobody needs to say much.

Rain on the wet cobbles of the village square, lamps glowing in the windows around the fountain.

The first rain

After a long dry summer, one drop on a dusty step leaves a dark spot the size of a coin. Then the whole coast smells green.

Far snowy mountains glowing rose-pink above dark hills after sunset.

Snow turning pink

The sun has gone from everything else, and only the far mountains still hold it, rose-pink above the dark hills.

A small whitewashed room with a lit iron stove, a wool blanket on the bed and a window onto the sea.

The room at the foot of the tower

A small iron stove ticks as it warms. Olive wood is slow to catch, and once it does, it burns long and low.

An oil painting of a long empty beach at sunset under a peach sky, the low sun laying a gold path across the sea, footprints in the wet sand leading toward a white lighthouse on the headland, boats pulled up on the shore and a small whitewashed cottage at the foot of the cliffs.

Free, nothing to sign up for

Take the six-minute walk

A short story told as a walk along the beach at sunset. Press play and keep walking.

The Beach Walk
A story you can walk
0:00 / –:––

Plays right here.

Questions

Which app do I need?

None. The free stories arrive by email with a play button. Premium plays in the podcast app you already use: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other.

Is it meditation?

No. There's nothing to do and nothing to get right. It's a story, told slowly, and you're allowed to fall asleep halfway through.

What happens after the 3 free stories?

The third email invites you to try Premium, with 7 nights free. If you'd rather not, the free show is always there, and a free story still finds you each week. Unsubscribe any time.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time. The free week needs a card to start, and nothing is charged until Night 8. We email you 3 days before it ends, so nothing is ever charged by surprise. Cancel in two taps from the link in any of our emails, or from letthedaysettle.com/cancel.

What if I forget to cancel?

Email us within 7 days of that first charge and we'll refund it in full. No questions, no forms. It covers the first charge after your free week, monthly or yearly.

Is it for children?

No. It's made for anyone whose mind won't switch off at night. It's gentle and clean, but it isn't written for children.

Tonight, let someone else do the talking.

Start my 7-night free trial

Easy to cancel during the trial. Refund if you forget.

Night 1 plays on the next screen, then one a day by email for 2 more, then free weekly stories. No card, no ads. Unsubscribe any time.

Prince Freddie, a small corgi in a thin gold coronet, asleep on a shop step beside a quiet harbour with moored boats.