Synopsis of the App: Brain.fm provides functional music to help you focus, relax and sleep.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android
RDN Score: 4/5
Pros
Simple, easy-to-use app with a cheerful tone.
Select music designed for focus, relaxation, sleep or meditation.
Music genres include classical, cinematic, electronic, piano, atmospheric, chimes and bowls, nature sounds including rain, forest and even drones.
Music is designed to work in the background.
Starts with a goal-setting exercise: Users can select to work on focus to get more work done or experience fewer distractions and less procrastination, or to get results in sleep, meditation or relaxation.
Set up a habit; choose the days of the week and length of time to practice.
Go with guided and unguided meditations or relax to chill, recharge, destress or unwind. The sessions don’t require much prep; instead, the app selects an appropriate length and music sounds for you to start automatically.
When sleep is the goal, users can choose deep sleep, guided sleep, sleep and wake or wind-down options.
Save favorite tracks for easy recall.
Includes white papers and links to the science to support the app’s work and claims.
Pro members can download sessions to use offline.
Trial includes five free sessions.
Cons
Requires sign-up with an email account rather than remaining anonymous.
Bottom Line: Although the science is new, it’s promising. Brain.fm is ideal for those seeking to focus, relax or meditate to music that won’t be jarring.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis of the App: Brain.fm provides functional music to help you focus, relax and sleep.
