Sleep gadgets get sold on vague promises because “better sleep” is hard to measure and easy to market against. Here’s what we’d buy with our own money, in the three categories we flagged last time.

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White noise machines

Our pick: LectroFan EVO. No app, no Bluetooth, no subscription — 22 fan and white-noise variations controlled by two dials, with the option to layer two sounds at once. It does the one job a white noise machine has to do without trying to also be a smart speaker. Check price on Amazon →

Budget pick: Homedics SoundSleep. Six sounds instead of 22, but it runs on batteries as well as AC power, which the LectroFan doesn’t — the better pick if it’s leaving the nightstand for a trip. Check price on Amazon →

Weighted blankets

Our pick: Bearaby Cotton Weighted Blanket. The weight comes from a hand-knit cotton weave instead of plastic beads, so it drapes and breathes like a blanket instead of a sandbag. Sized from 10 to 25 lb — buy at roughly 10% of your body weight, not heavier. Check price on Amazon →

Budget pick: Layla Weighted Blanket. Glass microbeads and a reversible cotton/minky cover get you most of the effect for meaningfully less — the tradeoff is a blanket that shifts and settles a little more than the knit version. Check price on Amazon →

Blackout curtains

Our pick: NICETOWN 100% Blackout Curtains (2-panel set). Fully blocks the room out, rather than the “light filtering” that a lot of curtains labeled blackout settle for, and the thermal-backed fabric takes some edge off street noise and window drafts too. Check price on Amazon →

Update (Sept 11, 2026): This one is on sale right now — but you have to clip the on-page coupon on Amazon first. See this week’s deals.

Budget pick: Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout Curtains (2-panel set). Single-layer instead of thermal-backed, so it blocks light just as well but does nothing extra for temperature or sound — fine if darkness is the only problem on your list. Check price on Amazon →

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