Sleep A20 by Anker Sleep Earbuds, 30dB High-Frequency Noise Reduction, Small Earplugs for Side Sleepers, 80H Playtime, Stream Content via Bluetooth 5.3, Sleep Monitor, Personal Alarm

I bought these to help me sleep. I listen to audio books to keep my mind focused and drift off. My mind tends to wander at night and I find these fit comfortably in my ears and let me sleep on my side without any issues. I keep these in all night without discomfort. Battery life is good for the while night 10+ hours when listening to books at low volume. Sound quality is good for voice but these are probably not the best choice for audiophiles. 14 months after I bought these, the left ear bud would not charge past 50%. Soundcore's customer service was outstanding. I sent them an email and they got back to me withing 24 hours with some troubleshooting steps. Unfortunately, they didn't work. However, I called them and was on hold for 10 minutes before I just left a call back number. They called me back in about an hour. Erin, the customer service rep was awesome. She was well spoken, patient, and knowledgeable on the product. She went through the email troubleshooting tips to make sure I did all the steps. After answering a few questions, they replaced the ear buds and even paid for shipping.

Pros: The fit. If you are a side sleeper, these are it. They are slim enough that you won't feel much pressure, if any while sleeping on your side. They also fit tightly so that within itself creates another barrier for sound to get in. There is also an array of tips that will not in larger or smaller ears. Sound quality. I didn't buy them for sound quality but got it anyways. Sounds just like any other soundcore buds. Charging case. Magnetic with the open USB C. I love how easy it is to charge these things. Cons: Battery life. At first, the battery life was as advertised. I could sleep longer than 8 hours and would wake up to sound still playing. 5 months in and the R bud does after about 5 hours while the L goes for about 7. That's 4-5 hours gone and it's not even 6 months. I had a feeling this would happen as a few of the soundcore products that I have, have this very issue. I was hoping that for the amount they were charging this wouldn't have been an issue at this stage of their usage but here we are. This is the only con I have but it is the biggest one as this is the reason why I bought these in the first place. 1 year or 2 years in with declining battery life would have been ok but dropping half the life in a few months. Not worth it. I also don't have that much hope for future iterations as I have said, soundcore products lose battery life quickly. Update: Down to 1 star. The L bud died today and it was the one that was holding the battery. The R bud is still losing battery. Its now down to about 4 hours. Lastly, the case is barley holding a charge. I charged them overnight after the case was down to about 30% and it was at 20% after charging them for a few hours. These buds are now completely unusable and I had these for less than one year (bought in Oct 2024). Update 11/13/2025 Soundcore reached out to me and because I was within the warranty period, sent me a new pair. The new pair is the same story. After a few months, the R buds have significantly lost battery sufficiency. I get maybe 4-5 hours with them and sometimes they only charge to 90%. The L buds haven't lost the battery life like the R but there is noticeable reduction in battery life about 1-2 hours. This again is after approx 4 months with the new pair. These are not worth $180. The only thing that is still a pro for these buds is the fit. They still fit in the ear well and rarely fall out while sleeping. The app has been updated quite a bit and is much better than when I first got these buds.

- Noise Cancellation - Coming from Bose QC earbud I thought it’ll be hard to impress me with the quality Bose has provided especially when Bose’s famous for noise cancellation. However, I find that this soundcore earbuds can provide me with the same level of noise canceling with Bose’s only with slightly differences. I experienced loud high pitch noise a lot as I have a young child at home, I noticed they both can cancel loud deeper noises fine but having a hard time with high pitch noises but they way they handle those noises are different. Bose seems to ‘lower the volume’ of the noises they can’t block while Soundcore seems to make the sounds seem ‘farther away’. Away, the level of cleanliness in sounds that could and could not peak through are about the same. - Comfort - Soundcore really stand out in this area as it’s made for comfort in sleep positions, it has light weight to the point sometimes I forgot I’m wearing it. Problem is… the noise canceling silicones can make your ears sweat and greasy. I find myself often feel uncomfortable and needed to clean my ears often if I wear these earbuds just to filter out the noises during the day or still watching something before sleeping. And the moment I wake up I’d have the urge to clean my ears right away as well. Before I got Soundcore I used to use Bose during sleep. Bose always fell off even with the wings, and they are heavy and make my ears sore. Because they’re kind of bulky I have a hard time sleeping in my comfort position as I’m a side sleeper. And using Bose to help me sleep for a week straight led me to have some bleeding before. - Durable - Material … I heard a review from a YouTuber that the material is soft and can easily be torn. I do agree that the silicone part really feel soft and it might rip apart while changing the sizes, however, I never have a problem with it… I’ve try to be mindful but not too gentle with it and my earbuds are still fine. I never pull the silicones while using them so I never experienced any risks. I’d say they are quite sturdy more than how they feel. Battery … the life of the battery is amazing especially comparing to Bose. I never test if they really do last 50 hours as they claimed but I can use Soundcore earbuds for a few days and nights straight without charging them. While Bose last about 2-3 hrs with noise cancellation mode, Soundcore can last the whole night from before I’m actually sleeping to when I wake up, so I can play my calming noises all night. Charging is quite fast…. Honestly I just never experienced it running out of power at all even I use it quite a lot. Unlike Bose that I feel I constantly need to charge the whole thing daily because of my heavy use. I’d say they both have pros and cons, I still use both of them, especially when going out since you can’t turn off Soundcore’s noise cancellation unless you change the silicone buds but Bose can with just a tap. I prefer using Soundcore’s while I’m at home since they do stay in place better, but then again I still have to take them out and clean my ears and the earbuds often. Bose would be better if I plan to use noise cancellation in short period. And I still use my eye mask with headphones over Soundcore’s earbud sometimes, they don’t stay as good but my ears feel less icky.

UPDATE #3 The second pair are now dying after about an hour of charging. I use them every single night all night so I guess I can't complain. What I am writing is that Anker's customer service is outstanding. Since these are still under warranty they are sending me yet another replacement. I will say again these really are the only decent option when it comes to sleep earbuds, and with there customer support you can't go wrong. UPDATE #2 7/22/25 I moved this back to 5 stars. Anker sent me a new pair and they've been working well for months. I still can't figure out how to completely disable the battery alert alarm but it's not that bad. They get 5 stars because there is simply nothing out there that comes close to these at this price. If you are looking for active noise cancelling earbuds to sleep in just buy these, they are the best option out there. UPDATE 1/9/25 These aren't even a year old and the right earbud is no longer working. They work well when they work but if they only last this long I would not suggest purchasing. I've had these headphones for two nights so far, and they have been surprisingly great. I will update the review if that changes. I have had difficulty sleeping my whole life and am very noise sensitive. I have tried everything to block out noise to sleep. I will keep this review short and to the point, but these are the best sleep headphones I have found. So far the battery life has been great and they've lasted through the night each night. They are very comfortable to sleep with. Not perfect but by far the best I have come across. They are well made and sturdy, but we will see. The one bad part so far is the Anker App. It is so stupid. The earbuds cut out when I use it, and if you want to listen to white noise for sleeping and then switch to a different app to read or something the noise stops. It is completely useless, and almost caused me to return them. Whoever makes these apps should have them field tested before selling the product. HOWEVER I just simply use a white noise app on my phone and since it is connected via bluetooth it works great and you can just circumvent the app. Anker should make these earbuds for nothing but sleep. Don't try to make them regular everday earbuds that CAN be used for sleep, just make them for sleeping. Removing a star. So while you are sleeping if the batteries die the headphones have an alert to tell you this. So they wake you up to tell you the battery is dead rather than just let you sleep.

UPDATE: After making my original post Anker contacted me and offered a full refund. With the excellent customer service it may be worth the gamble to see if you get good units. I'll probably be back for the A30 Sleep series whenever that's released, I hope those work better. These are great earbuds.... for the first 2-3 months. Truly the best sleep headphones I've ever used. Most of the others are cheap ones from Amazon. The Anker branded sleep headphones were the first ones I found that didn't have a very loud voice yelling in my ear "CONNECTED", "DISCONNECTED", or "POWER OFF" in the middle of the night waking me up. The fact that you can completely disable all sounds on these is great. They're comfortable for me as a side sleeper, but everyone is different, so YMMV. Now the really bad. I've had 2 sets so far, both lasted almost 3 months before the right ear is nearly inaudible. Both sets had the right ear gradually getting quieter and quieter, it's not related to ear wax build up or anything as I've regularly cleaned them and when taking them out of the case the volume is noticeably louder compared to the next morning when it is impossible to hear anything, the only way I know it's still connected is that the touch button still works and the app reports ~80% battery, my audiobook app turns off if I don't shake it every 15 minutes so most of the time I'm asleep within 15 minutes, so these get very little active use and are in standby most of the night. I got my first set replaced with warranty fairly easily, which is really the only reason they get 2*. But for the money these should really last longer than 3 months. The S10's I had before lasted over a year before one of the ears died, which isn't amazing but for that year I had the best sleep I've ever had so the higher price point is worth it, but there's a big difference between the cost being ~30 cents per day to over $2/day before they're not functioning. At this point I don't recommend these, if they worked well for more than a year it would be good but the fact that I've had 2 units fail the exact same way is disappointing. I figured the first time it happened must have been a fluke since very few reviews say anything like this happening, but to have 2 in a row with the exact same problem seems like possibly a manufacturing defect.

Finally, I have a set of headphones that I can wear all night. I am a side sleeper and have spent years using different headphones, mainly over the ear. They were uncomfortable, did not mask noise, or broke after a few months of hard sleep. Earplugs did not cut the snoring from my wife and irritated my ears. I also tried noise-canceling headphones and earbuds, including ones from Anker. The noise canceling caused a whistling shriek when lying on your side. Despite some negative feedback in the reviews, I decided to give these a chance, and wow, I am glad I did. They are a little spendy, especially for a Soundcore product, but they are comfortable all night without the irritation from earplugs. The buds come with a bunch of different wings and tips. Be patient and try a few things out before passing the final judgment. Noise-canceling is unnecessary because you can get a good seal to block noise. I use the custom noises downloaded to the buds, which work great. Battery life is outstanding. I have not listened to music with these, but that is not what they are designed for. UPDATE: I stand by my original assessment regarding comfort and the ability to block out a very loud snoring bed partner. HOWEVER....this is the second pair of these earbuds that have lost sound in the left earbud after about six weeks of use. I tried all of the troubleshooting on the SoundCore site: reset, unpair, hard reset, etc., to no avail. I did this for both pairs and had no luck. I have a warranty request for the second pair, so I will see what happens. Knocking off a couple of stars because they are unreliable, especially for what they cost. I expect better.

I’ve been using these for over a month, so I now feel like I can give a proper field report about them. I’m highly satisfied overall. For reference, the earbuds I used for sleeping before this were the 1MORE ComfoBuds Mini, and I was highly apprehensive about switching to dedicated sleep buds because it would mean losing active noise cancellation. However, 1MORE seems to have discontinued the ComfoBuds, and since those have pretty severe reliability issues, I decided to take a chance on these Anker buds. I have not regretted it. For starters, they’re very comfortable, and they STAY comfortable. With the ComfoBuds, they’d feel comfortable when I first put them in, but I’d be waking up a couple of hours later wanting to rip them out because of how much my ears hurt…that is, if they hadn’t already fallen out on their own by then. The Ankers feel unobtrusive all night, and I’ve worn them for 7-8 hours sleep sessions and still not woken up with ear pain. Also, they don’t fall out. Like, ever. That’s especially impressive because I move around a lot in my sleep, but never once have I woken up to find them scattered across my bed. Obviously fit is super subjective and everyone’s ears are different, but they worked well for me. Noise isolation is good. I don’t think it’s as amazing as Anker makes it sound, but I’d say that it’s about on par with how the ComfoBuds blocked noise with ANC on (which admittedly wasn’t the world’s strongest ANC). Really, the ace up Anker’s sleeve is the sleep sounds. I’ve used many headphone apps in my time, and Anker’s is by far the best. It’s well-designed and lets you mix your own sleep sounds, which I loved. There’s also sleep tracking and other features. I appreciate that you don’t actually HAVE to use their app — you can just cram the buds in your ears and listen to your usual content or sleep sounds — but I’d recommend it, just because it works really well. The in-app sleep sounds have successfully blocked out snoring, loud conversations, and vacuums when I’ve used them. Sound quality is…meh. But I mean, that’s not really what you buy these for, right? Some sacrifices have to be made for their small size. In this case, the sacrifice is that there’s basically no bass response (I listened to a thunderstorm soundscape and could barely hear the thunder). They’d be fine for podcasts or quiet music, you just wouldn’t want to use them as regular headphones when it’s not bedtime. I’ve had a few minor connectivity issues, mainly regarding one or both earbuds disconnecting when I lay on my side in a certain way. I assume that the pillow is blocking the Bluetooth signal? There’s ways to circumvent this, like putting them in a special sleep mode that doesn’t require Bluetooth, but then you’re restricted to a limited selection of sounds and you can’t use the sleep-tracking function. Usually I can just shift slightly and they’ll reconnect, so it’s annoying, but not a huge deal. TL;DR: These are comfortable, smartly-designed buds that successfully block out disruptive noises as long as you’re playing some kind of sound through them. Sound quality is acceptable, and though they have some minor connectivity issues, it’s not enough to ruin them. I would highly recommend these over using regular earbuds of any kind.

Let me start by being honest; Amazon's not letting me review the new A30's here but here's my review of both A20's and the new A30's. This is posted on SoundCore's site as well: First a couple of back story statements: Amazon is now not taking reviews of the A30's unless the buds are purchased through them and since I was part of the Early Bird KickStarter and got them directly from SoundCore I couldn't do a review there (where most of the reviews are posted and viewed). It seemed that the majority of reviews on Amazon were from first time SoundCore users. I've had six months of A20 use and the same amount of time communicating with SoundCore's Support Team and Tech Team so I have some viewpoints on that. As a note I was a Bose SleepBud user for three years and experienced all the down sides of their difficulties with battery, range and software glitches that eventually drove them to decide to discontinue the product. Here's my take going from the plus side to the somewhat negative side: For those of us who had good experiences with the A20's the shift to the A30's is far easier than it would be for a first time user. The app layout is similar with some changes that take into account the ANC tech and the ability to store more than one "Land" sleep sound whether white noise or snore blocking. While this seems a little clunky unless you want to continually change sleep sounds night by night I don't see any issue with this. The setup is quite easy as were the A20's and pairing whether using the app or the Bluetooth setting is simple. The app's navigation is similar to the A20's with some needed additions to the Sound Scape variety for pre-sleep. As with the A20's the range of the buds from a phone is excellent so if you have to head to a distant bathroom or elsewhere the long range really helps. The whole reason for switching from the A20's to the A30's was the addition of ANC to the product. The A30 bud is slightly larger than the A20 but certainly still low profile and comfortable and permits side sleeping without issues. The reviews mentioning the lack of sensitivity with the touch adjustments for sound level and switching from Bluetooth to Sleep mode may be due to the need to contact the bud DIRECTLY on the flat face rather than even slightly off center. A big complaint from reviewers on both A20's and A30's is the sudden transition from Bluetooth mode to Sleep mode that's jarring and tends to wake you up with the software detects sleep. I think this is being addressed but is a definite downside for both devices. Again, similar to the A20's. I've communicated some of my concerns about the transition from A20's to A30's directly to SoundCore's teams but my chief complaint is the difficulty in SoundCore's verbiage on the directions for the products. Simple is good and my experience with both the ear buds as well as other SoundCore speakers is that their directions use quite confusing wording and in general need to be far more clear and use simple statements that don't require trying to figure out what the terminology means and what they're intended to do. Finally, I've read reviews that are critical of the ANC function in terms of how much noise the A30's is blocked out. My experience is that the ANC is not nearly as effective as either over the ear cans or competitors' like Bose's noise cancelling but in such a small package that's very comfortable for sleep positions you're not going to fit total ANC in the bud. It does reduce background noise but is certainly not capable of true ANC as of right now. Now for the positive; In the six months I've dealt directly with SoundCore their Support and Tech teams are excellent. In a business that normally does not have the ability to directly contact the manufacturer by phone the Tech team is accessible and very helpful. SoundCore Support is email only but VERY responsive in a short time frame and is very patient and helpful. I know this may seem a side issue but for anyone that's experienced product and setup direction issues being able to get quick responses and tech guidance is a game changer. SoundCore is pushing hard on brands like Bose's product placement and is now in both Verizon stores as well As Costco. With the added customers i'm hoping that the customer service gets expanded and can keep up. I know that SoundCore is working on software updates and some technical tweaks and that should help but right now not sure that switching from the A20's to the much pricier A30's is necessary. For first time SoundCore customers the A30's function well and have some features that make it worth the bucks with the proviso that SoundCore will continue the software and direction improvement.

Je cherchais des écouteurs avec suffisamment d’autonomie, qui ne fassent pas mal aux oreilles pour la nuit. Après un mois d’utilisation je peux dire que ce produit dépasse largement mes attentes. L’ autonomie : la batterie tient toute la nuit et le boiter ne nécessite qu’une recharge par semaine environ. L’ergonomie est juste extra pour la nuit. L’écouteur extra plat se positionne parfaitement dans l’oreille. Il faut juste prendre le coup de main pour bien l’insérer et après il reste parfaitement en place. Le design du boîtier est lui aussi très sympathique, élégant et dans une matière douce. Enfin le vrai plus qui me paraissait être du gadget, c’est le mode sommeil. On bascule du mode Bluetooth au mode sommeil en tapotant une fois sur l’oreillette. J’ai l’habitude de m’endormir avec des podcasts en Bluetooth et bien évidemment lorsque je me réveille la nuit, j’ai du son dans les oreilles. Là je peux programmer l’appareil pour qu’il s’arrête au bout d’un certain temps avec la minuterie où je bascule en tapotant sur l’oreillette et l’appareil diffuse alors des sons apaisants que je peux même composer moi même. Bref je suis ravie, pour la conception très aboutie de ce produit.

Positief verrast. Prima mee op de zij te slapen. Groot voordeel is ook dat de batterij enorm lang mee gaat doordat je kunt instellen dat de buds overschakelen van bluetooth naar slaap geluiden. Eens per week opladen is voor mij voldoende terwijl ik ze elke nacht gebruik om mee in slaap te vallen. Er is voldoende noise cancellation om luide ademhaling en licht snurken te onderdrukken.

Pretty solid like set of earphones. Sound quality is decent, battery time not fantastic but not terrible. Super comfy and I can wear them all night long as a side sleeper. The app can be wiggy but maybe I can't use technology. Overall happy so far with purchase

W tych słuchawkach można naprawdę wygodnie leżeć na boku. Nie spodziewałem się tego, mimo obejrzanych przeze mnie recenzji, bo nawet małe zatyczki do uszu, które posiadam, wywierają presję na ucho. Tutaj prawie tego nie ma. Wreszcie mogę wygodnie słuchać audiobooków przed snem! W zestawie, oprócz standardowych gumek, są też takie przepuszczające powietrze (i dźwięk). Te są nawet wygodniejsze od tych tradycyjnych, chociaż dźwięk traci nieco na jakości (jest o wiele mniej basu). Do podcastów czy audiobooków jednak basy nie są aż tak potrzebne, liczy się wygoda. :) Gęsty stuknięciami w słuchawkę są bardzo przydatne, choć trzeba się do nich trochę przyzwyczaić (musiałem się nauczyć w nie stukać mocniej niż się spodziewałem). Ogółem, jestem bardzo zadowolony z zakupu i polecam te słuchawki każdemu, kto lubi sobie czegoś posłuchać przed snem.

I have used these headphones every day since I got them. They are comfortable enough to sleep in, which is a priority for me because my husbands snoring keeps me awake. They are easy to use, I love the case. Would replace immediately if I lost them