Vigil: Can't Sleep at Night
Aakash Sajjad Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Vigil: Can't Sleep at Night is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Aakash Sajjad. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated August 21, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 42 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Aug 21
- 2026 · v2.0
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About Vigil: Can't Sleep at Night
It's 3am and you can't sleep. Maybe it's the interview tomorrow. Maybe it's the baby. Maybe it's grief, or a racing mind, or no reason at all. Whatever it is, the worst part is always the same — it feels like you're the only person awake in the world. You're not. Vigil proves it. Vigil is a quiet, anonymous space that opens only between midnight and 5am. When you enter, the first thing you see is a single glowing number: how many people are awake with you, right now, all over the world. Their thoughts drift past your screen like fireflies — one honest sentence each. "Can't stop thinking about my dad." "Night shift, hour six." "The house is finally quiet and so is nobody in my head." You can release one thought of your own each night. You can tap a stranger's firefly to send them a Pulse — a single soft heartbeat on their phone that simply says: someone is with you. No profiles. No followers. No chat. No history. At 5am the room brightens, every thought dissolves, and the door locks until the next midnight. Nothing to perform. Nothing to keep up with. Just the honest company of the other night people. WHO VIGIL IS FOR — Anyone lying awake, overthinking, feeling lonely at night — New parents, night shift workers, students before exams — Anyone who wants to vent anonymously without judgment — Anyone who's tired of apps that want their daytime, not their 3am DESIGNED FOR 3AM — Deep, OLED-dark interface that never stings tired eyes — Slow, gentle motion built to lower your heart rate, not spike it — A single warm haptic — the Pulse — crafted to feel like a hand on the shoulder — Completely anonymous, nothing stored, nothing searchable A GENTLE NOTE Vigil is company, not care. If your nights feel heavier than loneliness, the moon icon inside connects you to free support and crisis lines in your region — one tap, any time. The door opens at midnight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 2.0 · Updated August 21, 2026
What's New in Vigil - First Night Preview — if it's your first time here, step straight into the real room, no matter what time it is. Meet the fireflies, send a Pulse, feel it for yourself. - Remind Me at Midnight — tap the bell on the locked screen and we'll gently notify you the moment Vigil opens for the night. Small changes, same quiet room. See you at midnight.
App privacy
The developer, Aakash Sajjad, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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