FAQs

  • Not at all. Tethered is for everyone.

    Some listeners feel a deep connection to Scotland and love the familiarity of the voice, landscapes, and stories. Others have no Scottish background at all, they simply find Scotland’s calm, atmosphere, and storytelling incredibly relaxing.
    Wherever you’re from, Tethered offers a peaceful escape designed to help you unwind and sleep more deeply.

  • You can use Tethered anytime.

    Most of our content has a dual purpose:

    • At night, it helps you slow down, soften your thoughts, and drift into deep, natural rest.

    • During the day, it offers quick relief from stress and anxiety, calming your mind with gentle sounds, stories, and guided sessions.

    Many people use Tethered both to fall asleep and to relax or reset during busy moments.

  • Tethered includes:

    • Sleep stories & Dreamscapes

    • Relaxing music & ambient soundscapes

    • Short wind-down sessions & breathing exercises

    • Guided meditations & quick relief tools

    • Scottish storytelling, folklore & culture

    • Nature audio like rain, waves, wind, forests, and lochs

    All content is created to help you sleep more deeply and feel calmer throughout the day.

  • Not at all.

    Even if you’ve never meditated before, Tethered is designed to feel natural, gentle, and easy.

    Our approach is based on simple mindfulness practices supported by cognitive and affective neuroscience but the experience feels like calm storytelling, soothing soundscapes, and guided breathing, not “homework” or complicated techniques.

  • Many people try other apps and quickly stop using them. Tethered feels different, warmer, more human, more atmospheric.

    It blends Scottish storytelling, nature soundscapes, music, and gentle guided practices into a soothing experience that people naturally return to.Most listeners use Tethered far longer than typical sleep apps because it simply feels comforting and effective.

  • Yes.

    We offer short calm breaks, grounding exercises, soundscapes, meditations, and Scottish-inspired stories designed to ease stress, settle the nervous system, and quiet busy thoughts, day or night.

  • Not necessarily.

    If you love storytelling, you’ll enjoy our Dreamscapes and cultural audio.
    But if you prefer no voice, we also have:

    • pure nature soundscapes

    • calming ambient music

    • breathing exercises and silent wind-downs
      There’s something for every kind of listener.

  • Yes - our content is informed by cognitive and affective neuroscience.

    This means everything is designed to support:

    • relaxation of the nervous system

    • emotional calming

    • improved sleep

    • reduced stress

    • better attention and breathing
      But you don’t need to understand the science you’ll just feel the effects in your mind and body.

  • Yes.

    Many listeners use Tethered specifically for a racing mind, overthinking, or nighttime anxiety.

    Our long form sleep stories and Dreamscapes are designed to gently occupy your thoughts, slow your breathing, and guide your mind away from stress and into soft, quiet rest.

  • Absolutely.

    Tethered is intentionally simple, soothing, and accessible, no need for previous meditation experience, rituals, or complex practices.

  • Yes, many experienced practitioners enjoy the atmosphere, neuroscience guidance, and depth of Scottish inspired content.

    It adds a cultural and sensory richness that complements traditional meditation.

  • Yes, many families use our soundscapes, music, and softer sleep stories at bedtime or during winding down routines.

  • Definitely.

    Many of our listeners have never been to Scotland, they simply appreciate its calm landscapes, gentle weather, folklore, and the soothing Scottish voice of the narration.

    The sense of escape works for anyone seeking rest or relaxation.

  • Yes, many users with Scottish heritage, family ties, or memories of Scotland find the content deeply comforting, nostalgic, and grounding.

  • The app is available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store.

  • The app itself is free and you can use the trial content without subscribing. If you want to access the other content, and the new content we add constantly we charge a subscription within the app. You can choose to pay £4.99/month or enjoy 2 months free by buying an annual subscription for £49.99 (both come with a 7 day free trial before you are charged). Payment is made through the app securely using one of the world’s leading payment gateways Stripe. You can subscribe here.

  • You certainly can. You can access the app for free without subscribing where you will find some free content. Additionally when you subscribe to either the monthly or annual subscription you will get a 7 day free trial and you can cancel before the end of that should you want to.

  • You can and it is very simple. When you create an account via the app you can manage your subscription and access invoices at any time here. If you subscribed via Apple or Google Play you will need to do this through your account with them. Should you ever need any support you can contact us at any time.

  • We are based in Scotland which has very strict data protection laws known as GDPR. We adhere to best practise and retain a data protection advisor to ensure that we have the best processes in place. We also have a very comprehensive privacy and cookie policy (for both our website and the app)with full transparency about what data we hold and what is done with it. You can contact us at any time to have your data removed should you wish.