is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience. She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.
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Anker’s seriously small Soundcore Sleep A20 sleepbuds can be nabbed for $108 right now at Amazon, their best price since they launched on Kickstarter at $90 last year. They normally sell for $179.99, making this a standout deal for a pair of ultra-tiny sleep buds that I barely notice as I drift off to the soothing sounds of rain or birdsong.
I’ve had mine since they launched in 2024 and wear them almost every night. I love that they include built-in soundscapes, so I don’t need to keep my phone nearby. But with a quick tap, they switch into standard Bluetooth earbuds if I decide I’d rather fall asleep to The Tortured Poets Department streaming from my phone.
This year, Anker released an active noise-canceling model, the A30, which is also on sale for $179.99 at Amazon (down from $229). While ANC would certainly help block out more noise, the battery-life hit that my colleague Thomas Ricker noted in his review makes me perfectly content with my A20s. They can last up to 14 hours, compared to six to nine hours on the A30s. Sleep buds are useless if they’re dead. And while I can still hear my husband snoring with the A20s, they muffle it enough that it fades into background noise instead of keeping me up.