# Ambient Mixer Music — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of Ambient Mixer Music by QaamGo Web GmbH, rated 3.29/5 from 103 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ambient-mixer-music/id731882796/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ambient-mixer-music/id731882796.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Ambient Mixer Music? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎵 Wide variety of customizable ambient sounds - 🎨 Ability to create and share custom mixes - 📚 Extensive library of pre-made ambiences - 🧠 Excellent for focus, studying, and sleep - 💻 Website version works seamlessly - 🎭 Great for creative projects like D&D and writing - 🎚️ Detailed control over individual sound channels - 😌 Authentic and relaxing audio quality **Cons** - 🔴 Cannot play audio with screen locked or app closed - 🔋 Massive battery drain when in use - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - ⚠️ App stops playing when switching between apps - 🔊 Volume controls don't work on mobile app - 📵 Requires phone to stay unlocked and app active - 🎨 Outdated and unintuitive user interface - ⏱️ Long loading times for ambiences - 🔐 Constant Apple ID password requests - 📱 Unresponsive and laggy performance - 🚫 Premium subscription features don't work properly - 📢 Non-English ads appear despite premium subscription - ⚡ Disables phone alarms when app is running - 🔄 Requires app restart after interruptions **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when loading certain mixes - Audio stops playing randomly during use - Volume sliders have no effect on audio output - App won't play after switching to another application - Premium subscription not recognized after reopening app - Apple ID password requested repeatedly - Audio becomes choppy or distorted - App freezes when creating custom ambiences - Sound won't play even when app shows it's playing - Categories and tags won't save on custom creations - App crashes when trying to restore subscription - Left/right channel adjustments don't work - App fails to load pages without crashing - Audio cuts off after switching sounds - Sounds stop playing after phone goes dark - App shows 'null' error page on startup - Search function stops working intermittently - Alarms disabled when app is installed/open - Favorites/liked items erase after reinstalling app **Most requested features** - Background audio playback with screen locked - Sleep timer/fade-out functionality - Ability to delete saved ambiences - Search function for sounds and mixes - Profile pictures and user profiles - Upload custom sounds from mobile app - Better mobile UI design and layout - Category and tag support for custom creations - Offline mode that actually works - Improved app responsiveness and performance - Modern, updated interface design - Ability to manage liked/favorited items - Left/right channel balance controls on app - More variety on home page recommendations ## Newest reviews (22 of 92) ### 4/5 — Amazing *2024-09-19* I love this app. It's so much fun and I've already had a great time making a couple of different ambient scenes. What I'd really like to know is why my ambience creations won't accept any categories or tags. I'd really like a hint if possible, but other than that it's exactly what I was looking for. ### 2/5 — Need the ability to play in background *2024-06-11* I love this app it’s the only background audio player I’ve found that I like…but it’s super annoying having to keep the app open and onscreen all the time in order for it to play. Completely drains my battery :( If that one thing got fixed though it’d be 5 stars ### 3/5 — Great sounds but can’t play in background *2024-03-10* I love this app in many ways, but it’s not helpful when I need something to play without being in the app. It’s basically useless unless you are sitting in the app and don’t let your phone sleep ever. I really wish they’d work on that feature. ### 3/5 — PLEASE Update. *2023-09-17* I write reviews once in a blue moon, seriously, but it needs to be said; please update this. Such a good app. But now you can't exit the app, or even the website, without the audio stopping. I'd like to use it for background noise but can't. It seems like it's been going on for a while by the reviews. Please listen to the reviews. ### 2/5 — Great for DND BUT…. *2023-02-25* So this app works really well for creating ambient sounds for our DND games. It can be a little rough to use at times (and feels a little archaic in its design) but it gets the job done…and better than most. You have a lot of control over every sound you use to set the scene. The flirty bar maiden a little too loud in the back…just turn her down and say how often you want to hear her. BUT, I paid for a monthly subscription to their premium service. Everything seems great except I still get ads. And they aren’t even in English 🙄. I want this fixed please. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t play in the background *2023-01-09* I really loved the website, and was happy to see an app. Sadly, I needed it for sleep and you can’t listen to the sounds if you don’t have the app open. ### 2/5 — Was good but *2023-01-03, version 2.2.10* Now I can’t like or favorite anything anymore. It keeps forcing me to edit the thing in listentiong to instead of tea the description or liking it. I also can’t listen to it outside of the app like other songs elsewhere 😒 ### 4/5 — It’s alright but… *2022-12-11* It lags quite a lot, and you can’t play anything when you’re not on the app. What’s the point for a sleep timer if it won’t play when my phone is off? Good prices for premium though, just bought a month. ### 3/5 — Good but.. *2022-09-15, version 2.2.10* I love the tracks but because it won’t play with the screen locked I barely use it. I’d love to use the track while laying in bed but can’t leave the screen on the entire time. Hopefully this issue will be resolved in an upcoming update? ### 3/5 — It’s ….okay *2022-09-04, version 2.2.10* Web version is great. You get all of the same features of the web version in the app, but it will not play the audio if your screen is locked. :/ ### 4/5 — So close to phenomenal! *2022-07-24, version 2.2.10* After years (and many hours) of using it I can say the full website version at Ambient-Mixer seems to be perfect--10/10 and kudos to the designers! The mobile app seems to have one key element missing but I am not sure if it is really the app or something to do with iOS limitations. It's the ability to control the relative volume of individual channels, unlike the website version (the mobile app's sliders move, but seemingly to no effect.) You can get around it to an extent by making sure to choose audio files that are already at the final relative volume you want to listen to, but it falls short of the phenomenal flexibility of the website version. (Note that even saving a mix on the website at specified relative volumes for each channel will not affect what is playing in the app; all audio files/channels seem to simply play at full volume in the app, regardless of what was saved as a preference elsewhere.) Still, it is a very cool app so many thanks to the designers! ### 2/5 — Won’t play unless open *2022-06-20, version 2.2.10* This app won’t play sound unless it is open on your screen. Huge battery killer. The sounds are great, but it’s unusable in this mode. ### 2/5 — what happened ? *2022-06-12* this app was good but now it stops playing the second you close the app when it didn’t do that before if i doesn’t work when i close the app then it’s kind of useless please fix ### 3/5 — Great for a while *2022-05-29, version 2.2.10* I’ve been using this app for quite a while now it has been great loved all of the tracks that you could choose and listen to and I had a very wide variety. However recently I noticed that the app only plays as long as I’m in the app. It used to be that I could turn the app on and then my phone screen off and it would still play but now my phone has to be on the whole time for it to work. Still love to use it but that’s a major setback. ### 4/5 — Ambient Mixer *2022-05-27, version 2.2.10* This app is amazing and has great sounds you can listen to and create. The only negative I have about this app is that whenever you leave the app or your phone turns off the app doesn’t work. ### 3/5 — Good, but could be fixed *2022-02-19* I really like the app, it doesn’t crash, and is well organized, but I would like to be able to leave the app or turn off my phone without the sound stopping. Whenever my phone shuts off, or ifI leave the app, the sound I had playing stops and it would be a much better app if Icould turn off my phone. ### 2/5 — Used to be great… *2021-12-19, version 2.2.10* Ever since the latest IOS update though, it shuts off as soon as the phone goes dark, or even if you navigate out of the app to use a different app/function. Defeats the purpose, since now I either have to keep my phone active consistently or the sound just stops after a couple minutes when the screen times out. ### 4/5 — Brilliant App *2021-08-15, version 2.2.10* I love this app a lot, but the app crashes sometimes. ### 4/5 — It does the job but *2021-07-08, version 2.2.10* Look it does the job and works but it also looks like it’s an app from 2015 😐 ### 2/5 — Love the idea, somewhat bad execution *2021-05-21, version 2.2.10* Let me start off by saying I love the idea of this app. A platform that allows people to make their own background noises and share with others is exactly what this world needs. However, the app has such limited capabilities it’s almost impossible to make a good sound without the app either shutting down or not allowing you to select all the information from the description categories. You can’t upload any of your own sounds from the app. Can’t add a profile picture for people to find you. Can’t load a lot of the pages without it shutting down. Like I said I absolutely love the idea it’s just a pain to operate. ### 3/5 — good app but *2021-04-10, version 2.2.10* every few days when i try to use the app when my phone is closed, the sound will just turn off and then i have to delete and reinstall the app ### 2/5 — NEEDS AN UPDATE *2021-03-28, version 2.2.10* the app is SO buggy. it’s a headache to even get sound to play. if the app worked I’d pay for the subscription in a heartbeat ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be a favourite, now unusable. *2024-05-08* I used to use this regularly to help focus, however since the last update (I know years ago!) I’ve hated using it. It won’t work when your phone is locked or if you come out of the app even if it’s still open in the background. I don’t want to have my phone unlocked all the time as not only is it a security risk, it drains the battery. I went to recommend this recently but was reminded about how un-user friendly it is now, which has prompted this review. Please update it to work properly. ### 1/5 — Great, until it wasn't *2023-02-28* I used this app for years and it was great. Around the iOS 15 update, suddenly it only worked with the app open and my phone unlocked. Canceled my subscription and sent an email at the time, recieved a response that it would be looked into. That was at least a year ago now and the issue seems to not have been resolved. Loved ambient mixer for a long time, as it was the only thing that made me fall asleep regularly. Sad to have lost something I loved so much. ### 1/5 — Fix the ability to play in background *2022-11-30, version 2.2.10* The entire point of this app is to turn it on and then use your phone for other things. The fact that it only plays while the app is active makes it worthless. When fixed, this will become a 5 star review ### 1/5 — Ruined. *2022-09-02, version 2.2.10* Used for a long time. Studying, sleeping, you name it. It’s unusable now. I have to be in the app or the sound won’t play. My phone has to be on or it won’t play. Two issues I have NEVER had with this app before. I’m bummed. It’s ruined. There’s practically no point in me having the app at all anymore, it’s a shame. ### 1/5 — Was good, but now… *2021-11-17, version 2.2.10* I used to love this app, but with iOS 15, it no longer plays in the background. Please fix!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t play in the background *2021-10-20, version 2.2.10* Which basically defeats the whole point of the app. It has some great sounds on it. Too bad it hasn’t been updated or overhauled. The UI is also very buggy and not user friendly. ### 1/5 — No longer works when the app isn’t the main *2021-10-04, version 2.2.10* Used to be, I could run this for hours (and as a Premium user) and keep doing other things on my phone. But sometimes it would insist on being the top app. Now with ios15, it must be the top app (won’t run in background) AND stops as soon as the phone goes dark. No longer good for background noise or sleep noise or an ambient mixer while you do other things. Kinda defeats the point, eh? ### 1/5 — So buggy you can’t use it *2020-11-27, version 2.2.10* It won’t play the mixers even when it shows it as being playing. And it plays sounds that aren’t included in the channels (roaring fireplaces or rainstorms that aren’t affected by any of the sliders). ### 1/5 — Does not support the new IOS *2020-10-31* Title says it all, the app has not been updated in a year, it doesn’t support the new ios, lost a yearly subscription to it, don’t get this app ### 1/5 — App kills the sound for my alarm *2020-10-15, version 2.2.10* When the app is open, my alarm doesn’t make any sound or vibration. Even if the app isn’t running, it just needs to be open. If I quit the app everything works fine. Down to one star because in addition to that, I couldn’t find any support to ask questions or possibly address the issue. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2021-10-08* For a nerd it is so amazing and for when I get anxious and need to relax it is so calming. ### 5/5 — Much better than white noise! *2020-10-26, version 2.2.10* I use this for sleeping and studying. It fills up the silence and it doesn’t distract my attention. For sleeping I can turn certain sounds off if they’re too stimulating (like birds). ### 5/5 — Helps me relax & sleep soundly *2020-07-14, version 2.2.10* Sometimes I use this app if I’m feeling stressed or overwhelmed and can’t focus or sleep. I love it so much and never any issues. The sounds are so authentic ### 5/5 — Decent *2020-07-09* For me it’s decently slow plus sometimes it stops for no reason I have good WiFi and an updated phone so I’m kinda confused ### 5/5 — Love it! *2020-04-24, version 2.2.10* I absolutely adore this app!! I think it need a small update though, however I 100% recommended downloading this app!! I think you should add a timer though to turn off the sound. ### 5/5 — So relaxing *2020-01-07* I’ve used ambient on my browser for ages and was so happy to find this app version! Really lovely mixes and I love that they’re really customisable (you can even make certain sounds play louder from the L or R ear if you’re wearing headphones, I like to use this with rain sounds to make it seem like it’s coming from the window next to me!) ### 5/5 — Used to have problems...but works now. *2018-12-12* I had an email from the developers this week, downloaded the new version and really pleased that the subscription/ premium user issue is resolved. Entered my details and it worked, and so far has remained so. Really enjoy using this, easy to use, more than pleased that the earlier issues have been solved. Good job on the fix. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2017-11-13* The app lets you leave it and/or turn your phone off without everything stopping. ### 5/5 — Thank you for the update! *2017-09-19* Great update - can now listen in the background, and with screen locked. Thanks! ### 5/5 — 👍🏻 *2017-01-16* This app is really great to concentrate while studying! And you can keep the sounds going outside the app by going of it while the mixer details are loading. But you won't be able to change the settings of the atmosphere after that. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*