# Away ~ Nature Sounds to Sleep — user reviews

> 176 indexed App Store user reviews of Away ~ Nature Sounds to Sleep by Franz Bruckhoff, rated 4.60/5 from 177 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/away-nature-sounds-to-sleep/id1073473120/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/away-nature-sounds-to-sleep/id1073473120.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 140 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 7

## What do users think of Away ~ Nature Sounds to Sleep?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🌳 Gorgeous visuals and ambience
- 🎶 Relaxing and soothing sounds
- 🕰️ Ability to change time of day
- 🔊 Customizable sound mix
- 🧘‍♀️ Great for relaxation and meditation
- 💤 Helps with sleep
- 🎨 Unique and creative interface

**Cons**

- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🔇 Limited sound options
- 🔁 Repetitive music loop
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 💰 Expensive for limited content

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashing on iOS 13.2.3
- Volume changes affecting device sounds
- Inability to disable certain sound effects

**Most requested features**

- More nature sound options
- Ability to import own music
- Automatic scene/sound changes
- Additional landscape/environment choices
- Improved Bluetooth support

## Newest reviews (17 of 176)

### 3/5 — Good

*2025-01-18*

It won’t let me go any ware so how is it fun or how is a game I thought that I could explore like star dew valley but no. But then a gain it is 3D and is really relaxing and nice relaxing sounds

**Developer response:** Away‘s forest scene gives you a lifelike high-quality 3D immersive soundscape where you can choose your favorite listening spot and time of day, but you can‘t explore it like in a 3D game. Not yet, at least 😉

### 3/5 — Mixed impressions...

*2021-03-02*

Nice concept, but in the night setting I couldn’t find a spot just with crickets and without these squeaky noises, that are creating tension instead of relaxation.

### 5/5 — Nice app

*2020-06-14*

Developers thanks for this excellent app, but please bring more 3D nature sounds and new features.

**Developer response:** Please update to the latest version 😊

### 5/5 — Morning

*2020-05-21, version 4.0.4*

Thank you for staying in touch

### 5/5 — Perfect for relaxing

*2020-03-27*

A great app to unwind to after a stressful day. Especially with all that’s going on in time world today... covid 19

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2020-03-25, version 4.0.3*

Amazing and peaceful

### 4/5 — Love this app

*2020-03-22*

But with the last update, my normal positioning has waaaaay more bird sounds and they are super distracting. I’m having a difficult time finding a spot with out the crazy tweeting.

**Developer response:** Tap the mixer icon in the bottom right corner, then turn off the birds there. 🐦😊

### 5/5 — Best

*2020-03-17, version 4.0.2*

Best

### 5/5 — Hands down the best immersive sound experience

*2020-03-10*

No one beats the quality Franz's apps bring to the App Store.

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 4/5 — Great app, great design, solid performance

*2020-02-25*

Daily user here. This app and the others in this series, so to speak, all have a fantastic design that is beautiful, interesting to play with, and have a practical, intuitive interface.

The sounds made by this app have never seemed mechanical or repetitious like some other ambient noise apps that just loop a noise sample. It does do odd volume things once in a while, but 99.9% of the time it does what you need it to.

I don't think it has ever crashed on me.

Update: knock on wood. Sometime soon after my original review this app started crashing about half of the time I lock the screen (on both iPhone and iPad), forcing me to unlock, reopen and lock again. I still think it's a great app, and it hasn't crashed except when locking so at least it doesn't disturb you once it's running right.

**Developer response:** I‘m on it! If you can figure out under what circumstances it crashes exactly, please drop me an email ❤️

### 5/5 — Its my favorite

*2019-10-12*

I’m not sure if I love the Fox the most or the soft breezes or what. But my nap time is very sweet when I use this program.

### 5/5 — Rolo

*2019-08-22, version 2.3.3*

Have enjoyed this app so much love the interaction so I can listen to the sounds I love most

### 5/5 — I have only one word to describe it after downloading this 1 minute ago.

*2019-04-05*

Amazing. The only word to describe it.

### 5/5 — I love it

*2019-03-10*

The Sunny app was great. This is a nice edition for something different. I wish I could have this scene printed and hung on my wall!

### 5/5 — 凄く良い

*2018-12-05*

health careアプリと連携できればいいなと思います。

### 5/5 — Divine nature 🌿Thank you 🍄

*2018-11-10, version 2.3.3*

So peaceful & easy to use. Couple of bugs every now & then but I think most have been fixed. Enjoy! So much effort has been put into this app’. 🌷Thank you for creating something so useful & beautiful. Visually & aurally pleasing. 
I used it to relax or drift off to sleep when my mind is cluttered with useless thoughts.

### 5/5 — Needs updates

*2018-10-15*

it often crashes on ios11 and 12.   the sound suddently atops. another problem is that sometimes when i remove my airpods the sounds goes to speaker and that's annoying

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Not working in iOS 13.2.3

*2019-11-30*

This app no longer works in iOS 13. Windy, Sunny,  Thunderspace and Flowing have all been updated but it seems Away and Rainy have not.

**Developer response:** Please update to the latest version 😊

### 1/5 — つまらなかった

*2019-05-01*

わかりやすくいえば、景色の何処かをタップするとその箇所の音が聞こえるというもの。川をタップすれば、川のせせらぎが聞こえるという具合。しかも、挿絵は一つのみ！他のアプリの中で、一番意味なかった。受容性がほとんどない

### 1/5 — Away

*2019-01-09, version 2.3.3*

Can’t believe I paid for this horrible app.very disappointed!

### 1/5 — Akkusauger

*2018-09-18*

Ein mal gestartet läuft die App im Hintergrund weiter und saugt die Batterie leer.

### 1/5 — Schwache Benutzerschnittstelle.. ohne Manual & Beschreibung

*2018-08-23*

Keine Motiv- und Ton-Auswahl zu finden - außer Angeboten weiterer Apps - Dauer der Abspielung 1:30 Min. Nicht erkennbar wo dies variabel eingestellt werden kann.. darbringende auch 50% Rabatt außer verplempertem Speicherplatz nichts. Vielleicht ja mit verständlicher Beschreibung einsetzbar (schade dass es ohne die gar nicht funktioniert!) Dann lieber €1,09 mitsamt der App in den Papierkorb !

### 1/5 — 1 instrumental for $2?  Buyer’s Remorse

*2018-02-14*

After purchasing the app, playing the music, navigating throughout the settings, I grew tired of the music and wanted to hear more music options.   Guess what, there are none.  Disappointed.

### 1/5 — Better alternatives

*2017-08-12, version 2.2.1*

Very disappointing app.  Only one loop of music which replays and no real ambient sounds.  Not worth the $.  Other apps by same creator are very good.

### 1/5 — What a ripoff

*2017-06-03, version 2.2.1*

Hands down this is the worst app I've ever bought, you sure ripped off my 5 dollars. What a waste of money.

### 1/5 — Kills your battery

*2017-02-24, version 2.2.1*

I have raised the concern months ago to the dev that there were a bug in their App killing the battery, but they don't care.

Sometimes, after the timer is done and stop the soundtrack, a bug makes the App to use and enormous amount of energy while doing nothing in background. I got the issue multiple times where I just put my phone to rest for sleeping or an afternoon, only to come back with the battery almost dead. A quick look at the battery settings shown that the App was using all the battery (~72%) while the phone was unused.

I can't use an App that I can't trust. So 1* as the developer doesn't seem motivated to fix serious bugs in his Apps. Others might be impacted too BTW if they share the same code.

### 1/5 — Rip off

*2016-10-18, version 2.2.1*

This is the dumbest app on earth and the fact they charge for ONE set of noise is ridiculous. First time ever reviewing an app that's how bad of a rip off this is.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Top top

*2025-05-25*

Aussi bien le concept que la qualité des sons (nature et musique) et la possibilité de tout paramétrer !

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — Top

*2025-02-22*

Einfach mit Liebe gemacht!

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — Traumhafte Einschlafhilfe

*2024-11-30*

Der Betreff sagt alles! 
Danke, dass es diese tolle App/Melodien gibt.

**Developer response:** Freut mich sehr, das Away hilft ❤️

### 5/5 — Best

*2023-06-07, version 4.0.4*

Best

### 5/5 — very nice

*2022-12-07, version 4.0.4*

😀🥱😴

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2022-03-22*

This app has a warm, beautiful feel to it. I like the way you can control the volume of the music and background sounds. I like the fact that you can move the cursor around the scene to produce different nature sounds: wind, water, birds. Relaxing ☀️🧘☮️

### 5/5 — Great way to relax

*2022-02-25*

Great app for relaxing during stressful times that can occur during the day.

### 5/5 — Gorgeous visuals and ambience!

*2021-05-16*

More awesomeness from Frank Bruckhoff and team!! “Away” is different in approach, but is just as gorgeous and has options to customize the sound and visual experience. Excellent!

Devs, I do wish the UI icons would disappear completely because they are large and spoiling the gorgeous artwork. They could all reappear with a tap or double tap or give us the option.

### 5/5 — Stunning

*2021-03-25, version 4.0.4*

It’s an amazing App.  The sounds are so relaxing . I meditate a lot and I feel I’m in the woods or by a gentle flowing stream.  Well done! ♥️

### 5/5 — Simply beautiful.

*2020-10-01*

Beautiful illustration
Premium quality sounds.
Please add more presets on this app. 

I just wish this app and the rest of the similar apps could support portrait mode.

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