# Baby HQ: sleep sounds machine — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of Baby HQ by Phase4 Mobile, rated 4.80/5 from 1,408 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baby-hq-sleep-sounds-machine/id891622432/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baby-hq-sleep-sounds-machine/id891622432.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,188 · 4★ 139 · 3★ 50 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of Baby HQ? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Soothing and realistic sounds - 🚀 Helps baby/user fall asleep quickly - 💤 Keeps baby asleep for longer - 🎶 Wide range of sound options **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional issues with sound playback - 🔋 Drains phone battery when running in background - 💸 Upgrade required for some features **Commonly reported bugs** - Microphone must be on for recorded sounds to play - Speaker levels fluctuate when app is running in background **Most requested features** - Add green noise and coqui frog sounds - Improve shushing sound quality - Allow recording of custom sounds ## Newest reviews (13 of 86) ### 4/5 — Green noise and coqui frog sounds wanted *2024-05-11, version 2.7* Brown noise is my go to but sometimes it freezes and won’t play so I have to select another noise then go back to get the brown noise to work-this happens a lot.That’s why I knocked down a star. Would like a green noise and coqui frogs as options as well ### 4/5 — Almost perfect! *2024-01-20* Really good library of sounds! Some of them work almost instantly to calm the baby and help to sleep. It is a bit annoying to have to decline the upgrade Every time, & mostly my gripe with that is you have press “cancel “ to decline the upgrade , which when your in a panic to calm to baby is not great. But I guess that’s totally expected for a free app. **Developer response:** Glad you like the library of sounds and they help calm your baby to sleep. We’re glad to be able to provide the 50+ sounds and auto-shusher for free. Please try keeping the app open and your issue will also be resolved. The upgrade also removes all ads and promotions and is a small one-time fee (no subscription). ### 5/5 — Box fan rocks *2022-09-29* The box fan works so well it’s crazy. Lots of options. The only way to make this app better is if they add a vacuum sound. Puts the baby out in seconds. **Developer response:** Glad your baby falls asleep so fast to Box Fan! FYI, there are vacuum sounds - please tap Sound Catalog to download them and 50 other sounds. ### 5/5 — Прекрасное приложение *2022-04-14* Просто сказка. Звук - коробочных вентилятор - наша любовь ))) спасибо ### 4/5 — Excellent quality *2022-03-31* Excellent quality of the recorded nature sounds. my 2 months old daughter adores the water stream of Scotland sound. The fading transition makes it a racing way to end the session. ### 5/5 — Baby boy loves! *2021-12-08* Baby boy loves this app . We as the parents find it to be so helpful! ### 5/5 — Mémé ISJ *2021-10-16* Franchement, ça sauve la vie des grands mères .. surtout de jumelles .. les sons avec les bruits d eau sont à déconseiller si vous dormez dans la même chambre .. sauf à passer aux toilettes avant 😂 ### 5/5 — Amazing *2021-08-31* This app is so awesome I can’t stop using it because I fell asleep like in 5 minutes normally it takes me an hour. ### 5/5 — Hiper recomendo. Funciona ara crianças e adultos. *2021-05-14* Nota 10. ### 5/5 — Доченьке 2 недели, очень успокаивает шум дождя) *2020-12-14* Классное приложение, рекомендую. Очень приятные звуки. Спасибо)) ### 5/5 — Love this app. Works well to get my baby off to sleep *2020-12-08* Great ### 5/5 — Nice, pleasant sounds! *2020-12-01* Easy to use! ### 5/5 — Maravilhoso!!! *2020-11-17* Ouço sempre para poder meditar, silenciar e abafar os ruídos externos ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — X *2024-01-12* Шляпа,куча таких же приложений,но бесплатно ### 1/5 — Creepy eye *2023-09-26* There is a creepy eye in the fan one. Will not use again. Too scared of that. ### 1/5 — Change the Name *2023-07-17* There’s no shhh sound like the real Shusher! I wanted the Shusher that lasted longer, and the name of this app fooled me. It has Lots of noises if that’s what you want, but if I did I’d buy a sound machine. Also requires the app to be open which I hate. **Developer response:** Hmm.. Tap “My Voice” to record your “shhh” sound. You can also mix your “shhh” sound with up to 5 other sounds. This app has been around for many years, helping babies and their parents sleep well! ### 1/5 — Clickbait *2019-12-13* Need to pay attention on every tap in this app, even then you may still open an ad 10 times a day! **Developer response:** Please try the 50+ high-quality sounds and listening mode that shushes your baby back to sleep. There are small banner ads and these support the app. Babies worldwide are soothed to sleep while their mothers get needed rest. Please give it a try. ### 1/5 — Misleading Title *2019-12-13* This app includes many sounds but doesn't include an actual "shush" sound. **Developer response:** It does! Please update and use “My Voice” to record your own “shush” sound. You can combine this with a timer, 50 other sounds and a listening mode that plays if your baby is waking. ### 1/5 — Хотят денег *2018-12-11* Приложение постоянно перебрасывает на апстор для покупки платного! «Попала» на этот прикол ночью, когда надо было срочно врубить шум просыпающемуся ребёнку!!! А ещё оно почему то не коннектиться по Блютус к колонке быстро само (при том что другие приложения коннектятся). В общем - с ребёнком бесплатная версия неудобна! ### 2/5 — Good at a price *2025-02-02* I downloaded this app so I could record myself shushing and let it play on a loop for a set amount of time. It does do that. However, you MUST have the microphone turned on your phone while the app is running for you to play the audio. AND when the app is on in the background my speaker levels start constantly moving up and down on their own. This has made my phone get incredibly hot to the touch while I sleep. This only happens when the app is running in the background (like when I turned it on to calm and then fell asleep). I wish I could keep it but I’m going to need to get rid of it. **Developer response:** Glad you used “My Voice” to play your own sound recording. Please try playing with “Play Now”, and without many other audio apps running at the same time. You need to use the microphone to record your voice, but you don’t need it to be on to simply play the sound. And nothing in this app moves the sound like you describe. Thousands use the app every day to help their babies sleep. Please contact us directly in the app via “Questions or Feedback”, we’d be glad to help further. ### 2/5 — Приложение хорошее. *2020-11-23* Приложение хорошее. Но есть одно но. Мы купили платную версию установили на 2 телефона. Но когда я переходила на более новую версию телефона мне снова нужно его покупать?! Ведь оно установлено и оплачено было с этого аккаунта. Но мне теперь говорит что нужно купить почему так?! **Developer response:** Войдите в учетную запись в приложении App Store. Это позволит повторно загрузить на устройство уже оплаченные приложения без дополнительной платы. Связывайтесь с нами через раздел "Вопросы и отзывы" в приложении. Мы будем рады помочь! ### 3/5 — ドライヤー *2025-01-30* ドライヤー音もあったら最高です **Developer response:** サウンドカタログにこのサウンドがあります。サウンドカタログからマイサウンドにこのサウンドをダウンロードしてください。 ### 3/5 — Alrighty then *2023-02-09* Doesn’t actually have the shushing sound 🥴 **Developer response:** It does, and with your voice! Please tap “My Voice” and record your own “shhh….” or whatever your baby loves. This is much better than a canned stranger’s voice! You can also mix My Voice with other sounds. Please contact us in the app via “Questions or Feedback”, we’d be glad to help with anything else. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love *2025-05-22* By far the best app I’ve found. The sounds are very realistic and my baby goes to sleep within minutes of the vacuum sound ### 5/5 — Rain is my fav *2025-02-13, version 2.8* Love this soothing app ### 5/5 — this is a really good app *2024-11-13* This app is so good. I use it every night when you can fall asleep lots of soothing sounds. ### 5/5 — Gg *2024-01-10* Fg ### 5/5 — AMAZING!!! *2023-05-24* This app made my baby fall win less than 5mins. And there are rarely any adds. The free version only has about 10-15 options. Overall a great app ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2023-03-22* My 3 month old loves the Clothes drying noise. Instantly calm and falls asleep! ### 5/5 — Easy *2023-03-07* I play The London rain every night! ### 5/5 — Little and Older Ones *2023-03-06* The Baby app is a great way to get ready to to sleep. Its subtle sounds are really helpful to calm down a restless night when your mind is overwhelmed by all the stress that you have. Although it’s title is for the Baby and now with the addition of recording your voice to soothe the little ones, it’s other sources of sound is effective for everyone. It’s a wonderful app that lets you easily calm down and quash your anxieties for an essential nights sleep. 😴😴😴 💤 💤 💤 ### 5/5 — Génial *2023-02-09* J’ai découvert que mon premier enfant aimé les bruit blanc, je suis tomber par hasard sur cette application magique je l’ai utiliser jusqu’à qu’il puisse dormir tout seul. Ma fille âgée de 5 mois aime aussi les bruits blanc du coup je l’ai retrouver et c’est miraculeux. ### 5/5 — A great help! *2022-10-17, version 2.3* Does the job. --- *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 2026-09-03.*