# BrainWave: Dream Inducer ™ — user reviews > 130 indexed App Store user reviews of BrainWave by Banzai Labs, rated 4.90/5 from 1,045 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainwave-dream-inducer/id383185215/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainwave-dream-inducer/id383185215.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 945 · 4★ 74 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of BrainWave? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Effective - 💤 Helps with sleep - 🌙 Induces vivid dreams - 🌟 Great for relaxation - 🎧 Works well with headphones - 💎 Customizable settings **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional technical issues - 🔇 Headphones can be uncomfortable for sleeping - 🤔 Inconsistent results for some users **Commonly reported bugs** - Compatibility issues with certain devices/headphones - Occasional audio glitches or interruptions **Most requested features** - More ambient sound options - Ability to adjust frequency settings - Integration with other sleep/meditation apps - Support for voice control ## Newest reviews (16 of 130) ### 4/5 — I’m glad this app can be use with other audio apps *2023-09-20, version 10.0* Worth the money ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2022-04-01, version 9.3* I’ve been using this for years. Use with headphones and it helps you relax or fall asleep. ### 4/5 — Not working with air pods pro on iPad pro 12.9 2021 *2022-01-10, version 9.2* Using this With my iPad Pro 12.9 inch that I just bought in early 2021. I'm using it with airpod Pro earbuds. The ambience sound comes through fine but I do not hear any of the sleep program sound! Even if volume fully turned up. If I disconnect the ear pods Pro then I hear both the ambience sound and the program sound loud and clear …directly from the iPad. Is there a problem using air pods with this app? Developer helped me solve this problem for the most part. Interesting app! ### 3/5 — Long Meditations *2021-12-17, version 9.2* I’d like to know more about the frequency settings or how to adjust the settings for long meditations. ### 5/5 — Best app to induce deep sleep *2021-10-30* been using this app for an year now.. drastically improved my deep sleep!! from 1.30hrs to 3hrs ### 5/5 — Ironic *2021-10-25, version 9.1* Well the first night that I bought and used it I indeed have a dream, but the problem is that my dream was about me using this and having a lucid dream, it made me dream of having a dream which might have been due to me wanting to make sure I didn’t waste $2 or it might just work ### 5/5 — Amazing night of sleep *2020-07-09, version 9.0* I couldn’t believe how well I slept last night. I woke up only once when I usually toss and turn all night. Best night sleep I have ever gotten. Thank you so much for creating this app!! ### 4/5 — This app needs to work with voice over function *2020-03-20, version 8.1.4* I have loved. This app For a while Now but I am experiencing many problems with it. This does not have a Way to use voice over. I’m not sure if it’s because of an update. ? I am blind and love. The ability To use this app but now when i try to use voiceover , it does not function it acts like there is nothing on The screen. This is so frustrating because I love learning about brain waves. Also I love theability to read what’s on the Screen in front of me. Thank You for creating this Amazing app These calm me win I can’t sleep. I love These apps ### 5/5 — The best app for me hands down *2020-01-31, version 8.1.3* Perfect for my purpose. I use it go into theta brainwaves to induce almost lucid dream state. I use it stand alone or together with visualising meditations from YouTube. I love this so much I’d donate the inventors of this app. Much love xx ### 5/5 — Coherence in heart & mind *2020-01-07, version 8.1.3* Thanks for great technology! I enjoy combining your brain wave apps with heart rate variability technology! Sleep improves, stress decreases and peace arrives ;) ### 5/5 — Even works on my dog! *2019-06-07, version 7.8* At first I was a bit skeptical about this app but I decided to give it a shot. It is SO worth 1.99. I've struggled with sleeping in the past and this app has worked wonders. It's helped me fall asleep super fast and it's extremely effective. I remember the first night I tried it and I instantly fell asleep. I had it on the beaches waves setting and as I was drifting I found it so easy to just picture myself on a beach. After trying this for a while and successfully falling asleep easily each time, I decided to try it on my dog to see if it would have the same effect. As I was petting her, I turned it on and she just stretched out on the ground and fell asleep. This app is truly amazing and I HIGHLY recommend getting it if you or your pet struggle with sleeping. ### 3/5 — iTunes is not playing *2019-02-06, version 7.8* I’ve been using this app for months now and I love it. It is soothing and I have been dreaming more. However, lately whenever I tried to play the brainwaves with my iTunes music as the ambience, the sound for my music is mute. I’ve done everything I know to do but I am unable to resolve this issue. The rest of the app does work well though, so not all is lost. ### 5/5 — My Go To! *2018-11-04, version 7.8* This is my favorite night time brain entrainment program. I have purchased so many over the last few years, some very pricey! I always end up coming back to this one. I have struggled with insomnia for many years and while this is not a magic pill, it’s one of my top 3 tools in my arsenal for night time sleep support. For those who write that it’s just noise- note there are levers to mix the volume of binaural beats and volume of background sound to create a custom sound. I highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Addictive *2018-10-14, version 7.8* I use this literally EVERY night. Best app I’ve ever gotten by FAR ### 5/5 — Omg *2018-08-13, version 7.7* I love this app. I would suggest to devs to include a left / right fader. In case of headphone abnormalities, and how different earbuds can fit different ears differently. Otherwise perfect. ### 5/5 — Great *2018-04-06, version 7.7* Good for sleeping and lucid dreams ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — More like Sleep Paralysis inducer *2021-02-26, version 9.0* When I was falling asleep, it had this buzzing sensation that made my mind go numb. Then I’d get a sleep paralysis. Not recommending it... I’ve used it on and off since the last 7 or 8 years. ### 1/5 — 不良品 *2020-10-23* ブツブツ音が切れるしまともに動かない 金と時間の無駄 ### 1/5 — Noise *2018-10-24, version 7.8* All this did for me was keep me awake and annoy me. There’s no way some sounds are going to sync with your brain waves. I thoughts I’d try it for fun and it’s just a load of crap. Save your money ### 1/5 — Meh *2018-07-25, version 7.7* This app does not preform smoothly for me, please let me just use binaural beats only. Now all I hear is the sound of fax with no binaural beats, I want a refund ### 1/5 — Not to happy *2016-04-03, version 7.4* I don't usually pay for apps and this is an example to why. You don't get to chose the frequency with this app just a general range such as Delta or Theta. I have been trying to mix it up with ambience to achieve the Monroe Institute like tracks but unfortunately ambience options are not pure for instance the 'pink noise' has sounds and noises in them - poor quality programming. Don't recommend it. ### 1/5 — Remove this from AppStore!!! *2012-02-03* Not even worth to be Free app Want a Refund!!! ### 2/5 — Popping / Clicking Sound when on Delta *2017-09-15, version 7.5* Popping sound of sample crossover noticeable in Delta; ruins the use of the application for sleep as it is a distraction. Love this app, please fix asap will update rating- thanks ### 2/5 — Doesn't work for me :( *2012-10-20, version 5.2* I'm sorry to say, but this app has done nothing to help improve my ability to dream. I intentionally waited awhile before writing this because I wanted to give an accurate review, and I find it annoying when people prematurely rate an app as awesome or terrible before they've really used it much at all. I've been using this app for about a month now and it's never influenced me to dream a single time. I even bought special headphones I can sleep in, which I've wanted for awhile now anyway, and even that didn't help. The ambient sounds are nice and relaxing (I especially like the rain and thunderstorm) and the app has a cool layout that looks like genuine effort was put into building it. But like I said it doesn't do a thing for my dreams. Sometimes theres a gap of silence between the tones/stages (despite me tweaking the settings to prevent this) which is annoying and disrupts the process of trying to relax & fall asleep. I haven't completely given up on it, but my faith has waned considerably that this will eventually work. Keeping the app, but I'm also browsing the store for something else. Its a shame because I really had high hopes for this and I really wish it worked on me, but it doesn't :( ### 2/5 — Headphones and sleeping? *2012-07-08, version 5.1* Although it did seen to make me drift off nicely, how can anyone really sleep let alone dream with headphones on? It kind of defeats the purpose of having restful sleep. ### 2/5 — Hmmm *2012-02-17, version 4.0* Are these reviews fake because I have used this twice now and no lucid dreams have occurred. I think these reviews are fake to up the ratings of this app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Raul Kieselbach *2026-05-16, version 10.0.3* Great ### 5/5 — Easy To Use & EFFECTIVE *2025-11-10, version 10.0.3* (((This is my opinion/experience ONLY. You may feel completely different, and that’s ok))) A lot of apps in this space try to make everything so exclusive and most of their frequencies are as effective ( ### 5/5 — Works *2025-09-25, version 10.0.3* I use an app to track my sleep cycles. When I listen to this at night my rem time doubles. It’s really been improving my daily life. ### 5/5 — Calidad *2025-08-02, version 10.0.3* Altamente recomendable.de lo mejor ### 5/5 — Freq *2024-11-13, version 10.0.3* Best vibrational app I’ve used ### 5/5 — Awesome *2024-01-05, version 10.0.3* I really get so much use out of these programs, I would be in miserable condition if it was not for these programs. ### 5/5 — Essential for living well *2023-11-26, version 10.0.3* Whether I’m too busy, too distracted or too excited to remember to sleep exactly the same time each night, this app helps prime my brain for the kind of rest I need - quick, deep, dreamy, restorative etc. 10mins before sleep = done. Love it. ### 5/5 — Very nice and convenient and no ads I love it *2023-11-05, version 10.0.3* Dope and necessary ### 5/5 — Great Sleep Aid *2023-10-11, version 10.0.2* Been using this for several years now, and I couldn’t be happier. It allows you to find tune and adjust the sounds just like you would like. I have five different versions and sometimes I combine them so they can run simultaneously for a really custom sound. ### 5/5 — 2 apps, 3 sounds at the same time. Any music app supported! (ADHD/Anxiety) *2023-03-12, version 9.4.1* I use it to focus on tasks, not sleep, but it’d be good for that too. Multi-channel sounds is exactly what I was needing. Since the multi-channel feature is EXTREMELY rare for iOS, I could not find this feature anywhere on the AppStore, so my desktop was the only way. I like having music on at the same time as podcasts or ambience. This is impressive. They don’t even advertise the fact that any music app is supported for the background audio channel, they should lol. And I would have paid more than $2 for how much I needed this functionality, to be honest. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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