# Calming Sounds — user reviews > 41 indexed App Store user reviews of Calming Sounds by Gurmokh Sangha, rated 4.74/5 from 1,293 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calming-sounds/id1483074321/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calming-sounds/id1483074321.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,086 · 4★ 126 · 3★ 52 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Calming Sounds? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Calming and relaxing sounds - 🙌 No ads or in-app purchases - 💤 Helps with sleep and relaxation - 🎶 Wide variety of sound options - 🕰️ Ability to set timers for sounds **Cons** - 🔇 Limited sound selection - ⏱️ 10-minute playback limit - 🔀 Inconsistent sound playback - 🔍 Lack of advanced features **Commonly reported bugs** - Sounds randomly stopping during playback - Compatibility issues with older devices **Most requested features** - More sound options (e.g., brown noise, binaural beats) - Ability to customize timer duration - Background playback without time limits - Additional music and ambient sound choices ## Newest reviews (12 of 41) ### 4/5 — Woodland birds *2024-04-21, version 3.3.3* I know it tough to go anywhere in this world where don’t influence the natural world, but nice loop of a commercial airliner and heavy truck. ### 5/5 — Great app for meditation *2024-01-07, version 3.3.3* I have been looking for a mediation sound app for a while now that didn’t cost money. This app does everything I wanted and is easy to use. Thank you for making it. ### 4/5 — love this app!! *2023-12-04, version 3.3.3* this app is so nice! it has different categories of sounds to choose from and you can set how long the sounds play for, and best part, no ads!!! i only wish they had MORE sounds. like brown noise, green noise etc. other than that, perfect app! it really helps me sleep <3 ### 5/5 — So peaceful *2023-10-19, version 3.3.3* Calm has a great app the sounds alone are so peace giving which we all need ### 5/5 — Very calming *2023-07-25, version 3.3.3* I work as a housekeeper in a care home facility. While I for the most part work alone, I was longing for something that I could listen to that would not be too distracting but calming at the same time. I found this app and it is perfect and offers a lot to choose from. I’m very grateful and I highly recommend it. Thanks for putting something together that offers a more enjoyable and peaceful experience through sound, no talking just peaceful and relaxing sound. ### 5/5 — BEST APP EVER *2023-04-06, version 3.3.3* I downloaded at ton of apps similar to this one, because I knew there would be some that i didn’t like and some/most (its s free trial) type of thing. But this is the BEST app out of ALL of them! And its FREE. I have literally listened to almost all of them. <3 ### 5/5 — Brill *2023-02-08, version 3.3.3* This app is great and it puts me to sleep every night ### 5/5 — Thank You! *2023-02-04, version 3.3.3* I was feeling overwhelmed due to soooooo much responsibilities. During the week. I’am soooooooo busy… Working, Dr’s APPT, exercising, Im a very organized female. I’m into Self- Care. I workout 4-5 x’s a wk.on my Peloton bike, Reading bible scriptures, listening to my mentors, praying. My mornings start early abt 4AM- M-Fri- I live alone. My son who’s 19 lives with his dad. Life is abt BALANCE. I’am learning at the age of 48 to just simply do nothing & that’s ok. I work hard to give myself & Son a better life. Lord TY- for this app. It’s sooooooo relaxing & calming this is just what I needed for my mental health. Whoever invented this app- Thank You & God Bless. ### 5/5 — Just lovely *2022-12-04, version 3.3.3* A really easy to use app with a wide variety of sounds to choose from ❤️ ### 5/5 — Calm sounds *2022-06-20, version 3.2.0* I was very relieved to find this app as no free mindfulness apps now, & all you really need is calm sounds and breathing exercises which you can get free off YouTube and learn. Visualisation & calm sounds works for me so thank you calm sounds for providing this app!!!! ### 5/5 — Outstanding *2021-10-28, version 3.2.0* This app is amazing. There is nothing that you have to pay for. This app has really helped me with my anxiety. ### 5/5 — Yaaaaasssss *2021-05-20, version 3.2.0* Omg I love this app it total calmed me and the ave sound felt like a was floating up to heaven and was just drifting and this is such a good app and you can turn of the device and it still plays 😀 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What’s with the porn?? *2026-01-17, version 3.3.4* I really liked this app. But the other night I turned it on. And at the bottom were small snap shots pictures of porn! Nude ladies with their legs spread…. and then some. So I deleted off my phone!! ### 1/5 — 👎🏿 *2023-10-01, version 3.3.3* Not enough to choose from ### 1/5 — Timing *2022-01-08, version 3.2.0* Why is this only ten minutes? No replay feature? No auto play, no help during stress if you have to keep turning it back on ### 1/5 — Only 2 hours *2020-10-08, version 3.0.1* You can't play sound longer than 2 hours. ### 2/5 — 10 Minutes Only *2025-05-10, version 3.3.4* OK This is the first “sounds” app I have tried. I picked a few that didn’t say “In App Purchases”. I guess I should’ve known that there’s a catch. The catches you can only play 10 minutes of any of the sounds. I sampled every one of the sounds and found only one or two that I liked and I didn’t like them enough to pay money for them. Maybe that’s the purpose of these free apps, to see if you like the sounds enough to purchase the non-free version. ### 2/5 — Timer *2022-11-06, version 3.3.3* Sounds are great but you ant change the timer - it stays on 10 minutes. ### 2/5 — IT WAS (ad free) what happened? *2020-12-28, version 3.2.0* The only sound I listen to is the campfire sound which I love very much! When I first got this app it was ad free and now it is not I am sad! 😔 ### 3/5 — Need more sounds *2023-03-16, version 3.3.3* I use this app at work for noise in the office. The only selections I think are appropriate are the bird sounds. Maybe add wind chimes? ### 3/5 — Rain, wind *2022-05-23, version 3.2.0* Most of the sound r good but it is annoying & distracting when there is a significant decrease or stoppage in the sounds after awhile for me noticeable that wakes me up just as about to fall asleep. I think the thunder is the least annoying one. The Calm app was the best, Mayb get improvements from that. But thank you this remains free for us poor folks ### 4/5 — The sounds *2024-07-18, version 3.3.3* It randomly keeled stoping and it was annoying but other than that it was fine ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 5 stars before even downloading *2026-01-08, version 3.3.4* Thank you for making an app to help with sleep that doesn’t have an ad running every 5 mins and doesn’t have in app purchases. I have a hard time sleeping but I can’t afford a Monthly subscription for ocean sounds to sleep by. It’s harder and harder to find resources like this one, and I appreciate the developer. I am getting ready to lay down and enjoy this blessing. ### 5/5 — calming sounds *2025-10-22, version 3.3.4* this app is so awesome it is so calming and i just love it and i just love no ads and no in app feature of credit cards i used it at night to help me to fall asleep this app is amazing i love it 5 stars for this app now if i would give it 10 stars then i would 5 stars is enough but i love it so much and i'm sure you guys too. ### 5/5 — I use this app, primarily ocean sounds most every night. *2025-07-31, version 3.3.4* There is another relaxation app I used to use ant other tried that are now totally commercialized. I really enjoy that Calming Sounds is exactly what it says it is. I set a timer for 65 to 70 minutes and listen to the ocean and I go to sleep. I appreciate the fact that it is not commercialized. The only night I don’t use it are the nights I’m listening to Pandora. Thank you I’ve tried others for a number of years and I’ve settled on yours! ### 5/5 — Great App!! 🩷🩷 *2025-05-20, version 3.3.4* Love the app it has a lot of sounds. Almost all of the sounds are good. very happy with it. ### 5/5 — calming sounds *2025-02-03, version 3.3.3* this app is so awesome it is so calming and i just love it and i just love no ads and no in app feature of credit cards i used it at night to help me to fall asleep this app is amazing i love it 5 stars for this app. ### 5/5 — Relaxing *2024-08-29* I can actually relax knowing that this great app doesn’t collect data. Thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Hi there *2024-07-31, version 3.3.3* Hi The app is so calming are usually I can’t go to sleep but now I can❤️❤️ goodbye😁 ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2024-07-19, version 3.3.3* Awesome selection of sounds! ### 5/5 — Amazing sounds *2024-06-28, version 3.3.3* I absolutely loved the amount of sounds to chose from. Even the lo fi music was fun. I will definitely be using this in the future. ### 5/5 — Favorites *2024-01-13, version 3.3.3* Would like more music choices for calming background as found in ZEN. Very soothing! --- *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.*