# Ensō: Zen Sounds & Sleep — Zen sounds for sleep & focus

> Zen sounds for sleep & focus (iPhone/iPad app by Nana Shoji.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enso-zen-sounds-and-sleep/id6761234035 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nana Shoji](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888354020)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.5 · 570 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-04-26
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enso-zen-sounds-and-sleep/id6761234035/reviews.md

## What is Ensō?

Authentic Japanese soundscapes, recorded on location. And a calmer practice you can actually keep up.

Ensō brings together real field recordings from across Japan—night rain at Koyasan, the suikinkutsu water chime of Kyoto, the forests of Amami—together with a meditation timer and a way to build the habit.

◆ Meditation timer: Choose your length and a background sound, with temple-bell chimes to open and close your sitting. Pause anytime.
◆ Real sounds of Japan: Rain, wind, water and temple bells, recorded in Japan's temples and sacred places.
◆ My Meditation: Track each session, keep a streak, and watch your "ensō" circle fill day by day—with a gentle daily reminder.
◆ Guided meditation (narrated in Japanese): Zazen and mindfulness sessions in authentic Japanese.

Bring deep rest and quiet focus into your everyday life.

Ensō is still a young app, and we'll keep growing and evolving together with you. We'd love to have you along for the journey.

■ Free to try
・Preview every sound (5 min per session, up to 60 min/month)
・Background playback included
・No ads, no signup required

■ Premium for deeper time
・Unlimited playback of all sounds
・Early access to new sounds
・7-day free trial

■ Authentic field recordings
・Night rain of Mount Koya
・Suikinkutsu of Kyoto
・Forests of Amami Oshima
・(More to come)

■ Shaped by your voice
Your reviews and feedback help us add new sounds and features.
We grow together.

About Ensō Premium Subscription
- Monthly plan: ¥480 / month (auto-renewing)
- Yearly plan: ¥3,800 / year (auto-renewing)
- Includes a 7-day free trial. You will be automatically charged at the end of the trial.
- Cancel anytime from iPhone Settings > Your Name > Subscriptions.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://ensoappjp.github.io/enso-app/privacy-policy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ensō Premium (Monthly) | $2.99 | per month |
| Ensō Premium (Yearly) | $22.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.8 — 2026-06-28

This update is all about making the habit easier to keep.

- New Records tab — see your total days and a monthly calendar at a glance. We've softened the pressure of streaks.
- Choose when your ensō completes — 7, 14, or 30 days. Go at your own pace.
- Meditation notes — after you sit, jot down your mood and a word or two (kept only on your device).
- Reflections — gentle charts show how your mood shifts and when you tend to practice.
- A cleaner layout — Records, Meditate, and Sounds are now clearly separated.
- Try a sound free for 24 hours by watching a short ad.
- A new app icon (celadon green and a golden ensō).
- Subtle new animations and a few bug fixes.

A little each day — fill your circle.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-06-18

What's New in 1.0.7

- English language support — the app now follows your device language automatically
- Every sound now shows its recording location and a short story behind it
- Your meditation progress is visible right from Home — keep going to fill your ensō
- A new finishing moment: your ensō is drawn in a single brushstroke when a session ends
- Added a screen introducing the meaning of the ensō, the Zen circle

Thank you for using Ensō.
May it bring you a quiet moment of stillness.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-06-07

・A new "Meditation" tab.
・Meditation timer: sit with a background sound and gentle bell chimes for any length (now with pause).
・My Meditation: track your sessions, streak, and "ensō" circle.
・A gentle daily reminder to support your practice.
・Various refinements.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-19

Every premium sound is now available to preview for free.
We're growing Ensō together with you — thank you for being part of it.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-13

- Improved app discoverability and clarity.
- We have added a background playback feature.

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*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 2026-07-08.*