# It Makes Noise — Soothing noises to focus/relax

> Simple background noise generator for focus, relaxation, and sleep. (iPhone/iPad app by Peterson Onori.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/it-makes-noise/id6749282237 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Peterson Onori](https://appshunter.io/developer/1725040875)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity
- Price: Free (on sale, was $2.99)
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 75 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, European Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Slovenian, European Spanish
- Released: 2025-08-18
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/it-makes-noise/id6749282237/reviews.md

## What is It Makes Noise?

It Makes Noise is a simple background noise app for your iPhone and iPad. It’s designed to be the most unintrusive way to add gentle sound to your environment—whether you're working, sleeping, or just trying to tune things out. There’s not much to it—and that’s the point.

Here’s what It Makes Noise does:
• Makes background noise

Here’s what It Makes Noise will never do:
• Ask you to create an account
• Include in-app purchases
• Require a subscription
• Send you notifications
• Ask you to rate the app
• Collect any information or track any of your usage

It just makes noise. That’s it.

## Key features

- Background noise generation
- Focus and relaxation sounds
- Simple and unintrusive design
- No account creation required
- No in-app purchases
- No subscriptions
- No notifications

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/it-makes-noise/id6749282237/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Does it what it says

*2025-08-18*

Good selection of sounds and does what it says. Helps me focus when writing code

## Frequently asked questions about It Makes Noise

### What kind of noises does It Makes Noise produce?

It Makes Noise produces gentle background noises designed to help users focus, relax, or sleep. The app's primary function is to provide unobtrusive ambient sound.

### Does It Makes Noise require an account or subscription?

No, It Makes Noise does not require you to create an account, and it has no in-app purchases or subscriptions. It is completely free to use as is.

### On which devices can I use It Makes Noise?

It Makes Noise is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, allowing you to enjoy its soothing sounds across your Apple ecosystem.

### How often is It Makes Noise updated?

The app was last updated on December 1, 2025, with version 1.9.2. This indicates a relatively active development cycle for a simple utility app.

### What is the age rating for It Makes Noise?

It Makes Noise has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for users of all ages. Its simple functionality and lack of complex content ensure broad accessibility.

### Does It Makes Noise collect user data or send notifications?

No, It Makes Noise is designed to be highly privacy-focused. It does not collect any information, track usage, or send notifications to users.

### What makes It Makes Noise different from other background noise apps?

Its core philosophy is extreme simplicity and unintrusiveness. It avoids common app features like accounts, IAPs, and notifications, focusing solely on providing background noise.

### Is It Makes Noise suitable for meditation or mindfulness practices?

Yes, the gentle and unobtrusive nature of the background noises makes It Makes Noise a suitable tool for aiding meditation and mindfulness practices by creating a calming auditory environment.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.2 — 2025-12-01

This is a maintenance update and should not change/impact your experience in any way.

### 1.08 — 2025-09-21

New nature sounds, updated icons and bug fixes related to binaural beats playback 

 - Four new tracks nature sounds for your listening pleasure: Jungle at night, Thunder, Water drops, and Waterfall
 - Updated Forest rain to include more rain and less thunder
 - Brand new icons in the sidebar for each track
 - A slimmer app payload to make downloading updates faster
 - Fixed an issue where binaural beats tracks would intermittently fade in/out during long playback
 - Fixed an issue with the dock creating artifacts during scroll

### 1.07 — 2025-09-17

More bug fixes and refinements related to scrubbing through audio

- Added a seek overlay view when scrubbing through the progress bar during iCloud playback
- Fixed an issue where the floating add button would hide on iPad when noise begins playing
- Fixed an issue where the progress bar would not update during iCloud playback
- Fixed an issue where the top scrim displayed over the track list scrollbar

### 1.06 — 2025-09-03

Minor UI improvements to Now Playing controls, navigation and icon color contrast

- Tuned the icon colors for Color noise items
- Updated the controls for iOS’ Now Playing controls to only make iCloud files seekable and display time/duration 
- Drastically improved the smoothness of scrubbing the progress bar for iCloud file playback
- Added the ability to swipe back from the detail view to return to the home screen for iPhone and iPad in portrait orientation

### 1.05 — 2025-08-26

New languages, bug fixes and improvements to the dock UI. 

Here's the full list of changes:
- Localized the app into 10 languages: Chinese (Simplified), Dutch (for my in-laws), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Slovenian, and Spanish.
- The now playing dock on the home screen now provides access to the timer (thanks, Sophie)
- The now playing dock is now dismissible by swiping down. When dismissed, playback stops. It’s not perfect though–doing so also triggers iOS to display the Notification Center. I'll continue to massage this feature.
- Fixed an issue where the last added iCloud audio file would not be navigable to the detail screen until the app was restarted (thanks again, Sophie).
- Fixed an issue where a deleting the currently playing iCloud file would cause the dock to stop functioning correctly.
- Fixed an issue where duplicate iCloud files could show up in the list view. I’m faily certain this is a bug that only shows up in development, but I added some checks just to make certain.

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## More apps by Peterson Onori

- [It Plays Music](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/it-plays-music/id6475738719)

All apps by Peterson Onori: https://appshunter.io/developer/1725040875

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