# Ocean Sounds - Relaxing Music — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of Ocean Sounds by Javed Khan Pathan, rated 4.80/5 from 1,019 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ocean-sounds-relaxing-music/id1151563958/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ocean-sounds-relaxing-music/id1151563958.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 890 · 4★ 79 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Ocean Sounds? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌊 Relaxing and soothing sounds - 💤 Helps with sleep and relaxation - ⏱️ Useful timer feature - 🔋 Doesn't drain battery when running **Cons** - 🐛 Timer/app crashes or stops working - 💰 Requires subscription to access full features - 🔇 Sounds not always realistic or high-quality **Commonly reported bugs** - Timer feature not working consistently - App crashing or closing unexpectedly **Most requested features** - More sound options (e.g. thunderstorms, wildlife) - Stereo/3D sound support - Video integration with sounds ## Newest reviews (13 of 63) ### 4/5 — Its great, but one thing.... *2022-07-19, version 5.1* This app is great, and is a great portable sound machine. However, the sounds do fade in and out frequently. It's pretty jarring when you're drifting off to sleep, and suddenly you're awaken by the sound of scilence. Other than that small nitpick, this is a great app! ### 4/5 — Meh *2020-12-29, version 4.0* I don’t enjoy the sounds. They are not in stereo and not very realistic. Easy to use ### 5/5 — AMAZING!!!!! *2020-08-08, version 4.0* This app is so good! I love the sounds and it is really calming! I only wish there was a whale sound otherwise fantastic! Would highly recommend this app👌😁🌊 ### 5/5 — It is wonderful *2020-07-31, version 4.0* I love this app because it is really wonderful and I can sleep with it on ### 5/5 — I Fall Asleep From This 🌊🌊🌊🌊😍😍😍😍 *2020-06-19, version 4.0* I can't even stop using this app for bedtime because it helps me fall asleep 😴. Same rate as SonicDash, I will never delete this app.😍🌊🌊🌊🌊 ### 5/5 — Love it *2020-06-10, version 4.0* Love it I turn it on at night to help me fall asleep ### 5/5 — THIS IS AWESOME *2020-03-29, version 4.0* This is the best thing since sliced bread! All these sounds r super relaxing and help me sleep. I also like that u can set a sleep timer! This is nicer then doing it on Spotify! ### 4/5 — Thalassophile here! - please reply developers! *2019-11-21* I really enjoy this app! I don’t really let it put me to sleep, but I love to listen to it whenever I can! I absolutely love the sea and to me all this sounds like pure music!!! Just one thing, could you add a few more sounds, perhaps videos with sounds too! Boi, would I love to watch s video of a sea turtle while listening to the sounds of the ocean! When I’m older, I want to be... a parent, a marine biologist, an author and an Olympic swimmer! But it’ll be hard to do all those things in one life! But this game doesn’t make me stress, it calms me! So much! Thank you, to anyone who read this, including the developers. I hoped you liked my review 😁 bye! 🙂 ### 5/5 — Amazing *2019-08-18, version 4.0* It's relaxing and it helps me sleep when I'm having trouble sleeping ### 5/5 — IN LOVE🌊🌊😍😍 *2019-07-06, version 4.0* this app is certainly the best one i’ve tried yet! it works when the phone is off, which is great, and you can set a timer for how long the sound will play so it doesn’t drain your battery. and the best part is that it’s free. if i could, i would give this app a 12/10. it is so calming and really helps. it helps me go to sleep so much easier! it deserves to be more popular! ### 4/5 — Love it *2019-06-29, version 4.0* I have always loved the ocean and this app is great for relaxing and sleeping! The only thing I would change would be to add thunderstorms at the beach! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2019-06-23, version 4.0* I lived at a lighthouse in California for a while and fell asleep to the ocean almost every night. I have been looking for years for an app that would even sound just a little like it did at that lighthouse. I found this one and it is the same sound that I so distinctly remember. I’ve been sleeping like a baby for 3 weeks now. Thank you from a displaced ocean lover in Nebraska. ### 5/5 — Beautiful sounds *2019-06-22, version 4.0* I love this app, it has several sound to use at Bedtime and its very authentic and I love the Timer. Will definitely recommend this App to my friends, 👍 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — They con you into a subscription. *2023-07-17, version 5.1* You try to listen to different songs and first you have to subscribe to a membership. No thanks! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2022-06-12, version 5.1* You can only listen to water without paying Makes no sense deleted app ### 1/5 — This app is the worst. *2019-03-15, version 4.0* It is too loud and not calming ### 1/5 — Annoying *2017-06-16, version 3.0* Relaxation sounds and annoying ads does not go together. Have an advert free version and it would be a good little app. ### 2/5 — doesn’t work with timer *2024-02-02, version 5.2* every time i try to put on the timer it throws me out the app please fix it used to be so good ### 2/5 — Timer stopped working *2023-11-20, version 5.2* I don’t know what’s happened but you used to be able to set a timer on this app. But every time you click on stop watch it closes the app ### 3/5 — I like the sounds but... *2021-08-16, version 4.0* The sounds are soothing enough however unlike some apps this one always keeps your phone on and open totally draining your battery. I will be finding another. ### 3/5 — Volume scale *2021-08-16, version 4.0* What happened to the volume indicated scale? ### 3/5 — Some choices are EXCELLENT *2021-02-03, version 4.0* The WATERFALL is great for deep white noise. Many of the others are not so great. The shallow water walking sounds like hands plopping in a sink; very fake. The fish underwater has a disturbing repetitive clunking sound plus scuba bubbles. There’s no such thing as a “river lake”. I’d call it “narrow smooth river.” It sounds good. The “river” should be called “babbling brook.” It also has a nice sound. The sea waves are pretty good but some have an annoying bumping wind sound in the background. (Next time protect your Mike from the wind). ### 3/5 — Great sounds but turns off *2017-11-05, version 4.0* The sounds are great but the app doesn’t keep playing when the screen is turned off. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My fav *2026-03-05, version 5.4* I use it to sleep...its the best!!😘 ### 5/5 — Consistency of sleep *2024-12-26, version 5.4* I have been using this app for years and it has consistently helped me sleep and stay asleep. ### 5/5 — Calm oceans *2024-12-12, version 5.4* Very relaxing! ### 5/5 — The first first step thing is I have *2024-10-17, version 5.3* The otititto owow is a very very cute ### 5/5 — Best app I’ve ever used *2021-05-10, version 4.0* I use this app every night and it is amazing! I can’t sleep without it. It has so many different settings to fit what helps you the most. And it works while your phone is off. ### 5/5 — Works *2020-12-15, version 4.0* Thanks to this app, I can sleep through the night. I suffer from tinnitus. I hear cikadia noise 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. By using these sounds I can get some sort of peace. ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2020-12-06, version 4.0* So soothing, just perfect. ### 5/5 — Cop it. *2020-11-17, version 4.0* This is a great app, high quality, and thoughtful. Has kept me asleep for many nights. It’s very nice but there’s one bad thing. It is all water sounds of you have another app like this but with thunder bird chirps etc, please tell me. ### 5/5 — Leah waters *2020-08-26, version 4.0* I love how it makes me go to sleep in 5 minutes and it helps since I’m not on my seduce ### 5/5 — REALY LOVE IT *2020-08-11, version 4.0* This app helps me fall asleep at night the best part is it does not ever wastes a single battery so when I fall asleep I can use my phone in the morning I love this app because being on quarantine is not fun you never get to go out of your house so this reminds me of the lake/waterfall/river/and the ocean it helps me sleep so if I was you I would download emedietly and the best part is ITS FREE download now! --- *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 2026-08-27.*