# Sleep Baby Sleep — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Sleep Baby Sleep by Pirate Monkey Studios LLC, rated 4.72/5 from 560 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-baby-sleep/id524275500/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-baby-sleep/id524275500.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 467 · 4★ 58 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Sleep Baby Sleep? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😴 Highly effective at soothing babies to sleep - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 🆓 Free app with affordable premium option - 🔊 Realistic and high-quality sound effects - ⏱️ Timer functionality for convenience - 🎵 Multiple sound options (hair dryer, vacuum, fan, womb sounds, running water) - 🔇 Effective white noise for blocking out background sounds - 💪 Reliable performance when app is in focus **Cons** - 🔋 Drains battery when screen must stay on - 📱 Cannot run in background or with locked screen - 🐛 App crashes and wakes sleeping babies - 📢 Intrusive ads interrupt sound playback - ⏹️ Sound stops when switching apps or receiving calls/texts - 🎬 Funky music overlays reported on sound - ⏱️ Timer doesn't work properly on continuous mode - 🔆 Phone screen light can agitate light-sensitive babies **Commonly reported bugs** - Continuous timer mode stops playing unexpectedly - App crashes randomly and wakes sleeping babies - Ads interrupt sound playback mid-session - Sound stops when home button is pressed - Sound stops when receiving calls or text messages - Funky music overlays on sound effects - Sound stops when switching to another app - Accidental stopping when screen is touched - Heartbeat sound missing despite being listed in description **Most requested features** - Background playback while phone is locked or in sleep mode - Ability to use other apps while sound continues playing - Extended playback duration beyond 2 hours - Ad-free experience or removal of intrusive ads - Prevent accidental stopping when baby touches screen - Continue sound during incoming calls/texts if ignored - Screen dimming option without stopping playback - Heartbeat sound option (as described but missing) ## Newest reviews (13 of 44) ### 4/5 — Saved my life *2015-11-07, version 1.4* This app was often one of the only reasons my husband and I got any sleep. My newborn was very tough and cried A LOT.... One of the few things that quieted him down was the vacuum sound. I don't know how we would have made it past his first 3 months without this app! That said my only complaint is that it would be so much more functional if you could have it run while the phone is dark/off... We often put it in his bassinet with the timer on, but sometimes the light from the phone would agitate him. Eventually we wrapped the front with a blanket to make it dark... But it would be much nicer if it could run while the phone is dark. ### 5/5 — Background *2015-04-03, version 1.4* This app is great but how do you get it to keep playing when you are in another app or your phone is locked? It says in the description it works that way but it doesn't for me. ### 5/5 — This app is a lifesaver! *2015-01-10, version 1.4* Thank God for this app! Been using it since my daughter was 2 days old. We literally use this on a daily basis. It always helps my little girl go right to sleep. Her favorites are the hair dryer and womb sounds! ### 5/5 — Saved my sleep ! *2014-09-18, version 1.3.5* Okay , maybe this app didn't make my newborn twins sleep through the night, but it did help comfort them. I was desperate in the middle of the night because I couldn't find batteries for the Womb sound bear. I downloaded this app and LOVE it. I just use the womb sounds but like how I can set a timer also. ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-09-10, version 1.3.5* This app is simple and does exactly what I want! ### 5/5 — My son loves it! *2014-04-24, version 1.3.1* My son absolutely loves this app. His favourite is the hair dryer. The only thing is that it stops very easily if you just touch it (when baby moves he ends up stopping it) and therefore wakes up. Other than that it's amazing! ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2014-03-14, version 1.3.1* Soothes my little boy who suffers from reflux...not sure how or why but it seems to take away the pain and helps him sleep! ### 5/5 — I love u *2014-03-03, version 1.3.1* I love this app my son is 10 months old and if it wasn't for this app I would have never ever gotten any sleep! I love u! I always tell my friends about u! U are the best app in the whole world !! ### 5/5 — My favorite soothing app *2013-12-30, version 1.3.1* Easy and simple to use! ### 5/5 — Simply amazing!! *2013-11-15, version 1.3.1* This is the best app EVER! Settles my 5 week old daughter every time. Her favourite is the hair drier noise which I put on when she's screaming to calm her before a feed. It really is very good! A life saver!! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2013-09-29, version 1.2.3* After reading The Happiest Baby on the Block I set out to find a great white noise app for my daughter. We love this one and it helps to keep our newborn asleep for several hours at night. We wish we could black out the screen without it shutting off but we make due by running an extension cord with the charger attached. ### 5/5 — My baby Girl loves it! *2013-09-21, version 1.2.3* We use this app every single night. She loves the womb sounds and sleeps soundly. We have been using it for 3 months and it's a lifesaver! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great and Simple *2013-07-29, version 1.2.2* Was just was I was looking for. Safe to use instead of the real machine! Thanks ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Always stopping! *2018-07-25, version 1.13* The sound works good for my baby to stop crying BUT I set the timer to play “continuously” and the sound still stops playing. I constantly have to press play to keep it going. My baby will just settle down with the running water sound and then it stops playing and my baby starts crying again. ### 1/5 — Flawed *2016-01-10, version 1.4* I purposely bought the full version of the app so I could lock my screen or use another app while the sound was playing. Just recently, any time I push the home button, the sound will turn off. Example: I can be in another app like Instagram (with white noise playing), and if I push the home button to switch apps the noise turns off. Coming from a sleep deprived mom, if I ever meet the app developer, I will kick their butt for causing my baby to wake up after hours of trying to put them to sleep. This app is getting deleted and I'm getting a refund. ### 1/5 — Ad fraud! Stay clear! *2014-04-25, version 1.3.1* Warning. This app used to be great! But now If you use this sleep baby app, every 10 minutes it will quit and take you to an ad for another app. This is ad fraud! Not recommended. ### 1/5 — Serious Oversite *2013-09-16, version 1.2.2* Turns off when screen shuts off! Pointless!! ### 1/5 — Ads cut it off *2012-12-27, version 1.0.0* Frustrating when an ad shuts it off after a minute. ### 1/5 — Lies *2012-06-22, version 1.0.0* It SAYS there is a heartbeat sound but there is not one. The whole reason i got the app was for that! I deleted it instantly! ### 2/5 — Sleep baby review *2012-12-26, version 1.0.0* It would be a perfect app if it was ad free. The ad pops up and cuts the sound off. So very frustrating when your baby is screaming. Also the sound cuts off if you try to use a different app or turn off the screen. ### 3/5 — Apps been crashing lately *2018-06-05, version 1.11* This app was the best thing that happen to my baby sleeping until 2 weeks ago in randomly started crashing. Last week it started playing this funky music over the sound so I dl on a different device but still the same problem. It’s fine until it crashes and wakes my sleeping baby. I hope they fix this bug soooooon. ### 3/5 — Great app, bad feature *2015-12-08, version 1.4* Sounds work great - except you have to have the app open and focused. You can't use any other app and your phone has to be awake (not black screen) so it kills your battery. Pretty terrible if you ask me! ### 3/5 — Great Idea but flawed *2015-01-24, version 1.4* It's a great app, but the fact that it doesn't work when your phone is blacked out is frustrating. It only works when your phone is awake and lit up, which is bad for your battery. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2025-07-20* This app has stayed with me since I was an infant!! I use the blow dryer sound and it soothes me to sleep every night! It also helps block out most noises! I highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Great for everyone in the family *2019-03-25, version 1.17* Bought this when my twins were first born. The vacuum sound was great for helping them sleep. Now that they're a little older, I use the fan for white noise and I've never slept better. Best money I ever spent! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2018-05-17, version 1.11* It works like magic ### 5/5 — It’s like magic! *2017-11-21, version 1.9* This app is wonderful and it’s like magic. I used it for my 3yr old daughter when she was a baby and it works wonders, now I’m using it for my 7 month old baby and it calms him when I use the dryer. He will sleep within 2 mins of playing it. Life saver. ### 5/5 — I love this app! *2016-11-05, version 1.6* This app has given me & my baby countless good nights of sleep! Highly recommend the full app purchase, worth its weight in gold! ### 5/5 — MAGIC app!!!!! *2016-07-14, version 1.5* This app is seriously magic. The second I turn on the "hairdryer" sound, he becomes zen baby!!! A must have app, which is especially nice bc it's free. Thank you for creating this for us! My only recommendation is that it'd be nice to use a different app, or let the phone "sleep" while the sound keeps playing. Currently the sound stops if the phone "sleeps" or goes to another app. ### 5/5 — Just awesome *2016-03-15, version 1.5* As a father who stays up at nights to take care of our youngest, this is just the best. The sounds are especially soothing to her. Since my little one is very light sensitive and I wanted perpetual sound, I ponied up the 99 cents. Seriously...pay the 99 cents. ### 5/5 — Haylie D *2015-10-15, version 1.4* GREAT app for newborn photographers! ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2015-07-11, version 1.4* This app is great. Hair dryer calms my little one down in secs. Literally. It's worth the $0.99 to get it to play in the background and save your battery but the free version is completely adequate. ### 5/5 — Simple and worked for my baby *2015-05-15, version 1.4* This app has a very straightforward interface and worked for keeping my baby asleep. The "fan" mode works particularly well. --- *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 2026-08-31.*