# Sleep Better Fan ~ White Noise — user reviews

> 121 indexed App Store user reviews of Sleep Better Fan ~ White Noise by Franz Bruckhoff, rated 4.80/5 from 1,125 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-better-fan-white-noise/id895207364/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-better-fan-white-noise/id895207364.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,010 · 4★ 73 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 12

## What do users think of Sleep Better Fan ~ White Noise?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for years
- 👍 Perfect for sleeping/traveling
- 👍 Realistic and high-quality sound
- 👍 Customizable sound settings
- 👍 Helps with tinnitus and blocking noise
- 👍 Convenient for traveling without a physical fan
- 👍 Effective for babies/kids
- 👍 Reliable and consistent performance

**Cons**

- 🐛 Issues with recent updates (sound changes, abrupt shutoff)
- 🐛 Skipping/looping issues on newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Ads/prompts for other apps can be intrusive
- 🔋 Turns off when phone is locked or call comes in

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Skipping/looping issues on iOS 8 and iPhone 6+
- Abrupt shutoff when phone is locked or call comes in

**Most requested features**

- More fan sound options (box fan, etc.)
- Speed/volume control for the fan sounds
- Siri/Shortcut integration
- Longer timer/auto-off duration

## Newest reviews (17 of 121)

### 3/5 — Great Noise App!

*2021-04-23*

Cancels out any and all background noise and clutter. The only complaint is that when someone calls your phone the fan shuts off abruptly and wakes you up. If that could be changed that would be great!

**Developer response:** You mean it shuts off while you receive a call in silent mode? Interesting. Please send me some more details via email to help investigate 😊

### 5/5 — This app ROCKS

*2021-03-11*

I cannot normally sleep without my fan..but if we’re in a hotel and I can drop the temp enough, this app A.WAYS mimics the noise and we sleep like babies. Whoever invented this is a GENIUS!!

**Developer response:** Thank you 😇

### 5/5 — Thank you very much！！！This app saved my life！！！

*2020-12-15*

My dormitory was very noisy 3 years ago,i couldn't sleep without white noise. I found lots of apps ，this app is the most useful.

**Developer response:** Thanks 😊 Yes, Taptanium apps are very high end compared to the vast majority of alternatives out there ✨

### 5/5 — Simply Beautiful

*2020-10-01*

Beautiful illustration
Premium quality sounds.

I just wish this app and the rest of the similar apps could support portrait mode.

### 5/5 — Best Fan Sound

*2020-08-05, version 3.0.4*

I’ve tried others and this is my favorite.  I use it to sleep at night and it keeps me asleep.

### 5/5 — Helps me sleep

*2020-04-26, version 3.0.4*

When I go hunting it helps me fall asleep

### 5/5 — Best app for white noise

*2020-03-29*

This app had been so helpful to me when I travel. I plug my phone in, turn on the app and am able to drift off and enjoy a peaceful sleep. I even use it on those lucky days when I’m able to sneak in a nap. This is a must have!

### 5/5 — Great for putting babies (or anyone else) to bed!

*2020-03-29*

Highly recommended! Great controls for adjusting sound quality, and the sound quality is so smooth and high quality. Much better than online sleep fan videos.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2020-03-07, version 2.1.1*

Best white noise for sleeping. I wish it worked with Shortcuts. The fan animation is cute, but the fan spins the wrong direction (fan blades are swept aft from the direction of rotation.)

### 5/5 — Отлично

*2019-12-17*

Отличное приложение! Хороший белый шум, если подключить к Bluetooth колонке заглушает посторонние шумы и помогает уснуть. Есть таймер и разные вентиляторы. Даже псевдо эквалайзер для каждого вентилятора есть.

### 5/5 — So convenient

*2019-10-08*

I grew up in a foreign country as an expat’ and was used to have the air conditioning 24/7, and its sound kinda helped me sleep.
Now that I am back in France, some silent night when I have difficulties to sleep, and use this app, and it helps me a lot. Thanks !

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2019-01-05*

I use it with a blue tooth speaker instead of physical fan. 
Perfect!!!
I have all of Franz’s apps. Amazing and well worth every penny. Please support his great work. High quality developer work like his needs our support to thrive. 
I use all of his nature sound apps at work and traveling with my Bose QC 35’s. Totally takes me out of my environment to a relaxing realistic place.

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — Just what I wanted!

*2018-11-18*

The best fan app hands down...works well alone, your music library and with every other amazing app this developer has made. {Yups I had them all lol_they bring the soothing forest to you~no matter where you are.}

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — Great app. Clean design

*2018-11-13, version 2.1.1*

Simple, clean design. Love it!

Any chance you’ll add Siri shortcut support? I use the fan while my phone is charging, and it’d be really handy to tell Siri to activate the fan

### 5/5 — Best Fan App!

*2018-11-12, version 2.1.1*

Most realistic white noise on the App Store!

### 5/5 — Nostalgically beautiful

*2018-10-13*

For anyone who’s parted with their best bud(that’s right: that fan you used as a child when it was hot) due to the new 21st century wow-factor(not really) air conditioning, this is the best app yet to help you sleep. I do however agree with another reviewer who brought attention to the strange and unforgiving colour choice for the background. Idk what iOS this is but I’m using the iPhone 8 Plus! I used to use it when I got my iPhone 5s but sadly deleted and forgot about the wonderful app until re-downloading it when it popped up in an advertisement! Couldn’t be happier! Not only did I receive the nostalgia from using the actual fan back in the day, but also from the first time I downloaded this great and unparalleled faux fan app! Loving it, keep up the great work!

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — Wow

*2018-10-09*

I did not realize what a difference this little app could make. I’m used to listening to a sleep machine at night. It is no longer needed, so I could not sleep. This app is soothing because it sounds very natural. You can set it for up to nine hours! I did not even realize when it turned itself off. I just know that when I woke up, actually felt like I slept. It makes all the difference. Thank you to the maker.

**Developer response:** ❤️

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — The new changes are horrible

*2023-12-12, version 3.0.4*

I just want the old basic sounds I’ve had for years.  Whatever happened in this last update changed my sounds completely and I’m DONE with this app.  It’s been my go-to for YEARS!  But not anymore!!

### 1/5 — Too many prompts for reviews and ratings.

*2021-07-19, version 3.0.4*

‘Nuf said…

### 1/5 — Not ok

*2018-11-13*

Sounds like gas leak，not FAN

### 1/5 — Don't buy

*2016-11-05, version 2.1.1*

App is a waste of money, had it for a week used it twice. Already deleted it

### 1/5 — Awful, I want my money back

*2016-10-14, version 2.1.1*

This is terrible. No variety, lousy sound. Not worth it at all.

### 1/5 — box fan?

*2016-10-01, version 2.1.1*

I sleep like a baby every night with an old 20 inch box fan, nothing else comes close to working. i tried this app hoping it would work on days i can't take my trusty box fan with me & I was up all night :(  box fan please. my whole family same way box fan only thing that works.  thanks :)

### 1/5 — CANT STAND THE NEW POP UP AD FOR OTHER APP!!!!

*2016-08-22, version 2.1*

I use this app every night with my "SleepPhones" to block out my husband's snoring but ever since the update and the addition of that continuing pop up ad, I'm considering finding something else. I used to be able to turn it off and on out have to glance at it. 

I'm pretty sure I paid for this app which WAS perfectly with it then, but I didn't pay for pop up ads for your other apps.

### 1/5 — 好评的都是托吗

*2015-04-02*

简直莫名其妙，这么闹怎么睡着，多烦啊

### 1/5 — A real review

*2014-10-14, version 1.1*

This app is currently useless/dangerous. It needs to be pulled from the App Store ASAP. Anyone who has given it more than 1 star is a fake review or they simply have not used the app yet. It looks great! - great graphics and usability BUT it loops every 15-30 seconds and the waves are not meshed properly so you can clearly hear this "skipping" sound multiple times each minute!!! - it's liable to cause you a panic attack or at the very least, make you feel as though you are being tortured over its intended use of relaxing you to sleep... Please, until they pull and fix this app, rate it 1 star to help expedite the fixing of this glaring error.

### 1/5 — sound breaks

*2014-10-09*

Fix the

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — So good

*2026-06-22*

So good for white noise back ground my whole family uses this app

### 5/5 — Anywhere anytime consistent

*2026-06-07*

This is my go to sleep sound wherever I am in the world. Offline online etc.

### 5/5 — Best app ever for those who want to sleep

*2026-04-14*

I’ve been using this app since it was first released and it is amazing. Turn on the sound and drift off to sleep. It’s great for drowning out background noises like noisy neighbours lawnmowers and traffic noise.

### 5/5 — Thank you

*2025-04-02*

Great App had for ages, still use

**Developer response:** ❤️

### 5/5 — This app rules

*2025-01-28, version 3.0.4*

I use it all the time when traveling to sleep at night. It's perfect! Thank you!

### 5/5 — Very restful alll night!

*2024-06-03, version 3.0.4*

I highly reccomend!

### 5/5 — Thanks Franz

*2023-07-10*

I’ve tried other fan apps and this is the best by far! It’s easy to customize your sound for the perfect tone.

**Developer response:** Happy to hear! You’re welcome ❤️

### 5/5 — Sounds bad

*2023-07-02, version 3.0.4*

Sounds bad

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2023-05-18*

This is exactly what I was looking for, it’s simple, it’s very affective, and it does exactly what it supposed to do. Please never take it down, my sleep depends on it

**Developer response:** Happy to hear it’s working well for you! 💫

### 5/5 — Great sleep aid

*2022-03-30, version 3.0.4*

This is the first app I found that doesn’t play in a loop, just constant even white noise. I love it!!

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