# Sleep Sounds HQ: relaxing aid — user reviews > 402 indexed App Store user reviews of Sleep Sounds HQ by Phase4 Mobile, rated 4.80/5 from 3,032 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-sounds-hq-relaxing-aid/id846205070/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-sounds-hq-relaxing-aid/id846205070.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,632 · 4★ 312 · 3★ 45 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 25 ## What do users think of Sleep Sounds HQ? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💤 Helps with sleep - 🎨 Customizable sound mixes - 🔊 High-quality sounds - 🌌 Variety of natural sounds - ⏱️ Useful timer feature - 🔋 Doesn't drain battery - 💰 Good value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🔍 Difficult to navigate/find sounds - 🔊 Volume issues - 🔁 Repetitive sounds - 🔔 Constant prompts to leave a review **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezing and requiring restart - Volume slider and navigation buttons disappearing - Losing premium content after reinstalling - Inability to add new sounds to mixes **Most requested features** - More animal sounds (e.g. wolves, horses, elephants) - Ability to import custom sounds - Fade in/out and speed control for sounds - Alphabetical listing of sounds - Indication of which sounds are already downloaded ## Newest reviews (17 of 402) ### 4/5 — Expensive if you want variety 🙏🏼 *2026-02-16, version 3.4* Each added sound will cost you and as for the bundle I’d rather pay for another app which includes all the sounds at a much cheaper price or play YouTube Red in background, Russell 🙏🏼 ### 4/5 — Sehr gute App nutze sie regelmäßig *2025-12-25* 4 Sterne da es schon wäre wenn man die Klänge nicht nur mixen könnte sondern auch den Beginn und das Ende zu timen wäre. Also wenn ich mir eine Nacht vorstelle von 7h könnte ich so ganz einfach ohne Wecker den Beginn mit Regen dann 2h dann der Übergang zum Gewitter 3h dann wieder tröpfelnden Regen 2h unmittelbar 2h ansteigendem Vogelgezwischender zu enden. Kombinieren wie es hier geht ist zwar schön aber timen wäre besser. Auch die sleep silence App kann das so nicht. Will mich ja nicht wecken lassen. Sonder nur Hintergrundgeräuche. Wäre also gut wenn man es ähnlich wie bei einem schnittprogramm in Blöcken verschieben könnte. **Developer response:** Freut mich, dass dir die App gefällt. Es gibt über 600 Sounds und unbegrenzte Mischungen mit bis zu 6 Sounds pro Mix. Sequenzen gibt es in der App nicht, aber danke für den Vorschlag. ### 5/5 — At Peace *2025-11-08, version 3.3* This app helps me feel at peace and sleep. ### 5/5 — A sleep saver *2025-09-18, version 3.3* Ive used this APP for a decade. It has provided countless nights of sleep and daytime naps. The ability to create your own soundscapes is fantastic. The sound loops are unnoticeable for me. Best 7 bucks I ever spent. Thank you who ever made this app for I have relied on it for years. ### 5/5 — Best!!! *2025-09-05, version 3.2* It couldn’t be better ### 5/5 — Fantastic app! *2025-08-06, version 3.1* Great app. Soft transitions, perfect mixes. Dial in exactly what you want, then add a cats purr, and fall asleep. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Relaxing *2025-07-02, version 3.1* So good I can hardly keep my eyes open ### 5/5 — Best sleep app *2025-06-01, version 3.1* Can’t sleep without this app. Great for those who love storms. ### 5/5 — The Best *2025-05-25, version 3.0* Frickin awesome app for sounds. ### 5/5 — Really great sleep app that plays in the background so you can listen to a book too *2025-04-18* This is a great sleep app- you can even have it playing in the background while listening to a book to go to sleep with a timer in the book app, & the sleep app can keep playing all night if you want as it has it’s own timer which can play up to 12 hours. You can also create own mix of sounds & adjust the volume for each sound individually. Hoping it will add the newer sleep sounds like brown, grey, etc. ### 3/5 — Great but not great *2025-02-22, version 3.0* I’ve had this app for a couple of years and was very happy but recently when I tried to create a new sound mix, I was not able to give it a title and it only goes to the default as my mix. ### 5/5 — Long term review *2025-02-11, version 2.9* Been using this app for years. I like that it keeps playing even with the lid on my iPad closed. I pulled down all the sounds for it. I mostly listen to the sound variations I mix myself. Now that I’m retired I don’t need it to turn off at a certain time anymore, but it was a feature I made use of. The white noise, or pink, or brown, etc helps me sleep. It also lessens the constant ringing of my tinnitus which can get really bad when the house is silent. My favorite sounds are the rain and distant thunder. I play them over a Bluetooth speaker. This has been a great app. ### 5/5 — Ótimo! *2025-01-17* Ótimo app para relaxar, meditar e dormir ### 5/5 — 深夜の騒音で困っていましたが *2024-11-14* イヤホンでこちらを聴くとイライラした気持ちが落ち着きます。現場に行って録音してこられてるのでしょうか。写真見ながら好みの自然の音を探して、聴いてみるだけでも「ここは激しい川なんだ、この国の波は静かなんだ」とわかって楽しいです。猫のゴロゴロ音も超リアルですぐ寝れます。動物の鳴き声もリアルで羊と牛が癒やしです笑 写真つきで自然音探せるって斬新でいいアプリです。これからも頑張ってください！ ### 5/5 — My go to sleep app. *2024-10-04, version 2.6* Been using this app for years. No matter how much I search I can’t find anything quite like it. The perfect sleep companion on those nights where sleep doesn’t come. ### 5/5 — Great sound selection *2024-05-04, version 2.6* The combination of melodies is endless. And you can’t beat the price! I highly recommend this app. ### 5/5 — NO TIMER, PLEASE *2024-05-04, version 2.6* We really sleep well with the Oregon Rain Forest. Our only complaint with this app is that we cannot find a way to default to NO TIME. We have to change it every night when we turn on the sound. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Loved it! *2024-10-21, version 2.6* I loved this app but for some reason it keeps making my phone turn off. I almost missed a very important appointment because my alarm didn’t go off on my phone because it was off. Please fix. Plus my battery was at 40%. ### 1/5 — ME COBRARAM INDEVIDAMENTE *2024-07-23* NAO BAIXE ESSE APLICATIVO ELE COBRA DO SEU CARTÃO SEM AVISAR!!! Não baixe esse aplicativo! Eu só baixei ele no meu celular e ele me cobrou $40 reais!!! Eu nem usei o aplicativo e fui cobrada! **Developer response:** Este aplicativo não faz isso. Não há cobrança possível neste aplicativo após comprá-lo. Abra a App Store para verificar suas informações de pagamento. ### 1/5 — Volume Pathetically Low *2024-04-09, version 2.6* Even turned up to maximum volume, this isn’t loud enough to drown out even the slightest background noise, unless you use amplified Bluetooth speaker. Not worth 10% what it cost, going back to using Free app with better volume. ### 1/5 — No good *2024-02-25, version 2.6* The one sound I wanted to hear, was barely audible. A total waste of money. ### 1/5 — Great app *2023-08-28, version 2.4* This is the best app, absolutely love it!! Perfect to get to sleep to ### 1/5 — POC *2023-05-08, version 2.4* I’ve downloaded the app and the Rain Sounds but I am not able to create mix. Most of the sounds I have mixed in the past aren’t available. I have used this app every night for many years. I had to redownload it and that’s when it lost everything. ### 1/5 — Wind is awful. Get ads though you’ve paid premium *2022-11-13* I bought this and there are a lot of sounds to choose from, and you can make your own mixes. I like rain and wind but the wind sounds are dreadful, all of them. They sound like white noise or machines they don't sound like wind at all. Shame. A bit expensive for a noise that doesn't work for me. And you still keep getting ads **Developer response:** Hmm.. this app has no ads of any kind. There are 58 authentic high-quality stereo wind recordings from around the world- try “California Desert Palms”, “Rustling English Beech Hedge”, “Wind on Atlas Mountain, Morocco”, “Wind in Bavaria”, “Wind in Chilean Salt Desert” to name a handful that are authentic, have rich texture and variety. Please be sure you’re using and reviewing the right app. ### 1/5 — make that easier thankyou. *2021-12-01, version 2.3* Still can’t find my mixes anywhere I give up Such. A good sound app but impossle to navigate ### 1/5 — Can’t cancel subscription *2021-09-26, version 2.3* If you buy this out you will never get rid of it. It does not show up in subscriptions and they charge you a dollar just to get tech-support. Total scam!! ### 1/5 — NO WAY TO CANCEL *2021-09-26, version 2.3* There is absolutely no way to cancel this app. If you need technical support they charge you a dollar to get it. Do not download this app because you will never get rid of it!!!! All sounds are repetitive after one minute it plays the same thing over and over again. NOT A GOOD APP AT ALL! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good app, no issues *2026-06-29, version 3.5* This app does white noise, and other noises, very well. I recommend it! ### 5/5 — Sounds *2026-04-30, version 3.5* Relaxing ### 5/5 — 굿굿굿 *2026-04-21* 아이폰 초창기때 구입한 앱인데 아직까지 관리해 주는 것 만 해도 별 열개짜리 평가 줘야됨 ### 5/5 — Genuinely The Best *2026-03-24* this app has been the best i have ever found. you can create your own sound scapes by mixing and adjusting the levels of any sound from this massive sound library. the sounds are rich and full and you can always find the perfect one for what you need. i wish they made a sound machine you could load these sounds into because it is the only one that has worked to help my newborn sleep. ### 5/5 — Fantastic App: In My Top 3 Favorites *2026-02-16* I love this app. It is absolutely one of the best purchases I ever made, no regrets whatsoever. I use it constantly, and trying to use it daily, for meditation, and for reducing my anxiety. For me, it is better than those binaural beats type, which get annoying for me. I love the many choices of sounds this app provides to go with my mood of the moment. It would also work well for helping for focus work or for falling asleep. ### 5/5 — NO TIMER, PLEASE *2026-01-28, version 3.4* We really sleep well with the Oregon Rain Forest. Our only complaint with this app is that we cannot find a new phone in Pà way to default to NO TIME. We have to change it every night when we turn on the sound. ### 5/5 — My absolute sleepremedie *2026-01-02* The absolut best app for Stress. Helps me everytime! ### 5/5 — Mix & sleep *2025-12-30, version 3.3* I love being able to mix the sounds for my own personal lullaby. App works great! ### 5/5 — Amazing! User created sound mixing *2025-12-04, version 3.3* I love the ability to create my own custom sound mixes and save them as individual presets! Excellent sound selection and quality. I can’t hear when the sounds loop to the beginning each time. Hearing that repetitive loop point is a problem with other app I’ve tried. This one is the best! ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-11-15, version 3.3* Helps me sleep good --- *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 2026-08-28.*