# Sleep Sounds: Nature & Ambient — user reviews > 293 indexed App Store user reviews of Sleep Sounds by ZipoApps, rated 4.70/5 from 1,959 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-sounds-nature-and-ambient/id762004969/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sleep-sounds-nature-and-ambient/id762004969.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,576 · 4★ 259 · 3★ 70 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 33 ## What do users think of Sleep Sounds? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💤 Helps users fall asleep faster - 🎨 Ability to mix and customize sounds - ⏱️ Useful timer feature - 🔊 High-quality, realistic sound effects - 🌙 Calming and relaxing experience **Cons** - 🔇 Ads can be disruptive and loud - 💰 Paid version required to unlock all features - 🔁 Looping sounds can be repetitive - 🔌 Occasional crashes or glitches **Commonly reported bugs** - Sounds stopping unexpectedly - Upgrade not recognized across devices - Freezing or loading issues on some devices **Most requested features** - Save custom sound mixes - More sound options in free version - Ability to adjust individual sound volumes - Support for AirPlay or Chromecast ## Newest reviews (18 of 293) ### 4/5 — great app :) *2026-02-11, version 16.5.2* i love all the sounds. love the timer feature as well! ### 5/5 — Puts me to sleep *2025-12-20, version 16.5.2* I use it, I love it, it works ### 5/5 — Best thing since … *2025-12-18, version 16.5.2* Yep ### 5/5 — Great Sounds! *2025-12-12, version 16.5.2* I’ve gotten where I can’t sleep without the “Ocean” sound playing! I guess I started using the app with my grandchildren and now I’m hooked. Much easier to use the app than a sound machine. ### 4/5 — Good *2025-12-10, version 16.5.2* Good ### 5/5 — Great App & you can customise it! *2025-12-08, version 16.5.2* This is a great app and you can tailor it to suit you I sometimes use three of the sounds together, particularly to help sleep. I like the ocean the storm and the fire together and that works really well for me and you can even make one stand out more than the other. It’s so good and makes you feel so relaxed. I’ve also recommended it to quite a few friends and they all enjoy it too. He’s got plenty of Choice, but it’s not too complex either, I can highly recommend it! ### 5/5 — thumbs UP *2025-11-23, version 16.5.2* Great App. Fall asleep every night listening to it. ### 5/5 — Best sleep sounds app!!! *2025-11-22, version 16.5.2* So many peaceful sleeps because of this app. Thank you :) ### 4/5 — Hate adds *2025-10-04, version 16.5.2* I like this app, but hate the loud ads music that plays when I initiate the app and exit. ### 5/5 — Serenity *2025-09-25, version 16.5.2* When I’m all tense and about to do my scripture study, I use this app to bring me calmness to bring my mind, body and soul in unity. ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-09-19, version 16.5.2* I’ve had this app for years and love it to this day. I use it on both my iPhone and iPad… ### 4/5 — Dgh *2025-09-14, version 16.5.2* I love it, but I don't like two of three of them locked like two of them I mean, sorry because they're all premium. I only want two of them unlocked or all of them. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-09-01, version 16.5.2* Have used since my 6yo was a baby and he still loves it (so do I) ### 5/5 — Great sounds!! *2025-08-30, version 16.5.2* Highly recommend ### 5/5 — Very Good App *2025-08-10, version 16.5.2* Not like others I have found in the past that only last 10-30 minutes. Job well done! ### 4/5 — So relaxing *2025-07-22, version 16.5.2* Every night on vacation I use this app it’s so calming. Love using fire and ocean ### 5/5 — U Should Try It Some Time *2025-07-18, version 16.5.2* Love it ### 5/5 — Best thing do *2025-07-06, version 16.5.2* 10 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app is trying to take my money don’t buy it it’s not worth it *2026-08-13, version 16.5.2* It sucks ### 1/5 — No te pierdes de mucho instalarla. *2026-05-22, version 16.5.2* La verdad es buena, pero tiene bastantes y son constantes los comerciales. Por eso le pongo 1 ⭐️, si quieres escuchar más sonidos tienes que pagar $199. ### 1/5 — Recent update *2024-10-09, version 16.5.0* Recent update has ruined this app, use to use everyday and now haven’t since update about a week ago. The sound drops as your setting things up and ads have gotten way worse and much longer ### 1/5 — Glitchy, sounds shut off randomly *2024-10-09, version 16.5.0* I’ve been using the free version of this app for years. I just want rain and ocean. Nothing fancy. But recently, it started up with ad pop ups and now it’s super glitchy. The sounds shut off randomly and I have to fiddle with it for several frustrating minutes to work every night. I’m ready to buy a sound machine and give up. And no, I’m not upgrading this glitchy piece of garbage. I don’t want all the bells and whistles. Just the basics please, with no hassle. ### 1/5 — Dog barking *2022-03-12, version 2.4.4* Why on earth would they ruin a lovely forest night with cicadas and crickets with a DOG BARKING!!! Who can sleep with a dog barking all night?!!! Not to mention it made MY dogs bark. I loved it besides that. Too bad. ### 1/5 — Ads are horrible!!! *2020-06-17, version 2.4.1* Loud loud ads on a program designed to help you sleep, when you click on anything! The app has some nice features. I’ve had it for years, but lately the ads are completely ridiculous. I start it when I go to bed and sometimes I need to adjust the volume on a sound after a bit and BLAM super loud ad waking up my wife, and of course with those impossible to close buttons. I honestly don’t recall if I ever paid to remove the ads, had it for a long time, but they definitely make the app unusable now. Also, it would be nice to be able to save sound/volume combinations. I always had it play Rain, Storm, and Wind but with Storm and Wind way lower, but it always resets them back up. ### 1/5 — Update asks for money. Run!! *2020-05-30, version 2.4* Had this for three years. Updated now is asking for money when I’ve had those same sounds for free for years. RIP-OFF! ### 1/5 — Used to be good for what it was, now a rip off *2020-05-27, version 2.3* Had previously Paid for the one off premium version. Which was fine as there isn’t much here but was nice to have the options of a few more sounds. They have now changed to a subscription service and I have lost the previous content. Had I known I would have never handed over my money in the first place. There is very little here to justify the subscription. Only a handful of sounds are any good. plenty of other apps out there offer much more for the price. You can find all the sounds here for free on the internet ### 1/5 — Great *2020-05-03, version 2.2.2* Hey wut I meant to say was trash like if there was a 0 it would that u have to pay for everything and that’s really annoying do just don’t get this look for white noise that is 10 times better your welcome ### 1/5 — Ighjvfyh *2020-03-29, version 2.2.2* Wizkkeeoelekeklrleellekekeoeoeoeoeirtitusieieieiejjeueeieoeooeeirtirirrm. Snkakrirurioiieereq was abbrbbbbwnn ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Slept like a baby *2026-07-22, version 16.5.2* This is the one app that really helps me fall asleep. I have tried others and they don’t work. I used the combined sounds of "storm" and "piano" and it helps me sleep through the night. Very helpful app with blocking out sounds, especially those in my head. ### 5/5 — Slept like a baby *2026-06-22, version 16.5.2* Used the combined sounds of "storm" and "piano" and I slept through the night. It's still playing and I could lay back down and doze off again, but I better get started with the day. Very helpful app with blocking out sounds, especially those in my head. ### 5/5 — Awesome Awesomeness *2026-06-22, version 16.5.2* Good stuff ### 5/5 — Sleepyhead *2026-05-10, version 16.5.2* Love this app, great for thunder storms right through to relaxing piano music. Has blocked out the neighbours music too and helped me drop off to sleep. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-05-10, version 16.5.2* Can’t sleep without it ### 5/5 — It’s great *2026-05-08, version 16.5.2* Love it ### 5/5 — SLEEPY Alone *2026-05-01, version 16.5.2* THERE ARE SO MANY nights that I am unabe to fall asleep since my husband died, and then a year later my son. The silence is almost unbeareble, but thanks to this wonderful app, I can fall asleep with the sounds of a stormy, rainy night without lying staring at the ceiling or tossing and turning all night. Thanks to the developers for a good night's sleep! ### 5/5 — Sleep in peace *2026-04-19, version 16.5.2* Calming and relaxing ### 5/5 — Best thing since …white noise *2026-03-19, version 16.5.2* Yep ### 5/5 — No longer working *2026-03-05, version 16.5.2* Loved this app and used every night. Recent update has made it useless, just hangs on the startup screen. Uninstalled and reinstalled but didn’t solved it.Super disappointed please fix this Edit:Thank you for the swift update, all great again! 5 * --- *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 2026-09-07.*