# White Noise Recorder — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of White Noise Recorder by TMSOFT, rated 4.20/5 from 25 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/white-noise-recorder/id334887224/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/white-noise-recorder/id334887224.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 19 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of White Noise Recorder? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎵 Great for creating loops - 🔊 Excellent sound recording quality - 💡 Captures ambient sounds well - 😴 Helps with sleep - ✨ Creates seamless loops - 🤩 Useful for various situations - 💯 Worth the download - 🎶 Brilliant compositional tool - 🚀 Works amazingly well - 🏠 Recreates home sounds - 😊 Relaxing sounds - ✨ Unique and innovative **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - ⚠️ Useless if it crashes - 💸 Waste of money - 🚫 Cannot edit audio - 🪲 Bugs in recording - 📉 Data loss after upgrade - 😵 Unusable after update - 📱 Incompatible with older devices - 🔊 Roar in recordings - 🐌 Slow post-production - 🪒 Hasty construction **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when recording - App crashes after recording during smoothing - App crashes when editing recordings - Lost all recorded sounds after upgrade - App crashes before saving recording - App hangs when looping long recordings - Dock output not working - Crashing after recording since update - App crashes often after recording a sample - App crashes regularly after making a recording and before editing **Most requested features** - Export to wave or mp3 - Open In option for export - Sharing recorded sounds - Mixing option - More editing options - Stereo mic advice - Multitasking support - Retina Display upgrade - Import from Voice Recorder app - More format choices for export - Ability to share created sounds with other users ## Newest reviews (17 of 70) ### 3/5 — Perfect But For One Feature. *2014-06-05, version 5.4.2* To me this is the most exceptional sound recorder for white noise or pretty much any ambient sound or otherwise. I don't know what they do with the engine for use with a device's microphone, but I have not used any other app that can record sounds like this one does. I would easily give this app five stars too. But, it is just missing one feature that I am just dying to have. That would be the ability to export my sounds to a wave or mp3 file. You can currently export your sounds, but, only to a proprietary White Noise Recorder format. Which, well that is really useless to me, because no sound converter I own will be able to read that format and allow me to convert the file to something useful, like the aforementioned wave or mp3. So, if you would please add more format choices for export, I would be so incredibly thankful and grateful, and would gladly pay an additional fee for this feature. But, if you do add this great function, would you also please include the "Open In" option with the export, please? That way I could choose to export the sound file to any other compatible applications that I have installed on my iPad 4 (Box, Dropbox, TwistedWave Audio Editor, AudioShare, etc...). Thank you for all of the hard work that I am sure you've put into this wonderful application. I hope that you will please consider implementing my feature request in a future update, thank you. ### 4/5 — White Noise *2013-04-17, version 5.3.1* I enjoy the application and it does what it says it will do. ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2013-01-08, version 5.3.1* Does exactly what it was intended to do. Great sounds..... ### 4/5 — Useful *2013-01-08, version 5.3.1* Record feature allowed me to record my "sound" machine at home and take it on the road with less bulk. ### 2/5 — Please write a review *2012-12-21, version 5.3.1* App keeps pestering me for a review. I keep saying "No, thanks." If you keep asking you'll get this, a1 star review. Annoying! Tell tou what: I'll give it 2 stars coz oherwise I like the app. ### 5/5 — Terrific app, great ability to record your own sleep noise *2012-12-02, version 5.3.1* I am a big fan of sleeping with white noise. But it has to be real, not some computer generated noise. I always used a Sleepmate mechanical white noise generator. I traveled with it. I owned three. On for home, one for the road, and one on my wife's side of he bed. This app made the Sleepmate machine a goner. I still love the Sleepmate sound. It's a real fan, pushing real air. But now i have recorded that sound onto this app, and use it nightly. The quality is terrific. They key here is how long you can record the sound before it loops. It's a long snapshot, and that is the magic of this app. The sample, is so long that you never notice it looping. I have recorded hotel fans, waves at the beach, and other things. But I always go back to the recording of the Sleepmate white noise generator. This app means I don't lug the Sleepmate around anymore, yet I have the sound with me wherever I go with my iPad. For me, this app is a must have. I used it every night along with Alarm Clock HD. It was worth every dime. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2012-11-26, version 5.3.1* Love how easy it is to use ### 5/5 — Deep sleep *2012-11-23, version 5.3.1* Terrific app. My sleep is deeper and more restful. It is a nice way to get around buying yet another gadget as I was looking for a white noise generator when I stumbled onto this. I will be very happy to record my own sounds to add to the collection. ### 5/5 — Definitely works. *2012-10-17, version 5.2.2* Lots of things in life aren't as intuitive or effective as advertised. This is both--love getting "my room" sounds recorded and looped easily for playback and better sleep. ### 5/5 — Love it!!! *2012-10-16, version 5.2.2* This is a great app. It gets the job done and is super easy to use. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2012-10-03, version 5.2.2* Currently playing sounds from my trip to Hawaii, complete with matching photographs of the sights where I did the recording. Easy to use and works a beaut. ### 5/5 — Our baby sleeps better *2012-09-27, version 5.2.2* This app does amazing things for our babies sleep ### 4/5 — Nice app! *2012-09-17, version 5.2.2* Works great! ### 5/5 — VERY USEFUL!!! *2012-08-13, version 5.2.2* Found several good uses which only this app allows>>> mainly repeating a word or phrase I am using as meditation or motivation (as "be cheerful") even in background while doing other stuff -- an essential feature! Overall, having tried a dozen apps towards this aim, this is the only one that works and works well!!! ### 3/5 — Still missing... *2012-07-25, version 5.2.2* ...a way to share recorded white noise between my iTouch and my iPhone. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2012-07-20, version 5.2.2* Great for capturing your own sounds and looping them. Example: If you have your own favorite fan, instead of taking it on a trip w/ you for sleeping noise, capture it with this app and loop it! ### 5/5 — Nice *2012-06-25, version 5.2.2* One of the few Apps I use every day. Find the right white noise to record and it's the perfect way to improve concentration, by cutting out distractions. The only extra I need is advice re a stereo mic. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cannot edit audio! *2017-11-04, version 5.4.2* !DONT BUY! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work! *2014-04-04, version 5.4.2* I've tried and tried to record our white noise from a home fan... Nothing works! Don't waste your time or $$$ on this terrible app!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2014-02-09, version 5.4.2* I purchased to record a shhhh noise for my newborn and it continuously crashes and won't recognize any sound source. I want my dollar back. Ripped off ### 1/5 — SAD :( *2012-01-27, version 5.0.1* The app description got me excited but it doesn't work. I record my sound, hit "stop" and the program just ends...goes back to desktop, leaving no evidence of a recording of any kind The player app os great, but the recorder is a total waste of money, time @ desktop space. Sad 😞 ### 1/5 — useless - consistently crashes when recording *2011-12-03, version 5.0.1* App crashes every time I try to record with it. Completely useless app. A rip off. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2011-10-20, version 5.0.1* Every time I try to record something it knocks me out of the app. When entering back in, it asks we if I want to edit the unsaved recording. I say yes but then I get knocked out again. Bottom line - you can't record anything (on the iPad 2). Wasted .99. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2011-05-07, version 1.6.2* Do not buy. Waste of $. It crashes every time when I record something, and it doesn't even bother to save it. I've reset my itouch and still crashes. Pls fix. Until they do, DO NOT BUY. DO NOT BUY. I will change my review if they do. Very unhappy customer. ### 1/5 — Just bought - crashy app *2011-05-05, version 1.6.2* This stinks - I was excited to try this app, but whenever I finish recording, it crashes when it's doing it's post production thing. A crashing app is an unusable app is a 1 star app is a bad review on my blog app. Hope the .99 was worth it guys (and yes I did reboot my gen 1 iPad after install this crashfest) Make this a stable app and I'll be happy to revisit it. Till then... ### 1/5 — DONT UPGRADE!!! *2011-04-27, version 1.6* If you want to save the noises that you recorded, DO NOT UPGRADE!!! After upgrading to the recent version, I lost ALL of the sounds I recorded, including those that I recorded across the country during our vacation!! I'm ticked, guys! You DEVS need to correct this before other users lose their contents. Until you do, you need to replace the updates in their AppStore files with one that includes a large warning that upgrading can cause loss of data. I also lost a sound that I had just recorded, because the app crashed before I got a chance to save it. Thankfully it saved the second and third times. This shouldn't have happened! One star until all of this is fixed. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2010-09-29, version 0* Crashes after recording since update which is disappointing as I love this app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 15 years old and still cutting edge *2026-08-20, version 6.0.1* Been using your white noise app for over 10 years now. Was and still is the best app for white noise hands down. You have become such a core part of my daily routine that I genuinely fear anything happening to you guys, so I’m hoping you all get crazy rich and can keep this running for the next 100. Years. Glazing aside, and specific microphones you would recommend specifically for capturing environmental ambience? ### 5/5 — Great app!!! *2019-04-15, version 5.5* For my purpose this is the bomb! ### 5/5 — Nice *2016-12-15, version 5.4.2* I recorded a sound that was soothing.. it loops perfectly.. and have been using it that way for a long time. Give it a try.. record an assortment of sounds, and you will realize the different sounds will be perfect for various situations..like a noise that drowns out the yapping dog next door.. a snoring person.. etc. You will be happy :) ### 5/5 — Works great!! *2016-10-29, version 5.4.2* Very happy works well!! Not some rigged bs review. Worth a download for sure. ### 5/5 — Excellent drone and loop maker *2016-04-24, version 5.4.2* Besides capturing ambient white noise sound fields, this app is capable of creating (often but not always) seamless loops of noise and / or tonal dronescapes. And with someone to assist pressing record and stop, repetitive rhythmic figures can be rendered endless as well. White Noise = trance music making app and compositional tool. Brilliant ! ### 5/5 — Brandy198098 *2016-04-11, version 5.4.2* Love recording sounds 🎉 ### 5/5 — Love this app!! *2014-07-09, version 5.4.2* I get so excited when a new sound becomes available! Love the pictures also! ### 5/5 — Very good. *2014-03-15, version 5.4.2* This app is good if you like the sound of your old fan. Works pretty good honestly. I'd recommend it for sure! ### 5/5 — It's like a Tri-Corder for sounds *2013-12-08, version 5.4.2* I hope I'm not dating myself too badly…the Tri-Corder was a gadget on the old show Star Trek. It gathered data on whatever you aimed it at, processed the data and presented you with usable information. White Noise Recorder is like that: you aim your iPhone at a sound source and it digitally processes it into a seamless sound loop. Just today I was exiting a building where a wind chime was sounding in the breeze. In the time it took my ride to come around the corner and pull up to the curb, I got out my iPhone, fired up WNR, and captured about 20 seconds of sound. The resulting loop is fantastic, the chimes fill the room, and it's playing now as I write this. The app is amazing. It's like a camera that takes snapshots of sounds. Get this app and make some noise of your own. 🔊 ### 5/5 — Music to my ears *2013-03-28, version 5.3.1* Great app,I don't have tinnitus or sleep problems but I love to fade into sleep with the sounds I have recorded myself. Thunder storms crickets or cascading water falls don't work for me but the hypnotic drone of my hair dryer or a sampled prayer chant from Makkah is so relaxing. 6 stars! x --- *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 2026-08-23.*