Sonirest vs take note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonirest
This app offers a wide variety of high-quality natural and sacred soundscapes to aid in sleep and focus. Users can customize sound combinations and volumes to create personalized white or pink noise. Features include timed playback, random effects, and energy efficiency.
- Natural soundscapes
- Sacred music series
- Customizable sound mixing
- Timed playback stop
- Random sound effects
- Energy saving efficiency
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"Sonirest" is a sound application designed for your peace and efficiency. It has a large number of high-quality natural soundscapes and premium sounds such as rain, sea waves, deer calls and more. In addition, the Sacred Music series of independent music is also a good choice such as the Buddhist bell, temple, incense etc. You can freely combine all sounds and control volume to create a white noise / pink noise effect that is exclusive to you, eliminating interference, ensuring full concentration. This app has many special features such as timed playback stop, random sound effects, AirPlay projection, and excellent energy saving efficiency to ensure long-lasting use. Whether it is before sleep, yoga fitness, reading novels, writing homework, busy work, etc., "Sonirest" can help you. It can even help babies fall asleep, making it an ideal music background for newborn education. Even if you use the free version, you can still customize all non-premium sound effects at will and support 40 minutes of rotation. The free version will always support normal operation. If you have any questions or suggestions, please send an email to cypmatrix@gmail.com.
take note
This app supports mental health professionals and individuals with tools for managing client appointments, session notes, and professional development. It also offers guided mindfulness exercises and journaling prompts for personal well-being.
- Client appointment management
- Session note-taking (text, audio, image, video)
- Professional development tracking
- Resume and CV document management
- Guided mindfulness and audio exercises
- Therapeutic journaling prompts
- Cognitive restructuring tools
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公認心理師、臨床心理士、医師等の他、クライエント・患者様など一般の方でも使えるカウンセリング補助アプリ。 専門家向け機能 1.臨床心理士ポイント管理:臨床心理士の更新ポイントを研修ごとに控えとして保存し、5年ごとに計算できます。 2.履歴書作成(臨床家や研究者に多い転職時に必要な履歴書、職務経歴書、教育研究業績書を保存し、PDFにして他のアプリに送信したり、Wi-Fiでつながったプリンタより出力することができます。) 3.学会の年会費や研修費用管理(忘れがちな学会の年会費、研修会の費用について支払いをするたびにメモができます) 4.学会や研修の日時の管理(学会や研修会の日時を忘れないように備忘録とすることができます) 5.名刺交換(学会等で名刺を持ってくるのを忘れても、名刺相当のデータをやりとりすることで、名刺の役割をアプリで担います) 6.資格情報の管理(臨床心理士番号、公認心理師番号、医師登録番号などについてあらかじめ控えておくことで、必要なときに参照できます) 7.相談機関の情報登録(名称、住所、電話番号、メールアドレス)とメールアプリ、地図アプリなどとの紐付け 8.面談時のメモ 9.予約情報管理(カウンセリングなどの予約日時、担当者の情報をアプリ内に保存しておき、24時間前と3時間にプッシュ通知でお知らせします) 10.面談時のメモ(面談時の簡易メモをテキスト、音声、画像、動画で保存しておくことができます) 一般向け機能 1.予約情報管理(カウンセリングなどの予約日時、担当者の情報をアプリ内に保存しておき、24時間前と3時間にプッシュ通知でお知らせします) 2.面談時のメモ(面談時の簡易メモをテキスト、音声、画像、動画で保存しておくことができます) 3.相談機関の情報登録(名称、住所、電話番号、メールアドレス)とメールアプリ、地図アプリなどとの紐付け 4.マインドフルネスなどの音声エクササイズ(マインドフルネス、自律訓練法、漸進的筋弛緩法、フォーカシングをご自身でできるように、音声とテキストで教示を行います) 5.記述式課題の保存(森田療法の日記療法、内観療法の日常内観、感謝ダイアリー、夢を記載する夢ノート、解決志向アプローチの例外探しメモ、自分にとってのプラスのことを保存しておくリソースノートといった毎日の記述式の課題が保存できます) 6.認知療法のコラム法(認知再構成法)(認知療法、認知行動療法で用いられる認知再構成法のコラム表をアプリ内で使うことができます)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: take note at none against Sonirest's 1. take note also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sonirest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. take note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sonirest ships an update every 6 weeks, take note monthly. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Sonirest | take note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 延平 陈 | KOKUSAI SHINRI SHIEN KYOKAI, GENERAL INC. ASSOCIATION |
Customer experience
Sonirest
take note
Bugs and requests
Sonirest
Reported bugs
8 issues- Play button overlaps with upgrade/crown icon on newer iPhones (12, 13, 14)
- No sound at all
- App crashes when trying to access Pro features
- Timer display issues
- Volume bar response is sensitive
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- App crashes when accessing Pro features
- Play button is unusable due to overlapping icons
- App crashes when accessing Pro features
Requested features
5 requests- Add more high-quality white/pink noise options
- Increase the variety of sound types
- Improve UI readability and button placement
- Allow playback control when the phone is locked
- Add more cicada and frog sounds
take note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sonirest
- Premium Version$1.99
take note
No in-app purchases









