Noise Generator vs NowSense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noise Generator
Generate a variety of custom color noises, including brown, pink, white, blue, and violet. Fine-tune your audio experience with low and high cut filters. This app offers a simple interface that remembers your settings for quick, personalized sound generation.
- Generate brown, pink, white, blue, and violet noise
- Low and high cut filters for customization
- Simple interface remembers settings
- Advanced mathematical formulas for audio generation
- AirPlay support for external devices
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Generate custom color noises including brown, pink, white, blue, and violet. Customize noise further by using low and high cut filters. Simple modern interface remembers all settings for quick generation and utilizes advanced mathematical formulas to generate all audio waves. There are no audio files included in the application binary which keeps app size to a minimum and app performance to a maximum. What are benefits of listening to white noise? - Helps you sleep by blocking distractions - Pacifies fussy and crying babies - Relaxes and reduces stress - Increases focus while enhancing privacy - Soothes headaches and migraines - Masks tinnitus (ringing of the ears) What are the different sound colors? - White noise sounds similar to static of an analog TV or radio station that has stopped broadcasting. White noise has equal energy across all sound frequencies. - Brown noise sounds like a powerful waterfall. It has more energy at the lower frequencies and if you have a good speaker system with a subwoofer you should be able to really feel it. - Pink noise's upper sound frequencies don't fall off as fast as they do with brown noise, so you'll get a little more punch. The most interesting thing about pink noise is it's found in almost all electronic devices (known as flicker noise) and even in biological systems. - Blue and violet noise are the opposites of pink and brown noise, respectively, and sound like spraying water from a garden hose. It has more energy at the higher frequencies which means more treble and less bass. - Curious to learn more about color noises? Check out this article for all the details: http://www.tmsoft.com/white-noise-player/ Directions: Drag the Sound Color slider to select brown, pink, white, blue, violet, or somewhere in-between. Next, drag the low and high cut filters to further customize to your liking. Adjust device volume using the on-screen volume slider to a comfortable level. You can also specify to play audio to any AirPlay supported device. Toggle audio playback using the Play/Pause button. Created by the audio experts at TMSOFT that brought you the famous White Noise app. Check out all our apps and sounds at http://www.tmsoft.com/
NowSense
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You check the clock. You open the calendar. You still lose track of how long until the next thing. NowSense puts the next thing on your Lock Screen with a live countdown. You see what it is, when it starts, and how long you have left. Wake your phone and it is already there. HOW IT WORKS • Compose: name, time, save • Lock: Live Activity countdown on the Lock Screen • Timeline: next hours, Now marked PROGRESSIVE ALERTS Optional escalating local reminders help you catch the next thing before it arrives. A coach tone when you want it. Different wording if you are heading out or joining a call. Try every feature free for 7 days. No account. PRO FOR LIFE, $4.99 ONCE • Unlimited milestones • Recurring milestones • Extra colors • Sync Calendars: pick which calendars on your iPhone feed your timeline • Up Next Home Screen widgets: medium, large, and a small dial After the free week, the app locks until you unlock Pro. No subscription, and nothing is charged automatically. Built for a glance at what is next. On your iPhone. App Store support: support@nowsense.app Privacy: https://nowsense.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noise Generator at none against NowSense's 1. Noise Generator also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). NowSense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. NowSense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Noise Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Noise Generator ships an update fortnightly, NowSense every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Noise Generator | NowSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TMSOFT | workisplayislife |
Bugs and requests
Noise Generator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scrolling issues on iPhone 13 Pro
- Beeping noise looping in background
- Stops playing when app is in background
Requested features
5 requests- Add green noise option
- Ability to save custom presets
- Include a sleep timer
- Landscape mode support
- Equalizer/smoother frequency controls
NowSense
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Noise Generator
No in-app purchases
NowSense
- Pro$4.99
Questions
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