Comparison

Serenes Lite vs ThunderSleep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Serenes Lite

Experience the beauty of nature with tranquil moving scenes and ambient sounds. Improve sleep, focus, or create a peaceful atmosphere with calming waterfalls, oceans, and thunderstorms. Unlock more sound sets as you use the app.

Highlights
  • Moving nature scenes
  • Ambient stereo nature sounds
  • Sleep timer
  • Alarm feature
  • Adjustable sound editor
  • Clock display option
Features
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β€œThose who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ... There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature β€” the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” β€”Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Serenesβ„’ Lite is an app designed to bring a bit of the beauty of the natural world into your daily life. It’s a combination of tranquil β€œmoving picture” scenes, along with the ambient nature sounds that go along with them. The pictures allow you a window into nature that’s not overly distracting to your day, while the sounds fill your spaces with waterfalls, oceans and thunderstorms. The lite version is ad based, and starts with a limited number of sound sets. The longer you use the app, the more sound sets will become available. All of the other features are fully enabled. If you would prefer a version without ads, please purchase the full version of Serenesβ„’. Features: - There are eight sound sets initially available, with 30 other sets that become active the longer you use the app - Sets include rivers, streams, waterfalls, seascapes, thunderstorms, forests, night scenes, a crackling fire, birdsongs, and more - Beautiful β€œmoving picture” scenes for each set, with unique portrait and landscape versions - Ambient stereo sounds recorded at the sites - A sleep timer that lets you fall asleep to the set of your choice - Alarm feature lets you wake up to your choice of nature sounds - An option to display a clock in the corners of the screens - Editor allows you to adjust the sounds in individual sets Use it to improve your quality of sleep, create a peaceful work environment, support your meditations, increase your concentration, or simply bring nature into any of your life’s places.

About

ThunderSleep

Features
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Real thunderstorms, rain, and ocean ambience β€” recorded to loop seamlessly, so the sound never breaks and never wakes you. ThunderSleep does one thing properly: it plays a beautiful soundscape and gets out of the way. No account. No sign-up. Nothing sent anywhere. 18 SOUNDSCAPES Storms rolling across mountain peaks, rain over open fields, thunder off a beach shoreline, a midnight storm in full voice, and soft ambient tones for meditation β€” across four categories: Thunder, Rain, Ocean, and Meditation. A SLEEP TIMER THAT FADES Choose anything from 15 minutes to All Night. When the time is up the sound fades out gently instead of cutting to silence, so it never jolts you awake. BUILT FOR THE DARK β€’ Lock-screen playback controls with full artwork β€’ A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island β€” play, pause, skip, and the timer countdown, without unlocking β€’ Keeps playing in the background, and the timer keeps running even if you close the app β€’ Bedtime and wake-up reminders β€’ Favorites, so tonight's sound is one tap away β€’ Last night's rest from Apple Health, right on the timer screen β€’ A design made for a dark room: deep blacks, soft glass, and gentle motion COMPLETELY FREE All 18 soundscapes, every timer up to All Night, the gentle 2-minute fade-out and the thunder wake-up sound are free for everyone. ThunderSleep is supported by ads, with no purchases and no subscriptions. PRIVACY ThunderSleep runs entirely on your device. There is no account, no backend, and no sync. Sleep data read from Apple Health never leaves your iPhone. β€” Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://racyinfotech.com/thundersleep/privacy.html

Screenshots

Serenes Lite4 screens
ThunderSleep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Serenes Lite at none against ThunderSleep's 4. Serenes Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ThunderSleep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Serenes Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Serenes Lite versus ThunderSleep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerenes LiteThunderSleep
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size155 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames DunnVandita Vasani

In-app purchases

None

Serenes Lite

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ThunderSleep

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Serenes Lite free?
Serenes Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThunderSleep free?
ThunderSleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Serenes Lite or ThunderSleep have ads?
ThunderSleep shows ads; Serenes Lite does not.

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