# Night White vs iPodcasts

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iPodcasts at 100% against Night White's 33%. iPodcasts also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.2). Night White's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Night White sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iPodcasts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Night White ships an update every 3 weeks, iPodcasts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Night White | iPodcasts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/night-white/id1395060418/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **18** | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 72 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 | **9.3** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Evan Brass](https://appshunter.io/developer/821378174) | [Katsuhiko Noda](https://appshunter.io/developer/1530173859) |

## What reviewers say

### Night White

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/night-white/id1395060418)

This app offers high-quality ambient white noise with customizable sound patterns to aid relaxation and sleep. It features adjustable rain and thunder, a clock, and screen burn-in protection. Premium options unlock further customization and a sleep timer.

**Highlights:** High-quality, randomly generated noise samples, Adjustable tone and wave patterns, Customizable rain intensity and thunder, Clock viewable in portrait or landscape, Screen burn-in protection, Adjustable sleep timer (premium), Adjustable color scheme (premium)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $0.99 | one-time |


### iPodcasts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ipodcasts/id1530457798)

This app offers a programmable podcast player with flexible, rule-based smart playlists and an alarm function. Create custom playlists with unlimited channels and define rules for episode selection. It also prevents device auto-lock while playing.

**Highlights:** Rule-based smart playlists, Unlimited channels per playlist, Custom episode selection rules, Scheduled playlist playback (alarm), Prevents device auto-lock, Direct RSS feed URL support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiple Playlist Enabler | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Night White free?

Night White is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is iPodcasts free?

iPodcasts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Night White or iPodcasts have ads?

Neither Night White nor iPodcasts shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Night White or iPodcasts?

Night White ships an update every 3 weeks, and iPodcasts every 2 months. Most recently, Night White was updated on October 10, 2026 and iPodcasts on October 18, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*