Comparison

Tone Pool vs The Sound Bath

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

Head to head
About

Tone Pool

Create personalized soundscapes with a meditative water sculpture. Interact with floating singing bowls, adjust water currents for unique sounds, and add ambient audio to craft your own relaxing 'Tone Poem'. Share your creations and explore those from others.

Highlights
  • Meditative water sculpture
  • Floating singing bowls
  • Customizable water current
  • Ambient background sounds
  • Create and share 'Tone Poems'
  • Preset soundscapes
  • Timer for activities
Features
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Tone Pool is a meditative water sculpture made of healing stones. It features floating singing bowls which make beautiful sounds as they interact with each other. Change the water current to customize the frequency and character of bowl sounds. Add soothing background sounds to complete your 'Tone Poem'. Features (free version): • 2 Preset Tone Poems (Custom combinations of singing bowls and ambient soundscapes designed for specific activities) • Create your own Tone Poems by blending singing bowls, ambient soundscapes, and healing stones (Limited options in free version) • Share Tone Poems with friends via text or email • Open Tone Poems created by friends or posted on social media (Limited to 2 in free version) • Adjust the water current to customize the experience for relaxation, focus, or activation • Adjust the audio volume of the bowls and background ambience Features (unlocked version): • 34 Singing Bowls to choose from, including Crystal and Tibetan • 8 Ambient sounds, including ASMR, Tinnitus Mask, and Binaural Beats • 8 Beautiful Healing Stone Pools • 8 Preset Tone Poems designed for a variety of activities • Timer for sleep, meditation, yoga, or other activities • Create and Save an unlimited number of Tone Poems • Share unlimited Tone Poems with friends via text or email • Open an unlimited number of Tone Poems created by friends or posted on social media • Adjust the water current to customize the the experience for relaxation, focus, or activation • Adjust the audio volume of the bowls and background ambience

About

The Sound Bath

This app offers a variety of sound bath experiences, including crystal bowls and gongs, to help reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. Choose from hundreds of sessions, guided journeys, and even all-night mixes for deep relaxation.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of sound baths and guided journeys
  • Crystal bowls, gongs, flutes, and chimes
  • All-night sound bath mixes (8+ hours)
  • Weekly livestream sound baths
  • Children's lullabies
  • Guided hypnosis journeys
Features
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Are you stressed, anxious, or unable to sleep? Sounds like you need a sound bath. The Sound Bath app makes it easy to add sound baths into your daily routine. Choose from hundreds of sound baths and guided journeys to help you stress less, relax more, and sleep better. We’ve paired ancient sound healing instruments like crystal bowls, gongs, flutes and chimes with the kind of audio quality that makes it sound like you’re actually in the room with us. Plug in some good headphones, feel yourself sink into the mattress, and let the dreamy sounds transport you to a place of peace. Start with a free trial. Download The Sound Bath app today and get a blissful night’s sleep. REVIEWS - “I go through phases when I can’t sleep at all, and I always run to The Sound Bath app. The quality, the sounds–everything radiates peace. It helps me feel more relaxed and sometimes it’s the only way to get through these spells.” - “This app has often been the ONLY thing that helps me on nights where I struggle to quiet my mind and fall asleep.” SOUND BATHS Choose between quick, 10-minute sessions that fit easily into your day or longer sound baths to relax your mind before bed — all created with high-quality audio and a full range of ethereal instruments. - ALL NIGHT SOUND BATHS: Non-stop 8+ hour mixes of tranquil sound bath music to help you fall and stay asleep. - SOUND BATH SESSIONS: Get the mix of instruments you need to fully relax and let go, including these sound bath types — “Sound Bath Symphonies,” “Light & Mellow Sound Baths,” “Deep & Ambient Sound Baths,” or “Gong Baths.” - WEEKLY LIVESTREAM SOUND BATHS: Relax and chat with us in real-time. We go live on the app every Wednesday and Sunday night. - CHILDREN’S LULLABIES: Lull your little ones to sleep with cozy, lullaby sound baths. - NATURE WALKS: Take a calming journey through forests, beaches and bluffs set to a backdrop of soothing sounds. GUIDED JOURNEYS - Relax with deeply restorative Yoga Nidra to reduce stress and reset your nervous system. - Add to your practice with powerful guided hypnosis journeys by an expert hypnotherapist on Boundaries, Love, Money, Self-Worth and more. HOW TO JOIN & ACCESS THE SOUND BATH APP - New to The Sound Bath? Download the App and get started with a free trial to access hundreds of sound baths from any device. - Already a Member? Access to The Sound Bath App is free with your membership. Just log in to your account on the app for access. The Sound Bath offers an auto-renewing subscription with a Free Trial. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. After the free trial, subscription automatically renews at the monthly rate unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage your subscription in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Privacy Policy: https://soundmeditationpresents.com/pages/privacy-policy -Terms of Service: https://soundmeditationpresents.com/pages/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Tone Pool4 screens
The Sound Bath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tone Pool at every 6 days against The Sound Bath's every 6 weeks. Tone Pool also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tone Pool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Sound Bath sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tone Pool against 4.7 for The Sound Bath. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 94 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tone Pool's written reviews are positive against 91% of The Sound Bath's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tone Pool ships an update every 6 days, The Sound Bath every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tone Pool versus The Sound Bath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone PoolThe Sound Bath
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (170 ratings) — better4.7 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.6% of reviews
Number of ratings170 — better94
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUncle Vector's Audio Lab LLCSound Meditation Presents

Customer experience

Tone Pool

All ratings165 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Sound Bath

All ratings94 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tone Pool

One-time1
  • Premium Access$1.99
8 purchases

The Sound Bath

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Basic App Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$15.991 Month
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  • Monthly Basic Membership7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Annual Membership$108.991 Year
  • Basic Annual App Membership7 Days trial$110.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$174.991 Year
  • Premium Annual Membership7 Days trial$329.991 Year

Questions

Is Tone Pool free?
Tone Pool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Sound Bath free?
The Sound Bath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tone Pool or The Sound Bath?
Tone Pool is rated higher. Tone Pool averages 4.8 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while The Sound Bath averages 4.7 from 94 ratings.
Do Tone Pool or The Sound Bath have ads?
Neither Tone Pool nor The Sound Bath shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tone Pool or The Sound Bath?
Tone Pool ships an update every 6 days, and The Sound Bath every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tone Pool was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Sound Bath on November 3, 2026.

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