Comparison

Ambients vs Shut Eye

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

Head to head
About

Ambients

This app brings back the ambient sounds of people to your environment, helping you focus and relax. It offers a variety of audio tracks simulating everyday environments, with options to remove ads.

Highlights
  • Ambient soundscapes of people
  • Focus and relaxation audio
  • Coffee shop sounds
  • Street sounds
  • Outdoor sounds
  • Indoor sounds
  • Ad removal option
Features
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*** App of the Day September 2020*** *** Featured by Apple "Apps We Love" June 2020 *** Bring the soundtrack of people back to your life. *** No subscriptions! Try it for free, and remove the ads whenever you'd like. *** Has Your World Been Too Quiet Lately? Whether we're working in a coffeeshop amidst strangers, or walking down a crowded street, people make up the ambient soundtrack of our lives. Concentration is tough with an absence of sound. Ambients reintroduces the quiet, persistent background noise of the world with audio tracks meant to soothe without distraction. Three free tracks are available, with no distracting ads: * Beach * Coffee Shop * New York City Streets Crave more? Listen to the rest after watching a quick ad and consider removing the ads if you enjoy! Drinks & Dining * Coffee Shop * Jazz Club * European Outdoor Market * Busy Restaurant * Sidewalk Cafe Outdoor Fun * Beach * Ice Skating on a Pond * Neighborhood Swimming Pool * Schoolyard * Theme Park (Carousels & Roller Coasters) World Tour * Streets of New York City * Evening Paris Stroll * Walking in Madrid * Netherlands Riverside Park * Exploring Greece * Hanging Out at the Mall * Bustling Fish Market

About

Shut Eye

This app uses nature-inspired audio and visual experiences to promote relaxation, focus, and better sleep. It combines meditation, mindfulness, and immersive scenes to help users de-stress and improve their well-being.

Highlights
  • Nature sounds and visuals
  • AI-powered personalized soundscapes
  • Guided meditation and mindfulness
  • Focus and study modes
  • Relaxation and anxiety reduction
  • Over 200 immersive scenes
Features
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Did you know about nature's positive impact on sleep, productivity, stress levels and overall mental health? Shut Eye is a product that has been polished by a team of psychologists and Internet experts for many years. Each video and audio scene is selected after professional screening and multiple experiments. Shut Eye aims to enable mind and body care by combining sleep, meditation, relaxation and mindfulness into one app. Inspired by travel, nature, meditation and yearning for the beautiful, we've been providing a great collection of videos and audios to help you relax and immerse yourself in beautiful scenes. Shut Eye is powered by its patented core AI technology. Focus, relax, and sleep through the power of sound.create the optimal personalized soundscape. This happens on the fly and allows Shut Eye to reconnect your state with your circadian rhythm • Relax – calms your mind to create feelings of comfort and safety • Focus – boosts your productivity by helping you concentrate for longer • Sleep – soothes you into a deep sleep with soft, gentle sounds • Immersive – revives your wellbeing with sounds engineered to lower anxiety • Study – improves concentration and keeps you calm whilst studying or working • Move – boosts performance and enjoyment while walking, hiking, and running Meditation for calm, relaxation, balance, mindfulness, and headspace at bedtime We harness the power of immersive technology and psychologist-scientific content, including spatial audio, smart lighting, and retina-quality visuals, to deliver the best relaxation experience in nature. - Soak up the sea breeze on the sandy beaches of Bali - Reading and rafting under the stars at the top of the Himalayas - Go to Iceland to see the most beautiful snow scene in the world, looking for the most - Wash away your stress while traveling in space - Find your attention amid the early morning birdsong deep in the rainforest *------------------------* Features of Shut Eye *------------------------* ◆ carefully selected scientifically All scene video and audio are carefully selected and tested by a professional team, allowing you to relax completely from a scientific point of view, and the immersive experience makes you the most comfortable scene ◆ Sound of Nature: Calm down and feel the nature Carefully selected sounds of nature. Take you to various natural scenes. ◆Immersive meditation space From content to interface, bring you peace and tranquility. ◆ Absolute Privacy - No third-party tracking, no targeted advertising, and no collection of your personal data. just you and nature ◆ Constantly updated We will continue to explore more interesting scenes and update more immersive relaxation scenes Over 200 scenes to some of the most beautiful and peaceful corners of the world, captured to help improve sleep, focus and relaxation This approach was inspired by a life-changing experience and is backed by a growing body of scientific research and evidence. Use at home, work, or on the move to relax, concentrate, and minimize distractions and brain fatigue. Basic function are available offline. Subscription prices and terms: Shut Eye offers auto-renewing subscriptions for $14.99 per month and $34.99 per year.Shut Eye also offers a $59.99 Lifetime Subscription, perpetual unlimited access to Shut Eye all features and healing sessions. Member Features - All APP function Non-members Features - Free use of some sessions * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/topd-studio Terms Of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/topd-terms-of-use ◆------------◆ Customer support email: King592102381@gmail.com

Screenshots

Ambients4 screens
Shut Eye4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ambients and Shut Eye both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Ambients's written reviews are positive against 25% of Shut Eye's. Ambients also leads on ratings volume (232 vs 22) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). Shut Eye's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ambients sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Shut Eye sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 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 — 4.6 for Ambients against 4.7 for Shut Eye. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ambients has 232 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Ambients's written reviews are positive against 25% of Shut Eye's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ambients ships an update every 4 weeks, Shut Eye every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ambients versus Shut Eye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmbientsShut Eye
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (232 ratings)4.7 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings232 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOO LOST LLCZhuzhou Yiqi Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Ambients

All ratings232 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative18.4%

Shut Eye

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Ambients

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot play purchased sounds (Google error)
  • 🐛 Progress line without control is confusing

Requested features

10 requests
  • More nature sounds
  • Mass transit recordings
  • Sleep timer
  • More free audios
  • Ambient passenger train sound
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  • Horse and carriage sound
  • More environmental backgrounds (e.g., sporting events, rainfall under rooftops)
  • 10-second sample clips for locked soundscapes
  • Ice skating rink sound
  • Forest or woodsy outdoor sound

Shut Eye

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ambients

One-time4
  • Unlock World Tour$2.99
  • Unlock Outdoor Fun$2.99
  • Unlock Dining Audio Tracks$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$4.99
6 purchases

Shut Eye

Subscriptions2
  • Immersive Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Immersive Premium Annual$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Brain FM PRO One Month$2.99
  • Brain Pro One Year$9.99
  • Brain Pro Annual$19.99
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  • Immersive Premium Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Ambients free?
Ambients is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shut Eye free?
Shut Eye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ambients or Shut Eye?
Shut Eye is rated higher. Ambients averages 4.6 out of 5 from 232 ratings, while Shut Eye averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Ambients or Shut Eye have ads?
Ambients shows ads; Shut Eye does not.
Which is updated more often, Ambients or Shut Eye?
Ambients ships an update every 4 weeks, and Shut Eye every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ambients was updated on October 16, 2026 and Shut Eye on October 2, 2026.

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