Sound Machine 3D vs Soundworks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sound Machine 3D
Immerse yourself in a new dimension of sound with spatial audio. Mix and match nature sounds, white noise, and music to create personalized soundscapes. Features head tracking for a truly immersive experience, offline functionality, and mindful breathing exercises.
- Spatial audio with head tracking
- Customizable sound mixes
- Offline functionality
- Scheduled playback
- Mindful breathing exercises
- Health app integration
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Float into a brand-new dimension with spatial audio. Listen to your favorite sounds- the soothing music of nature, rain, or white noise; and sign up for a virtually realistic experience with SpatialBliss! Ever wondered if it were possible to step into this “zone” of sounds that’s not just thrilling, but also one of a kind? Do you also love the purring of a cat and would love to listen to the sweet melody in the rain while you sleep? SpatialBliss brings nature and its harmonies to your iPhone – and guess what? the experience gets a lot better with your AirPods Pro/AirPods Max. SpatialBliss has a great collection of HD sounds that you can blend and mix as and how you want to. You can choose from a range of sounds- soft bells and wind chimes, rain and thunder, the sweet chirping of birds, or even waves crashing on the seashore! You can go ahead- schedule a time so you don’t have to worry about music playing into your ears all night! The one feature that makes SpatialBliss so special is that it uses head tracking to transform your audio experience. You can adjust the positions of the sounds of your choice in 3D space and transcend yourself virtually. Spatialbliss comes with customizable widgets and shortcuts to play your mixes with a single tap. SpatialBliss works offline too. You can use it even while you fly! SpatialBliss is interesting in how it creates your own little bubble- one which transports you to your favorite mood, even while you sit with your laptop- making notes, or maybe just meditate. Choose from our curated list of 75+ sounds that have been categorized into different groups for your convenience: - Nature sounds: (ie. a thunderstorm, a creek, the gushing of a waterfall) - Animal sounds: (ie. cat purring, dog eating) - Noise and Brainwave sounds (i.e white noise, piano, isochronic tones) - Musicals (i.e Japanese flute/shakuhachi, tanpura, zen, lullaby) You can go creatively crazy and construct your unique comforting mix. Our ‘Presets’ come with a combination of various sounds, inbuilt, to recreate the perfect mood. Pick from a variety of options- a tranquil beach, the rainforest, or also embark on a haunted expedition- all while you relax in your little corner! Breathe: We just added a section consisting of mindful breathing exercises with music. We integrate with the Health app (HealthKit) to log the mindful minutes. Read what enthusiastic Spatialblistners have to say: "I have a 40-hour drive in 2 days and I stumbled upon this app and I downloaded it expecting it to be meh but this app is so crazy! I have AirPods Pro’s and with the spatial audio, it’s game-changing! Thank you for making such an amazing app I highly recommend it!" “Get the Apple AirPods Pro and get the SpatialBliss App! Listen to all the different sounds and move them around with your finger. That will get you dreaming about audio! SpatialBliss is a must-try app!” Did we shake up the curious blistner in you? Download the SpatialBliss app today! Feel free to suggest any ideas for improvements or suggest a particular sound you would want us to add. Let us know more at contact@spatialbliss.app Enjoy the app and happy listening! Disclaimer: The head tracking feature only works in iOS 14 & above and it requires head tracking enabled headphones e.g AirPods Pro. Subscription Info: We have set up an Auto-Renewable Subscription to unlock premium features (i.e unlock premium sounds, save custom mixes) & support future development of the app. Annual Premium costs $8.99 There is also a FREE TRIAL period associated with this subscription. At the end of the FREE trial period, payment will be automatically initiated and charged to your iTunes account. The full terms of the subscription can be found here - https://sites.google.com/view/spatialbliss-3d-soundscape-gen/home Privacy Policy:https://sites.google.com/view/renjith-pp/home
Soundworks
Enhance your meditation with unique, modern soundscapes crafted by electronic music artists. Explore auditory mindfulness techniques grounded in neuroscience and art. Features daily sounds, courses, extended sessions, and conversations.
- Daily sound meditations
- Apple Health integration
- Contemplative learning courses
- Extended sonic meditation sessions
- Artist and scientist conversations
- Customizable meditation timer
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LET'S CHANGE THE WAY WE HEAR THE WORLD. Soundworks provides access to unique and modern sounds designed by professional artists from the electronic music scene to deepen your daily meditation practice. Rediscover your sense of hearing from a biological and cultural perspective, using simple techniques for working with sound as an object of mindfulness. > Timeless techniques meet modern sound design. Soundworks combines various meditative disciplines with the precision and clarity of modern electronic sound design. Building on a decade of experimentation in immersive media experience and psychoacoustic research, Soundworks offers a uniquely honed sound palette to enhance the quality of your daily meditations. > Created by artists, grounded in neuroscience. Soundworks offers sound meditations and listening sessions designed to enable clarity, insight and calm. Our artists, experienced meditators in their own right, take cues from the neuroscience of sound and aesthetic perception to create unique experiences in auditory mindfulness. > Your space to cultivate inner and outer inquiry. The Soundworks app includes a new daily sound every day as well as courses, extended sessions and conversations. Courses touch upon scientific, artistic or philosophical themes with a contemplative spirit. In conversations, we involve artists, scientists or thinkers to discuss meditation, science, music and health. FEATURES - Daily Sounds: a new sound meditation every day, with the ability to add time at the end of the sound to continue meditating in silence. - Apple Health integration: keep track of your mindfulness activity by connecting your Health app. - Courses: from learning the mysteries of dreaming, to exploring time and space, or observing the nature of our perception and cognition, we offer a series of contemplative learning experiences using sound as a gateway towards insight. - Extended Sessions: purely sonic adventures for longer and hypnotic meditation sessions. - Conversations: talks or interviews with artists, scientists and thinkers about meditation, science, music and health. - Timer: a meditation timer including a choice of intro and interval sounds. ABOUT US We are a small team of producers, designers, and technologists with a fierce belief that the quality of our attention underpins our very notion of reality and influences every aspect of how we think, feel and communicate. Join the Soundworks community!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sound Machine 3D at none against Soundworks's shown. Soundworks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (91% vs 82%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Sound Machine 3D sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year and Soundworks sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Soundworks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Sound Machine 3D's written reviews are positive against 91% of Soundworks's.
Sound Machine 3D ships an update every 5 weeks, Soundworks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sound Machine 3D | Soundworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Renjith N | Soundworks Media Inc. |
Customer experience
Sound Machine 3D
Soundworks
In-app purchases
Sound Machine 3D
- SpatialBliss Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
Soundworks
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Bi-Yearly$24.996 Months
- Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly2 Months trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly3 Months trial$39.991 Year









