Comparison

Ocean Sound vs Leaf Light

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

Head to head
About

Ocean Sound

This app generates never-repeating ocean sounds for relaxation, sleep, study, or meditation. Enjoy high-quality audio and graphics with a built-in timer. It's designed to mimic the natural, ever-changing sound of the ocean.

Highlights
  • Generative random noise engine
  • Never-repeating ocean sounds
  • High-quality sound and graphics
  • Built-in timer
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Ocean Sound is a random noise generator based on the sound of the ocean with a nice graphical interface. Its generative engine makes it different from other relaxing sound apps: Its algorithm makes it never repeat like a real ocean. You can listen to it for hours that will always be different. Perfect for relaxing, sleeping, studying, meditation, yoga or tai chi. ​ -Random algorithm to generate a real ocean effect. -Quality sound and graphics. -Timer to stop the sound. -Universal: use it on iPhone and iPad. ​-Easy to use. Tip: Use it with the lights off and you'll see how your room flickers to the rhythm of the waves. Ocean Sound: your real pocket ocean. ​

About

Leaf Light

This app offers a unique audio experience, simulating a lightfield lenticular ambiance machine with flanger, delay, and reverb effects. Control sound parameters through a simulated tree canopy, blending natural sights and sounds for relaxation or musical creativity.

Highlights
  • Lightfield lenticular ambiance machine
  • Flanger, delay, and reverb effects
  • Simulated tree canopy control
  • Time of Day, Brightness, Wind parameters
  • Camera Distance, Aperture Focus, Light Trails effects
  • Standalone or AUv3 host compatibility
Features
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Are you looking for a beautiful white noise machine to match your aesthetic and soothe your soul? Are you looking for a truly unique instrument effect for your music? What if we thought of your incoming instrument signal as the sun, split it through a tree canopy into dozens of copies, and then shifted the timing of those signals as the tree moved? Relax and invigorate with the natural sights and sounds of Leaf Light - the world's first lightfield lenticular ambiance machine and flanger/delay/reverb. With all parameters controlled by a simulated tree canopy, you'll be able to dial in the perfect sound with both your eyes and ears. Tune in the: - Time of Day (sound color) - Brightness (rays of sound, hi-freq) - Wind (motion of sounds) And for effect modes: - Camera Distance (Delay time and spread) - Aperture Focus (Lo-pass filter on repeats) - Light Trails (Delay feedback) Leaf Light is a new way to see and hear nature in unnatural environments. Enjoy the app in standalone or with AUv3 hosts. Headphones are recommended :)

Screenshots

Ocean Sound1 screens
Leaf Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Leaf Light at every 6 weeks against Ocean Sound's every 64 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ocean Sound against 5.0 for Leaf Light. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ocean Sound ships an update every 64 months, Leaf Light every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ocean Sound versus Leaf Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOcean SoundLeaf Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpablo lopezRadii Research

Customer experience

Ocean Sound

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Leaf Light

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ocean Sound

No in-app purchases

None

Leaf Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ocean Sound free?
Ocean Sound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leaf Light free?
Leaf Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ocean Sound or Leaf Light?
Ocean Sound and Leaf Light are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Ocean Sound or Leaf Light have ads?
Neither Ocean Sound nor Leaf Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ocean Sound or Leaf Light?
Ocean Sound ships an update every 64 months, and Leaf Light every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ocean Sound was updated on October 3, 2026 and Leaf Light on October 9, 2026.

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