Comparison

e vs Background Noises

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

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e

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About

Background Noises

This app provides a simple way to access ambient sounds and binaural beats for relaxation, focus, or sleep. Choose from a variety of nature sounds, white noise, and Solfeggio frequencies, with options for custom soundscapes and guided brainwave sessions.

Highlights
  • Extensive sound library (nature, noise, Solfeggio)
  • Customizable binaural beats and sound journeys
  • Full-length, seamless audio tracks
  • Offline playback and large download capacity
  • Integration with Apple HealthKit
  • Visualizers and full-screen backgrounds
Features
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Background Noises is a white noise and sleep sounds app for iPhone and iPad. Tap a tile and it plays: white, pink, brown or grey noise, rain and other nature sounds, eight music stations or ten steady tones. Free plays a 60-second sample of every sound, with no sign-up; Premium plays every sound with no time limit and adds a sleep timer and offline play. WHAT PLAYS Music: Calm, Ambient, Soft Piano, Classical, Acoustic Guitar, Light Jazz, Tropical and Elevator Music Nature: River, Rain, Fire and Forest Noise: White, Pink, Brown and Grey Tones: 174, 285, 396, 417, 432, 528, 639, 741, 852 and 963 Hz, the nine solfeggio frequencies plus 432 Hz The music and nature sounds are original, generated and mastered by eleMusic. The noise and tones are synthesized. Play them as sleep sounds at bedtime, as white noise or brown noise while you work or study, or as quiet music in the background of your day. THE STATIONS Calm: slow, simple melodies on felt piano, electric piano and warm strings, with no beat. Ambient: warm pads, soft drones and airy textures, with no melody. Soft Piano: one acoustic piano playing light, flowing melodies. Classical: strings, flute, clarinet, piano and classical guitar playing sunny, easygoing tunes. Acoustic Guitar: one or two acoustic guitars, fingerpicked slowly. Light Jazz: piano, nylon guitar or electric piano with upright bass and brushes, with an easy swing or a soft bossa lilt. Tropical: steel pan, ukulele, marimba and island guitars over an easygoing island groove. Elevator Music: lush strings, vibraphone, cocktail organ and a soft bossa sway, straight out of an old hotel lobby. River: a calm stream flowing evenly over stones. Rain: steady rain at a comfortable distance, one continuous texture. Fire: a small wood fire, soft crackles over a low, warm wash. Forest: a few small songbirds singing softly in a daytime woodland. THE PLAYER Each sound opens full screen with its own video. Play or pause, skip ahead or go back: a Premium station moves track by track, and everything else steps to the next sound in its group. The volume is your device's own volume. Lock your iPhone or iPad and the sound keeps playing. Send it to a speaker or a TV with AirPlay or Google Cast. PREMIUM Every sound with no time limit, and: Sleep timer: stop the sound after 15, 30 or 45 minutes, or 1, 1.5, 2, 4 or 8 hours. Offline: a noise or tone you have played on Wi-Fi then plays with no connection, and stations keep playing the tracks they saved on Wi-Fi. Flag a track: on a station, flag a track you would rather not hear; it skips at once and goes for review. Monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Your price shows in your currency before you subscribe. In the App Store the plan may also be listed as Essentials; every Essentials plan includes everything Premium does. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends if you start one. Premium renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. GOOD TO KNOW Signing in is optional: the app makes a guest account on its own. Sign in with Apple, Google or email to use one plan on several devices at once, and delete your account at any time in Settings. Streaming a station uses about 60 MB an hour. With Premium, noise and tones download once, then play offline. Offline play needs the app to have checked your plan online in the last 7 days. Starting a sound pauses other audio, and other audio pauses Background Noises. No ads. No voiceovers. For general listening; not a medical device. Background Noises is a product of Third Space LLC. It plays music and sound streamed by eleMusic, a separate service. Powered by eleMusic.fm Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://bgnoises.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bgnoises.com/privacy

Screenshots

e4 screens
Background Noises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e at none against Background Noises's 5. Background Noises's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement 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. Background Noises sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. e asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
e versus Background Noises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBackground Noises
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 7 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeorgios KaitatzisThird Space LLC

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Background Noises

Subscriptions4
  • Essentials Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Essentials Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • 50 Credit Pack$4.99

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Background Noises free?
Background Noises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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