Comparison

Sleep Machine vs White Noise Pro

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Machine

Create a personalized relaxation environment with a vast library of professionally mastered ambient sounds, music, and tones. Mix and customize sounds to reduce stress, block distractions, and promote restful sleep. Features include background playback, advanced alarms, and iTunes integration.

Highlights
  • 103 professionally mastered ambient sounds
  • 14 brainwave/binaural beats sounds
  • Customizable sound mixing
  • Background audio playback
  • Advanced alarm features
  • iTunes music integration
  • Silence timer
Features
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This is the official Sleep Machine ® app. " Simply the best customizable, white noise, ambient sounds, sleep app available today"! Featuring the best professionally mastered ambient sounds, music, and tones, to assist with Stress Relief, Relaxation, and Restful Sleep. Easily Combine your choice of professionally recorded sounds with adjustable Volume, Balance, and Pitch to customize your personal relaxation environment. Our huge assortment of exclusive Sleep Machine ® sounds collection has been mastered to achieve the ultimate sleep & relaxation experience. All sounds are included ! Does not require any additional downloads ! No " In App Purchase " or " Subscription " required ! • Reduce stress and helps you relax • Blocks unwanted sounds and distractions • Calm Babies as they drift peacefully off to sleep. • Perfect for masking Tinnitus • Enhance your Meditation,Yoga, and Spa sessions with your favorite ambient mix. • Low frequency sounds for blocking loud distant noises At home or away join the Millions of people world wide who choose Sleep Machine ® to Rest, Relax, and Restore Body and Mind! Sleep Machine has been featured on CNN, USA Today, RoadWarriors.com, NPR, Lifehacker, HealthTap, AppBuddy.com, & many more! APP Features: • 103 Professionally Mastered Stereo Ambient Sounds including Rain, Fan, Beach, Furnace, and more ! • 14 Brainwave / Binaural Beats sounds too ! • Background audio playback support. Listen to Sleep Machine mixes when using other apps. • Easy sound mix abilities. Create, Save, Sort, and Name for easy mix access. • Full iTunes Music integration to mix in your favorite music. • Enjoy the beautiful & easy interface to create a truly lifelike sound experience. • Individual Volume, Balance, and Pitch adjustment for sounds, music, and tones. • Millions of Mix possibilities ! • Includes 14 preset mixes. • Advanced Alarm features including slow sound fade in & Auto Sleep Cycle Info • Wake to your favorite sounds, mixes, or iTunes Music too! • 15 additional alarm sounds. • Silence Timer for setting sound playback duration to fade out your favorite mix. User Reviews: " I am completely addicted to this application, and use this to sleep better every night. I live in a big city, and we have an often-crying newborn baby in the apartment next door. We plug into a logitech speaker unit and use the fan noise to sleep more soundly every night. "   " I've tried a few sleep apps and feel that Sleep Machine is the best for me. I enjoy the various quality sounds and the ability to combine them to fit my mood. It's even good just to unwind with for a few minutes. Very soothing! "   " I love this app! combining different sounds gives you an experience that you can't get from traditional, more expensive sound machine. also, I love that you can save your combinations! and, you can set a timer and then it just goes off. fan-friggin-tastic! buy this! " " This is a great little app. I especially like the ability to mix sounds, each with their own level control. I use it quite a bit because it's very good for masking noise at any time of the day. " Download Sleep Machine ® today, and change your life overnight with a deep restorative sleep!

About

White Noise Pro

This app helps you sleep better by masking distracting noises with a variety of high-definition sounds. It offers advanced features like custom sound mixing, binaural beats, and a smart alarm system to promote relaxation and improve sleep quality.

Highlights
  • 50 HD stereo sounds
  • Binaural beats generation
  • Custom soundscape mixing
  • Record and loop own sounds
  • Advanced alarm and timer
  • Background audio support
Features
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Do you have trouble going to sleep? Are you traveling on a plane and need a quick power nap? Does your newborn baby wake up in the middle of the night? There are numerous benefits to using White Noise: • Helps you sleep by blocking distractions • Relaxes and reduces stress • Pacifies fussy and crying babies • Increases focus while enhancing privacy • Soothes headaches and migraines • Masks tinnitus (ringing of the ears) Even when you’re asleep, your brain is constantly scanning and listening for sounds. If it’s too quiet, unwanted noises such as faucet drips or police sirens can interrupt your sleep. White Noise generates sounds over a wide range of frequencies, masking those noise interruptions, so you can not only fall asleep, but stay asleep. Relax. Sleep better. Feel better. APP FEATURES (PRO VERSION) • PRO: All New 50 HD perfectly looped stereo sounds! Preview Pro HD Audio at https://whitenoisemarket.com/tag/pro • PRO: Generate perfectly looped binaural beats, custom color noises, and tones. • PRO: Beautiful cover flow interface when running on iPad. • PRO: Apple TV and Apple Watch App • PRO: Over 20 Alarm Sounds that slowly fade in so you wake refreshed. • PRO: No Advertisements. Disable Market & Rating Prompts in Settings. • Background audio support so you can use other apps while listening. • Revolutionary Mix Pad editor for creating new soundscapes like a DJ with support for adjusting sound position, sound variance, volume, and pitch of each individual sound in the mix. • Record and professionally loop your own sounds. • Upload and Share your recordings and mixes with the White Noise Market companion app. Download new sounds for FREE! • Full screen digital clock with multiple colors and brightness controls makes it the perfect companion for any nightstand. • Supports retina display and all device orientations (portrait and landscape). • Advanced alarm and timer system that slowly fades audio in and out so you awake naturally feeling more refreshed • Use iTunes Music as alarms that slowly fade in so you wake refreshed • Heart favorite sounds and mixes in the sound catalog for quick access using the Favorite view • AirPlay sounds to Bluetooth devices or Apple TV • Control White Noise from Lock Screen or using headphones with remote control buttons • Create timed playlists of sounds and mixes • Advanced Settings let you adjust sound volume, balance, pitch, mixing with iPod music, looping the playlist, custom alarm snooze times, and more SOUND CATALOG Air Conditioner, Airplane Travel, Amazon Jungle, Babbling Brook, Bathroom Fan, Beach Waves Crashing, Blowing Wind, Blue Noise, Boat Swaying in Water, Box Fan, Brown Noise, Camp Fire, Cars Driving, Cat Purring, Chimes Chiming, City Streets, Clothes Dryer, Crickets Chirping, Crowded Room, Dishwasher Rinsing, Evening Lake, Extreme Rain Pouring, Frogs at Night, Gentle Waterfall, Grandfather Clock, Gray Noise, Hair Dryer Blowing, Heartbeat, Heavy Rain Pouring, Light Rain Pouring, Ocean Waves Crashing, Oscillating Fan, Pink Noise, Rain on Car Roof, Rain on Lake, Rain on Metal Roof, Rain on Tent, Rain Storm, Running Shower, Running Water, Singing Birds, Stream Water Flowing, Thunder Storm, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Train Ride, Vacuum Cleaner, Violet Noise, Water Dripping, Water Sprinkler, White Noise ADDITIONAL INFO White Noise was first created for the original iPhone in 2008 by TMSOFT and has been continuously updated with new features. Website: https://www.tmsoft.com/ White Noise Market: https://whitenoisemarket.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteNoiseApp Twitter: https://twitter.com/whitenoiseapp Thanks for using White Noise Pro by TMSOFT!

Screenshots

Sleep Machine4 screens
White Noise Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: White Noise Pro at monthly against Sleep Machine's every 2 months. White Noise Pro also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Sleep Machine's advantage is chart position (#22 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Sleep Machine costs $3.99 and White Noise Pro $2.99 up front. 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 — 4.7 for Sleep Machine against 4.8 for White Noise Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Sleep Machine's written reviews are positive against 83% of White Noise Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Machine ships an update every 2 months, White Noise Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sleep Machine versus White Noise Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep MachineWhite Noise Pro
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (3K ratings)4.8 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better82.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3K3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSleepSoft LLCTMSOFT

Customer experience

Sleep Machine

All ratings2,987 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.5%

White Noise Pro

All ratings3,048 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.4%

User reviews

Sleep Machine

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Can't sleep without it
  • 👍 Great selection of sounds
  • 👍 Customizable sound mixes
  • 👍 Helps with sleep and relaxation
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm functionality issues
  • 🐛 Saving custom mixes not possible
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
  • 🐛 Drains battery when left running
  • 🐛 Doesn't work with AirPlay

White Noise Pro

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💤 Helps with sleep and relaxation
  • 🎧 High-quality sounds and mixing capabilities
  • 📚 Diverse library of ambient sounds
  • 🌙 Useful for blocking out distracting noises
  • ⏱️ Convenient timer and alarm features

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Sound cuts off when screen is locked
  • 💰 Ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐞 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔌 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Confusing interface and settings

Bugs and requests

Sleep Machine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Alarm not working properly
  • Sounds stop playing randomly
  • App crashes after recent iOS updates
  • Can't go back to main screen from settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add timer to turn off the app
  • Ability to save custom sound mixes
  • Integrate with smart speakers like HomePod
  • Add more sound options and presets
  • Improve alarm functionality

White Noise Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timers and alarms not working as expected
  • Airplay and Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • Sounds getting stuck or not playing properly
  • App crashing or freezing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more nature and environmental sounds
  • Allow users to upload and share their own recordings
  • Implement a fade-in/fade-out feature for sounds
  • Improve alarm and timer functionality
  • Provide better support and communication with developers

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Machine

No in-app purchases

None

White Noise Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep Machine free?
Sleep Machine costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is White Noise Pro free?
White Noise Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sleep Machine or White Noise Pro?
White Noise Pro is rated higher. Sleep Machine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while White Noise Pro averages 4.8 from 3K ratings.
Do Sleep Machine or White Noise Pro have ads?
Neither Sleep Machine nor White Noise Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Machine or White Noise Pro?
Sleep Machine ships an update every 2 months, and White Noise Pro monthly. Most recently, Sleep Machine was updated on October 17, 2026 and White Noise Pro on October 19, 2026.

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