Ambient vs Rippple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ambient
Create a tranquil atmosphere with a collection of high-quality ambient sounds. Perfect for relaxation, sleep, focus, or meditation, this app offers a variety of natural soundscapes that can be played continuously or with a timer.
- High-quality ambient soundscapes
- Loop playback option
- Random sound selection
- Adjustable timer
- Easy-to-use interface
- Focus and meditation aid
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Want to relax or need help falling asleep? Then you will love Ambient Sounds! This app has the best collection of audio clips you can use when you are feeling stressed, can't sleep or just need to focus or meditate. Listen to the calming effect of a river flowing, soothing effect of rain, forest sounds, fireplace and much more -- this allows you to create an atmosphere of tranquility. Maintain the ambience by playing them continuously in a loop. About Our Soundboard Apps: Our soundboard apps have been downloaded millions of times, and have been used for joking around with friends and family, to support favorite teams on game day and just for pure fun! Our apps have been featured in many famous worldwide publications. Why download our apps? - Easy to use, nice clean interface - High-quality sounds (meticulously remastered to cut out any background noise) - Loop option to play sound endlessly - Random button to play sounds randomly - Timer feature (select a specific time when to play sound) - Help page / Contact us support We hope you enjoy our apps and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Rippple
Discover trending movies and TV shows, track your viewing history, and share your thoughts with a vibrant community. Find where to stream content and manage your watchlists with customizable options.
- Discover trending and popular content
- Track watched movies and episodes
- Share comments and ratings
- Find where to stream content
- Manage watch history and lists
- Customizable app appearance
- Cross-device synchronization
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Rippple Mark II is available and should be used instead for the best and most up-to-date experience. This legacy version remains available for existing users, but it no longer receives new features and will eventually reach end of life. ___ Rippple is a Trakt client. You'll need to sign in to a Trakt account to use Rippple. Rippple uses the Trakt.tv and the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by Trakt or TMDb. Some features may be limited by the API used. Rippple respects the limits imposed by Trakt and TMDb. Rippple provides "Where to Watch?" information provided by JustWatch via TMDb but can't be used to actually watch movies or TV shows. Rippple's Terms of Use can be found at terms.ripppleapp.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rippple at Free against Ambient's $0.99. Rippple also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (64% vs 25%). Ambient's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). On ads and device support 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
Rippple is free to download; Ambient costs $0.99 up front. Rippple sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ambient asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rippple holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rippple has 88 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Ambient's written reviews are positive against 64% of Rippple's.
Ambient ships an update every 16 months, Rippple every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ambient | Rippple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arsosa Network Inc. | Kevin Cador |
Customer experience
Ambient
Rippple
Bugs and requests
Ambient
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rippple
Reported bugs
9 issues- Trakt auto log out persists
- App not loading anything
- 404 error when logging in
- Sync issues with Trakt.tv
- Likes and comments routinely fail
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- App icon issue after update
- Cannot hide profile sidebar on iPad
- Splash screen only, app won't open
- Constant authorization requests for Trakt.tv
Requested features
16 requests- iCloud sync instead of Trakt
- Lifetime subscription option
- Sort watchlist by recently added
- Add multiple countries/services to 'Where to Watch'
- Search directly within watchlist
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- Calendar of upcoming episodes
- Dark theme/mode
- iPad app availability
- WatchOS and tvOS app
- Letterboxd integration
- Filter/sort activity by year
- More complete activity view
- Grid view as default
- Option to display specific user-created playlists in 'Up Next'
- Show IMDb score in search and details
- Ability to select year when marking as watched
In-app purchases
Ambient
No in-app purchases
Rippple
- Monthly Premium Experience$0.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Experience14 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Experience$29.99
