Comparison

Sleep Bug Pro vs Ambient Noise

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Bug Pro

This app offers a wide variety of ambient soundscapes and white noise to help users relax, concentrate, or fall asleep. It features a diverse collection of high-quality scenes and individual sound effect adjustments for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • 24 high-quality sound scenes
  • Over 300 individual sounds
  • Customizable sound mixing
  • Background playback
  • Sleep timer
  • Individual volume control
  • No ads
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One of the best rated white noise machines on the market. Superior in sound contents: 24 scenes, 83 different sound effects and more than 300 different sounds ensure that everyone will find an ambience matching their needs. Sleep Bug Pro is an ambient sound mixer that produces a variety of scenes and music with random sound effects. The built-in sound generator creates a realistic listening experience to help calm a busy mind and is perfect for adults, children, and babies who are having trouble sleeping. You can also use Sleep Bug Pro in the office to mask out distracting noises, improve concentration, and increase privacy. So don’t delay, try Sleep Bug Pro today. Improve your mind and improve your life, through sound! More than 3.500.000 users worldwide! With a rating average of 4.75/5.00 Sleep Bug Pro is one of the best rated white noise machines in the App Store. Try it out today! ------------------------------------- -- FEATURES -- - 24 High quality scenes each with multiple sound effects. - Play scenes in the background while using other apps. - High quality retina graphics. - Clock and date display. - Sleep timer. - Individual volume adjustment for each sound effect. - Accessibility support. - No ads! - GREAT USER SUPPORT! ------------------------------------ -- 24 SCENES -- Available for iPhone, iPod and iPad. Sleep Bug Pro includes the following scenes: Beach – With birds, ship horn, chimes and waves Music Box – With bells, birds, guitar and piano Zen – With hok, bamboo, drum, strings and chants (zen scape without voices) Zen Garden – With hok, bamboo, drum and strings River – With birds, insects, frogs, lightning and wind Forest – With birds, wolves, eagles, bird wings and music beats Jungle – With tigers, parrots, drums, monkeys and frogs Classical – With violins, cello, drums and solo violin Fire – With birds, burning wood, crickets, lightning, wind and owls Waterfall – With streams, trees and birds Weather – With lightning, rain and wind Lullaby - With birds, chimes, wind and waves Horror – With ghosts, screams, chains, doors and owls City – With bicycles, birds, motorbikes and cars Clock - With chimes, mechanical and pound Dreams – With bass, bells, pad loop, pads and organ Train – With carriages, horns and passing trains Sci-fi – With static noises, voices, flares, U.F.O’s and space wind Airport – With planes taking off, music and announcements Outback – With snakes, didgeridoo and chimes Winter – With ice cracking, walking in the snow, bells, music and pads White Noise – With pads, 528Hz noise, wind and waves Underwater – With sonar, whales and bubbles Dark Drone – With storms, aggressive additions & mellow additions ------------------------------------- -- CUSTOMER REVIEWS -- In love! - Absolutely love this app!! Use it every night!! Great app! Very soothing for baby and parents! Such a great app, simple and easy to use. I was snoring 5 minutes after buying it. Wonderful sound machine to relax, sleep, meditate or just unwind. Highly recommended. ------------------------------------- To learn more, check out our webpage at: http://www.sleepbug.com

About

Ambient Noise

This app uses custom combinations of pink and brown noise to help you sleep, focus, and relax. It blocks unwanted sounds and creates a calming atmosphere, with a timer function for automatic shut-off.

Highlights
  • Blocks unwanted noises
  • Forms sleep associations
  • Promotes calm and relaxation
  • Custom pink and brown noise mixes
  • Background playback
  • Timer function
Features
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Ambient Noise helps you sleep, focus, study and work by: - Blocking out unwanted noises - Forming a sleep association that cues you to fall asleep - Helping you feel calm, relaxed and soothed. Ambient Noise contains custom combinations of pink and brown noise. Most sounds are both sounds mixed, with an emphasis on brown noise. Brown Noise has higher energy at lower frequencies and is deeper and stronger than white noise. However, brown noise and white noise sound similar to the human ear. Types of brown noise: strong Waterfalls, Low Roaring, Soft rumbling Thunder. Use it for Relaxation, as a Sleep aid, noise-blocking and improved focus. Pink Noise consists of all frequences that are audible to the human ear, but energy is not equally distributed across them. The energy is more intense at lower frequencies, which makes it deeper than white noise. Types of pink noise: Rainfall, Wind, Rustling Leaves, Heartbeats. Use pink noise for Falling asleep faster, staying Asleep longer, blocking Disruptive noises and improving Memory. White Noise is typically too harsh, so this app focus on the more calming Brown Noise. Full works in the background so you can lock your phone, it will still play until you turn it off. Use the timer function for turning app turn off after you've got to sleep.

Screenshots

Sleep Bug Pro4 screens
Ambient Noise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ambient Noise at Free against Sleep Bug Pro's $1.99. Sleep Bug Pro's advantage is ratings volume (132 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ambient Noise is free to download; Sleep Bug Pro costs $1.99 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 — 4.9 for Sleep Bug Pro against 5.0 for Ambient Noise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sleep Bug Pro has 132 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Sleep Bug Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ambient Noise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Bug Pro ships an update monthly, Ambient Noise every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sleep Bug Pro versus Ambient Noise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep Bug ProAmbient Noise
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (132 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArnt-Henning MobergPeter McGowan

Customer experience

Sleep Bug Pro

All ratings132 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.3%

Ambient Noise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sleep Bug Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sudden sound stopping wakes up users
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Unreliable background playback

Requested features

5 requests
  • Gradual volume fade-out before stopping
  • Alarm clock integration
  • More natural and ambient sound options
  • Playlist or sequence of sounds
  • Ability to save custom sound mixes

Ambient Noise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Bug Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Ambient Noise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep Bug Pro free?
Sleep Bug Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ambient Noise free?
Ambient Noise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sleep Bug Pro or Ambient Noise?
Ambient Noise is rated higher. Sleep Bug Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while Ambient Noise averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sleep Bug Pro or Ambient Noise have ads?
Neither Sleep Bug Pro nor Ambient Noise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Bug Pro or Ambient Noise?
Sleep Bug Pro ships an update monthly, and Ambient Noise every 4 months. Most recently, Sleep Bug Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and Ambient Noise on October 11, 2026.

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