Comparison

Birdsong.fm vs Sprinkle

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

Head to head
About

Birdsong.fm

Immerse yourself in the calming sounds of nature with this application. Escape daily stress, enhance focus, and promote sleep with the soothing melodies of birdsong. Listen anywhere, anytime to find tranquility.

Highlights
  • Tranquil birdsong sounds
  • Stress reduction
  • Improved focus
  • Sleep aid
  • Listen anywhere
Features
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Relax to the tranquil sounds of birdsong with the new Birdsong.fm app. Escape the city and liberate your senses and mind. Listen at home, whilst you’re commuting or unwind at the end of a stressful day. Birdsong has been proven to help reduce stress, keep you focused and can even help you get to sleep. “Birdsong is the sound which most people find reassuring. There is a reason for that. Over thousands of years we’ve learned that when the birds are singing, things are safe. It’s when they stop that you need to be worried.” Julian Treasure (TED), Sound Consultant

About

Sprinkle

This app delivers unexpected reminders to help you break free from autopilot and build lasting habits. Set personalized prompts with your own words and emojis to bring awareness to what matters most throughout your day.

Highlights
  • Random, unexpected reminders
  • Personalized reminder content
  • Guided setup for effectiveness
  • Easy reminder management
  • Distraction-free design
  • No accounts or tracking
Features
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Sprinkle your day with random reminders that wake you from autopilot, turning what you want to remember into lasting change. Sprinkle's reminders hit different, bringing your awareness back to what matters, in moments you least expect, time and time again. You already know. You just forget. Write reminders in your own words (& emojis), choose how often you want to get them, and let Sprinkle surprise you with perfect timing. Features: - Catching you off guard in a way scheduled alerts can't - Guided setup so reminders actually reach you - Easily manage reminders so they stay fresh - Clean distraction-free design - No accounts, no servers, no tracking Sprinkle is perfect for... - gratitude - mindfulness - affirmations - self compassion - habit change - manifesting - posture - hydrating - breathing - stretching - taking breaks - learning/memorization - lucid dreaming reality checks - therapy/coaching/retreat integration - ...and any other intention you want to keep alive What reminder to yourself do you want to?

Screenshots

Birdsong.fm3 screens
Sprinkle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sprinkle at Free against Birdsong.fm's $0.99. Sprinkle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Birdsong.fm's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sprinkle is free to download; Birdsong.fm costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sprinkle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birdsong.fm has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Birdsong.fm versus Sprinkle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdsong.fmSprinkle
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (39 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadio.co (UK) LtdFruitionize LLC

Bugs and requests

Birdsong.fm

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App only plays a short loop of the same song
  • Cannot access other tracks after purchase
  • Purchased content disappears
  • App crashes when trying to play purchased scenes
  • Purchased songs not downloading
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  • Restore purchases not fixing issues
  • App crashes on specific songs
  • Advertisements interrupt birdsong
  • Site often offline for restoring purchases
  • Skips and glitches in audio after a few minutes
  • Purchased content not recoverable
  • App crashes when opening new themes

Requested features

7 requests
  • More intuitive prompts for song selection
  • Variety of songs and which birds attract them
  • More intuitive prompts for navigation
  • Offline listening capability
  • Option to purchase all content at once
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  • New recordings available
  • Availability as a station for TuneIn radio app

Sprinkle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Birdsong.fm

No in-app purchases

None

Sprinkle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birdsong.fm free?
Birdsong.fm costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sprinkle free?
Sprinkle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birdsong.fm or Sprinkle?
Sprinkle is rated higher. Birdsong.fm averages 4.2 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Sprinkle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Birdsong.fm or Sprinkle have ads?
Neither Birdsong.fm nor Sprinkle shows ads.

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