Soundscape Maker vs Miles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soundscape Maker
Create personalized calming soundscapes for relaxation, focus, meditation, or sleep. Mix over 80 high-quality sounds with custom volume controls. Features include an immersive thunderstorm mode and a sound timer.
- Over 80 high-quality sounds
- Customizable sound mixing
- Thunderstorm Mode with flashlight integration
- Adjustable sound timer
- Save and load custom soundscapes
- Diverse sound categories
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Create Personalized Soundscapes for Every Situation with Soundscaper Soundscaper lets you create custom soundscapes for any situation in your day, whether you want to sleep better, focus on work or study, meditate, practice yoga, or simply relax. With over 80 high-quality sounds, you can design the perfect atmosphere for your mood and needs. Customize Your Soundscape Adjust individual sound volumes with the slider and fine-tune your soundscapes using additional options: set a start delay, control how often sounds repeat, define pauses between repetitions, apply sound filters, and place selected sounds in 3D space for a more immersive listening experience. Mix and match sounds from categories like Nature, Water, Weather, Wind, White Noise, Instruments, Animals, and more to create unique environments for any activity. Thunderstorm Mode Experience a realistic thunderstorm with your phone’s flashlight and immersive thunder sounds. Customize the frequency and distance of each thunder to create a fully immersive and calming experience. Sound Timer Set a timer to automatically stop your soundscape after a chosen duration. Perfect for falling asleep or maintaining focus during study or work sessions. Save and Sync Your Soundscapes Save your favorite soundscapes and sync them across all devices with cloud support. Access your custom creations anytime, anywhere. Always Fresh Sounds New sounds are added every month, giving you more options to refresh your soundscapes and keep your relaxation and focus routines engaging. Flexible Purchase Options Soundscaper offers both one-time purchases and optional subscriptions, so you can choose the plan that fits your needs and unlock additional sounds to expand your library. Download Soundscaper now and create your ideal soundscape for sleep, focus, relaxation, or meditation. Terms of Service: https://gw-solutions.de/TermsOfServiceENG/
Miles
Track your running progress with a simple, effective app. Features live activities, widgets, weekly goals, and map visualization. Syncs with Apple Health for a comprehensive view of your fitness journey.
- Live Activities for real-time run data
- Widgets for weekly progress tracking
- Set weekly or monthly running goals
- View running routes on maps
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Minimalist and focused design
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Miles is the simplest but most effective way to track your running progress. Start and end runs with ease and sync seamlessly with Apple Watch. No ads or subscriptions. **Live Activities and Widgets** Miles uses Live Activities to show your current run so you don't need to unlock your phone to check your distance and time. Widgets show your weekly progress to help you stay motivated and focused. **Weekly Goals** Set a weekly or monthly goal to stay motivated on your running journey. **Simple Stats and Map** Stay on top of your progress with a weekly distance chart, and see your running routes with maps for each run. **Health Syncing** Miles can connect with Apple Health to save runs from the app and display runs from Apple Watch and other fitness apps. **Minimalist Design** Stay focused on your runs with a simple design that highlights only the data you need. **No ads or subscriptions** When you get the app, you get the full app and all future updates. There will never be ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Soundscape Maker at Free against Miles's $1.99. Soundscape Maker also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 89%). Miles's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Soundscape Maker is free to download; Miles costs $1.99 up front. Soundscape Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Miles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Soundscape Maker against 4.8 for Miles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 159 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Soundscape Maker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Miles's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soundscape Maker | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (88 ratings) — better | 4.8 (159 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better | 89.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Gniechwitz & Walterbusch GbR | Miles Vinson |
Customer experience
Soundscape Maker
Miles
Bugs and requests
Soundscape Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Miles
Reported bugs
4 issues- App deleted run data while paused
- Mile counter/pace counter not working
- Entire runs not logged
- App did not work at all (swipe down issue)
Requested features
9 requests- Send to Strava feature
- Siri commands for start/stop
- Black dark theme option
- Mile ran yearly goal
- Calories burned and elevation tracking
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- Ability to change time or auto-stop
- Add notes to a run
- Direct Apple Watch support
- Companion Apple Watch app
In-app purchases
Soundscape Maker
- One Month Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- One Year Premium$6.991 Year
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Coffee large$1.99
- Coffee pot$4.99
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- Soundscaper Premium$24.99
Miles
- Tip 1$2.99
- Tip 2$4.99
- Tip 3$9.99








