Submerse vs Brume
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Submerse
Create personalized soundscapes for sleep, focus, or ambiance with a curated collection of high-quality nature and ambient sounds. Mix and match unlimited sounds, save your favorite combinations, and even cast them to WiFi speakers. Includes a built-in sleep timer for convenient use.
- High-quality sound library
- Unlimited sound mixing
- Save custom presets
- Cast to WiFi speakers
- Built-in sleep timer
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Submerse yourself in your own soundscapes. Whether for sleep, to focus at work, or just for some ambiance, Submerse includes a variety of high-quality sounds that you can use for any mood or occasion. Features: - A meticulously hand-crafted list of high-quality sounds, with more being added all the time. - Includes the sounds of: rain, fireplace, waves, wind, birds, singing bowls, wind chimes, as well as static noise such as white, pink, or brown noise. - Combine an unlimited number of sounds at varying volumes. - The ability to save presets, so you can quickly retrieve your favourite soundscapes. - A "Cast Mode" feature that supports casting your custom soundscape to WiFi speakers such as Homepod speakers, Sonos speakers, or other devices on your network. - Built-in sleep timer.
Brume
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Brume is a calm, private ambient sound mixer. Tap sounds to layer them, rain over distant thunder over a crackling record, set each one's volume, and drift off. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No accounts. No subscriptions. Works offline: every sound ships inside the app. Nothing streams. Brume uses the network for the store's billing for the one-time purchase, and for casting to your TV if you use it. MADE FOR FALLING ASLEEP 44 soundscapes across seven shelves: Rain and Storm, Water, Nature, Cozy, Noise and Hum, Home and Travel Seamless loops, engineered and measured, no gaps, no seams Plays all night with the screen off, with Lock Screen controls Sleep timer from 5 minutes to 8 hours, ending in a gentle 30-second fade Nightstand mode: a near-black dimmed clock while the sound plays Seven saved mix slots, plus six one-tap scenes: Rainy Night, Fireside and Creekside free; Ocean Cabin, Night Camping and Cabin Storm with Pro Cast your mix to a Google Cast speaker or TV, your phone stays the remote At home in portrait or landscape, on iPhone and iPad Gentle on battery: everything plays from the device, no background tricks THE LIBRARY Rain and Storm: Gentle Rain, Heavy Rain, Rain on Tent, Rain on a Tin Roof, Rain on Leaves, Distant Thunder, Thunderstorm Water: Ocean Waves, Creek, Lake Lapping, River, Waterfall, Fountain, Underwater Nature: Soft Wind, Howling Wind, Rustling Leaves, Crickets, Night Forest, Morning Birds, Frog Pond, Cicadas, Blizzard Cozy: Campfire, Fireplace, Cat Purr, Heartbeat, Wind Chimes, Vinyl Crackle Noise and Hum: Brown Noise, Pink Noise, White Noise, Deep Noise, Green Noise, Deep Hum, Airplane Cabin Home: Box Fan, Air Conditioner, Washing Machine, Ticking Clock, Keyboard Typing Travel: Train Ride, Sailing Boat, Night Drive FREE FOREVER, PRO ONCE Seven sounds are free forever: Gentle Rain, Distant Thunder, Creek, Soft Wind, Campfire, Brown Noise and White Noise. They mix freely, with three free scenes. Brume Pro is a single one-time purchase, no subscription, that unlocks the full library including every future sound, the seven mix slots, every scene and the sleep timer. From the maker of Ethereal.
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Verdict
Submerse and Brume are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Submerse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Submerse | Brume |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 16.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Officer | Zone7 Studios |
In-app purchases
Submerse
- Submerse Pro$3.99
Brume
- Brume Pro$9.99









