Comparison

Volted vs Softly

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

Head to head
About

Volted

This fitness app provides personalized workout plans, integrated nutrition guidance, and daily coaching to help you track progress and build strength. It adapts to your schedule and goals, offering clear instructions and scientific principles for effective training.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Integrated nutrition principles
  • Daily coaching notes
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Exercise logging with history
  • Personal record tracking
Features
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Volted is the fitness app that gives you the whole system: guided workout plans, nutrition built in, and daily coaching, with a tracker that shows you getting stronger. Open it, see what to do today, and do it. YOUR PLAN, READY TODAY ▶ Answer a few questions and a complete program lands on your calendar ▶ Every session comes with a coaching note on what to focus on and why ▶ Nutrition principles built into the program, not bolted on ▶ Progressive overload built in, so you always know what to lift next ▶ Programs for building a base, losing fat, getting stronger, and more on the way BUILT FOR REAL LIFE ▶ Pick your training days. We suggest the rhythm, you set the schedule ▶ Missed a day? Move it. Catch up or restart any time. Nothing is lost ▶ Add your own workouts next to the program whenever you want TRACK EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS ▶ Log sets, reps and weight for every exercise, with last time right there ▶ Personal records found for you, and estimated 1RM over time ▶ Workout summaries: volume, sets, duration and calories ▶ Body weight and body fat with full history ▶ Exercise videos so you know the movement before you load the bar ▶ Shareable workout cards for Instagram, Facebook and more BUILT ON SCIENCE ▶ Every program grounded in proven strength and hypertrophy principles ▶ Daily Dose: short expert reads on training, nutrition and recovery MADE FOR YOU IF ▶ You want a complete plan, not a blank log ▶ You want to understand your training, not just follow it ▶ You are starting out, starting again, or ready to level up ▶ You have tried tracker apps and still felt lost at the gym Get Stronger. Get Better. Get Volted.

About

Softly

Create personalized soundscapes for sleep, focus, or relaxation with over 100 immersive audio tracks. Mix up to three sounds with individual volume controls and save your favorite combinations. Enjoy offline playback and a built-in sleep timer for a peaceful experience.

Highlights
  • 112+ calming soundscapes
  • Mix up to 3 sounds
  • Customizable sound mixes
  • Offline playback
  • Sleep timer
  • Tinnitus masking
  • Background play
Features
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Fall asleep faster with Softly, the white noise and sleep sounds app designed to help you drift off naturally. Mix calming sounds into your perfect sleep environment and wake up refreshed. Whether you need rain on a rooftop, a gentle fan, ocean waves, or deep brown noise, Softly gives you everything you need to block distractions and find peace at bedtime. - Block out noisy neighbors, traffic, and snoring with continuous white noise - Mix multiple sounds together to create your ideal sleep soundscape - Set a sleep timer that gently fades out so you fall asleep naturally - Choose from brown noise, pink noise, and ambient textures for deep relaxation - Calm fussy babies with soothing womb-like sounds - Improve focus while studying or working from home SOUNDS FOR EVERY MOOD Rain and thunderstorms for cozy nights. Ocean waves and flowing streams for peaceful meditation. Fan noise and air conditioner hum for steady background calm. Campfire crackle for warmth. Birdsong and crickets for nature lovers. Over 112+ high-quality sounds across categories: - White Noise, Brown Noise, Pink Noise - Rain, Thunderstorm, Heavy Rain - Ocean Waves, Stream, Waterfall - Fan, Air Conditioner, Dryer - Birds, Crickets, Forest - Campfire, Wind, Night Sounds - Lullabies and Baby Sleep Sounds YOUR PERSONAL SOUND MACHINE Create custom mixes by layering any combination of sounds. Adjust individual volumes to get exactly the right balance. Save your favorite mixes and replay them with one tap. The built-in sleep timer fades your sounds out gradually so you never wake to sudden silence. Set it and forget it. BUILT FOR BETTER SLEEP Softly runs reliably in the background all night long. Works with AirPlay, Bluetooth speakers, and headphones. Thousands of people use Softly to: - Fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer - Reduce anxiety and quiet a racing mind - Soothe babies and toddlers to sleep - Mask tinnitus and ear ringing - Create a consistent bedtime routine - Focus during work, study, or meditation WHY SOFTLY? Unlike other sleep apps, Softly focuses on doing one thing exceptionally well: helping you sleep. No subscription walls blocking basic sounds. No cluttered interface. Just beautiful, high-quality audio and a clean design that works perfectly in the dark. New sounds and features added regularly based on what our community asks for. Download Softly tonight and wake up feeling like a new person tomorrow. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Volted4 screens
Softly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volted at none against Softly's 3. Volted also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Softly's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 7). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Softly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Volted asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Volted holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Volted's written reviews are positive against 79% of Softly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volted ships an update every 5 days, Softly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Volted versus Softly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoltedSoftly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.3% of reviews
Number of ratings723 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArian AshraghiLUCENTIX LIMITED

Customer experience

Volted

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Softly

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative17.2%

Bugs and requests

Volted

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Softly

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Restore purchase not functioning
  • Lifetime access being removed

Requested features

2 requests
  • Pause when headphones disconnected
  • More sound options and updates

In-app purchases

None

Volted

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Softly

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$34.99

Questions

Is Volted free?
Volted is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Softly free?
Softly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Volted or Softly?
Volted is rated higher. Volted averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Softly averages 4.7 from 23 ratings.
Do Volted or Softly have ads?
Softly shows ads; Volted does not.
Which is updated more often, Volted or Softly?
Volted ships an update every 5 days, and Softly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Volted was updated on November 8, 2026 and Softly on November 12, 2026.

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