Comparison

Somnifox vs MoonHush

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

Head to head
About

Somnifox

Features
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Somnifox is a simple and elegant sound mixer for sleep, focus, relaxation, and tinnitus masking. Create your own background ambience with rain, white noise, brown noise, waves, wind, café sounds, cat purring, birds, fire, and more. No ads. Works offline. Use it for free with no subscription required, or unlock more with Premium. You can also choose to play Somnifox alongside your music or podcasts. • Mix rain, fire, wind, waves, café sounds, cat purring, birds, white noise, brown noise, and more • Create background sound for sleep, focus, study, work, reading, and quiet time • Place each sound in space and adjust the volume of every layer • Fine-tune your mix with volume, pan, pitch, and notch filter controls • Quickly play, pause, and set a clean sleep timer • Play alongside music or podcasts, with optional gentle ducking • Keeps playing in the background • No ads and offline support Free • 1 saved ambience • 3 sounds per ambience • 30-minute sleep timer • 3 Edit Mix sessions per day • 6 skins, including 1 skin with Day and Night modes Premium • Unlimited ambiences • Up to 6 sounds per ambience • Unlimited sleep timer • Unlimited Edit Mix sessions • All skins and themes Note: Somnifox is not a medical device and does not replace professional advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MoonHush

Features
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MoonHush is a calming sound app for parents: white, pink, brown, and grey noise; rain, ocean, womb, and other gentle background sounds; plus lullabies. A fade-out sleep timer, favorites, and background playback, no account, no setup. Tap a sound and the room is gently filled with soft, comforting sounds. Includes "Remove Ads" as a one-time, optional purchase. SOUND LIBRARY • Noise: white, pink, brown, grey • Natural: rain, rain on roof, thunderstorm, ocean, stream, forest wind, crickets • Comfort: fan, vacuum, hair dryer, washing machine, womb, heartbeat, shushing • Lullabies: orchestral, music box, piano, cello, guitar DESIGNED FOR NURSERY USE • Large tap targets for one-handed use while holding baby • Dark interface that won't blast your eyes in a dim room • Lock-screen controls work without unlocking • Background playback continues with the screen off SAFE USE Settings includes responsible nursery-use guidance, keep volume under 60 dB, place device at least 2 meters from the crib, and use the fade-out timer.

Screenshots

Somnifox4 screens
MoonHush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Somnifox at none against MoonHush's shown. MoonHush's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Somnifox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MoonHush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Somnifox ships an update every 3 months, MoonHush weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Somnifox versus MoonHush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomnifoxMoonHush
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnne Murielle LargerMarko Mlinarevic

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Somnifox

Subscriptions2
  • SomniFox Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • SomniFox Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • SomniFox Premium Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

MoonHush

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Somnifox free?
Somnifox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoonHush free?
MoonHush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Somnifox or MoonHush have ads?
MoonHush shows ads; Somnifox does not.
Which is updated more often, Somnifox or MoonHush?
Somnifox ships an update every 3 months, and MoonHush weekly. Most recently, Somnifox was updated on October 30, 2026 and MoonHush on October 31, 2026.

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