Comparison

Sleep & Focus Sounds vs Tone Steady

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

Head to head
About

Sleep & Focus Sounds

Features
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Can't focus? White Noise might be too harsh. If you find standard white noise high-pitched and annoying, meet Green Noise and Brown Noiseβ€”deeper, natural alternatives that calm a racing mind and drown out distractions instantly. Waves isn't just a playlist. It is a professional sound studio in your pocket. Mix and match over 60 high-quality nature sounds, sleep fans, and binaural beats to create your perfect soundscape. WHY WAVES IS DIFFERENT Infinite Mixing (5-Layer Deck) Waves lets you play 5 sounds at once. Sleep Combo: Heavy Rain + Thunder Only + Brown Noise. Focus Combo: Green Noise + River Calm + Binaural Beta. Travel Combo: Airplane + Rain Inside Car + Noise Grey. Oscillation & Movement Make your mix come alive. The Oscillator feature automatically moves the volume of specific sounds up and down, mimicking the natural ebb and flow of wind or waves. It stops your brain from getting bored of a static loop. Pro Audio Control You are the DJ of your sleep. Volume: Balance each sound individually. Pan: Move sounds from left ear to right ear for a 3D immersive experience. Pitch: Lower the tone of a "Retro Vacuum" to make it deeper, or raise the "Crickets" to make them sharper. Smart Timers Sleep Timer: Fades audio out gently so you never wake up to sudden silence. Breathing Coach: Built-in breathing guides such as 4-7-8 helps you lower your heart rate before bed. 60+ HIGH-QUALITY SOUNDS Rain & Water Heavy Rain, Forest Rain, City Rain Light, Rain on Tin Roof, Rain on Umbrella, Rain on Window, Rain Inside Car (Heavy/Light), Thunder Rain, Distant Thunder. Colored Noise Spectrum Green Noise: Natural mid-tones, like a waterfall. Brown Noise: Deep, rumbling, perfect for sleep. Pink Noise: Balanced for focus and productivity. White, Blue, Violet & Grey Noise. Brainwaves (Binaural & Isochronic) Delta (Sleep), Theta (Meditation), Alpha (Focus), Beta (Thinking), Gamma (Peak), Epsilon (Deep). City & Industrial Box Fan, Oscillating Fan, Air Conditioning, Retro Vacuum Cleaner, Dishwasher, Fridge, Washing Machine, Clock, Whiteboard Marker (ASMR), Lawn Mower. Travel & Ambience Airplane Cabin, Rome Airport, Subway Station, Train In Motion, Motorway, Ski Lift Station, Rome Pub, Supermarket. Nature & Flow Ocean Waves (Heavy/Small), Strong Waterfall, Underwater Waterfall, Babbling Brook, River Calm, Cave Drops, Water Against Hull. Download Waves today. No subscription required to start listening. Privacy Policy: https://arelbuilds.notion.site/Waves-App-Privacy-Policy-2f43cf15dd2a8061aab6f8572ac48ba6 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tone Steady

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Tone Steady is a quiet recovery instrument for difficult emotional moments. When you feel overwhelmed, anxious, angry, frozen, foggy, wired, looping, or close to reacting, Tone Steady gives you one simple path back to breath. Choose what feels difficult now. Tone Steady chooses the breath. Use it for: - Overwhelm - Anxiety and scattered attention - Anger or heat - Stuck or avoiding - Looping thoughts or self-attack - Fog or dissociation - Wired, restless nights - Aftershock after a hard moment - Before a difficult conversation Tone Steady is private by design: - No account - No feed - No cloud profile - No ads - No social features The core app is free. An optional paid unlock lets you record private breath cues in your own voice, stored locally on your iPhone. Tone Steady is not therapy, medical treatment, diagnosis, or emergency support. It is a simple breath-based companion for returning before reaction.

Screenshots

Sleep & Focus Sounds4 screens
Tone Steady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sleep & Focus Sounds at 3 against Tone Steady's 1. Sleep & Focus Sounds also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sleep & Focus Sounds sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Tone Steady sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Sleep & Focus Sounds versus Tone Steady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep & Focus SoundsTone Steady
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size83 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArel Alkim YurtsevenlerNIKOLAI S HALAY

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sleep & Focus Sounds

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.90
1 purchases

Tone Steady

One-time1
  • Voice Recording$1.99

Questions

Is Sleep & Focus Sounds free?
Sleep & Focus Sounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tone Steady free?
Tone Steady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sleep & Focus Sounds or Tone Steady have ads?
Neither Sleep & Focus Sounds nor Tone Steady shows ads.

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