Comparison

MuteWave vs DriftOff

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

Head to head
About

MuteWave

This app offers a variety of soundscapes, including different noise colors and ambient sounds, to help users focus, sleep, and relax. It allows for custom sound mixing and includes a sleep timer with fade-out functionality. The app is designed with privacy in mind, making no network calls.

Highlights
  • 9 noise colors with accurate spectral profiles
  • 15 nature, ambient, and machine sounds
  • Mix up to 5 sounds with adjustable volumes
  • Save custom sound presets
  • Quick Start presets for focus and ADHD
  • Sleep timer with fade-out
  • Background playback with lock screen controls
Features
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MuteWave is a beautifully simple sound machine designed to help you focus deeper, sleep better, and find calm — without the clutter, ads, or overpriced subscriptions. SOUNDS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Choose from 9 noise colors — brown, white, pink, green, blue, violet, grey, orange, and black — each with accurate spectral profiles. Layer in 15 nature, ambient, and machine sounds like rain, thunder, ocean waves, a crackling campfire, or a cozy coffee shop. MIX ANY SOUNDS TOGETHER Create your perfect soundscape by mixing up to 5 sounds at once. Adjust individual volumes for each layer. Your last mix is always one tap away, and you can save your favorite combinations as custom presets. BUILT FOR FOCUS & ADHD Brown noise has been shown to help quiet mental chatter and improve concentration. MuteWave includes curated Quick Start presets for Deep Focus, ADHD Relief, Lo-fi Focus, Sound Masking, and more — so you can get in the zone instantly. SLEEP TIMER WITH FADE-OUT Set a preset timer or enter any custom duration. MuteWave gently fades your sounds to silence so you drift off naturally — no sudden stops. WORKS IN THE BACKGROUND Lock your phone, switch apps, whatever — your sounds keep playing. Control playback from your Lock Screen and Control Center without opening the app. Want music or a podcast on top? Turn on Mix with Other Audio in Settings. WHAT'S INCLUDED FREE • 3 noise colors (brown, white, pink) • 7 ambient sounds (rain, thunder, ocean, wind, forest stream, coffee shop, fan) • Sound mixer & sleep timer • No ads, no interruptions MUTEWAVE PREMIUM • All 9 noise colors • All 24 sounds including nature, ambient & machine sounds • Unlimited custom presets • $1.99/month · $14.99/year · $29.99 lifetime NO ADS. NO FLUFF. NO $90 SUBSCRIPTIONS. MuteWave does one thing and does it well. No meditation courses, no sleep stories, no upsells — just beautiful sounds at a fair price. Perfect for: • Studying & deep work • ADHD focus sessions • Falling asleep faster • Sound masking & noise blocking • Blocking office noise • Calming a restless mind Privacy first — MuteWave makes zero network calls. All sounds are bundled in the app. No tracking, no accounts, no data collection. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://softroni.com/privacy-policy

About

DriftOff

Fall asleep faster with this sleep companion app. It offers guided sleep stories, ambient sounds, breathing exercises, and a cognitive shuffle technique to calm a racing mind. Track your progress and enjoy a dark interface designed for nighttime use.

Highlights
  • Soothing sleep stories
  • Cognitive shuffle technique
  • Ambient sound mixing
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Sleep session tracking
  • Dark interface
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Tired body, busy brain? DriftOff is the sleep app for racing minds. Say what's keeping you up. One tap later a calm voice reads random, easy words every few seconds, a soft bed of rain or noise plays underneath, and the screen goes dark. Nothing to follow, nothing to solve. AWAKE AT 2 A.M.? One dim screen, three big buttons, no decisions. RACING THOUGHTS: the cognitive shuffle, done for you, in your chosen narrator and pace. Classic words, two-word pictures, themed pools, or Letters: a seed word and things that start with each of its letters, the way the technique is often done by hand. GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD: write tomorrow's things down and leave them on your phone. Anything you park is kept out of tonight's words. WIND DOWN: voice-guided breathing, then sounds. SOUNDS & STORIES: 29 sounds to layer, 18 narrated stories in one calm voice, a timer that fades out on its own. MORNINGS: one tap to say how the night went. DriftOff remembers what helped. No scores, no streaks. HOW THE SHUFFLE WORKS Based on the cognitive shuffle described by sleep researcher Luc Beaudoin: a steady stream of unrelated, easy-to-picture things gives the planning part of your mind nothing to hold on to, so your own sleepiness can take over. There is nothing to get right; a vague impression is plenty. FREE: every sound, the core shuffle, two stories, breathing, thought parking, 2 a.m. rescue. DRIFTOFF PRO: every shuffle category including Sensory mode and Letters, Adaptive pacing, all 18 stories, and your weekly pattern. No account. No tracking. Nothing leaves your phone. DriftOff is a sleep and wellness tool, not a medical device or treatment. If sleep problems persist, talk to a doctor. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vertexlabsolutions.com/privacy

Screenshots

MuteWave4 screens
DriftOff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DriftOff at every 4 weeks against MuteWave's every 8 months. DriftOff also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MuteWave sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DriftOff sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MuteWave against 5.0 for DriftOff. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MuteWave ships an update every 8 months, DriftOff every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MuteWave versus DriftOff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuteWaveDriftOff
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftroni LLCMd HASAN

Customer experience

MuteWave

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DriftOff

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MuteWave

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

DriftOff

Subscriptions2
  • DriftOff Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DriftOff Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MuteWave free?
MuteWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DriftOff free?
DriftOff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MuteWave or DriftOff?
MuteWave and DriftOff are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MuteWave or DriftOff have ads?
Neither MuteWave nor DriftOff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MuteWave or DriftOff?
MuteWave ships an update every 8 months, and DriftOff every 4 weeks. Most recently, MuteWave was updated on October 31, 2026 and DriftOff on October 31, 2026.

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