Comparison

.shush vs Gulpo

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

Head to head
About

.shush

This app generates unique, real-time synthesized soundscapes to mask disruptive noises, promoting deeper sleep and enhanced focus. It intelligently analyzes your environment to create optimal audio at lower volumes and includes features for tinnitus relief and guided breathing.

Highlights
  • Real-time synthesized soundscapes
  • Room acoustic analysis
  • Smart sleep timer
  • Tinnitus notch therapy
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Adaptive audio optimization
Features
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Shush the noise. Every noise app fights your room. Shush works with it. Quieter sound. Deeper sleep. WHAT MAKES SHUSH DIFFERENT • Works With Your Room, Not Against It Shush listens to your space and identifies the frequencies already there — HVAC hum, traffic, fans, appliances. Then it only generates what's missing. The result: full spectrum sound at lower volume, because your room is doing some of the work. No other noise app does this. • Helps You Fall Asleep, Then Gets Out of the Way Research shows broadband noise helps you fall asleep 38% faster. But the same research shows continuous noise all night costs you up to 19 minutes of REM sleep. .shush's smart timer helps you drift off, gently fades, then stops — so your brain can rest properly. • Synthesized in Real Time. No Loops. Ever. Every moment is mathematically unique. No recordings, no samples, no repeat points. Generated live using Apple's professional audio framework at 32-bit float. Your brain can't latch onto a pattern because there isn't one. • Adapts to Your Device .shush detects whether you're using iPhone speakers, headphones, or Bluetooth and optimizes the output for each. Warm and full on small speakers. Deep and rich in headphones. The same audio can't sound great everywhere — so we adapt. • Tinnitus Notch Therapy Match your tinnitus pitch for each ear independently. Set the filter width. The app removes those frequencies from the noise, based on clinical notched sound therapy research. A genuine therapeutic tool, not a preset. FEATURES Four noise types: brown, pink, green, white — all synthesized, never looped Smart sleep timer with gentle fade (research-backed approach to protect REM) Room acoustic analysis and spectral compensation Tinnitus frequency finder and per-ear notch filter Guided breathing (4-7-8, box, calm, relax) Automatic device detection and optimization Smooth tone control (never harsh) Background audio Dark and light modes No ads, ever WHY .SHUSH EXISTS A 2026 Penn Medicine study found that continuous pink noise at typical volume reduced REM sleep by 19 minutes per night — over 60 hours of lost REM per year. Every noise app on the market generates the same full broadband signal regardless of your room, forcing you to turn it up louder to compensate. Louder noise means worse sleep. Shush takes a different approach. By reading your room's existing sound and only adding what's missing, it achieves effective coverage at significantly lower volume. Sound when you need it. Silence when you don't. PERFECT FOR Sleep — fall asleep faster with low-level broadband that fades out to protect your REM Focus — block distractions and enter flow state Tinnitus — clinical notch therapy with per-ear frequency matching Baby Sleep — lower volume by design, with AAP-safe guidelines built in Travel — every hotel room sounds different, .shush adapts Relaxation — guided breathing paired with gentle noise to wind down BUILT DIFFERENT Shush uses vDSP Accelerate, Apple's professional signal processing framework. Every sample is generated using mathematically precise algorithms. Stereo channels are independently generated and decorrelated for natural spatial width. Processing is hardware-accelerated for minimal battery impact. Sound, shaped for you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://shushapps.com/terms Privacy: https://shushapps.com/privacy

About

Gulpo

This app helps you track your hydration by visualizing your progress and offering flexible logging methods. It accounts for water content in various beverages and adjusts goals based on factors like weather and workouts. Your data is kept private and synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Pace line visualization for hydration progress
  • Flexible logging: manual, voice, camera, bottle tracking
  • Accounts for water content in various beverages
  • Dynamic goal adjustment based on weather and workouts
  • Private data storage and iCloud syncing
Features
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Hydration is more than reaching a number. Gulpo helps you understand the pace behind it. The pace line shows where you could be by now, so you can see at a glance whether you’re on track, ahead, or falling behind. Tap it to see exactly how much. Log the way that feels natural. Manually choose a beverage and amount, say what you drank and how much all at once, or point the camera at your drink. Carry a bottle? It gets even easier. Just tell Gulpo how much of it you finished. Save the drinks you reach for often, from your morning glass to your desk mug, so they’re always close by. However the drink happened, there’s probably a quick way to log it. Now you’ve got one less excuse not to log :) Coffee, tea, milk, juice, smoothies and more all contain water. Gulpo accounts for the water in each drink instead of treating everything as plain water. Some days need more water than others too, so weather, workouts and details you choose to share through Apple Health can help Gulpo adjust your daily goal. There’s no Gulpo account and no sign-up. Your data stays on your devices and can sync through your own iCloud account. Gulpo doesn’t need to know who you are to know how much you drank. Gulpo Reserve is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Gulpo Terms: https://gulpo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gulpo.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

.shush3 screens
Gulpo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gulpo at 5.0 against .shush's 4.6. .shush's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. .shush sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Gulpo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gulpo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of .shush's written reviews are positive against 75% of Gulpo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

.shush ships an update every 4 days, Gulpo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
.shush versus Gulpo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter.shushGulpo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid BennettRaja Vijayaraman

Customer experience

.shush

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gulpo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

.shush

Subscriptions3
  • Shush Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Shush Premium — Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Shush Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shush Premium — Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Gulpo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is .shush free?
.shush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gulpo free?
Gulpo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, .shush or Gulpo?
Gulpo is rated higher. .shush averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Gulpo averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do .shush or Gulpo have ads?
Neither .shush nor Gulpo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, .shush or Gulpo?
.shush ships an update every 4 days, and Gulpo every 3 days. Most recently, .shush was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gulpo on October 25, 2026.

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