Best Calming Sounds Apps

4.8😊(1.4K ratings)

Free

Discover a curated collection of sounds designed to aid meditation, promote relaxation, and eliminate distractions. Enjoy nature, water, white noise, Zen, and LoFi beats. Set a timer for continuous playback, even with your screen locked.

What We Love

👍 Calming and relaxing sounds
🙌 No ads or in-app purchases
💤 Helps with sleep and relaxation
🎶 Wide variety of sound options
🕰️ Ability to set timers for sounds

Room to Improve

🔇 Limited sound selection
⏱️ 10-minute playback limit
🔀 Inconsistent sound playback
🔍 Lack of advanced features

Calm by Calm.com

Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation

Strong Contender

4.8😊(2M ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#6in Health & Fitness

This app offers guided meditations, sleep stories, music, and breathing exercises to help users reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. It caters to all experience levels, integrating mindfulness into daily routines for enhanced mental well-being.

What We Love

💤 Helpful for sleep
🧘‍♀️ Effective for meditation and relaxation
🎨 Variety of content (sleep stories, meditations, music)
🙏 Positive impact on mental health
🤗 Soothing narrators
📚 Useful for both adults and children

Room to Improve

💰 Expensive subscription
🔒 Limited free content
🕰️ Difficulty finding specific content
🔁 Repetitive sleep stories
🙃 Accessibility issues for disabled users
🌃 Lack of features for night shift workers

BetterSleep: Relax and Sleep by Ipnos Software Inc.

Calm Sounds, Meditation Music

Worth Considering

Calming, relaxing ambiance

4.7😊(391K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#24in Health & Fitness

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Improve your sleep with a comprehensive suite of tools. Track your sleep patterns, record nighttime sounds, and access a vast library of calming audio content, including meditations, stories, and soundscapes. Experts recommend this app for better rest and well-being.

What We Love

🌙 Helps with insomnia
🌃 Relaxing and soothing sounds
🎨 Ability to create custom sound mixes
🕰️ Useful timer and alarm features
🧠 Helpful for meditation and focus
🤱 Useful for parents and babies

Room to Improve

💰 Expensive subscription model
🔐 Locked content and features
🔁 Repetitive sound loops
🔇 Limited free content
🤖 Dislike of certain voice narrations

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Listen Peaceful Nature Sounds

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Discover a vast library of high-quality soundscapes, including white, green, and brown noise, to aid sleep, focus, and relaxation. Soothe babies, alleviate stress, and create a tranquil environment with immersive audio experiences.

Vast library of HQ soundscapesEnhance sleep and relaxationBoost focus and productivity

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Noise-mixer for custom soundscapes100+ relaxing sounds and musicGuided sleep meditations

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White Noise Machine Sounds

High-quality, naturally recorded soundsCustomizable sound mixesSleep timer with fade-out

This app provides high-quality, naturally recorded sleep sounds and mixes to help users fall asleep quickly and stay asleep. It features a sleep timer, alarm clock, and background playback for a seamless sleep experience.

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Nature Melody — Soothing, Calming, and Relaxing Sounds to Relieve Stress and Help Sleep Better (Free)

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32 high-quality, looped HD nature soundsPlays in backgroundSleep/nap timer

Wake up gently and fall asleep faster with soothing nature sounds. This app offers a variety of high-quality, looped natural soundscapes to help calm your mind, reduce stress, and improve sleep quality. It functions as an alarm clock, sleep timer, and background sound player.

Mix Sounds. Sleep & Focus

Customizable sound mixingLibrary of natural soundsIndividual sound volume control

Create personalized ambient sound mixes for sleep, focus, and relaxation. Combine natural sounds like rain, birdsong, and fire to build your ideal soundscape. Features a sleep timer and infinite loop option for uninterrupted calm.

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