White Noise App Reviews

As a freelance writer I work at home, but often have my concentration interrupted by traffic noise, lawnmowers, leafblowers, kids playing, delivery trucks, and other distracting noises. I saw the reviews here and thought Id give it a try. What a great program - not only is the selection of sounds excellent, but the sound quality is great, and the ability to mix them to customize something that soothes and focuses you is excellent. You can change the pitch of a sound so it is right in a range that works best for you. The nicest thing is that somehow the sounds make you less stressed out. Nice interface, too, easy to use and beautifully designed. Kudos! ----- Update: 2015 This remains one of my favorite apps -- I just can’t tell you how much having a white noise playing helps my productivity. I love that users can add new sounds, so if you get ear fatigue you can download some new recordings and create some new white noise to help you concentrate or sleep. -----

This is a very good ambient sound app with a clear and intuitive interface that’s also interesting to look at. The clock feature is a useful addition and adding sounds via download or self-creation is simple and straightforward. It’s missing some important features that would make it a 5-star app. First of all, there is no search capability. If you’ve added a lot of files to the app, you’d best remember what they’re called and when you added them. With search missing, sorting would be the best way to find your sounds. Unfortunately, there’s no way to sort either. Making things worse is that the pre-loaded sounds don’t seem to be in any logical order at all. They’re not alphabetical and don’t seem grouped by type. They’re just there. Switching to another tab stops the sound that’s playing. I think that must be a bug and not intentional. Missing search and sort holds back an otherwise nice system. One star off (I start at 4). With search and sort, it’d be a solid 4-star app. A 5-star would share data with the iOS apps (via iCloud ideally) and have the ability to play via AirPlay. I’d consider that above and beyond the proverbial call. Right now, those annoying interface oversights need to be remedied.

Buyer beware. Just downloaded. Generates no sound. All other sound on Mac works. No support contact. Does not show "settings" in preferences of White Noice app as its documentation indicates. No way found to get refund from App Store. Entire ecosystem of Mac App Store and White Noise anti consumer. Take your money and disappear. Disgusted.

The best keeps getting better! Sounds are much higher quality in this version and the new interface is very polished. Thanks!

I used this program for its brown noise feature, as it did a really great job of blocking noise when used at a low volume alongside noise cancelling headphones. The volume control has always lacked fine control on the low end of the app volume control, but I could at least overcome that by adjusting the external volume of my computer. Now, after this update, there is more fine control, but there is some distracting cycling pattern to the brown noise at low volumes, especially with noise cancelling headphones. This didn’t exist before now. On to finding a different program… :(

I have not been able to download any new sounds. When I click on the option to do so it tells me to log-in but will not give me the option to do so. I have emailed the company twice with so success. It’s possible I’m doing something wrong but don’t know what. I also don’t have the settings option on the app. This app was downloaded to my Mac Book Pro and recently downloaded the HD updates. I have this app on my Kindle HDX and have no problems downloading the new sounds when prompted. I really like the sounds on this app. I have owned it for a long time. I would appreciate any assistance from anyone. Thank you.

I have used this application for years. I have it on my iPad and my MacBook Pro. It is invaluable. I use it at home and when I travel. I have set up special mixes and it makes it a very nice experience.

I live by a noisy street and have made a mix of fan sound and brown noise that runs in the backround all day long while I work. I forget it is running but it really muffles the sound of trucks and motorbikes. I bought this on the strength of the free version. The developers have done a great job and deserve the small price of the full version, in my opinion.

I really like this app but it has several things that annoy me. First is that it keeps bugging me to enter a review. Well guess what. Here it is. I don’t like apps that pester me. Especially ones that you have to pay for. If I don’t want to leave a review, then give me an option to NEVER bother me about it again. I don’t usually leave reviews for apps. I don’t have time or the inclination to do so. Sorry. Second, this apps uses too much battery. Third, I don’t need or want the features you keep adding. Fourth, all dialogs presented should have a cancel button. Fifth. Change the unreadable cursive font used in the dialogs. You’re first version had just the right amount of features. On a positive note, I really like the ‘brown noise’ sound and find it restful.

I had uninstalled Ver. 6.1 due to the timer management problems in El Capitan. With Version 6.1.1 those issues have been taken care of. White Noise is back on my system and working as it should. I can set an off timer and a quit app timer for falling asleep at night, the sound choices are numerous; just about any sound or combination of sounds a person could wish for. The White Noise Market is continually adding new sounds as well. Thanks for a great product!

I paid for this application and I don’t want to see advertisements for other products. Ever. Especially on launch.

It is really annoying that the app keeps showing an ad on startup, nagging me to buy a new sound, just when I want to concentrate. I’d like it much better if they kept the market in the menu and not showed the popup, so that I can buy one if I want one. For now I’m angry about the market so I feel like I would deliberately avoid buying any sound even if I wanted one.