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Dark Noise

Ambient sounds and white noise for sleep and focus

MaciPhoneiPad4.83.7K ratingsFree to start

The verdict

All 50+ sounds live on your device, so this noise app keeps playing on a plane or in a hotel with bad Wi-Fi. Blend green, brown, pink and white noise into your own mixes, fade out on a timer, or start one from a Lock Screen widget or Siri, even on HomePod. The free set is small, and Pro at $19.99 a year or $49.99 once costs less than Endel's Premium.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You sleep or work better with steady noise and want to mix rain, fans and brown noise your way.

Skip it if

You only need plain white noise; Background Sounds in the iPhone's Accessibility settings plays it free.

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What it helps you do

  • Fall asleep to steady background noise
  • Mix several sounds into your own blend
  • Fade the sound out on a timer
  • Start a sound from your Lock Screen

What it really costs

Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.

  • Pay once
  • Yearly plan
  • Monthly plan

Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.

Plans and prices

  • Free

    A starter set of sounds with looping, a timer, Shortcuts and Siri

  • Pro

    $2.99

    $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, adds the full set of 50+ sounds, custom mixes, themes, app icons and Family Sharing

  • Pro Lifetime

    $49.99

    $49.99 once

What changed

  1. Version 3.6.1

    Dark Noise is ready for iPhone Duo! Thoughtfully redesigned layouts make the most of every pose, giving your favorite sounds a little more room to shine.

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac, iPhone, iPad
Requires
iOS 26.0 or later
Version
3.6.1
Size
430 MB
Made by
Dark Noise LLC
Rating
4.8 from 3.7K ratings on the App Store
Widgets
Home and lock screen
Shortcuts
Works with the Shortcuts app
Offline
Works without internet
Family Sharing
1 purchase for the family
iCloud sync
Syncs across your devices

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