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Show HN: I built a simple ambient sound app with no ads or subscriptions

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313 points alpaca121 | 3 comments | 12 Oct 25 14:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.603s | source

I’ve always liked having background noise while working or falling asleep, but I got frustrated that most “white noise” or ambient sound apps are either paywalled, stuffed with ads, or try to upsell subscriptions for basic features.

So I made Ambi, a small iOS app with a clean interface and a set of freely available ambient sounds — rain, waves, wind, birds, that sort of thing. You can mix them, adjust volume levels, and just let it play all night or while you work. Everything works offline and there are no hidden catches.

It’s something I built for myself first, but I figured others might find it useful too. Feedback, bugs, and suggestions are all welcome.

https://apps.apple.com/app/ambi-white-noise-sleep-sounds/id6...

1. tonyhart7 ◴[12 Oct 25 21:31 UTC] No.45562111[source]▶
ok what is Your TOMO llc mean???

does we really need to register LLC to upload into appstore???? that's seem excessive no? especially if your app isnt generating profit

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2. alpaca121 ◴[12 Oct 25 21:42 UTC] No.45562201[source]▶
No you don't. You can submit an app as a solo developer. I formed the LLC for my design consultancy so just used the same for my Apple dev account.
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3. withinboredom ◴[13 Oct 25 10:20 UTC] No.45566749[source]▶
If you don't use an LLC, then you have to register as a human person and it lists your personal name on the app store. That means weird people will find you and send you letters, packages, random invoices, emails, dms, etc. It really isn't cool (from experience).