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313 points alpaca121 | 8 comments | 12 Oct 25 14:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.621s | source | bottom

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. FiddlerClamp ◴[12 Oct 25 21:49 UTC] No.45562263[source]▶
I'm a longtime fan of Web-based myNoise: https://mynoise.net/
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2. alpaca121 ◴[12 Oct 25 21:52 UTC] No.45562292[source]▶
some of the best sounds out there
3. uyzstvqs ◴[13 Oct 25 01:14 UTC] No.45563718[source]▶
This, and Nomadic Ambience on YouTube. He actually uses binaural recording, which is absolutely above all the best for ambient sounds. I believe myNoise uses high-quality stereo recording, which is still very good as well.
4. andrepd ◴[13 Oct 25 01:33 UTC] No.45563825[source]▶
MyNoise is probably my #1 pick for most outstanding website period. So clean. So functional. So attentive to detail. So beautiful. Such care in assembling the generators. So varied. Free of ads and tracking. Freemium with a pay-what-you-want lifetime subscription. Gentle reminders to donate if you use the site a lot.

Damn I need to drop another tenner.

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5. wiether ◴[13 Oct 25 10:36 UTC] No.45566859[source]▶
It should be noted that they also provide a very nice iOS app that is free but comes with IAP to unlock all the soundscapes and help them maintain the whole thing alive for many years now.
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6. dax_ ◴[13 Oct 25 11:21 UTC] No.45567142[source]▶
It's just one of those sites that focuses on one thing, and does that extremely well, without trying to extract as much money from its users as possible. Rare thing nowadays.
7. FiddlerClamp ◴[13 Oct 25 15:27 UTC] No.45569409[source]▶
Android, too. I've contributed to the Web site, but not the Android app (as yet).
8. FiddlerClamp ◴[13 Oct 25 15:28 UTC] No.45569430[source]▶
I also like how people can submit their own presets for each soundscape with comments, so you can see what worked for others.

My only wish is for a smooth fade-out when leaving a sound generator page, or a way to cross-fade between them.