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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 | 1 comments | 12 Oct 25 14:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.237s | 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...

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rjdj377dhabsn ◴[12 Oct 25 22:19 UTC] No.45562538[source]▶
Sounds like a convienet app, but is there any advantage to just looping an ambient sound clip in a generic audio player?
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smokeydoe ◴[12 Oct 25 22:26 UTC] No.45562591[source]▶
Not having to go find the ambient sound clips yourself.
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1. rjdj377dhabsn ◴[13 Oct 25 00:35 UTC] No.45563503[source]▶
But one could find it on YouTube (ad free with Firefox and ublock origin) in less time than it would take to install an app.