(ambisounds.app)

313 points alpaca121 | 2 comments | 12 Oct 25 14:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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. AnonC ◴[13 Oct 25 02:18 UTC] No.45564091[source]▶

>>45558611 (OP) #

I really like the reason behind developing this, having seen other similar apps that are annoying to use or have subscriptions.

I downloaded it, tried it, and like the clean design.

One suggestion I have is to make the sleep timer more granular. Just allow the user to choose a specific number of hours and minutes instead of a fixed list of 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 10 hr. The current set is too limited for me to use for sleep (to drown out noises after going to bed).

Another suggestion is to add more sounds. There seem to be many rain sounds but only one fire related sound.

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2. alpaca121 ◴[13 Oct 25 05:13 UTC] No.45564884[source]▶

>>45564091 (TP) #

Thanks for sharing the feedback. Making the timer granular is very easy. And I'll find more fire sounds as well :)

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