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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 | 2 comments | 12 Oct 25 14:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.43s | 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. w-ll ◴[13 Oct 25 04:39 UTC] No.45564726[source]▶
not to be that guy, but isnt there a bunch of built in white noise/ rain noise/ etc built into ios accessibility
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2. HelloUsername ◴[13 Oct 25 06:35 UTC] No.45565352[source]▶
Yup, came here to say that too.

iOS Settings - Accessibility - Audio & Visual - Background Sounds

Offers the same as OP's app, except mixing. The only thing I miss is a a fade out possibility. For example, set timer at 01:00 minute and it slowly fades out over that whole minute. Much better than such an abrupt end. Not sure if OP's app does offer that.