Sleepy Noise
Get the app
Sleepy Noise

White noise that plays all night. No ads, ever.

Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play

The app

Everything a browser tab can't do

The sounds on this site are the real thing. The app is what keeps them going all night: screen off, phone locked, through calls and alarms, started in one tap from wherever your thumb already is.

Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
  • iPhone with iOS 18 or later
  • Android 8.0 or later
  • Free, with an optional one-time Lifetime
Mix screen layering three sounds
Home screen playing Brown Noise

Browser vs. app

What you’re missing in a browser tab

The players on this site use the same sound engine as the app. A browser just can’t hold on to them once your phone locks.

FeatureThis websiteThe app
Keeps playing with the screen lockedUsually stopsAll night
Pauses for calls and alarms, then fades back inNoYes
Start from the lock screen, a widget, Control Center, the Action Button or SiriNoYes
Works with no internetNoYes
Mix up to three sounds and save the mixNoYes
Favorites in your own orderNoYes
Black night screen with a dim clockNoYes
Safer volume limit for the nurseryNoOn by default
Bedtime remindersNoYes
Lifetime sound packsShort previewsFull sounds, all night

One tap

Your sound, from wherever your thumb is

The app opens straight to one big button that plays My Sound, a single sound or a saved mix. No menu, no splash screen, nothing to dismiss.

You don't even have to open it. On iPhone, start it from a Home or Lock Screen widget, Control Center, the Action Button, or by saying "Hey Siri, play My Sound in Sleepy Noise." On Android, use the widget, a Quick Settings tile or the app shortcut.

  • Widget
  • Lock Screen
  • Control Center
  • Action Button
  • Siri
  • Quick Settings
Sleepy Noise home screen with the big play button playing Brown Noise

All night

Built so the sound is still there at 4 a.m.

Sound plays until you stop it unless you set a timer. A call, an alarm or Siri pauses it, and it fades back in afterward. Every sound is on the phone, so there's nothing to buffer and no Wi-Fi to drop.

It also never does anything you didn't ask for: it won't start when your phone connects to the car or a speaker, and if you start a podcast, it steps aside. Timers fade out instead of cutting off.

  1. 10:41 pm You tap My Sound. It fades in.
  2. 12:15 am A text arrives. Nothing happens.
  3. 2:03 am Your alarm for a feed goes off. The sound pauses, then fades back in.
  4. 3:30 am The Wi-Fi drops. Nothing to buffer; it keeps playing.
  5. 6:30 am Still playing. You stop it.

Mix

Layer up to three sounds

Brown noise under rain. A fan under ocean waves. Pick up to three sounds and set each one's level; they play while you build the mix. Every sound is matched in loudness, so nothing jumps out when you add it.

Save a mix and it can become My Sound. The free app keeps one saved mix; Lifetime keeps as many as you like.

Mix screen with three sounds layered and a level slider for each

Night screen

Nothing bright on the nightstand

A pure black screen with a dim clock, for when you want to see the time without lighting up the room. Prefer the screen off? The sound doesn't care either way.

Pure black night screen showing a dim clock

For the nursery

Set up for a baby, quiet about it

The safer volume limit is on from the first launch and caps the app at 60%, with a reminder to keep the phone about 2 m (7 ft) from the crib. Phones can't measure decibels, so it's guidance, not a guarantee.

Shush, heartbeat and womb sounds are free. Bedtime reminders ask for notification permission only when you turn one on, and nothing pops up while a sound is playing: no ratings prompts, no upsells.

Settings screen with the safer volume limit switched on

Library

Twelve sounds free, forever. More if you want them.

The core twelve never move behind a paywall. Lifetime, a one-time $9.99, adds every sound pack, including ones we add later: real rain and storms, crickets and a fireplace, deeper noise and a loud fan, and soft tones tuned to 432Hz. Pack sounds sit in your Library greyed out, so you can see exactly what you'd get.

Library showing free sounds and the locked Lifetime sound packs

Switching from something else?

The problems it was built to fix

Before you download

Questions about the app

More in Support, or see Free vs. Lifetime.

Is Sleepy Noise on iPad?

It's built for iPhone; there's no iPad version yet. On Android it runs on phones with Android 8.0 or later.

What iPhone do I need?

Any iPhone that runs iOS 18 or later.

Does it work with AirPods or a Bluetooth speaker?

Yes. It plays through whatever your phone is connected to, and it never starts on its own when a car or speaker connects.

Will it drain my battery overnight?

It's built to be light: sounds are generated efficiently on the phone, nothing streams, and the night screen is pure black. Plenty of people still keep the phone plugged in overnight, which is a good habit with any sleep app.

If I get a new phone, do I lose Lifetime?

No. Sign in with the same Apple ID or Google account and tap Restore purchases in Settings. On iPhone, Lifetime also works with Family Sharing.

Is there an Apple Watch app?

Not yet. Today you can start your sound from the iPhone lock screen, Control Center, the Action Button or Siri.

Sleepy Noise for iPhone and Android

Free to download. No account to make.

Pick your sound once. After that it's one tap, every night, with no ads and nothing to sign up for. Lifetime is there if you ever want more.

  • Free core sounds, no ads, ever
  • Plays all night with the screen off
  • Lifetime is $9.99 once, not a subscription
Coming soon toApp StoreComing soon toGoogle Play
Sleepy Noise home screen playing Brown Noise, with an All night timer and favorites