Reviews of Calming Sounds

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List of user reviews and ratings for Calming Sounds

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 1,417)

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Review summary

Calming Sounds is praised for being free, ad-free and easy to use, with a wide selection of calming sounds and solid background playback. It helps many users sleep and manage anxiety. The main downsides across reviews are a 10-minute free playback limit with no auto-replay, occasional sound dropouts, and a desire for more sounds and timer customization.

Pros

Free to use with no ads or in-app purchases
Calming sounds that help with sleep and anxiety
Large library of sounds and categories
Timer feature and background playback (plays when device is locked)
Simple, non-commercialized, easy-to-use interface

Cons

Free version limits playback to 10 minutes per sound with no auto-replay
Occasional playback interruptions where sounds stop or decrease
Not enough variety of sounds for some users (requests for brown/green noise, wind chimes, etc.)
Timer customization is limited (some reports of fixed 10-minute increments)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.80

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12% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-01-17	DJ*****	I really liked this app. But the other night I turned it on. And at the bottom were small snap shots pictures of porn! Nude ladies with their legs spread…. and then some. So I deleted off my phone!!
I really liked this app. But the other night I turned it on. And at the bottom were small snap shots pictures of porn! Nude ladies with their legs spread…. and then some. So I deleted off my phone!!
2026-01-08	Pe*****	Thank you for making an app to help with sleep that doesn’t have an ad running every 5 mins and doesn’t have in app purchases. I have a hard time sleeping but I can’t afford a Monthly subscription for ocean sounds to sleep by. It’s harder and harder to find resources like this one, and I appreciate the developer. I am getting ready to lay down and enjoy this blessing.
Thank you for making an app to help with sleep that doesn’t have an ad running every 5 mins and doesn’t have in app purchases. I have a hard time sleeping but I can’t afford a Monthly subscription for ocean sounds to sleep by. It’s harder and harder to find resources like this one, and I appreciate the developer. I am getting ready to lay down and enjoy this blessing.
2025-10-22	ga*****	this app is so awesome it is so calming and i just love it and i just love no ads and no in app feature of credit cards i used it at night to help me to fall asleep this app is amazing i love it 5 stars for this app now if i would give it 10 stars then i would 5 stars is enough but i love it so much and i'm sure you guys too.
this app is so awesome it is so calming and i just love it and i just love no ads and no in app feature of credit cards i used it at night to help me to fall asleep this app is amazing i love it 5 stars for this app now if i would give it 10 stars then i would 5 stars is enough but i love it so much and i'm sure you guys too.
2025-07-31	Ti*****	There is another relaxation app I used to use ant other tried that are now totally commercialized. I really enjoy that Calming Sounds is exactly what it says it is. I set a timer for 65 to 70 minutes and listen to the ocean and I go to sleep. I appreciate the fact that it is not commercialized. The only night I don’t use it are the nights I’m listening to Pandora. Thank you I’ve tried others for a number of years and I’ve settled on yours!
There is another relaxation app I used to use ant other tried that are now totally commercialized. I really enjoy that Calming Sounds is exactly what it says it is. I set a timer for 65 to 70 minutes and listen to the ocean and I go to sleep. I appreciate the fact that it is not commercialized. The only night I don’t use it are the nights I’m listening to Pandora. Thank you I’ve tried others for a number of years and I’ve settled on yours!
2025-05-20	GO*****	Love the app it has a lot of sounds. Almost all of the sounds are good. very happy with it.
Love the app it has a lot of sounds. Almost all of the sounds are good. very happy with it.
2025-05-10	Ka*****	OK This is the first “sounds” app I have tried. I picked a few that didn’t say “In App Purchases”. I guess I should’ve known that there’s a catch. The catches you can only play 10 minutes of any of the sounds. I sampled every one of the sounds and found only one or two that I liked and I didn’t like them enough to pay money for them. Maybe that’s the purpose of these free apps, to see if you like the sounds enough to purchase the non-free version.
OK This is the first “sounds” app I have tried. I picked a few that didn’t say “In App Purchases”. I guess I should’ve known that there’s a catch. The catches you can only play 10 minutes of any of the sounds. I sampled every one of the sounds and found only one or two that I liked and I didn’t like them enough to pay money for them. Maybe that’s the purpose of these free apps, to see if you like the sounds enough to purchase the non-free version.
2024-07-31	fy*****	Hi The app is so calming are usually I can’t go to sleep but now I can❤️❤️ goodbye😁
Hi The app is so calming are usually I can’t go to sleep but now I can❤️❤️ goodbye😁
2024-07-19	Jk*****	Awesome selection of sounds!
Awesome selection of sounds!
2024-07-18	Ha*****	It randomly keeled stoping and it was annoying but other than that it was fine
It randomly keeled stoping and it was annoying but other than that it was fine
2024-06-28	Te*****	I absolutely loved the amount of sounds to chose from. Even the lo fi music was fun. I will definitely be using this in the future.
I absolutely loved the amount of sounds to chose from. Even the lo fi music was fun. I will definitely be using this in the future.