Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Boson
Simple alternative iOS app for controlling Bose headphones
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Boson launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2021 · boze.app · its alternatives →
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Right, here's the thing: If you are using AirPods(or any Bluetooth headphones with a mic in fact) on Mac and something activates the mic(i.e. you Shazam a song), the sound will be interrupted momentarily and will return in very low quality. This is happening because Bluetooth can't handle both way high quality streaming and the bandwidth is decreased to make it work. It's a known issue and here's what Apple recommends to fix it: https://support.apple.com/en-hk/102217 Most of the time(unless you are on a Mac Mini/Studio/Pro), you have much higher quality…
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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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…
Oct 2025 · ambisounds.app · its alternatives →
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I built this free, no-nonsense white noise app. I know there are plenty of them out there already, but I wanted to make something beautiful and easy-to-use, without logins or ads or in-app purchases or any of the other stuff a lot of them have. I appeared on The Economist's The Intelligence podcast [0] this week talking about Ambiphone and another ambient music project, Ambient ScotRail Beats [1] - I'm on at about 17:30 There's a big selection of music and sounds already but I'm always adding more - if there's anything you'd like to see added, let me know! [0]…
2024 · ambiph.one · its alternatives →
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Bose QC 35 II▲172The best from Bose. Now with the Google Assistant built in.
2017 · its alternatives →
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bop.fm for iOS▲167Listen to music on Spotify, YouTube & SoundCloud in one app
2014 · its alternatives →
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Simplify for Mac▲220The simplest way to control Spotify, Music, iTunes and Vox
2015 · its alternatives →
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VolumeHub▲195Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs
Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →
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A few months ago I had a silly idea of making a mobile app that used the accelerometer to track the slide motion for playing a virtual trombone. Just wanted to share the story of bringing it to fruition here on hn. I started out spending a couple days trying to get something cross-platform going in Flutter, but it soon became clear that wasn't the best fit, seeing as I'd need native hooks for most of what the app needed to do, and it wasn't yet clear it'd be possible at all. So I switched to making it an iOS app in Swift. The accelerometer data turned out to be not nearly accurate enough to…
2022 · its alternatives →
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SoundHound 8.0▲129Music discovery, identification, & voice-controlled player
2017 · its alternatives →
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oMoo▲141Listen to music through your hand via haptic feedback
2025 · omoo.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Control Bose QC Ultra from your macOS menu bar
19d ago · ancbuddy.com · its alternatives →
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