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24 alternatives to Brown Noise

Smooth ambient noise (feels like you're on a plane)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brown Noise launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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ColorNoise▲74
Productivity booster with brown noise for macOS menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Dark Noise▲131
Powerful way to play ambient noise to help you sleep
2019 · darknoise.app · its alternatives →
3
Noizio▲779
Ambient background sounds for your Mac
2014 · noizioapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Klack▲179
Satisfying sound with every keystroke
2025 · tryklack.com · its alternatives →
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I built a simple ambient sound app with no ads or subscriptions▲314
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…
2025 · ambisounds.app · its alternatives →
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Vicinity▲116
High Quality Ambient Background Sounds in your macOS MenuBar
2016 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →
7
Soothing Sounds▲81
A simple and beautiful ambient noise app.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Noisli 2.0▲335
Improve focus and boost your productivity with ambient noise
2015 · noisli.com · its alternatives →
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ColorNoise 2.0▲82
Boost your productivity
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Noise Smith▲72
Bring modern native macOS 26 visual effects to Electron App
2022 · bytemyth.com · its alternatives →
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White Noise▲94
App that plays sounds that'll help you relax & sleep
2014 · tmsoft.com · its alternatives →
12
Blankie▲181
Open-source ambient sound mixer now on iOS, CarPlay and Mac
2025 · blankie.rest · its alternatives →
13
Yu▲127
A Mac app for soothing background sounds
2015 · yu.hackplan.com · its alternatives →
14
hum▲117
White noise for sleeping, studying, relaxing, babies
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Background Music▲218
Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AudioPriorityBar▲217
Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Soundboard Mac App▲92
Play your favorite sound samples all across over macOS
2021 · app.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
18
Soundbar▲213
A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac
2016 · its alternatives →
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Cumulus▲160
A SoundCloud player that lives in your Mac menu bar
2015 · gillesdemey.github.io · its alternatives →
20
Noise App▲94
Create your optimal acoustic environment on the go.
2020 · apps.frhlch.at · its alternatives →
21
What Just Pinged Me?▲25
A macOS menu bar app that tells you which app, web page, or notification just made a sound — and lets you play it back.
Sep 2026 · whatjustpingedme.com · its alternatives →
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FunKey 3.0▲203
Satisfying mechanical keys + mouse click sounds to your Mac
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Silenz▲130
Mix ambient noise in with the music you're listening to
2018 · silenzapp.com · its alternatives →
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SoundBar▲82
Realtime audio level meter for mac menu bar
2025 · macsoundbar.com · its alternatives →

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