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24 alternatives to Noise Smith

Bring modern native macOS 26 visual effects to Electron App

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Noise Smith launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Noizio▲779

    Ambient background sounds for your Mac

    2014 · noizioapp.com · its alternatives →

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    App that plays sounds that'll help you relax & sleep

    2014 · tmsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Improve focus and boost your productivity with ambient noise

    2015 · noisli.com · its alternatives →

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    Ambie▲62

    Beautiful white noise app to help focus, sleep, or meditate.

    2021 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Create your optimal acoustic environment on the go.

    2020 · apps.frhlch.at · its alternatives →

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    Powerful way to play ambient noise to help you sleep

    2019 · darknoise.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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    Blankie▲181

    Open-source ambient sound mixer now on iOS, CarPlay and Mac

    2025 · blankie.rest · 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…

    2025 · ambisounds.app · its alternatives →

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    Yu▲127

    A Mac app for soothing background sounds

    2015 · yu.hackplan.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple and beautiful ambient noise app.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The best white noise app on Windows

    2022 · ambieapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Noize▲90

    Your personal ambience sound mixer

    2023 · mynoize.app · its alternatives →

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    Silenz▲130

    Mix ambient noise in with the music you're listening to

    2018 · silenzapp.com · its alternatives →

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    A serene white noise app for focus and relaxation

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Muse▲99

    App to play soothing white noise

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    hum▲117

    White noise for sleeping, studying, relaxing, babies

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Vesper▲85

    Better white noise app

    2021 · aidewoode.com · its alternatives →

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    Free background sounds to focus & meditate

    2022 · app.zenflowchart.com · its alternatives →

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    FnKey▲104

    macOS dictation with Deepgram stream

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    shush▲102

    Room-aware noise. Quieter. Smarter. Better REM sleep.

    Apr 2026 · shushapps.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple tiny Javascript library to add interaction sounds

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Put audio visualizations in Chrome's new tab

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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