Brown Noise Reviews

I downloaded BrownNoise and decided to do the three-day free trial of premium. I realized that there are only half a dozen sounds and they can’t be layered like other apps. And now I am trying to cancel the free trial so I won’t be charged and there is NOTHING on BrownNoise that lets me do that. No account setting. The Terms of Use indicates that this is through iTunes but there’s nothing in that app either. So I am actually considering disabling my ApplePay to prevent this charge from going through. This is really annoying.

There’s better apps out there that don’t have an absolutely insane price tag for basic functions, like mynoise. Why would anyone pay $60 per year (yeah per year, as in reccuring payment) when you could get something for both less and has controls to adjust sound. You can only have it playing for 1 hour max, which also stops if you exit BrownNoise , unless you for some reason want to pay $60 for that extremely simple function. Whoever is rating this 5 stars is either rich or thinks that this is the only way they can have brown noise playing for one hour.

Just downloaded (and PAID) for an annual subscription and every time I open BrownNoise is asked me to rate it (kind of). The option are to love it or “not now”. There is no option to dismiss or give a different rating. Feels like a scam to improve ratings — I might love it (have not used it enough) but this rating scammy pop-up is annoying me so much I may just ditch BrownNoise and ask for a refund.

While the sound does help me sleep on this, I’m pretty sure I could find a free version.
For the hefty annual price tag I would expect to be able to do a couple simple things. 1. I can’t close my phone while BrownNoise is playing or it turns off. Even though I can see the play option similar to my music apps. 2. I can’t play this in the background while executing other functions on my phone. Some of the sounds are supposed to be beneficial for concentration. But if you can’t use it as background noise while doing a simple task like reading emails, what’s the point.

All of these sleeping apps say it’s free to download at this point they should probably start putting prices on these apps. BrownNoise is free for a little bit and I woke up today and apparently it’s no longer for you need to buy a premium subscription. I don’t think I should pass subscription to use a sound noise to sleep that’s ridiculous and I’m very disappointed that BrownNoise switched to a premium subscription kind of thing.

Tried BrownNoise out tonight, and instead of helping my insomnia, it caused it. I woke up at 1am because the sound turned off. My groggy brain turned it back on and I fell back asleep. Woke up again at 3am because the sound turned off. Apparently, there’s an automatic two hour timer that you can’t turn off unless you pay. Sneaky. Other subscription noise apps at least tell you there’s a time limit. Not this one - and I downloaded it because it didn’t appear to have a timer. So here I am, 4:30am, still awake, on the couch so I don’t wake up my husband, and will probably still be awake when his alarm goes off at 6. Do yourself a favor and scroll down in BrownNoise Store. There’s plenty of truely free brown noise apps. Maybe I’ll sleep better tomorrow night with one of those.

one week after i bought BrownNoise—which was actually helping me sleep—they introduced a “premium” mode which did not add ANY features at all but instead REMOVED all basic features except one sound which can now only be played for up to one hour. so suddenly BrownNoise which was great is… worthless. i’m un-downloading it as soon as I finish this review. if you want more money, add ads or upgrades. don’t get rid of the basic purpose of your app.

Why!?!?!? They’re buttons . I shouldn’t have to keep pressing, pushing, sliding my finger back and forth over the darn frequency change buttons to try the different frequencies, or to set it back to the original. What’s the secret to getting the stupid buttons to work? How about fixing it? It’s like the button hotspots are the size of a pinhead!

This is a great app when it works. Some nights it works but most of the time it doesn’t. When I push play and lay my phone down on the charger, it goes to sleep when the Lock Screen comes on. I would give BrownNoise 5 stars, but there is a bug or a setting not adjusted right in my phone. Any thoughts?

BrownNoise is fine. It does a good job. But I can’t access many features without a subscription. I find it ridiculous to need a subscription rather than a one-time buyout for an app that shouldn’t need heavy updates and tweaks. Subscriptions for everything nowadays are killing me.

I like BrownNoise but cannot use overnight due to an issue. At random, after few minutes or a few hours there is a sudden, brief busy-signal sound that is very disruptive. What is this sound and what can be done so that I can play my selected sound for the fully set time I’ve chosen without interruption??

I like BrownNoise and use it almost daily, particularly the deep setting. But some buttons seemed weirdly placed. Then, with the most recent updates, I couldn’t get past the survey. I just spent a few minutes looking for the solution. I had to turn off the Button Shapes and On/Off Labels in Display & Text Size section of Accessibility settings. I turned them back on after the survey and some button placement in BrownNoise is off again, but everything works.

I always listen to a fan or something and I would sleep better, but the “Deep Brown Noise” has elevated the quality of my sleep in a very noticeable way. I fall asleep faster. I sleep more soundly - hardly moving. My dreams are deeper and I feel like I’m remembering them more often, and I’m dreaming every night. I am telling everyone I know about “deep brown noise” - to me, it is like falling asleep next to a powerful rushing river.

I love BrownNoise and I tried a few
BUT why does it automatically pop on when im in my car or by a Bluetooth speaker???
Can’t find anything as to how to change.

I love the brown sound of BrownNoise! However, it will not play all night long. When it shuts off, I am wide awake instantly. It would be so nice if it was an app that played until the user was ready to turn it off. Again, I love the brown sound!!!

I love BrownNoise for one reason. The brown noise is deep enough. What I don’t like is about once a week as soon as my phone goes to sleep mode (screen lock) BrownNoise stops. You have to turn your phone off and on again.

Are absolutely free. This is an amazing little free app that doesn’t cost a thing and has helped me get the best sleep I have gotten in years. Decades even! Nothing fancy, just 5 different noises to kill you to rest. I love the Green noise and when I hear it, it’s lights out. Thank you for making such a great app and making it free!

The updated version of BrownNoise has a new, clean look. It has just the right number of ambient sounds, unlike most other apps which are crammed with various sounds which are superfluous and simply included to bloat the number. I have no use for those sounds. I am very happy with this version of “Brown Noise” app.

Update: It’s fixed! Thanks, it’s my favorite sound app.

Since the 18.0.1 update I’m stuck in a questionnaire about usage that I cannot get past to actual app settings. Thankfully the highest Brown Noise plays auto when I open, but I can’t control BrownNoise . I have deleted and reinstalled - no change. I have a Premium Subscription.

This brown noise is awesome and soothing. But other noise apps that I have used also have a clock feature that turn my screen into a big digital clock face. Could be a REALLY great addition to BrownNoise.