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Much better than synthetic sounds and short repetitive loops, these are real-world sounds with all the richness, texture, and nuance of the natural environment. \n\nImagine falling asleep to soft rain on a Bali rice terrace, a Himalayan stream, Red Sea waves, South African crickets, a warm crackling campfire, or enchanting wind chimes. \n\nOr ... if you prefer the steady hum of 'white noise’, fall asleep to a steady blizzard, Swiss waterfall, the drone of a Dutch highway, a working flour mill, dishwashers and spinning washing machines, or pure white, pink, and brown noise. \n\nYou will fall asleep fast and wake up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.\n\nWhat's more, Sleep Sounds HQ can be used anytime you need to block out the outside world:\n• Increase your ability to focus and be creative at work by removing distractions.\n• Soothe your baby or small children and create a peaceful sanctuary for you and your family.\n• Transform your hotel room into a familiar sleep oasis by blocking out noisy neighbors, ice machines, and elevator doors.\n• Create a calm and tranquil environment for meditation and yoga.\n\nWith over 600 high-quality audio tracks to choose from, fine-tune a collection of sounds to your individual taste.\n\nAnd if that isn't enough, you can create your own personalized mixes for sleep, work, travel, nap time, or meditation, blending up to 6 sounds at a time.\n\nImprove your sleep, your health, and your sense of well-being starting tonight.\n\nSleep Sounds HQ Features: \n• 600+ natural sounds recorded on location around the world \n• Long high-quality stereo recordings\n• Beautiful high-definition images from around the globe\n• Modern easy-to-use interface, tailored for nighttime use\n• Sleep timer with slow audio fade-out, settable with a simple tap\n• Easy-to-create blended mixes of any 6 sounds, with 35 trillion possible combinations\n• Easy search functions to discover your favorite sounds \n• Runs in background while using other apps or when the screen is locked\n• 19 sound categories, including Rain, Ocean, Rivers & Streams, Crickets & Insects, Frogs, Wind Chimes, Lakes, Wind, Water Fountains, Fire, Birds, Animals, Cars, Trains, Public Places, Household, Bells, Industrial, Soundscapes\n\nDownload Sleep Sounds HQ now to fall asleep fast.\n\n\nImage credits: http://www.phase4mobile.com/image-credits/","facts":{"developer_id":787654481,"developer_url":"http://www.phase4mobile.com","first_released":"2014-04-10T20:59:05Z","support_url":"http://www.phase4mobile.com/contact","privacy_url":"http://www.phase4mobile.com/privacy-policy","website_url":"http://www.phase4mobile.com/","app_version":"3.7","release_notes":"• Bug fixes and performance improvements.","rating_current_version":4.8186,"rating_count_current_version":3043,"star_counts":[25,18,44,310,2644],"genres":["Health & Fitness","Lifestyle"],"languages":["NL","EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","PT","RU","ZH","ES","SV"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-22T18:15:13.537Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-13T10:02:57.119Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-15T04:06:53.183Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-12T03:53:54.624Z","placed_at":"2026-10-11T02:01:13.516Z","scored_at":"2026-10-23T05:44:12.543Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Plays over 600 stereo recordings of natural and white-noise sounds, with a sleep timer and custom sound mixes.","what_is":"Sleep Sounds HQ is a Health & Fitness app with over 600 full-stereo recordings of natural environments and white, pink, and brown noise. 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